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Chakupurakal G, Freudenberger P, Skoetz N, Ahr H, Theurich S. Polyclonal anti-thymocyte globulins for the prophylaxis of graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic stem cell or bone marrow transplantation in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023; 6:CD009159. [PMID: 37341189 PMCID: PMC10284458 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd009159.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) is an established treatment for many malignant and non-malignant haematological disorders. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a condition frequently occurring after an allogeneic SCT, is the result of host tissues being attacked by donor immune cells. It affects more than half of the patients after transplant either as acute and or chronic GVHD. One strategy for the prevention of GVHD is the administration of anti-thymocyte globulins (ATGs), a set of polyclonal antibodies directed against a variety of immune cell epitopes, leading to immunosuppression and immunomodulation. OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of ATG used for the prevention of GVHD in patients undergoing allogeneic SCT with regard to overall survival, incidence and severity of acute and chronic GVHD, incidence of relapse, non-relapse mortality, graft failure and adverse events. SEARCH METHODS For this update we searched the CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, trial registers and conference proceedings on the 18th November 2022 along with reference checking and contacting study authors to identify additional studies. We did not apply language restrictions. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the impact of ATG on GVHD prophylaxis in adults suffering from haematological diseases and undergoing allogeneic SCT. The selection criteria were modified from the previous version of this review. Paediatric studies and studies where patients aged < 18 years constituted more than 20 % of the total number were excluded. Treatment arms had to differ only in the addition of ATG to the standard GVHD prophylaxis regimen. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used standard methodological procedures expected by the Cochrane Collaboration for data collection, extraction and analyses. MAIN RESULTS For this update we included seven new RCTs, leading to a total of ten studies investigating 1413 participants. All patients had a haematological condition which warranted an allogeneic SCT. The risk of bias was estimated as low for seven and unclear for three studies. ATG probably has little or no influence on overall survival (HR (hazard ratio) 0.93 (95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.77 to 1.13, nine studies, n = 1249, moderate-certainty evidence)). Estimated absolute effect: 430 surviving people per 1000 people not receiving ATG compared to 456 people surviving per 1000 people receiving the intervention (95 % CI 385 to 522 per 1000 people). ATG results in a reduction in acute GVHD II to IV with relative risk (RR) 0.68 (95 % CI 0.60 to 0.79, 10 studies, n = 1413, high-certainty evidence). Estimated absolute effect: 418 acute GVHD II to IV per 1000 people not receiving ATG compared to 285 per 1000 people receiving the intervention (95 % CI 251 to 331 per 1000 people). Addition of ATG results in a reduction of overall chronic GvHD with a RR of 0.53 (95 % CI 0.45 to 0.61, eight studies, n = 1273, high-certainty evidence). Estimated absolute effect: 506 chronic GVHD per 1000 people not receiving ATG compared to 268 per 1000 people receiving the intervention (95 % CI 228 to 369 per 1000 people). Further data on severe acute GVHD and extensive chronic GVHD are available in the manuscript. ATG probably slightly increases the incidence of relapse with a RR of 1.21 (95 % CI 0.99 to 1.49, eight studies, n =1315, moderate-certainty evidence). Non relapse mortality is probably slightly or not affected by ATG with an HR of 0.86 (95 % CI 0.67 to 1.11, nine studies, n=1370, moderate-certainty evidence). ATG prophylaxis may result in no increase in graft failure with a RR of 1.55 (95 % CI 0.54 to 4.44, eight studies, n = 1240, low-certainty evidence). Adverse events could not be analysed due to the serious heterogeneity in the reporting between the studies, which limited comparability (moderate-certainty evidence) and are reported in a descriptive manner. Subgroup analyses on ATG types, doses and donor type are available in the manuscript. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS This systematic review suggests that the addition of ATG during allogeneic SCT probably has little or no influence on overall survival. ATG results in a reduction in the incidence and severity of acute and chronic GvHD. ATG intervention probably slightly increases the incidence of relapse and probably does not affect the non relapse mortality. Graft failure may not be affected by ATG prophylaxis. Analysis of data on adverse events was reported in a narrative manner. A limitation for the analysis was the imprecision in reporting between the studies thereby reducing the confidence in the certainty of evidence.
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- Geothy Chakupurakal
- Praxis for Haematology and Oncology, Koblenz, Germany
- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Cochrane Cancer, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Rheinland Klinikum, Dormagen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, University Hospital LMU, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
- Cancer and Immunometabolism Research Group, Gene Center LMU, Munich, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Munich Site , German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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Hawks KG, Fegley A, Sabo RT, Roberts CH, Toor AA. High dose valacyclovir for cytomegalovirus prophylaxis following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. J Oncol Pharm Pract 2023; 29:130-137. [PMID: 34854771 DOI: 10.1177/10781552211060479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most common and clinically significant viral infections following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Currently available options for CMV prophylaxis and treatment present challenges related to side effects and cost. METHODS In this retrospective medical record review, the incidence of clinically significant CMV infection (CMV disease or reactivation requiring preemptive treatment) following allogeneic HCT was compared in patients receiving valacyclovir 1 g three times daily versus acyclovir 400 mg every 12 h for viral prophylaxis. RESULTS Forty-five patients who received valacyclovir were matched based on propensity scoring to 35 patients who received acyclovir. All patients received reduced-intensity conditioning regimens containing anti-thymocyte globulin. Clinically significant CMV infection by day + 180 was lower in the valacyclovir group compared to the acyclovir group (18% vs. 57%, p = 0.0004). Patients receiving valacyclovir prophylaxis also had less severe infection evidenced by a reduction in CMV disease, lower peak CMV titers, delayed CMV reactivation, and less secondary neutropenia. CONCLUSION Prospective evaluation of valacyclovir 1 g three times daily for viral prophylaxis following allogeneic HCT is warranted. Due to valacyclovir's favorable toxicity profile and affordable cost, it has the potential to benefit patients on a broad scale as an option for CMV prophylaxis.
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- Kelly G Hawks
- Department of Pharmacy Services, 6887Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Services, 6887Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, 6889Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Massey Cancer Center, 6887Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Massey Cancer Center, 6887Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA, USA
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Unrelated donor α/β T-cell and B-cell-depleted HSCT for the treatment of pediatric acute leukemia. Blood Adv 2021; 6:1175-1185. [PMID: 34872106 PMCID: PMC8864664 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021005492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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URD HSCT with TCRαβ/CD19 depletion is a safe and effective approach to alternative donor transplantation for hematologic malignancies. Nonpermissive mismatch at DP was associated with a 16.5-fold risk of acute GVHD and may represent a modifiable target to mitigate GVHD risk.
