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Khanh BQ, Binh VTT, Thanh NH, Huong DPT, Thuy DT, Ha NK, Childs RW. Forging international collaboration and alliances to establish the largest transplant center in the north of Vietnam. Semin Hematol 2023; 60:243-250. [PMID: 37723024 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2023.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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Through collaboration with international experts, our institution established a highly active and successful hematopoietic stem cell transplant program, providing access to this potentially curative treatment modality for patients with a variety of benign and malignant hematological diseases. The initial development of an autologous stem cell transplant program provided our institution with the infrastructure, equipment, and expertise needed for the subsequent development of an allogeneic stem cell transplant program. Key transplant staff received training from international transplant experts at the NHLBI/NIH, the Mayo Clinic, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Nagoya Japan, providing them with the expertise to conduct a variety of different transplant approaches, including PBSC transplants from HLA-matched relatives, unrelated cord blood transplants, haploidentical transplants, and CD34 selected stem cell transplants. Patient characteristics were varied among all groups. The number of allogeneic and autologous transplants performed at the NIHBT has increased steadily every year since the initiation of our transplant program. By 2022, 547 transplant procedures had been performed, including 268 autologous and 279 allogeneic transplants. Allogeneic transplants were performed for both malignant and nonmalignant hematological diseases, with acute leukemia (AL) being the most common indication for allogeneic HCT. The majority of recipients undergoing allogeneic transplantation received G-CSF mobilized PBSC allografts from either HLA identical or haplo-identical relatives, with a smaller percentage of patients receiving a UCB transplant or a PBSC allograft that had been CD34+ selected. Amongst the 279 recipients of an allogeneic transplant, mortality rates within day 100 and beyond day 100 were 12.6% and 26.2% respectively. Overall survival (OS) and event-free survival at 5 years in benign and malignant subgroups were 81% and 73% vs 52% and 48% respectively. Through collaboration with international transplant experts, the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion in Hanoi has stood up the most active transplant center in the northern region of Vietnam. Patients coming from low-income financial backgrounds are now able to receive a variety of different state-of-the-art transplant approaches that are affordable and have been associated with excellent long-term outcomes.
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- Bach Quoc Khanh
- National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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- National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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Rehman MEU, Chattaraj A, Mahboob A, Ijaz Z, Franco D, Farhan M, Dharma K, Mumtaz H, Saeed S, Basit J, Aslam MM, Iftikhar A, Faraz F, Anwer F. Total Body Irradiation Versus Chemotherapy Conditioning in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2023; 23:249-258. [PMID: 36725384 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2023.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is indicated in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who have relapsed or are at a very high risk of relapse during first complete remission. Two types of myeloablative conditioning are employed before allogeneic HSCT: total body irradiation (TBI)-based regimens and chemotherapy (CHT) alone. This study compares the efficacy and safety of TBI-based regimens and CHT-based conditioning in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients with ALL (0-24 years old). TBI-based and CHT-conditioning regimens were evaluated in 4262 and 1367 patients, respectively, from 15 studies. Compared to CHT alone, TBI-based regimens were associated with better overall survival (OS), relative risk (RR) 1.21, better event-free survival (RR 1.34), and a reduced risk of relapse (RR 0.69). Both approaches had comparable risk of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), grades 3 to 4 acute GVHD, chronic GVHD, and nonrelapse mortality (NRM). In the subgroup analysis for patients in first complete remission, TBI-based regimens and CHT alone had comparable OS and NRM. Our results demonstrate the superiority of TBI-based regimens compared to CHT alone in pediatric patients with ALL.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Mckeesport, PA
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- Sharif Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
