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Maziarz RT, Diaz A, Miklos DB, Shah NN. Perspective: An International Fludarabine Shortage: Supply Chain Issues Impacting Transplantation and Immune Effector Cell Therapy Delivery. Transplant Cell Ther 2022; 28:723-726. [PMID: 35940526 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2022.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Host immune depletion has been recognized as a necessary step for successful adoptive immune cell transfer in both the autologous and allogeneic settings. The chemotherapy agent fludarabine as an immune suppressive agent has a central role in multiple conditioning regimens for both transplantation and immune effector cell therapies. With the recent and sudden recognition of an imminent worldwide fludarabine shortage, novel approaches to overcome supply chain disruption are needed, including exploration of alternative therapies. The fludarabine shortage has highlighted the need to prioritize the development of institutional algorithms for maintaining ongoing clinical trials and standard of care procedures in the setting of critical drug shortages.
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- Richard T Maziarz
- Center for Hematologic Malignancies, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Krakow EF, Gyurkocza B, Storer BE, Chauncey TR, McCune JS, Radich JP, Bouvier ME, Estey EH, Storb R, Maloney DG, Sandmaier BM. Phase I/II multisite trial of optimally dosed clofarabine and low-dose TBI for hematopoietic cell transplantation in acute myeloid leukemia. Am J Hematol 2020; 95:48-56. [PMID: 31637757 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Clofarabine is an immunosuppressive purine nucleoside analog that may have better anti-leukemic activity than fludarabine. We performed a prospective phase I/II multisite trial of clofarabine with 2 Gy total body irradiation as non-myeloablative conditioning for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in adults with acute myeloid leukemia who were unfit for more intense regimens. Our main objective was to improve the 6-month relapse rate following non-myeloablative conditioning, while maintaining historic rates of non-relapse mortality (NRM) and engraftment. Forty-four patients, 53 to 74 (median: 69) years, were treated with clofarabine at 150 to 250 mg/m2 , of whom 36 were treated at the maximum protocol-specified dose. One patient developed multifactorial acute kidney injury and another developed multiorgan failure, but no other grade 3 to 5 non-hematologic toxicities were observed. All patients fully engrafted. The 6-month relapse rate was 16% (95% CI, 5%-27%) among all patients and 14% (95% CI, 3%-26%) among high-risk patients treated at the maximum dose, meeting the pre-specified primary efficacy endpoint. Overall survival was 55% (95% CI, 40%-70%) and leukemia-free survival was 52% (95% CI, 37%-67%) at 2 years. Compared to a historical high-risk cohort treated with the combination of fludarabine at 90 mg/m2 and 2 Gy TBI, protocol patients treated with the clofarabine-TBI regimen had lower rates of overall mortality (HR of 0.50, 95% CI, 0.28-0.91), disease progression or death (HR 0.48, 95% CI, 0.27-0.85), and morphologic relapse (HR 0.30, 95% CI, 0.13-0.69), and comparable NRM (HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.36-2.00). The combination of clofarabine with TBI warrants further investigation in patients with high-risk AML.