Unrelated donor (URD) hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is associated with an increased risk of severe graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). TCRαβ/CD19 depletion may reduce this risk, whereas maintaining graft-versus-leukemia. Outcome data with TCRαβ/CD19 depletion generally describe haploidentical donors, with relatively few URDs. We hypothesized that TCRαβ/CD19-depletion would attenuate the risks of GVHD and relapse for URD HSCT. Sixty pediatric and young adult (YA) patients with hematologic malignancies who lacked a matched-related donor were enrolled at 2 large pediatric transplantation centers between October 2014 and September 2019. All patients with acute leukemia had minimal residual disease testing, and DP typing was available for 77%. All patients received myeloablative total body irradiation– or busulfan-based conditioning with no posttransplant immune suppression. Engraftment occurred in 98%. Four-year overall survival was 69% (95% confidence interval [CI], 52%-81%), and leukemia-free survival was 64% (95% CI, 48%-76%), with no difference between lymphoid and myeloid malignancies (P = .6297 and P = .5441, respectively). One patient (1.7%) experienced primary graft failure. Relapse occurred in 11 patients (3-year cumulative incidence, 21%; 95% CI, 11-34), and 8 patients (cumulative incidence, 15%; 95% CI, 6.7-26) experienced nonrelapse mortality. Grade III to IV acute GVHD was seen in 8 patients (13%), and 14 patients (26%) developed chronic GVHD, of which 6 (11%) had extensive disease. Nonpermissive DP mismatch was associated with higher likelihood of acute GVHD (odds ratio, 16.50; 95% CI, 1.67-163.42; P = .0166) but not with the development of chronic GVHD. URD TCRαβ/CD19-depleted peripheral HSCT is a safe and effective approach to transplantation for children/YAs with leukemia. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT02323867.
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Wolfe D, Zhao Q, Siegel E, Puto M, Murphy D, Roddy J, Efebera Y, Tossey J. Letermovir Prophylaxis and Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in Adult Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients with and without Acute Graft Versus Host Disease. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13215572. [PMID: 34771734 PMCID: PMC8583331 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13215572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and graft versus host disease (GVHD) both contribute to increased morbidity and mortality following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Since the development of GVHD can increase a patient’s risk of developing CMV infection post-allo-HCT, the aim of our retrospective study was to assess the effectiveness of letermovir prophylaxis in preventing CMV infection in these patients at high risk for CMV reactivation. Letermovir is an antiviral approved for the prevention of CMV infection. This study demonstrated that patients with GVHD had significantly fewer CMV infections when they received letermovir prophylaxis compared to patients who did not receive letermovir. Abstract Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most clinically significant infection after allogeneic hematopoietic-cell transplantation (allo-HCT) and is associated with increased mortality. The risk for CMV reactivation increases with graft versus host disease (GVHD). GVHD contributes to significant morbidity and mortality and is treated with immunosuppressive therapies that can further increase CMV infection risk. Prophylaxis with letermovir, an oral antiviral approved to prevent CMV, has been shown to decrease the incidence of CMV infection post-allo-HCT in patients at high risk of CMV reactivation, but there is a lack of data confirming this benefit in patients with GVHD. In this single-center, retrospective study, we assessed the incidence of clinically significant CMV infection (CS-CMVi) in allo-HCT patients who received letermovir prophylaxis (n = 119) and who developed aGVHD compared to a control group (n = 143) who did not receive letermovir. Among aGVHD patients, letermovir prophylaxis decreased CS-CMVi in patients with aGVHD (HR 0.08 [95% CI 0.03–0.27], p < 0.001), reduced non-relapsed mortality (p = 0.04) and improved overall survival (p = 0.04). This data suggests that letermovir prophylaxis improves outcomes by preventing CS-CMVi in patients with aGVHD.
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- Delaney Wolfe
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, James Cancer Hospital Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, 460 West 10th St., Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (Q.Z.); (E.S.); (M.P.); (D.M.); (J.R.); (Y.E.); (J.T.)
- Franciscan Health Indianapolis, 8111 South Emerson Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46237, USA
- Correspondence:
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, James Cancer Hospital Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, 460 West 10th St., Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (Q.Z.); (E.S.); (M.P.); (D.M.); (J.R.); (Y.E.); (J.T.)
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, James Cancer Hospital Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, 460 West 10th St., Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (Q.Z.); (E.S.); (M.P.); (D.M.); (J.R.); (Y.E.); (J.T.)
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, James Cancer Hospital Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, 460 West 10th St., Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (Q.Z.); (E.S.); (M.P.); (D.M.); (J.R.); (Y.E.); (J.T.)
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, James Cancer Hospital Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, 460 West 10th St., Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (Q.Z.); (E.S.); (M.P.); (D.M.); (J.R.); (Y.E.); (J.T.)
- Rush University Medical Center, 1620 W Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, James Cancer Hospital Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, 460 West 10th St., Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (Q.Z.); (E.S.); (M.P.); (D.M.); (J.R.); (Y.E.); (J.T.)
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, James Cancer Hospital Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, 460 West 10th St., Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (Q.Z.); (E.S.); (M.P.); (D.M.); (J.R.); (Y.E.); (J.T.)
- OhioHealth Blood and Marrow Transplant, 3535 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43214, USA
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, James Cancer Hospital Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, 460 West 10th St., Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (Q.Z.); (E.S.); (M.P.); (D.M.); (J.R.); (Y.E.); (J.T.)
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Han TT, Zhang YN, Sun YQ, Kong J, Wang FR, Wang ZD, Cheng YF, Yan CH, Wang Y, Xu LP, Zhang XH, Liu KY, Huang XJ, Zhao XS. Human herpesvirus 6 reactivation in unmanipulated haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation predicts the occurrence of grade II to IV acute graft-versus-host disease. Transpl Infect Dis 2021; 23:e13544. [PMID: 33326670 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) reactivation is relatively common after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). However, the incidence of HHV-6 reactivation and the clinical outcomes following unmanipulated haploidentical HSCT (haplo-HSCT) remain unknown. METHOD We prospectively monitored blood HHV-6 DNA using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction weekly until day 100 post unmanipulated haplo-HSCT in patients with hematological malignancies. RESULTS From November 2016 to March 2017, 102 patients (58 male and 44 female, median age 25(2-58) years old) were enrolled. Within 100 days post-transplantation, 27 patients (27/136, 19.9%) developed HHV-6 viremia with a median onset time of 14 (7-98) days. The cumulative incidence of HHV-6 reactivation on day 100 post-HSCT was 25.5 ± 4.3% in haplo-HSCT. The median HHV-6 copy number was 1.45 × 103 (5.48 × 102 -2.00 × 104 ) copies/ml. The HHV-6 viremia duration time was 7 days in 23 patients, 14 days in one patient and 21 days in one patient. In multivariate analysis, prior HHV-6 reactivation was an independent risk factor for grade 2-4 graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). But it did not influence the overall survival (OS)(HR 1.624, 95%CI 0.768-3.432, P = .204), disease-free survival (DFS) (HR 1.640, 95%CI 0.799-3.367, P = .177) and non-relapse mortality (NRM) (HR 1.644, 95%CI 0.670-4.038, P = .278). CONCLUSION The reactivation of HHV-6 after unmanipulated haploidentical transplantation predicts the occurrence of grade 2-4 a-GVHD, but it may not influence the overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS) and non-relapse mortality (NRM).