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- Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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Nishimura A, Aoki Y, Ishiwata Y, Ichimura T, Ueyama J, Kawahara Y, Tomoda T, Inoue M, Matsumoto K, Inoue K, Hiroki H, Ono S, Yamashita M, Okano T, Tanaka-Kubota M, Ashiarai M, Miyamoto S, Miyawaki R, Yamagishi C, Tezuka M, Okawa T, Hoshino A, Endo A, Yasuhara M, Kamiya T, Mitsuiki N, Ono T, Isoda T, Yanagimachi M, Tomizawa D, Nagasawa M, Mizutani S, Kajiwara M, Takagi M, Kanegane H, Imai K, Morio T. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation with Reduced Intensity Conditioning Using Fludarabine/Busulfan or Fludarabine/Melphalan for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases. J Clin Immunol 2021; 41:944-957. [PMID: 33527309 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-021-00966-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of our study was to compare the safety and efficacy of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) using fludarabine (Flu)-based reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) with busulfan (BU) or melphalan (Mel) for primary immunodeficiency diseases (PID). METHODS We retrospectively analyzed transplant outcome, including engraftment, chimerism, immune reconstitution, and complications in 15 patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and 27 patients with non-SCID PID. The patients underwent Flu-based RIC-HCT with BU (FluBU: 7 SCID, 16 non-SCID) or Mel (FluMel: 8 SCID, 11 non-SCID). The targeted low-dose BU with therapeutic drug monitoring was set to 30 mg hour/L for SCID. RESULTS The 2-year overall survival of all patients was 79.6% and that of patients with SCID in the FluBU and FluMel groups was 100% and 62.5%, respectively. In the FluBU group, all seven patients achieved engraftment, good immune reconstitution, and long-term survival. All five patients receiving umbilical cord blood transplantation achieved complete or high-level mixed chimerism and sufficient specific IgG production. In the FluMel group, six of eight patients achieved complete or high-level mixed chimerism. Viral reactivation or new viral infection occurred in one FluBU group patient and four FluMel group patients. In the non-SCID group, 10 of 11 patients (91%) who received FluMel achieved complete or high-level mixed chimerism but had variable outcomes. Patients with WAS (2/2 patients), NEMO deficiency (2/2 patients), and X-linked hyper IgM syndrome (2/3 patients) who received FluBU achieved complete or high-level mixed chimerism and long-term survival. CONCLUSIONS RIC-HCT with FluBU is a safe and effective strategy for obtaining high-level donor chimerism, immune reconstitution including B cell function, and long-term survival in patients with SCID. In patients with non-SCID PID, the results varied according to the subtype of the disease. Further prospective studies are required to optimize the conditioning regimen for non-SCID PID.
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- Akira Nishimura
- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yamaguchi University Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tottori University Hospital, Tottori, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan.,Children's Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Medical Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Child Health and Development, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan. .,Department of Community Pediatrics, Perinatal, and Maternal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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Okamoto Y, Nakazawa Y, Inoue M, Watanabe K, Goto H, Yoshida N, Noguchi M, Kikuta A, Kato K, Hashii Y, Atsuta Y, Kato M. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children and adolescents with nonremission acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2020; 67:e28732. [PMID: 32960494 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The appropriateness of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in children and adolescents with leukemia in whom complete remission is not possible remains unclear. This retrospective analysis aimed to investigate the outcomes associated with HSCT, and the risks of HSCT in children and adolescents with nonremission acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). PROCEDURE Data from the Japan Society for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation registry on 325 patients with nonremission ALL (aged <21 years, with blasts in the peripheral blood and/or bone marrow) who had undergone HSCT between January 2001 and December 2015 were evaluated. To assess survival, we developed a scoring system using significant adverse pre-HSCT variables. RESULTS Overall, 247 patients died. The median length of follow up among survivors was 1145 days, and the 3-year overall survival was 22% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 18-27%). A low performance score, presence of >25% bone marrow blasts, T-cell phenotype, poor-risk or normal cytogenetics, and history of HSCT were predictors of a poor outcome. Patients scoring 0-1 (n = 109), 2 (n = 91), and 3-7 (n = 125) had a 3-year overall survival of 41% (95% CI: 31-51%), 21% (95% CI: 13-31%), and 7% (95% CI: 3-12%), respectively. CONCLUSION These results support HSCT in certain nonremission patients. Even in patients without complete remission, outcomes differed according to pre-HSCT factors. A scoring system could help determine the appropriateness of HSCT in children and adolescents with nonremission ALL.