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- Elizabeth F. Krakow
- Clinical Research DivisionFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle Washington
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Washington Seattle Washington
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- Clinical Research DivisionFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle Washington
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- Clinical Research DivisionFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle Washington
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- Clinical Research DivisionFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle Washington
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Washington Seattle Washington
- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Washington
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- Clinical Research DivisionFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle Washington
- Department of PharmaceuticsUniversity of Washington Seattle Washington
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- Clinical Research DivisionFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle Washington
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Washington Seattle Washington
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- Clinical Research DivisionFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle Washington
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- Clinical Research DivisionFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle Washington
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Washington Seattle Washington
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- Clinical Research DivisionFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle Washington
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Washington Seattle Washington
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- Clinical Research DivisionFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle Washington
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Washington Seattle Washington
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- Clinical Research DivisionFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Seattle Washington
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Washington Seattle Washington
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Peccatori J, Mastaglio S, Giglio F, Greco R, Crocchiolo R, Patriarca F, Forno B, Deola S, Assanelli A, Lupo Stanghellini MT, Marcatti M, Zecca M, Cortelazzo S, Fanin R, Fagioli F, Locatelli F, Ciceri F. Clofarabine and Treosulfan as Conditioning for Matched Related and Unrelated Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Results from the Clo3o Phase II Trial. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 26:316-322. [PMID: 31605823 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) can be curative for patients with hematologic malignancies. The ideal conditioning regimen before allo-HSCT has not been established. We conducted a Phase II study to evaluate the tolerability and efficacy of clofarabine and treosulfan as conditioning regimen before allo-HSCT. The primary objective was to evaluate the cumulative incidence of nonrelapse mortality (NRM) on day +100. Forty-four patients (36 with acute myelogenous leukemia, 5 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, 3 with myelodysplastic syndromes) were enrolled. The median patient age was 47 years, and the median duration of follow-up was 27 months. The conditioning regimen was based on clofarabine 40 mg/m2 (days -6 to -2) and treosulfan 14 g/m2 (days -6 to -4). Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells were derived from a sibling (n = 22) or a well-matched unrelated donor (n = 22). Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis consisted of antithymocyte globulin, rituximab, cyclosporine, and a short-course of methotrexate. The regimen allowed for rapid engraftment and a 100-day NRM of 18%, due mainly to bacterial infections. The incidences of grade II-IV acute GVHD and chronic GVHD were 16% and 19%, respectively. The rates of overall survival (OS), progression-free survival, and relapse at 2 years were 51%, 31%, and 50%, respectively. Significantly different outcomes were observed between patients with low-intermediate and patients with high-very high Disease Risk Index (DRI) scores (1-year OS, 78% and 24%, respectively). Our findings show that the use of treosulfan and clofarabine as a conditioning regimen for allo-HSCT is feasible, with a 78% 1-year OS in patients with a low-intermediate DRI score. However, 1-year NRM was 18%, and despite the intensified conditioning regimen, relapse incidence remains a major issue in patients with poor prognostic risk factors.
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- Jacopo Peccatori
- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Carlo Melzi Hematology and Cellular Therapy Unit, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine, Undine, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Ospedale Regionale, Bolzano, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Carlo Melzi Hematology and Cellular Therapy Unit, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine, Undine, Italy
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- Pediatric Onco-Hematology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
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Lowe KL, Mackall CL, Norry E, Amado R, Jakobsen BK, Binder G. Fludarabine and neurotoxicity in engineered T-cell therapy. Gene Ther 2018; 25:176-191. [DOI: 10.1038/s41434-018-0019-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Phase I Study of Clofarabine and 2-Gy Total Body Irradiation as a Nonmyeloablative Preparative Regimen for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Pediatric Patients with Hematologic Malignancies: A Therapeutic Advances in Childhood Leukemia Consortium Study. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2017; 23:1134-1141. [PMID: 28396162 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Clofarabine is a purine nucleoside analog with immunosuppressive and antileukemic activity and its inclusion in reduced-intensity regimens could potentially improve outcomes. We performed a prospective phase I study of clofarabine combined with 2 Gy total body irradiation (TBI) as a nonmyeloablative preparative regimen for allogeneic stem cell transplantation in pediatric patients who were considered at high risk of mortality from standard myeloablative regimens. The main goal of the study was to delineate the maximum feasible dose (MFD) of clofarabine in combination with 2 Gy TBI. Eighteen patients, 1 to 21 years of age and in complete remission, were enrolled in 2 strata (matched related donor and unrelated donor) and evaluated for day100 dose-limiting events (DLE) (nonengraftment, nonrelapse mortality [NRM], and severe renal insufficiency) after receiving clofarabine at the starting dose level of 40 mg/m2. All 6 patients (3 in each stratum) engrafted with no day 100 DLE seen in the first cohort. The dose was increased to 52 mg/m2 in the next and an expanded cohort (total of 12 patients) and no DLE were observed at day 100 and at the 1-year study endpoint. The regimen was well tolerated with transient transaminitis and gastrointestinal and skin reactions as the common reversible toxicities observed with clofarabine. The dose of 52 mg/m2 of clofarabine was deemed the MFD. Disease relapse led to mortality in 6 (33%) patients during follow-up with 1-year event-free survival and overall survival of 60% (95% confidence interval [CI], 34 to 79) and 71% (95% CI, 44 to 87), respectively. This regimen leads to successful engraftment using both related and unrelated donors with exceptionally low rates of NRM.