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- Ting-Ting Han
- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China.,Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Beijing, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Purpose of Review Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is an immune mediated disorder affecting 30 - 70% of patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT), and is a major cause of morbidity and non-relapse mortality (NRM) [1]. Dermatologists play a critical role in acute and chronic GVHD, as skin involvement is common and often the earliest involved site of disease [2]. Recent Findings GVHD shares clinical and histopathological features with a variety of other skin diseases, requiring thorough consideration of differential diagnoses in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients with lesions suggestive of cutaneous GVHD. Treatment considerations for GVHD are influenced by factors such as disease classification, overall grading, organ involvement, associated symptoms, and immunological anti-tumor effect. Several treatments are available and may be indicated as monotherapy or adjuvant therapy to allow faster withdrawal or tapering of immunosuppression. While corticosteroids are often first line therapy, oral ruxolitinib has been recently approved for treatment of steroid-refractory aGHVD, and oral ibrutinib has been approved for steroid-refractory cGHVD. Summary This article provides current clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic considerations relevant to the hospitalist for both acute and chronic mucocutaneous GVHD. Optimal inpatient management of these diseases requires an interdisciplinary team.
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Woo GU, Hong J, Kim H, Byun JM, Koh Y, Shin DY, Kim I, Yoon SS. Preconditioning Absolute Lymphocyte Count and Transplantation Outcomes in Matched Related Donor Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients with Reduced-Intensity Conditioning and Antithymocyte Globulin Treatment. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2020; 26:1855-1860. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Watanabe M, Kanda J, Kojima H, Ikeda N, Fuji S, Kanda Y, Saji H, Tanaka H. Wide availability of HLA-matched or a few loci-mismatched donors in the graft-vs-host direction among nonsibling first-degree relatives. HLA 2020; 95:543-554. [PMID: 32170853 DOI: 10.1111/tan.13864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Although outcomes of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from alternative donors have been improved, it has not yet challenged the precedence of HLA-matched or a few loci-mismatched donors. Because the availabilities of these donors among nonsibling relatives have been scarcely discussed, we analyzed them using a large Japanese dataset of HLA typing. Data set included HLA data from 2838 patients and their relatives, distributed in all parts of Japan. Antigen mismatches at the HLA-A, -B, -DR loci and allele mismatches at the HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1 loci were examined. The availabilities of 0 to 1/6 antigen-mismatched donors among one parent-candidate and one sibling-candidate were 24.3% and 33.9%, and those of 0 to 2/8 allele-mismatched donors were 18.6% and 32.1%, respectively. Additional HLA-C antigen mismatches (18.1% vs 0.0%) along with the possession of 1 to 3/8 allele mismatches (31.3% vs 3.0%) were more frequently observed in parent-candidates than in sibling-candidate. Most multiple allele-mismatched pairs had HLA-B allele mismatches. In conclusion, expanding donor searches to include nonsibling relatives could widen the availability of conventional relative donors with 0 to 1/6 antigen mismatches or 0 to 2/8 allele mismatch to 20% to 30%. High-resolution typing including HLA-C locus examination should be performed, because additional mismatches at HLA-C loci along with multiple allele mismatches were often observed, especially among nonsibling pairs.
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- Mizuki Watanabe
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,Saitama Medical Center, Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Osaka International Cancer Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Saitama Medical Center, Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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Kim T, Choi Y, Lee JH, Park S, Ahn JS, Moon JH, Shin HJ, Lee WS, Kim D, Lee HS. Clinical impact of anti-thymocyte globulin on survival and graft-versus-host disease in patients undergoing human leukocyte antigen mismatched allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Korean J Intern Med 2020; 35:429-437. [PMID: 30616303 PMCID: PMC7061010 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2018.317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is usually incorporated in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) to reduce the incidence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). This study aimed to find optimal ATG doses in patients undergoing human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-mismatched allogeneic HSCT. METHODS We retrospectively collected medical records from 352 consecutive patients with acute myeloid leukemia (n = 214), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (n = 62), or myelodysplastic syndrome (n = 76) in eight centers of Korea between 2005 and 2015. All patients received busulfan-based conditioning without total body irradiation (TBI) and received stem cells from HLA-mismatched donors. RESULTS In the current study, 5-year overall survival rates of patients receiving low to medium doses of ATG (2.5 to 7.5 mg/kg) were higher than those receiving other doses of ATG (hazard ratio [HR], 0.528; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.311 to 0.897; p = 0.018). The incidence rates of extensive chronic GVHD (ecGVHD) after administration of low to medium doses of ATG were lower than those after other doses of ATG (HR, 0.447; 95% CI, 0.224 ton 0.889; p = 0.022). CONCLUSION The low to medium doses of ATG may be associated with improving survival outcomes and reducing incidence of ecGVHD without enhancing the chances of relapse in patients with acute leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome undergoing non-TBI-based HLA-mismatched allogeneic HSCT.
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- Taeyun Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Korea
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- Department of Hematology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Busan, Korea
- Correspondence to Ho Sup Lee, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, 262 Gamcheon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 49267, Korea Tel: +82-51-990-5820 Fax: +82-51-990-5820 E-mail:
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Sun L, Wang N, Chen Y, Tang L, Xing C, Lu N, Shi Y, Ma Y, Lin F, Yu K, Feng J. Unrelated Donor Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients with β-Thalassemia Major Based on a Novel Conditioning Regimen. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 25:1592-1596. [PMID: 30951841 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only available curative treatment for patients with β-thalassemia major (β-TM). However, the problem of finding a suitable sibling donor with well-matched human leukocyte antigens is still a major obstacle to curing these patients. With the progress in high-resolution HLA typing technology and supportive care, outcomes after allogeneic HSCT from an HLA well-matched unrelated donor (UD) now approach those of well-matched sibling donors. However, UD HSCT is hampered by an increased risk of graft-versus-host disease and transplant-related mortality. Here we report the outcome of transplantation in patients with β-TM using a novel WZ-14-TM transplant protocol, based on cyclophosphamide, intravenous busulfan, fludarabine, and antithymocyte globulin, in our center. Forty-eight patients between 2 and 11 years of age with β-TM received HLA well-matched UD peripheral blood stem cell transplantation following the WZ-14-TM protocol. All of the transplanted patients achieved donor engraftment. The incidences of grade II to IV acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease were 8.3% and 8.3%, respectively. The overall survival and thalassemia-free survival rates were both 100%. This encouraging result suggests that the WZ-14-TM protocol is a feasible and safe conditioning regime for patients with β-TM undergoing UD HSCT.