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- Yasuhiro Okamoto
- Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Shizuoka Children's Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Hemato-Oncology/Regenerative Medicine, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Medical Center, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Medical Center, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Nagoya, Japan
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- Children's Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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Kawahara Y, Morimoto A, Inagaki J, Koh K, Noguchi M, Goto H, Yoshida N, Cho Y, Hori T, Hiwatari M, Kato K, Ogawa A, Hashii Y, Inoue M, Kato K, Atsuta Y, Kimura F, Kato M. Unrelated cord blood transplantation with myeloablative conditioning for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission: prognostic factors. Bone Marrow Transplant 2020; 56:357-367. [PMID: 32782350 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-01019-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
The number of individuals undergoing unrelated cord blood transplantation (UCBT) has increased in recent years; however, information on prognostic factors is limited. We retrospectively analyzed data from 475 children and adolescents receiving UCBT with myeloablative conditioning for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in complete remission (CR), based on a nationwide registry. In the total patient cohort, 5-year leukemia-free survival (LFS) and overall survival (OS) rates after UCBT were 61.1% and 67.7%, respectively. UCBT at first CR and UCBT after 2007 were associated with good survival, while grade II-IV acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was associated with low relapse rate but did not affect survival. Analysis according to human leukocyte antigen (HLA) disparity revealed that tacrolimus-based GVHD prophylaxis resulted in higher OS and lower relapse rate and nonrelapse mortality (NRM) than cyclosporine-based GVHD prophylaxis in patients transplanted with 6/6 and ≤4/6 HLA-matched umbilical cord blood. Furthermore, grade II-IV acute GVHD was associated with good LFS and low relapse rate, without high NRM, in patients receiving 5/6 HLA-matched UCBT. These data indicate that prognostic factors for ALL differ depending on HLA disparity in UCBT.
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- Yuta Kawahara
- Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kitakyushu City Yahata Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Medical Center, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Medical University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Ibaraki Children's Hospital, Mito, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Cancer Immunotherapy/Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Izumi, Japan
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- Central Japan Cord Blood Bank, Seto, Japan
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- Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan
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- Children's Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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Byun JM, Hong J, Oh D, Yhim HY, Do YR, Park JS, Jung CW, Yang DH, Won JH, Lee HG, Moon JH, Mun YC, Jo DY, Han JJ, Lee JH, Lee JH, Lee J, Yoon SS. Optimizing Preparative Regimen for Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation in Adult Acute Leukemia Patients: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Requires Myeloablative Conditioning but Not Acute Myeloid Leukemia. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9072310. [PMID: 32708168 PMCID: PMC7408460 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9072310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Cord blood transplantation (CBT) is a valuable alternative to bone marrow transplantation in adults without readily available donors. We conducted this study to investigate the feasibility of CBT for adult patients with acute leukemia with regards to impact of different conditioning and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis regimens on clinical outcomes. From 16 centers in Korea, 41 acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and 29 ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) patients undergoing CBT were enrolled. For AML patients, the neutrophil engraftment was observed in 87.5% of reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) and 72.0% of myeloablative conditioning (MAC) (p = 0.242). The median RFS was 5 months and OS 7 months. Conditioning regimen did not affect relapse free survival (RFS) or overall survival (OS). GVHD prophylaxis using calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) plus methotrexate was associated with better RFS compared to CNI plus ATG (p = 0.032). For ALL patients, neutrophil engraftment was observed in 55.6% of RIC and 90.0% of MAC (p = 0.034). The median RFS was 5 months and OS 19 months. MAC regimens, especially total body irradiation (TBI)-based regimen, were associated with both longer RFS and OS compared to other conditioning regimens. In conclusion, individualized conditioning regimens will add value in terms of enhancing safety and efficacy of CBT.
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- Ja Min Byun
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 101, Daehak-ro, Jongro-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea; (J.M.B.); (J.H.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 101, Daehak-ro, Jongro-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea; (J.M.B.); (J.H.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam 13496, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju 54907, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 42601, Korea;
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Korea;
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun 58128, Korea;
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Korea;
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul 05030, Korea;
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul 07985, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35015, Korea;
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea;
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- Department of Hematology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea;
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine Gil Medical Center, Incheon 21565, Korea;
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital, 99, Ayang-ro, Dong-gu, Daegu 41199, Korea
- Correspondence: (J.L.); (S.-S.Y.); Tel.: +82-10-2726-0325 (J.L.); +82-2-2072-3079 (S.-S.Y.); Fax: +82-53-940-7416 (J.L.); +82-2-762-9662 (S.-S.Y.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 101, Daehak-ro, Jongro-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea; (J.M.B.); (J.H.)
- Correspondence: (J.L.); (S.-S.Y.); Tel.: +82-10-2726-0325 (J.L.); +82-2-2072-3079 (S.-S.Y.); Fax: +82-53-940-7416 (J.L.); +82-2-762-9662 (S.-S.Y.)