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Ringdén O, Labopin M, Schmid C, Sadeghi B, Polge E, Tischer J, Ganser A, Michallet M, Kanz L, Schwerdtfeger R, Nagler A, Mohty M. Sequential chemotherapy followed by reduced-intensity conditioning and allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in adult patients with relapse or refractory acute myeloid leukaemia: a survey from the Acute Leukaemia Working Party of EBMT. Br J Haematol 2016; 176:431-439. [DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Olle Ringdén
- Division of Therapeutic Immunology; Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm Sweden
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- Service d'Hématologie et Thérapie Cellulaire; Hôpital Saint-Antoine; Paris France
- Hopital Saint-Antoine; AP-HP; Paris France
- Universite Pierre & Marie Curie; Paris France
- INSERM UMRs 938; CEREST-TC EBMT; Paris France
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- Division of Therapeutic Immunology; Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm Sweden
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- Service d'Hématologie et Thérapie Cellulaire; Hôpital Saint-Antoine; Paris France
- Hopital Saint-Antoine; AP-HP; Paris France
- Universite Pierre & Marie Curie; Paris France
- INSERM UMRs 938; CEREST-TC EBMT; Paris France
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- Department of Haematology/Oncology; Hannover Medical University; Hannover Germany
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- Department of Medicine; University of Tübingen; Tübingen Germany
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- Department of Haematology, Oncology, and Immunology; Helios-Kliniken Berlin-Buch; Berlin Germany
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- Service d'Hématologie et Thérapie Cellulaire; Hôpital Saint-Antoine; Paris France
- Hopital Saint-Antoine; AP-HP; Paris France
- Universite Pierre & Marie Curie; Paris France
- INSERM UMRs 938; CEREST-TC EBMT; Paris France
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Pingali SR, Champlin RE. Pushing the envelope-nonmyeloablative and reduced intensity preparative regimens for allogeneic hematopoietic transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2015; 50:1157-67. [PMID: 25985053 PMCID: PMC4809137 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2015.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) was originally developed to allow delivery of myeloablative doses of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. With better understanding of disease pathophysiology, the graft vs malignancy (GVM) effect of allogeneic hematopoietic transplantation and toxicities associated with myeloablative conditioning (MAC) regimens, the focus shifted to developing less toxic conditioning regimens to reduce treatment-related morbidity without compromising survival. Although HCT with MAC is preferred to reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) for most patients ⩽60 years with AML/myelodysplastic syndrome and ALL, RIC and nonmyeloablative (NMA) regimens allow HCT for many otherwise ineligible patients. Reduced intensity preparative regimens have produced high rates of PFS for diagnoses, which are highly sensitive to GVM. Relapse of the malignancy is the major cause of treatment failure with RIC/NMA HCT. Incorporation of novel agents like bortezomib or lenalidomide, addition of cellular immunotherapy and use of targeted radiation therapies could further improve outcome. In this review, we discuss commonly used RIC/NMA regimens and promising novel regimens.
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- S R Pingali
- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Clofarabine salvage therapy before allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with relapsed or refractory AML: results of the BRIDGE trial. Leukemia 2015; 30:261-7. [PMID: 26283567 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2015.226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Revised: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) acute myeloid leukemia (AML), long-term disease control can only be achieved by allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We studied the safety and efficacy of clofarabine-based salvage therapy. The study was designed as phase II, multicenter, intent-to-transplant (ITT) study. A total of 84 patients with r/r AML were enrolled. All patients received at least one cycle of CLARA (clofarabine 30 mg/m(2) and cytarabine 1 g/m(2), days 1-5). Chemo-responsive patients with a donor received HSCT in aplasia after first CLARA. Generally, HSCT was performed as soon as possible. The conditioning regimen consisted of clofarabine (4 × 30 mg/m(2)) and melphalan (140 mg/m(2)). The median patient age was 61 years (range 40-75). On day 15 after start of CLARA, 26% of patients were in a morphologically leukemia-free state and 79% exposed a reduction in bone marrow blasts. Overall, 67% of the patients received HSCT within the trial. The primary end point, defined as complete remission after HSCT, was achieved by 60% of the patients. According to the ITT, overall survival at 2 years was 43% (95% confidence interval (CI), 32-54%). The 2-year disease-free survival for transplanted patients was 52% (95% CI, 40-69%). Clofarabine-based salvage therapy combined with allogeneic HSCT in aplasia shows promising results in patients with r/r AML.