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- Lan Sun
- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China; Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China; Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China.
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Luo Y, Jin M, Tan Y, Zhao Y, Shi J, Zhu Y, Zheng W, Lai X, Yu J, Huang H. Antithymocyte globulin improves GVHD-free and relapse-free survival in unrelated hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2019; 54:1668-1675. [PMID: 30867556 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-019-0502-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) is an important component of conditioning regimens to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in unrelated hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), but the optimal dose of ATG remains unknown. We prospectively analyzed 205 unrelated HSCTs in patients with malignant hematological disorders. HSCTs were classified as follows: HLA-matched transplant without ATG (n = 53, group A), HLA-mismatched transplant treated with 6.0 mg/kg thymoglobulin (n = 77, group B), and HLA-matched transplant treated with 4.5 mg/kg thymoglobulin (n = 75, group C). For groups A and B, the 5-year moderate/severe chronic GVHD rates were 31.9% and 24.2%, the 5-year GVHD-free and relapse-free survival (GRFS) rates were 28.3 and 47%, and the 2-year immunosuppressive therapy (IST)-free survival rates were 8.6% and 40.2% (p = 0.0016), respectively. Furthermore, group C had lower incidences of grade II-IV acute GVHD (18.7%) and 5-year moderate/severe chronic GVHD (16.6%) than group A did. Group C had higher 5-year GRFS (52.1% vs 28.3%, p = 0.002), 2-year IST-free survival (51.7% vs 8.6%, p = 0.00004), and 5-year overall survival (OS) (68.3% vs 41.5%, p = 0.007) rates than group A did. Thus, ATG was associated with better GVHD prevention, a higher rate of IST-free survival, lower transplant-related mortality (TRM), and superior OS and GRFS in unrelated HSCTs.
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- Yi Luo
- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. .,Institute of Hematology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
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Marinho-Dias J, Baldaque I, Pinho-Vaz C, Leite L, Branca R, Campilho F, Campos A, Medeiros R, Sousa H. Association of Epstein‑Barr virus infection with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients in Portugal. Mol Med Rep 2018; 19:1435-1442. [PMID: 30592278 PMCID: PMC6390016 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The identification of patients at higher risk of developing Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT) is useful for the prevention of EBV-associated diseases A prospective observational study was developed that included 40 patients (27 male and 13 females, with mean age of 32.2±1.5 years old) undergoing allogeneic-HSCT between January and December 2015. EBV was examined in whole blood samples collected during routine procedures at day (D)+30, D +60, +90, D+120, D+150 and D+180 post-transplant. EBV was detected, at least once during the follow-up period in 70.0% of our patients. Results indicated that patients with unrelated donors had increased risk of developing EBV infection at D+60 and D+150 (OR=3.9, P=0.058; OR=8.0, P=0.043; respectively). Moreover, myeloablative conditioning (OR=4.3, P=0.052), anti-thymocyte globulin use (OR=12.0, P=0.030) and graft-vs.-host disease (OR=6.7, P=0.032) were associated with EBV infection at D+60, D+150 and D+90, respectively. In our series, none of these patients developed post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease. To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first study to report EBV infection in patients undergoing aHSCT from Portugal. The study revealed that EBV infection is associated with different factors. These findings provide evidence towards the identification of high-risk patients for EBV-infection and associated disease.
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- Joana Marinho-Dias
- Virology Service, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, 4200‑072 Porto, Portugal
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- Virology Service, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, 4200‑072 Porto, Portugal
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, 4200‑072 Porto, Portugal
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, 4200‑072 Porto, Portugal
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, 4200‑072 Porto, Portugal
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, 4200‑072 Porto, Portugal
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, 4200‑072 Porto, Portugal
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- Virology Service, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, 4200‑072 Porto, Portugal
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- Virology Service, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, 4200‑072 Porto, Portugal
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Afram G, Simón JAP, Remberger M, Caballero-Velázquez T, Martino R, Piñana JL, Ringden O, Esquirol A, Lopez-Corral L, Garcia I, López-Godino O, Sierra J, Caballero D, Ljungman P, Vazquez L, Hägglund H. Reduced intensity conditioning increases risk of severe cGVHD: identification of risk factors for cGVHD in a multicenter setting. Med Oncol 2018; 35:79. [PMID: 29696461 PMCID: PMC5918523 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-018-1127-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Aim is to identify risk factors for the development of cGVHD in a multicenter setting. Patients transplanted between 2000 and 2006 were analyzed (n = 820). Donors were HLA-identical siblings (57%), matched unrelated donors (30%), and HLA-A, B or DR antigen mismatched (13%). Reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) was given to 65% of patients. Overall incidence of cGVHD was 46% for patients surviving more than 100 days after HSCT (n = 747). Older patient age [HR 1.15, p < 0.001], prior acute GVHD [1.30, p = 0.024], and RIC [1.36, p = 0.028] increased overall cGVHD. In addition, RIC [4.85, p < 0.001], prior aGVHD [2.14, p = 0.001] and female donor to male recipient [1.80, p = 0.008] increased the risk of severe cGVHD. ATG had a protective effect for both overall [0.41, p < 0.001] and severe cGVHD [0.20, p < 0.001]. Relapse-free survival (RFS) was impaired in patients with severe cGVHD. RIC, prior aGVHD, and female-to-male donation increase the risk of severe cGVHD. ATG reduces the risk of all grades of cGVHD without hampering RFS. GVHD prophylaxis may be tailored according to the risk profile of patients.