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Shiratori S, Ohigashi H, Takahashi S, Ara T, Goto H, Nakagawa M, Sugita J, Onozawa M, Kahata K, Endo T, Hashimoto D, Teshima T. Reduced dose of MTX for GVHD prophylaxis promotes engraftment and decreases non-relapse mortality in umbilical cord blood transplantation. Ann Hematol 2020; 99:591-598. [PMID: 32006152 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-020-03937-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Although a combination of calcineurin inhibitor and methotrexate (MTX) is used for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis in umbilical cord blood transplantation (CBT), optimal dose of MTX for CBT remains to be determined.We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of standard-dose MTX (St-MTX, 15 mg/m2 on day 1 and 10 mg/m2 on days 3 and 6) and mini-dose MTX (Mini-MTX, 5 mg/m2 on days 1, 3 and 6) for GVHD prophylaxis in patients who underwent single unit CBT against hematological malignancies.Thirty-two and 26 patients received St-MTX and Mini-MTX, respectively. Cumulative incidence of neutrophil engraftment was significantly higher in the Mini-MTX group than in the St-MTX group (88.5% vs 65.6%, P = 0.00448). Cumulative incidences of grade II to IV and grade III to IV of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) were 34.4% and 6.2% in the St-MTX group, and 34.6% and 7.7% in the Mini-MTX group with no statistical significance. One-year non-relapse mortality (NRM) was significantly lower in the Mini-MTX group compared to the St-MTX group (31.2% vs 3.8%, P = 0.00938), whereas relapse rate was not different between the groups. Multivariate analysis also indicated that Mini-MTX significantly improved engraftment (HR, 0.5359; 95% CI, 0.3082 to 0.9318; P = 0.0270) and reduced NRM (HR, 0.117; 95% CI, 0.0151 to 0.9067; P = 0.040).Our study suggests that GVHD prophylaxis using Mini-MTX in CBT is feasible and associated with improvement of engraftment and reduction in NRM.
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- Souichi Shiratori
- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Kita-15 Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8638, Japan.
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Gabelli M, Veys P, Chiesa R. Current status of umbilical cord blood transplantation in children. Br J Haematol 2019; 190:650-683. [PMID: 31410846 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The first umbilical cord blood (UCB) transplantation was performed 30 years ago. UCB transplantation (UCBT) is now widely used in children with malignant and non-malignant disorders who lack a matched family donor. UCBT affords a lower incidence of graft-versus-host disease compared to alternative stem cell sources, but also presents a slower immune recovery and a high risk of infections if serotherapy is not omitted or targeted within the conditioning regimen. The selection of UCB units with high cell content and good human leucocyte antigen match is essential to improve the outcome. Techniques, such as double UCBT, ex vivo stem cell expansion and intra-bone injection of UCB, have improved cord blood engraftment, but clinical benefit remains to be demonstrated. Cell therapies derived from UCB are under evaluation as potential novel strategies to reduce relapse and viral infections following transplantation. In recent years, improvements within haploidentical transplantation have reduced the overall use of UCBT as an alternative stem cell source; however, each may have its relative merits and disadvantages and tailored use of these alternative stem cell sources may be the optimal approach.
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- Maria Gabelli
- Bone Marrow Transplantation, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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Yanir AD, Martinez CA, Sasa G, Leung K, Gottschalk S, Omer B, Ahmed N, Hegde M, Eunji J, Liu H, Heslop HE, Brenner MK, Krance RA, Naik S. Current Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Pediatric Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: Success, Failure and Future Perspectives—A Single-Center Experience, 2008 to 2016. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018; 24:1424-1431. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Iguchi A, Terashita Y, Sugiyama M, Ohshima J, Sato TZ, Cho Y, Kobayashi R, Ariga T. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis by using methotrexate decreases pre-engraftment syndrome and severe acute GVHD, and accelerates engraftment after cord blood transplantation. Pediatr Transplant 2016; 20:114-9. [PMID: 26526424 DOI: 10.1111/petr.12621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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GVHD and graft failure are serious problems in CBT. PES after CBT also occurs frequently and is associated with transplantation-related complications such as acute GVHD. We reviewed medical records for 70 consecutive child CBT recipients between December 1997 and April 2015. Forty-nine patients received prophylaxis against GVHD with CsA or Tac in combination with mPSL from day +7 (mPSL group), and 21 patients received CsA or Tac with MTX on day +1 and day +3 (MTX group). Neutrophil engraftment was detected in 59 patients (84.3%). Neutrophil engraftment rate in the MTX group was significantly higher than that in the mPSL group (21/21 (100%) and 38/49 (77.6%), respectively, p = 0.027). PES developed in 35 patients, and the incidence of PES in the mPSL group was significantly higher than that in the MTX group (p = 0.036). The incidence of severe acute GVHD (grade III or IV) in the MTX group was significantly lower than that in the mPSL group (p = 0.049). Although this study was a small-scale study, the results showed that increase in the rate of engraftment and decrease in the incidence of early immune reactions such as PES and severe acute GVHD could be achieved by early commencement of immunosuppression using MTX.