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El-Jawahri A, Li S, Ballen KK, Cutler C, Dey BR, Driscoll J, Hunnewell C, Ho VT, McAfee SL, Poliquin C, Saylor M, Soiffer RJ, Spitzer TR, Alyea E, Chen YB. Phase II Trial of Reduced-Intensity Busulfan/Clofarabine Conditioning with Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, and Acute Lymphoid Leukemia. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 22:80-5. [PMID: 26260679 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Clofarabine has potent antileukemia activity and its inclusion in reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for acute leukemia could potentially improve outcomes. We conducted a phase II study of busulfan (.8 mg/kg i.v. twice daily on days -5, -4, -3, and -2) with clofarabine (40 mg/m(2) i.v. daily on days -5, -4, -3, and -2) conditioning before allogeneic 8/8 HLA-matched related or unrelated HSCT. The primary endpoint was donor neutrophil engraftment by day +40. Secondary endpoints included nonrelapse mortality (NRM), acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Thirty-four patients (acute myeloid leukemia [AML], n = 25; myelodysplastic syndromes, n = 5; and acute lymphoid leukemia, n = 4) were enrolled. Day 40+ engraftment with donor chimerism was achieved in 33 of 34 patients with 1 patient dying before count recovery. Day 100 and 1-year NRM were 5.9% (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.0 to 17.4) and 24% (95% CI, 11 to 39), respectively. The 2-year relapse rate was 26% (95% CI, 13 to 42). Cumulative incidences of acute and chronic GVHD were 21% and 44%, respectively. The 2-year PFS was 50% (95% CI, 32 to 65) and OS was 56% (95% CI, 38 to 71). For patients with AML in first complete remission, 2-year PFS and OS were both 82% (95% CI, 55 to 94). RIC with busulfan and clofarabine leads to successful engraftment with acceptable rates of NRM and GVHD.
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- Areej El-Jawahri
- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Computational Biology and Biostatistics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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New drug toxicities in the onco-nephrology world. Kidney Int 2015; 87:909-17. [PMID: 25671763 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2015.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Revised: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
New anticancer medications are rapidly entering the clinical arena offering patients with previously resistant cancers the promise of more effective therapies capable of extending their lives. However, adverse renal consequences develop in treated patients with underlying risk factors, requiring the nephrology community to be familiar with the nephrotoxic effects. The most common clinical nephrotoxic manifestations of these drugs include acute kidney injury, varying levels of proteinuria, hypertension, electrolyte disturbances, and at times chronic kidney disease. Thus, to practice competently in the 'onco-nephrology' arena, nephrologists will garner benefit from an update on older drugs with newly recognized nephrotoxic potential as well as newer agents, which may be associated with kidney injury. With that in mind, this brief update is meant to provide clinicians with the currently available evidence on the nephrotoxicity of a group of anticancer medications.
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Fozza C. The role of Clofarabine in the treatment of adults with acute myeloid leukemia. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2014; 93:237-45. [PMID: 25457773 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2014.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2014] [Revised: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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The therapeutic scenario available for adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has shown only partial progresses over the last few years. This is especially true for refractory and relapsed AML whose outcome is still extremely disappointing. In this context Clofarabine has offered new promising perspectives within first and second line protocols. This review will firstly describe the initial development in monotherapy, considering then the different potential combination strategies which include both polichemotherapeutic regimens and less conventional approaches with new generation drugs. The potential use of Clofarabine as induction treatment for patients candidate to stem cell transplantation and within conditioning regimens will be finally evaluated.
