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Neemann KA, Sato AI. Vaccinations in children with hematologic malignancies and those receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplants or cellular therapies. Transpl Infect Dis 2023; 25 Suppl 1:e14100. [PMID: 37436808 DOI: 10.1111/tid.14100] [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: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
Abstract
Children who are immune compromised are uniquely threatened by a higher risk of infections, including vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). Children who undergo chemotherapy or cellular therapies may not have preexisting immunity to VPDs at the time of their treatment including not yet receiving their primary vaccine series, and additionally they have higher risk of exposures (e.g., due to family structures, daycare and school setting) with decreased capacity to protect themselves using nonpharmaceutic measures (e.g., masking). In the past, efforts to revaccinate these children have often been delayed or incomplete. Treatment with chemotherapy, stem cell transplants, and/or cellular therapies impair the ability of the immune system to mount a robust vaccine response. Ideally, protection would be provided as soon as both safe and effective, which will vary by vaccine type (e.g., replicating versus nonreplicating; conjugated versus polysaccharide). While a single approach revaccination schedule following these therapies would be convenient for providers, it would not account for patient specific factors that influence the timing of immune reconstitution (IR). Evidence suggests that many of these children would mount a meaningful vaccine response as early as 3 months following completion of treatment. Here within, we provide updated guidance on how to approach vaccination both during and following completion of these therapies.
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- Kari A Neemann
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Children's Hospital & Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Children's Hospital & Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Sharma SK, Choudhary D, Doval D, Khandelwal V, Patel A, Setia R, Dadu T, Handoo A. Myeloablative Versus Reduced Intensity Conditioning Regimens for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A Retrospective Analysis. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 2020; 37:472-478. [PMID: 34267469 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-020-01386-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The conditioning regimens used for the allo-HSCT include either myeloablative conditioning (MAC) or reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens based on the age, performance status and co-morbidities. Studies comparing the survival outcomes of RIC and MAC allo-HSCT in AML and MDS patients have reported contradictory results. We therefore retrospectively analyzed our data of AML and MDS patients who received MAC and RIC allo-HSCT at our center and compared the long term outcome of the two conditioning regimens. One hundred twenty six consecutive patients were evaluated, 32 (25.4%) underwent MAC allo-HSCT and 94 (74.6%) underwent RIC allo-HSCT. The most common MAC regimen used was busulfan plus cyclophosphamide and the most common RIC regimen used was fludarabine plus melphalan. The median age was higher in RIC group (44 years, range 4-75 years) compared to MAC group (31 yrs, range 6-51 yrs, p = 0.001). There was no significant difference in terms of overall survival (p = 0.498), relapse-free survival (p = 0.791) and non-relapse mortality (p = 0.366) between the two groups. In multivariate analysis, only chronic graft-versus-host disease resulted in decreased risk of relapse and improved overall survival irrespective of the conditioning regimens used.
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- Sanjeev Kumar Sharma
- Department of Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, BLK Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, 110005 India
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, BLK Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, 110005 India
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, BLK Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, 110005 India
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, BLK Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, 110005 India
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, BLK Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, 110005 India
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, BLK Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, 110005 India
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, BLK Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, 110005 India
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, BLK Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, 110005 India
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DeFilipp Z, Advani AS, Bachanova V, Cassaday RD, Deangelo DJ, Kebriaei P, Rowe JM, Seftel MD, Stock W, Tallman MS, Fanning S, Inamoto Y, Kansagra A, Johnston L, Nagler A, Sauter CS, Savani BN, Perales MA, Carpenter PA, Larson RA, Weisdorf D. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in the Treatment of Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Updated 2019 Evidence-Based Review from the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 25:2113-2123. [PMID: 31446198 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The role of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is reviewed and critically evaluated in this systematic evidence-based review. Specific criteria were used for searching the published literature and for grading the quality and strength of the evidence and the strength of the recommendations. A panel of ALL experts developed consensus on the treatment recommendations based on the evidence. Allogeneic HCT offers a survival benefit in selected patients with ALL, and this review summarizes the standard indications as well as the areas of controversy. There is now greater experience with pediatric-inspired chemotherapy regimens that has transformed upfront therapy for adult ALL, resulting in higher remission rates and overall survival. This in turn has increased the equipoise around decision making for ALL in first complete remission (CR1) when there is no measurable residual disease (MRD) at the end of induction and/or consolidation. Randomized studies are needed for adults with ALL to compare allogeneic HCT in CR1 with pediatric-inspired chemotherapy alone. Indications for transplantation in the evolving landscape of MRD assessments and novel targeted and immune therapeutics remain important areas of investigation.