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- Gabriel Afram
- Department of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Hematology, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Centre for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Hematology, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Hematology, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Valencia, Spain
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- Centre for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Impact of HLA Disparity in Haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplantation Followed by High-Dose Cyclophosphamide. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018; 24:119-126. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Age does not adversely influence outcomes among patients older than 60 years who undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant for AML and myelodysplastic syndrome. Bone Marrow Transplant 2017; 52:1530-1536. [PMID: 28869613 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2017.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (AHSCT) outcomes data of older AML/myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients are limited. We retrospectively evaluated consecutive patients ⩾60 years old with AML/MDS who underwent AHSCT between January 2005 and December 2014. The primary objectives were to determine nonrelapse mortality (NRM), relapse, relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) at 1 year post AHSCT. A total of 159 patients underwent AHSCT with a median age of 64 (range, 60-75) years. Of these, 103 patients (65%) had AML and 56 patients (35%) had MDS. At 1 year post AHSCT, grade III-IV acute GvHD and chronic GvHD occurred in 20.8% (95% confidence interval (CI), 14.9-27.5%) and 54.1% (95% CI, 46.0-61.5%) of patients, respectively. NRM, RFS, relapse rate and OS at 1 year post AHSCT were 25.3% (95% CI, 18.8-32.3%), 53.3% (95% CI, 46.1-61.7%), 21.4% (95% CI, 15.4-28.1%) and 56.4% (95% CI, 49.2-54.7%), respectively. High disease risk index was associated with poor RFS, OS and higher relapse rate (P<0.03), whereas non-thymoglobulin-based GvHD prophylaxis, higher comorbidity index (⩾3) and MDS were associated with higher NRM (P<0.03). Importantly, age did not have an adverse effect on NRM, relapse, RFS and OS. AHSCT was well tolerated. Hence, older age alone should not be considered a contraindication to AHSCT.
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Wall SA, Devine S, Vasu S. The who, how and why: Allogeneic transplant for acute myeloid leukemia in patients older than 60years. Blood Rev 2017; 31:362-369. [PMID: 28802907 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is primarily a disease of the elderly, and as such, our approach to treatment needs to be tailored to address an aging population. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) remains the only potentially curative treatment for intermediate and high risk AML, and until recently, its use had been limited to a younger population and dependent on availability of a donor. Advances in conditioning regimens, supportive care, and the use of alternative donor sources have greatly expanded access to this therapy. In this review, we summarize the challenges and unique biological aspects of treatment with allogeneic stem cell transplantation in this group of patients older than 60years. We also highlight areas of ongoing research including measurement of residual disease prior to and following transplant, post-remission maintenance therapy, and natural killer cell immunotherapy. Finally, we propose future directions for AML treatment in an elderly and aging population.
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- Sarah A Wall
- Division of Hematology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Yang F, Lu D, Hu Y, Huang X, Huang H, Chen J, Wu D, Wang J, Wang C, Han M, Chen H. Risk Factors for Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Transplantation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells from Unrelated Donors in the China Marrow Donor Program. Ann Transplant 2017; 22:384-401. [PMID: 28652564 PMCID: PMC6248289 DOI: 10.12659/aot.902805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background We identified risk factors for acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD and cGVHD, respectively) in recipients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from unrelated donors in the China Marrow Donor Program (CMDP). Material/Methods We analyzed follow-up clinical information from 1824 patients who underwent HSCT between 2001 and 2010. Results The incidence of aGVHD and cGVHD after transplantation was 49.29% and 27.3%, respectively. aGVHD incidence decreased as HLA matching increased (p<0.001). Incidence of aGVHD and cGVHD was higher in 2 HLA-A locus donor/recipient groups (02: 01/02: 06 and 02: 01/02: 07; p≤0.022). aGVHD incidence was associated with patient age, absence of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) pretreatment, and disease status (p≤0.040). aGVHD appeared to be a risk factor for cGVHD, and total body irradiation (TBI) was also associated with cGVHD. Patients with cGVHD after transplantation had a higher survival rate than patients without cGVHD (p<0.001), which may be due to reduced relapse rates. Survival was also associated with ATG prophylaxis and disease status. Conclusions The incidence of GVHD after HSCT from unrelated donors in the Chinese population is similar to the results reported from other countries. A high degree of HLA matching, a conditioning regimen without TBI, and the use of ATG may reduce the incidence of aGVHD.
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- Fan Yang
- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Affiliated Hospital to Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- Hebei Yanda Ludaopei Hospital, Langfang, Hebei, China (mainland)
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- Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China (mainland)
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China (mainland)
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland)
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- Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Zhejiang, China (mainland)
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- Changhai Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- ShangHai General Hospital, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Institute of Hematology and Hospital of Blood Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China (mainland)
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Affiliated Hospital to Academy of Military Medical Sciences, , China (mainland)
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Nishihori T, Al-Kadhimi Z, Hamadani M, Kharfan-Dabaja MA. Antithymocyte globulin in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: benefits and limitations. Immunotherapy 2016; 8:435-47. [DOI: 10.2217/imt.15.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Significant advances have been made in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation by reducing toxicities and optimizing its efficacy. Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) is an important in vivo T-cell depletion strategy, which reduces the risk of graft-versus-host disease in HLA-matched or -mismatched donor allografting. ATG effectively targets alloreactive T cells at the expense of potentially increasing the risk of post-hematopoietic cell transplantation infections and delayed immune reconstitution. We summarize the targets, mechanisms, various preparations of ATG, the growing role of ATG in prevention of graft-versus-host disease in various transplant modalities as well as emerging data on pharmacokinetic modeling for individualized ATG dosing. Further research is needed to optimize the ATG administration while minimizing the toxicities.
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- Taiga Nishihori
- Department of Blood & Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, FOB-3, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
- Department of Oncologic Sciences, Morsani College of Medicine, Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Blood & Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, FOB-3, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
- Department of Oncologic Sciences, Morsani College of Medicine, Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Huang W, Yu L, Cao T, Li Y, Liu Z, Li H, Bo J, Zhao Y, Jing Y, Wang S, Zhu H, Dou L, Wang Q, Gao C. The efficacy and safety of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin vs rabbit anti-T-lymphocyte globulin in peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from unrelated donors. Leuk Lymphoma 2015; 57:355-363. [PMID: 26118935 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2015.1045901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The comparative efficacy and safety of antithymocyte globulin (ATG) at fixed doses in patients undergoing allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from unrelated donors (UR-PBSCT) has not been evaluated. In this study, the records of 56 patients and 54 patients who received pre-transplant ATG-Thymoglobulin (ATG-T) at a total dose of 10 mg/kg and ATG- Fresenius (ATG-F) at a total dose of 20 mg/kg, respectively, were retrospectively analyzed. ATG-F patients had a significantly lower probability of developing chronic graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD) than those treated with ATG-T (p = 0.04). ATG-F was associated with a non-significant trend towards lower relapse rates and higher survival at 3- and 5-years of follow-up compared with ATG-T. A significantly greater proportion of ATG-T patients experienced chills and high fever than ATG-F patients (p < 0.01). The current findings suggest that ATG-F may more effectively and safely prevent cGVHD without increasing relapse rates in patients undergoing UR-PBSCT.