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- Claudio Fozza
- Hematology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro 12, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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Chevallier P, Labopin M, Socié G, Tabrizi R, Furst S, Lioure B, Guillaume T, Delaunay J, de La Tour RP, Vigouroux S, El-Cheikh J, Blaise D, Michallet M, Bilger K, Milpied N, Moreau P, Mohty M. Results from a clofarabine-busulfan-containing, reduced-toxicity conditioning regimen prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation: the phase 2 prospective CLORIC trial. Haematologica 2014; 99:1486-91. [PMID: 24951467 PMCID: PMC4562538 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2014.108563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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We prospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy of a clofarabine, intravenous busulfan and antithymocyte globulin-based reduced-toxicity conditioning (CloB2A2) regimen before allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Thirty high-risk patients (median age: 59 years; acute myeloid leukemia n=11, acute lymphoblastic leukemia n=13; myelodysplastic syndrome n=5, bi-phenotypic leukemia n=1) were included in this phase 2 study. At time of their transplant, 20 and seven patients were in first and second complete remission, respectively, while three patients with myelodysplastic syndrome were responding to chemotherapy or who had not been previously treated. The CloB2A2 regimen consisted of clofarabine 30 mg/m(2)/day for 4 days, busulfan 3.2 mg/kg/day for 2 days and antithymocyte globulin 2.5 mg/kg/day for 2 days. The median follow-up was 23 months. Engraftment occurred in all patients. The 1-year overall survival, leukemia-free survival, relapse incidence and non-relapse mortality rates were 63±9%, 57±9%, 40±9%, and 3.3±3%, respectively. Comparing patients with acute myeloid leukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome versus those with acute lymphoblastic leukemia/bi-phenotypic leukemia, the 1-year overall and leukemia-free survival rates were 75±10% versus 50±13%, respectively (P=0.07) and 69±12% versus 43±13%, respectively (P=0.08), while the 1-year relapse incidence was 25±11% versus 57±14%, respectively (P=0.05). The CloB2A2 regimen prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation is feasible, allowing for full engraftment and low toxicity. Disease control appears to be satisfactory, especially in patients with acute myeloid leukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome. The trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov no. NCT00863148.
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MESH Headings
- Adenine Nucleotides/therapeutic use
- Adult
- Aged
- Antilymphocyte Serum/therapeutic use
- Arabinonucleosides/therapeutic use
- Busulfan/therapeutic use
- Clofarabine
- Drug Administration Schedule
- Female
- Graft Survival/immunology
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Humans
- Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute/immunology
- Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute/mortality
- Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute/pathology
- Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute/therapy
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/immunology
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/mortality
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/pathology
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/therapy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myeloablative Agonists/therapeutic use
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes/immunology
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes/mortality
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes/pathology
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes/therapy
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/immunology
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/mortality
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/pathology
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/therapy
- Recurrence
- Survival Analysis
- Transplantation Conditioning/methods
- Transplantation, Homologous
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Affiliation(s)
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- Université Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris INSERM, UMRs 938, Paris Hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, Paris
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- Hematology Department, Hopital Saint-Louis, Paris
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- Hematology Department, Institut Paoli-Calmette, Marseille
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- Hematology Department, Institut Paoli-Calmette, Marseille
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- Hematology Department, Institut Paoli-Calmette, Marseille
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- Hematology Department, CHU Hotel-Dieu, Nantes Université Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris INSERM, UMRs 938, Paris Hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, Paris
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Petri CR, O'Donnell PH, Cao H, Artz AS, Stock W, Wickrema A, Hard M, van Besien K. Clofarabine-associated acute kidney injury in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Leuk Lymphoma 2014; 55:2866-73. [PMID: 24564572 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2014.897701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Abstract We examined clofarabine pharmacokinetics and association with renal toxicity in 62 patients participating in a phase I-II study of clofarabine-melphalan-alemtuzumab conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Pharmacokinetic parameters, including clofarabine area under the concentration-time curve (AUC), maximum concentration and clearance, were measured, and patients were monitored for renal injury. All patients had normal pretreatment creatinine values, but over half (55%) experienced acute kidney injury (AKI) after clofarabine administration. Age was the strongest predictor of AKI, with older patients at greater risk (p = 0.002). Clofarabine AUC was higher in patients who developed AKI, and patients with the highest dose-normalized AUCs experienced the most severe grades of AKI (p = 0.01). Lower baseline renal function, even when normal, was associated with lower clofarabine clearance (p = 0.008). These data suggest that renal-adjustment of clofarabine dosing should be considered for older and at-risk patients even when renal function is ostensibly normal.