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- Zachariah DeFilipp
- Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology/Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Hematology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology, Greenville Health System Cancer Institute, Greenville, SC
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- Division of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Division, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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- Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology/Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
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Çiftçiler R, Göker H, Demiroğlu H, Aladağ E, Aksu S, Haznedaroğlu İC, Sayınalp N, Özcebe O, Tekin F, Büyükaşık Y. Comparison of Myeloablative Versus Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Regimens for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Cohort Study. Turk J Haematol 2019; 36:88-96. [PMID: 30717586 PMCID: PMC6516104 DOI: 10.4274/tjh.galenos.2019.2018.0220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Objective Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is an effective treatment modality for a variety of malignant and non-malignant hematologic disorders. Myeloablative conditioning (MAC) and reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens could have different clinical outcomes. This purpose of this study was to assess the long-term outcome of MAC versus RIC regimens in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) undergoing allogeneic HSCT. Materials and Methods We retrospectively compared long-term outcomes with MAC and RIC regimens in patients with AML who underwent allo-HSCT at our tertiary transplantation center. Results We analyzed survival outcomes after MAC-HSCT versus RICHSCT among 107 adult patients with AML diagnosed from 2001 through 2017. Of those, 44 patients underwent a MAC regimen, whereas 63 patients received a RIC regimen. The median follow-up time was 37 months (range: 6-210) for the entire group. The 3-year overall survival (OS) for RIC and MAC patients was 67% and 60%, respectively (p>0.05). The 3-year progression-free survival (PFS) for RIC and MAC patients was 88% and 77%. In multivariate analysis, the type of conditioning regimen (RIC vs. MAC) did not influence PFS (p=0.24). Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was seen in five of the RIC patients and 9 of the MAC patients. Chronic GVHD was seen in 16 of the RIC patients and 6 of the MAC patients. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of acute GVHD (p=0.089), but there was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of chronic GVHD (p=0.03). Conclusion This retrospective analysis confirmed that MAC and RIC regimens had a consistently equivalent rate of OS and PFS in AML patients who underwent allo-HSCT. The choice of MAC versus RIC conditioning regimen might be decided on the basis of patient and disease characteristics.
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- Rafiye Çiftçiler
- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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Malkan UY, Gunes G, Demiroglu H, Goker H. Immunosuppression-associated posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in an acute leukemia case. Hematol Rep 2018; 10:7257. [PMID: 30542527 PMCID: PMC6240836 DOI: 10.4081/hr.2018.7257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) was described in 1996. Herein, we aimed to report an immunosuppression- related PRES case. A 34-year-old woman was diagnosed as t-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) was performed. Cyclosporine was given for GVHD prophylaxis in addition to the other routine medications of HSCT. She was hospitalized for acute renal failure and due to the possible contribution of acute renal failure cyclosporine was stopped. Tacrolimus was started for GVHD prophylaxis at a dose of 1 mg/day. However, fifteen days after the initiation of tacrolimus, blurred vision occurred in our patient. Petechial bleeding sites were detected in bilateral cerebral and cerebellar hemisphere by MR imaging. Tacrolimus dosage was reduced to 0.5 mg/day. She had hypertension which was difficult to control and followed-up in the intensive care unit. She had seizures. Control cranial MR resulted as diffusion limitation in bilateral cerebellar hemisphere, bilateral occipital and frontal-parietal regions with vasogenic edema findings; contrast involvement in left frontal-parietal and right cerebellar regions. She had vision loss and lethargy. Control cranial MR favored PRES syndrome secondary to immunosuppression. Hypertensive state was taken under control with antihypertensive treatment and all immunosuppressive agents were stopped. Two weeks later her clinical condition was slightly improved. MR test which was conducted 2 weeks after the diagnosis revealed the regression of PRES lesions. The characteristic signs on neuroimaging are the symmetrical white matter edema in the posterior cerebral hemispheres, particularly the parietal- occipital regions. In conclusion, PRES rarely develops secondary to the immunosuppressive agents and the clinicians should suspect and promptly diagnose PRES which might cause otherwise serious irreversible clinical complications.