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- Wenrong Huang
- a Department of Hematology and BMT , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China.,b Department of Hematology , Hainan Branch of Chinese PLA General Hospital , Hainan province , PR China
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- a Department of Hematology and BMT , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Hematology and BMT , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Hematology and BMT , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Hematology and BMT , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Hematology and BMT , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Hematology and BMT , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Hematology and BMT , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Hematology and BMT , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Hematology and BMT , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Hematology and BMT , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Hematology and BMT , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Hematology and BMT , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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- a Department of Hematology and BMT , Chinese PLA General Hospital , Beijing , PR China
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Virus infection in HLA-haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: incidence in the context of immune recovery in two different transplantation settings. Ann Hematol 2015; 94:1677-88. [DOI: 10.1007/s00277-015-2423-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Outcomes of peripheral blood stem cell transplantation patients from HLA-mismatched unrelated donor with antithymocyte globulin (ATG)-Thymoglobulin versus ATG-Fresenius: a single-center study. Med Oncol 2015; 32:465. [PMID: 25588925 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-014-0465-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Although antithymocyte globulin (ATG) had been widely used in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from unrelated donor due to its ability to prevent acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), the comparative efficacy and safety of ATG-Thymoglobulin (ATG-T) and ATG-Fresenius (ATG-F) in patients undergoing HLA-mismatched allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from unrelated donors (UR-PBSCT) has not been evaluated. Retrospective analysis of patients who underwent HLA-mismatched UR-PBSCT between January 2003 and December 2013 and received pre-transplant ATG-T at a total dose of 10 mg/kg or ATG-F at a total dose of 20 mg/kg was performed. Patients who received ATG-T (n = 23) or ATG-F (n = 28) had similar baseline demographic, disease, and transplant characteristics. There were no significant between-groups differences in the probability of acute GVHD (P = 0.721) and chronic GVHD (P = 0.439). ATG-F was associated with nonsignificant trends toward higher disease-free survival at 3-year follow-up compared with ATG-T (45.7 ± 11.1 vs 61.3 ± 9.7 %, respectively, P = 0.07). A significantly greater proportion of ATG-T patients experienced high fever than ATG-F patients (P < 0.01) during ATG infusion. There was no difference in the rate of infection between the two treatment groups. There were less adverse effects comparing ATG-F with ATG-T. ATG-T at a total dose of 10 mg/kg and ATG-F at a total dose of 20 mg/kg had a similar clinical outcome in the setting of HLA-mismatched UR-PBSCT.
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Parody R, Lopez-Corral L, Godino OL, Cadenas IG, Martinez AP, Vazquez L, Martino R, Martinez C, Solano C, Barba P, Valcarcel D, Caballero-Velazquez T, Marquez-Malaver FJ, Sierra J, Caballero D, Perez-Simón JA. GVHD prophylaxis with sirolimus-tacrolimus may overcome the deleterious effect on survival of HLA mismatch after reduced-intensity conditioning allo-SCT. Bone Marrow Transplant 2014; 50:121-6. [PMID: 25310306 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2014.220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Revised: 08/11/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Large studies, mostly based on series of patients receiving CSA/tacrolimus (TKR) plus MTX as immunoprophylaxis, have demonstrated a deleterious effect on survival of the presence of a single mismatch out of eight loci after allogeneic hematopoietic SCT (alloHSCT). We retrospectively analyzed a series of 159 adult patients who received sirolimus(SRL)/TKR prophylaxis after alloHSCT. We compared overall outcomes according to HLA compatibility in A, B, C and DRB1 loci at the allele level: 7/8 (n=20) vs 8/8 (n=139). Donor type was unrelated in 95% vs 70% among 7/8 vs 8/8 pairs, respectively (P=0.01). No significant differences were observed in 3-year OS (68 vs 62%), 3-year EFS (53 vs 49%) and 1-year non-relapse mortality (9 vs 13%). Cumulative incidence of grades II-IV acute GVHD (aGVHD) was significantly higher in 7/8 alloHSCT (68% vs 42%, P<0.001) but no significant differences were found for III-IV aGVHD (4.5% vs 11%), overall (35% vs 53%) and extensive (20% vs 35%) chronic GHVD in 7/8 vs 8/8 subgroups, respectively. In summary, the present study indicates favorable outcomes after alloHSCT using the combination of SRL/TKR combination as GVHD prophylaxis with OS in the range of 55-70%, and non-significant differences in overall outcomes, irrespective of the presence of any mismatches at obligatory loci.
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- R Parody
- Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario / Instituto de Biomedicina (IBIS)/CSIC, Seville, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario / Instituto de Biomedicina (IBIS)/CSIC, Seville, Spain
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- Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario / Instituto de Biomedicina (IBIS)/CSIC, Seville, Spain
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- Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario / Instituto de Biomedicina (IBIS)/CSIC, Seville, Spain
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Atta EH, de Oliveira DCM, Bouzas LF, Nucci M, Abdelhay E. Less graft-versus-host disease after rabbit antithymocyte globulin conditioning in unrelated bone marrow transplantation for leukemia and myelodysplasia: comparison with matched related bone marrow transplantation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e107155. [PMID: 25188326 PMCID: PMC4154845 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Accepted: 08/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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One of the major drawbacks for unrelated donor (UD) bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Despite results from randomized trials, antithymocyte globulin (ATG) is not routinely included for GVHD prophylaxis in UD BMT by many centers. One of ways to demonstrate the usefulness of rabbit ATG in UD BMT is to evaluate how its results approximate to those observed in matched related (MRD) BMT. Therefore, we compared the outcomes between UD BMT with rabbit ATG (Thymoglobulin) for GVHD prophylaxis (n = 25) and MRD BMT (n = 91) for leukemia and myelodysplasia. All but one patient received a myeloablative conditioning regimen. Grades II–IV acute GVHD were similar (39.5% vs. 36%, p = 0.83); however, MRD BMT recipients developed more moderate-severe chronic GVHD (36.5% vs. 8.6%, p = 0.01) and GVHD-related deaths (32.5% vs. 5.6%, p = 0.04). UD BMT independently protected against chronic GVHD (hazard ratio 0.23, p = 0.04). The 6-month transplant-related mortality, 1-year relapse incidence, and 5-year survival rates were similar between patients with non-advanced disease in the MRD and UD BMT groups, 13.8% vs. 16.6% (p = 0.50), 20.8% vs. 16.6% (p = 0.37), and 57% vs. 50% (p = 0.67), respectively. Stable full donor chimerism was equally achieved (71.3% vs. 71.4%, p = 1). Incorporation of rabbit ATG in UD BMT promotes less GVHD, without jeopardizing chimerism evolution, and may attain similar survival outcomes as MRD BMT for leukemia and myelodysplasia especially in patients without advanced disease.