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- Camille R Petri
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine , Chicago, IL , USA
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Nakamura R, Forman SJ. Reduced intensity conditioning for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: considerations for evidence-based GVHD prophylaxis. Expert Rev Hematol 2014; 7:407-21. [DOI: 10.1586/17474086.2014.898561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Bayraktar UD, Bashir Q, Qazilbash M, Champlin RE, Ciurea SO. Fifty years of melphalan use in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2012; 19:344-56. [PMID: 22922522 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2012.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2012] [Accepted: 08/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Melphalan remains the most widely used agent in preparative regimens for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT). From its initial discovery more than 50 years ago, it has been gradually incorporated in the conditioning regimens for both autologous and allogeneic transplantations because of its myeloablative properties and broad antitumor effects as a DNA alkylating agent. Melphalan remains the mainstay conditioning for multiple myeloma and lymphomas, and it has been used successfully in preparative regimens of a variety of other hematological and nonhematological malignancies. The addition of newer agents to conditioning, such as bortezomib or lenalidomide for myeloma or clofarabine for myeloid malignancies, may improve antitumor effects for transplantation, whereas melphalan in combination with alemtuzumab may represent a backbone for future cellular therapy because of reliable engraftment and low toxicity profile. This review summarizes the development and the current use of this remarkable drug in hematopoietic SCT.
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- Ulas D Bayraktar
- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Chevallier P, Labopin M, Buchholz S, Ganser A, Ciceri F, Lioure B, Faul C, Guillerm G, Finke J, Huynh A, Schubert J, Kolb HJ, Polge E, Nagler A, Mohty M. Clofarabine-containing conditioning regimen for allo-SCT in AML/ALL patients: a survey from the Acute Leukemia Working Party of EBMT. Eur J Haematol 2012; 89:214-9. [PMID: 22702414 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2012.01822.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Clofarabine (CLO), a second-generation purine analogue, has demonstrated an efficient anti-leukemia activity while showing a favorable toxicity profile. This retrospective multicenter report assessed the outcome of 90 patients who received a CLO-containing conditioning regimen before allo-SCT for AML (n = 69) or ALL (n = 21). Median age was 42 yr at transplant. The majority of cases (n = 66) presented with an active disease at transplant while 38 patients had received previous transplantation(s). A total of 88 and two patients received a reduced-intensity conditioning or a myeloablative regimen, respectively. Engraftment was achieved in 97% of evaluable patients. With a median follow-up of 14 months (range, 1-45), the 2-year OS, LFS, relapse, and NRM rates were 28 ± 5%, 23 ± 5%, 41 ± 6%, and 35 ± 5%, respectively. When comparing AML and ALL patients, OS and LFS were significantly higher for AML (OS, 35 ± 6% vs. 0%, P < 0.0001); LFS: 30 ± 6% vs. 0%, P < 0.0001). In a Cox multivariate analysis, an AML diagnosis was the only factor associated with a better LFS (HR = 0.37; 95%CI, 0.21-0.66; P = 0.001). We conclude that a CLO-containing conditioning regimen prior to allo-SCT might be an effective treatment. Prospective studies are needed to evaluate the potential role of CLO as part of conditioning regimens in acute leukemias.
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- Patrice Chevallier
- Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire (CHU) de Nantes, Hématologie Clinique, Centre d'Investigation Clinique en Cancérologie (CI2C), Université de Nantes and INSERM CRNCA UMR, Nantes, France.