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- Akihiro Iguchi
- Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Murata M. Prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of graft-versus-host disease in Japan. Int J Hematol 2015; 101:467-86. [DOI: 10.1007/s12185-015-1784-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Misra R, Mohanty S. Sustained release of methotrexate through liquid-crystalline folate nanoparticles. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2014; 25:2095-2109. [PMID: 24952639 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-014-5257-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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To make chemotherapy more effective, sustained release of the drug is desirable. By controlling the release rates, constant therapeutic levels can be achieved which can avoid re-administration of drug. This helps to combat tumors more effectively with minimal side effects. The present study reports the control release of methotrexate through liquid-crystalline folate nanoparticles. These nanoparticles are composed of highly ordered folate self-assembly which encapsulate methotrexate molecules. These drug molecules can be released in a controlled manner by disrupting this assembly in the environment of monovalent cations. The ordered structure of folate nanoparticles offers low drug losses of about 4-5%, which is significant in itself. This study reports the size-control method of forming methotrexate encapsulated folate nanoparticles as well as the release of methotrexate through these nanoparticles. It has been demonstrated that methotrexate release rates can be controlled by controlling the size of the nanoparticles, cross-linking cation and cross-linking concentration. The effect of different factors like drug loading, release medium, and pH of the medium on methotrexate release rates was also studied.
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- Rahul Misra
- Advance Materials & Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India,
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Kuwatsuka Y, Atsuta Y, Horowitz MM, Inagaki J, Kanda J, Kato K, Koh K, Zhang MJ, Eapen M. Graft-versus-host disease and survival after cord blood transplantation for acute leukemia: a comparison of Japanese versus White populations. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2014; 20:662-7. [PMID: 24525277 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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An earlier report identified higher risks of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in White children compared with the Japanese after HLA-matched sibling transplantations. The current analysis explored whether racial differences are associated with GVHD risks after unrelated umbilical cord blood transplantation. Included are patients of Japanese descent (n = 257) and Whites (n = 260; 168 of 260 received antithymocyte globulin [ATG]). Transplants were performed in the United States or Japan between 2000 and 2009; patients were aged 16 years or younger, had acute leukemia, were in complete remission, and received a myeloablative conditioning regimen. The median ages of the Japanese and Whites who received ATG were younger at 5 years compared with 8 years for Whites who did not receive ATG. In all groups most transplants were mismatched at 1 or 2 HLA loci. Multivariate analysis found no differences in risks of acute GVHD between the Japanese and Whites. However, chronic GVHD was higher in Whites who did not receive ATG compared with the Japanese (hazard ratio, 2.16; P < .001), and treatment-related mortality was higher in Whites who received ATG compared with the Japanese (relative risk, 1.81; P = .01). Nevertheless, there were no significant differences in overall survival between the 3 groups.
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- Yachiyo Kuwatsuka
- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
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- Department of HSCT Data Management and Biostatistics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Medical Center, Japanese Red Cross, Nagoya First Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Khaled SK, Thomas SH, Forman SJ. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults. Curr Opin Oncol 2012; 24:182-90. [PMID: 22234252 PMCID: PMC3520484 DOI: 10.1097/cco.0b013e32834f5c41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a heterogeneous disease, for which treatment guidelines are still evolving. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is a potentially curative therapeutic modality for ALL, and this review describes the recent studies and current practice patterns concerning the who, when, and how of allo-HCT in the management of ALL. RECENT FINDINGS Allogeneic stem cell transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with ALL after first relapse and is also recommended for high-risk patients in first complete remission (CR1). Minimal residual disease evaluation and monitoring is developing as an important prognostic factor and could guide physicians in determining which patients, especially those with standard risk, might require transplant. Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy allows a much higher proportion of Philadelphia-chromosome-positive ALL patients to attain remission and proceed to transplant with improved results; posttransplant TKI maintenance therapy may also provide survival benefit. Reduced-intensity conditioning regimens are a reasonable alternative for patients who would otherwise be ineligible for transplant because of age or comorbidity. SUMMARY For patients with high-risk features, there is general agreement that allo-HCT in CR1 is a potentially curative option; however, there is no consensus on early transplant for standard-risk patients.
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- Samer K Khaled
- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA
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