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- University Hospital, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Nishihori T, Perkins J, Mishra A, Komrokji R, Kim J, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Perez L, Lancet J, Fernandez H, List A, Anasetti C, Field T. Pretransplantation 5-azacitidine in high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2014; 20:776-80. [PMID: 24534108 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We prospectively evaluated the allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) outcomes in high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients who received pretransplantation 5-azacitidine. Twenty-five patients evaluated for allogeneic HCT consult and considered medically eligible for a donor search were enrolled. Azacitidine was administered at 75 mg/m(2) for 5 to 7 days every 4 weeks until a suitable donor was found. A median of 3 (range, 0 to 6) cycles of 5-azacitidine were administered. Preallogeneic HCT responses to 5-azacitidine, based on the International Working Group criteria, were 48% partial response, 33% stable disease, and 19% progressive disease. Four patients did not proceed to allogeneic HCT. Twenty-one patients, a median age of 55 (range, 25 to 67) years, received allogeneic HCT after myeloablative pharmacokinetically targeted i.v. busulfan and fludarabine conditioning regimen. Donors were either HLA-matched related or unrelated, except for 1 mismatch unrelated donor. With a median follow-up of 30 months, 1-year relapse-free and overall survivals were 52% (95% confidence interval [CI], 30% to 71%) and 62% (95% CI, 38% to 79%), respectively. Preallogeneic HCT 5-azacitidine administration was well tolerated and provided reasonable disease control before allogeneic HCT. (Registered at ClinicalTrials.gov as NCT00660400).
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- Taiga Nishihori
- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Malignant Hematology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Biostatistics Core, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Malignant Hematology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Malignant Hematology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida.
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Langston AA, Prichard JM, Muppidi S, Nooka A, Lechowicz MJ, Lonial S, Sinha R, Graiser M, Kaufman JL, Khoury HJ, Flowers CR, Waller EK. Favorable impact of pre-transplant ATG on outcomes of reduced-intensity hematopoietic cell transplants from partially mismatched unrelated donors. Bone Marrow Transplant 2013; 49:185-9. [PMID: 24162613 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2013.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2013] [Revised: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 09/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) permits allogeneic hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation in patients who would not be considered candidates for transplantation using a myeloablative preparative regimen because of age, comorbidities or prior therapy. In the setting of myeloablative transplantation, use of antithymocyte globulin (ATG) can reduce the risk of GVHD without negatively affecting transplant outcomes; however, limited data exist on the impact of ATG in the setting of RIC, particularly when there is HLA-mismatch. We performed a retrospective analysis of 85 patients who received unrelated donor transplants at our institution for hematologic malignancies following conditioning with fludarabine and melphalan (FluMel), with or without rabbit ATG (6 mg/kg). ATG was targeted to patients receiving HLA-mismatched grafts. With a median follow-up of 36 months, those receiving ATG and a mismatched graft had similar rates of acute and chronic GVHD, relapse, and similar OS compared with those receiving HLA-matched grafts without ATG. In a multivariate analysis, HLA-mismatched donor was not associated with a decrement in OS. We conclude that this intermediate dose of ATG is effective in preventing severe GVHD in the setting of HLA-mismatch, without undue compromise of the graft versus tumor effects on which RIC transplants depend.
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- A A Langston
- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Terwey T, Le Duc T, Hemmati P, le Coutre P, Nagy M, Martus P, Dörken B, Arnold R. NIH-defined graft-versus-host disease and evidence for a potent graft-versus-leukemia effect in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ann Oncol 2013; 24:1363-70. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Eiz-Vesper B, Maecker-Kolhoff B, Blasczyk R. Adoptive T-cell immunotherapy from third-party donors: characterization of donors and set up of a T-cell donor registry. Front Immunol 2013; 3:410. [PMID: 23372567 PMCID: PMC3556568 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Infection with and reactivation of human cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and adenovirus (ADV) are frequent and severe complications in immunocompromised recipients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) or solid organ transplantation (SOT). These serious adverse events are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Donor lymphocyte infusions (DLIs) are often used to treat both viral infections and leukemia relapses after transplantation but are associated with potentially life-threatening graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). Adoptive immunotherapy with virus-specific cytotoxic effector T cells (CTLs) derived from seropositive donors can rapidly reconstitute antiviral immunity after HSCT and organ transplantation. Therefore, it can effectively prevent the clinical manifestation of these viruses with no significant acute toxicity or increased risk of GvHD. In conditions, where patients receiving an allogeneic cord blood (CB) transplant or a transplant from a virus-seronegative donor and since donor blood is generally not available for solid organ recipients, allogeneic third party T-cell donors would offer an alternative option. Recent studies showed that during granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) mobilization, the functional activity of antiviral memory T cells is impaired for a long period. This finding suggests that even stem cell donors may not be the best source of T cells. Under these circumstances, partially human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched virus-specific CTLs from healthy seropositive individuals may be a promising option. Therefore, frequency assessments of virus-specific memory T cells in HLA-typed healthy donors as well as in HSCT/SOT donors using a high throughput T-cell assay were performed over a period of 4 years at Hannover Medical School. This chapter will address the relevance and potential of a third-party T-cell donor registry and will discuss its clinical implication for adoptive T-cell immunotherapy.
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- Britta Eiz-Vesper
- Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Hannover Medical School Hannover, Germany
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Ostronoff F, Milano F, Gooley T, Gutman JA, McSweeney P, Petersen FB, Sandmaier BM, Storb R, Delaney C. Double umbilical cord blood transplantation in patients with hematologic malignancies using a reduced-intensity preparative regimen without antithymocyte globulin. Bone Marrow Transplant 2012; 48:782-6. [PMID: 23241738 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2012.243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens in cord blood transplant (CBT) are increasingly utilized for older patients and those with comorbidities. However, the optimal conditioning regimen has not yet been established and remains a significant challenge of this therapeutic approach. Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) has been incorporated into conditioning regimens in order to decrease the risk of graft failure; however, use of ATG is often associated with infusion reactions and risk of post-transplant complications. We report the results of a non-ATG-containing RIC regimen, where patients received 2 Gy TBI unless they were considered to be at higher risk of graft failure, in which case they received 3 Gy of TBI. Thirty patients underwent CBT using this protocol for high-risk hematological malignancies. There was only one case of secondary and no cases of primary graft failure. At 1 year, estimates of non-relapse mortality, OS and PFS were 29%, 53% and 45%, respectively. The cumulative incidences of grade III-IV acute and chronic GVHD were 14% and 18%, respectively. In summary, the results of this study demonstrate that this non-ATG-containing conditioning regimen provides a low incidence of graft failure without increasing regimen-related toxicity.