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Impact of cytogenetics risk on outcome after reduced intensity conditioning allo-SCT from an HLA-identical sibling for patients with AML in first CR: a report from the acute leukemia working party of EBMT. Bone Marrow Transplant 2012; 47:1442-7. [PMID: 22504932 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2012.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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So far the impact of cytogenetics risk on outcome in the context of reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) allo-SCT has been poorly studied. We have identified 378 AML patients in first CR who underwent RIC allo-SCT from an HLA-matched sibling donor between 2000 and 2007 reported to the European Group for Bone and Marrow Transplantation and for whom detailed cytogenetics data were available (good risk: n=21; intermediate risk: n=304; and poor risk: n=53). With a median follow-up of 24 months (range: 1-93), 2-year non-relapse mortality, relapse rate (RR), leukemia-free survival (LFS) and OS were 14%, 31%, 55% and 61%, respectively. Cytogenetics was significantly associated with RR (good risk: 10%; intermediate risk: 28%; and poor risk: 55% at 2 years, P<0.0001) and LFS (good risk: 64%; intermediate risk: 57%; and poor risk: 38% at 2 years, P=0.003). In a multivariate analysis, RR and LFS were significantly higher and lower, respectively, in the high-risk cytogenetics group (P=0.001, P=0.004) and in patients with a higher WBC at diagnosis (>10 × 10(9)/L) (P<0.001, P=0.004). As documented in the setting of myeloablative allo-SCT, patients with poor cytogenetics had increased RR and decreased LFS after RIC allo-SCT, requiring new prospective strategies to improve results in this subgroup.
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- Hillard M Lazarus
- Department of MedicineUniversity Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Paun O, Lazarus HM. Novel transplant strategies in adults with acute leukemia. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2011; 25:1319-39, ix. [PMID: 22093589 DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2011.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is regularly used as a curative treatment option for patients with various disorders, including acute leukemia in adults. The past decade has witnessed dramatic improvements in the reduction of treatment-related mortality (TRM), in part attributable to improved supportive care but also due to better graft selection and donor-to-recipient matching regimens, and the emergence of reduced-intensity conditioning in place of myeloablative conditioning. Despite these advances, HCT remains plagued by the risk of relapse or failure due to graft-versus-host disease, infectious complications, and TRM. This article reviews new approaches that may improve overall patient outcome.
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- Oana Paun
- Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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van Besien K, Stock W, Rich E, Odenike O, Godley LA, O'Donnell PH, Kline J, Nguyen V, Del Cerro P, Larson RA, Artz AS. Phase I-II study of clofarabine-melphalan-alemtuzumab conditioning for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2011; 18:913-21. [PMID: 22079470 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2011] [Accepted: 10/30/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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We conducted a phase I-II study of transplantation conditioning with clofarabine-melphalan-alemtuzumab for patients with advanced hematologic malignancies. Ten patients were accrued to the phase I portion, which utilized an accelerated titration design. No dose-limiting toxicity was observed, and clofarabine 40 mg/m(2) × 5, melphalan 140 mg/m(2) × 1, and alemtuzumab 20 mg × 5 was adopted for the phase II study, which accrued 72 patients. Median age was 54 years. There were 44 patients with acute myelogenous leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes, 27 with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and nine patients with other hematologic malignancies. The largest subgroup of 35 patients had American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation high-risk, active disease. All evaluable patients engrafted with a median time to neutrophil and platelet recovery of 10 and 18 days, respectively. The cumulative incidence of treatment-related mortality was 26% at 1 year. Cumulative incidence of relapse was 29% at 1 year. Overall survival was 80% (95% confidence interval [CI], 71-89) at 100 days and 59% (95% CI, 47-71) at 1 year. Progression-free-survival was 45% (95% CI, 33-67) at 1 year. Rapid-onset renal failure was the main toxicity in the phase II study and more frequent in older patients and those with baseline decrease in glomerular filtration rate. Grade 3-5 renal toxicity was observed in 16 of 74 patients (21%) treated at the phase II doses. Clofarabine-melphalan-alemtuzumab conditioning yields promising response and duration of response, but renal toxicity poses a considerable risk particularly in older patients.
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- Koen van Besien
- Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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