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- F Ostronoff
- Clinical Oncology Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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A novel conditioning regimen improves outcomes in β-thalassemia major patients using unrelated donor peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Blood 2012; 120:3875-81. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-03-417998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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We used a novel NF-08-TM transplant protocol based on intravenous busulfan, cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, and thiotepa in 82 consecutive patients with β-thalassemia major (TM), including 52 with allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) from unrelated donors (UDs) with well-matched human leukocyte antigens and 30 with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from matched sibling donors (MSDs). The median age at transplantation was 6.0 years (range, 0.6-15.0 years), and the ratio of male-to-female patients was 56:26. The median follow-up time was 24 months (range, 12-39 months). The estimated 3-year overall survival and TM-free survival were 92.3% and 90.4% in the UD-PBSCT group and 90.0% and 83.3% in the MSD-HSCT group. The cumulative incidences of graft rejection and grades III-IV acute graft-versus-host disease were 1.9% and 9.6%, respectively, in the UD-PBSCT group and 6.9% and 3.6%, respectively, in the MSD-HSCT group. The cumulative incidence of transplant-related mortality was 7.7% in the UD-PBSCT group and 10.0% in the MSD-HSCT group. In conclusion, UD-PBSCTs using the well-tolerated NF-08-TM protocol show similar results to MSD-HSCTs and can be used to treat β-thalassemia patients in the absence of MSDs.
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Current World Literature. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2012; 12:570-3. [DOI: 10.1097/aci.0b013e328358c69e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Prophylactic Effects of Interleukin-2 Receptor Antagonists against Graft-versus-Host Disease Following Unrelated Donor Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2012; 18:754-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2011] [Accepted: 09/16/2011] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) offers a curative treatment option for management of a variety of hematologic malignancies. While sibling donors have been the gold standard for adult patients in need of an HCT, not all patients have a suitable family donor. The availability of unrelated volunteer donor registries and alternative stem cell sources has expanded the wide application of this procedure. METHODS PubMed and MEDLINE were searched for human trials and the English language from 2001 to 2011. Factors influencing transplantation outcomes involving unrelated donors over the last decade are discussed, and feasible alternative stem cell sources when a matched unrelated donor is not available are reviewed. RESULTS HCT using a matched unrelated donor offers outcomes comparable to sibling HCT due to current molecular-based HLA typing and improvements in conditioning regimens and/or supportive care. The primary factor that contributes to improved outcome is the degree of donor-to-recipient HLA matching. The selection of younger unrelated donors has also been associated with improved outcomes in HCT. Evidence supports the universal application of matched unrelated donors even in high-risk leukemia and/or older patients. In adult patients without a matched related donor, other promising options as stem cell source includes mismatched unrelated donors, umbilical cord blood units, and haploidentical donors. CONCLUSIONS With current methodologies for molecular HLA typing and supportive care tools, outcomes of transplants with matched unrelated donors are comparable to those achieved with sibling donors. Alternative stem cell donors when a matched unrelated donor is not available are feasible expanding the stem cell donor pool.
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- Lia Elena Perez
- Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
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Huang W, Li H, Gao C, Bo J, Wang Q, Zhao Y, Jing Y, Wang S, Zhu H, Dou L, Wang L, Yu L. Unmanipulated HLA-mismatched/haploidentical peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for high-risk hematologic malignancies. Transfusion 2012; 52:1354-62. [PMID: 22233440 DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03478.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has been increasingly applied in high-risk hematologic patients due to the absence of HLA-matched donors. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of unmanipulated haploidentical allogeneic peripheral blood stem cells transplantation (PBSCT) for hematologic malignancies. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Patients who underwent unmanipulated HLA-mismatched/haploidentical PBSCT from July 2007 to March 2010 with high-risk hematologic malignancies were enrolled for retrospective analysis. RESULTS Twenty-one patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies underwent unmanipulated HLA-mismatched/haploidentical PBSCT with myeloablative conditioning. The numbers of CD34+ cells infused at transplantation were 4.81 (range, 2.61-11.47)×10(6)/kg. Patients achieved myeloid and platelet engraftment at a median of 16.5 and 20 days, respectively. The cumulative incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) on Day 100 was 52.7±10.7%, and the 2-year cumulative incidence of chronic GVHD was 39.5±10.6%. The cumulative incidences of cytomegalovirus antigenemia and hemorrhagic cystitis within 100 days after PBSCT were 59.5±16.7 and 34.8±13.3%, respectively. One hundred-day transplantation-related mortality (TRM) rate and the 2-year cumulative TRM rate were 14.3 and 20.5±7.8%, respectively. The 2-year cumulative overall survival was 62.1±11.4% and the probability of disease-free survival at 2 years was 55.6±10.7% with a 16-month median follow-up. CONCLUSION Unmanipulated PBSCT is a promising protocol in HLA-mismatched/haploidentical transplant settings.
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- Department of Hematology and BMT, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Selection of optimal alternative graft source: mismatched unrelated donor, umbilical cord blood, or haploidentical transplant. Blood 2011; 119:1972-80. [PMID: 22210876 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-11-354563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Only 30% of patients who require an allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant will have an HLA-matched sibling donor. A search for an unrelated donor will be undertaken for patients without a matched family donor. However, many patients, particularly patients of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, may not be able to rapidly identify a suitably matched unrelated donor. Three alternative graft sources, umbilical cord blood (UCB), haploidentical (haplo)-related donor, and mismatched unrelated donor (MMUD) are available. UCB is associated with decreased GVHD, but hematologic recovery and immune reconstitution are slow. Haplo-HCT is characterized by donor availability for transplantation and after transplantation adoptive cellular immunotherapy but may be complicated by a high risk of graft failure and relapse. A MMUD transplant may also be an option, but GVHD may be of greater concern. Phase 2 studies have documented advances in HLA typing, GVHD prophylaxis, and infection prevention, which have improved survival. The same patient evaluated in different transplant centers may be offered MMUD, UCB, or haplo-HCT depending on center preference. In this review, we discuss the rationale for donor choice and the need of phase 3 studies to help answer this important question.
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