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- Umit Y Malkan
- Department of Hematology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Predictive value of high EVI1 expression in AML patients undergoing myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in first CR. Bone Marrow Transplant 2016; 51:921-7. [PMID: 27042849 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Revised: 02/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The EVI1 gene is a transcriptional regulator of hematopoietic stem cell self renewal and its overexpression is associated with adverse prognosis in de novo AML. Whether the overexpression of EVI1 also predicts poor outcome of AML patients undergoing myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) in first CR (CR1) is still unclear. Thirty-two (21.2%) out of 151 patients were categorized as high EVI1 expression (EVI1+), and 119 (78.8%) patients were categorized as low EVI1 expression (EVI1-). The frequency of EVI1+ was much higher in the adverse-risk group than the intermediate-risk group (53% vs 19%, P=0.005). EVI1+ patients were significantly likely to harbor with translocations involving the MLL gene on 11q23 (8/9). Significantly poor results were observed in the EVI1+ cohort in terms of leukemia-free survival (LFS) (in 24 months 52.6 vs 71.0%, P=0.027), overall survival (OS) (in 24 months 52.8 vs 72.4%, P=0.012), and cumulative incidence of relapse (in 24 months 39.5 vs 22.5%, P=0.013). Multivariable analysis revealed that low EVI1 expression as an independent prognostic factor favoring LFS (hazards ratio=0.47, 95% confidence interval 0.26-0.86, P=0.01) but not OS. Our results indicate high EVI1 expression might predict high risk of relapse in AML patients undergoing myeloablative allo-HSCT in CR1.
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Efficiency of allogeneic hematopoietic SCT from HLA fully-matched non-sibling relatives: a new prospect of exploiting extended family search. Bone Marrow Transplant 2015; 50:545-52. [PMID: 25621800 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2014.307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Revised: 11/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The best donors for hematopoietic SCT (HSCT) are fully-matched siblings. In patients without fully-matched siblings, HLA registries or cord blood banks are alternative strategies with some restrictions. Owing to the high rate of consanguineous marriage in our country, between 2006 and 2013, extended family searches were undertaken in Hematology-Oncology Research Center and Stem Cell Transplantation (HORCSCT), Tehran, Iran, in 523 HSCT candidates with parental consanguinity and no available HLA identical sibling. Fully-matched other-relative donors were found for 109 cases. We retrospectively studied the HSCT outcome in these patients. Median time to neutrophil engraftment was 13 days (range: 9-31days). In 83 patients, full chimerism and in 17 patients, mixed chimerism was achieved. Acute GvHD (aGvHD) grade II-IV appeared in 36 patients (33%). The frequency of aGvHD development in various familial subgroups was NS. Five patients expired before day+100. In the surviving 104 cases, chronic GvHD developed in 20 patients (19.2%). The distantly related subgroup had significantly a higher rate of cGvHD (P=0.04). The 2-year OS and disease-free survival (DFS) were 76.7±4.5% and 71.7±4.7%, respectively. No significant difference in OS (P=0.30) and DFS (P=0.80) was unraveled between various familial relationships. Our considerable rate of fully-matched non-sibling family members and the favorable outcome support the rationale for extended family search in regions where consanguineous marriage is widely practiced.
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Abdul Wahid SF, Ismail NA, Mohd-Idris MR, Jamaluddin FW, Tumian N, Sze-Wei EY, Muhammad N, Nai ML. Comparison of reduced-intensity and myeloablative conditioning regimens for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a meta-analysis. Stem Cells Dev 2014; 23:2535-52. [PMID: 25072307 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2014.0123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Currently, the indications to perform reduced-intensity conditioning allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (RIC-HCT) are based on data derived mainly from large registry and single-centre retrospective studies. Thus, at the present time, there is limited direct evidence supporting the current practice in selecting patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) for RIC versus myeloablative conditioning (MAC) transplants. To determine the relationship between dose intensity of conditioning regimen and survival outcomes after allografting in AML/ALL patients, we performed a meta-analysis of 23 clinical trials reported between 1990 and 2013 involving 15,258 adult patients that compare survival outcomes after RIC-HCT versus MAC-HCT. RIC-HCT resulted in comparable <2-year and 2-6 year overall survival (OS) rates post-transplantation even though the RIC-HCT recipients were older and had more active disease than MAC-HCT recipients. The 2-6 year progression-free survival (PFS), nonrelapse mortality, acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) and chronic GvHD rates were reduced after RIC-HCT, but relapse rate was increased. Similar outcomes were observed regardless of disease type and status at transplantation. Odds ratio for all outcomes remained comparable with or without performing separate analyses for the year of HCT and for retrospective versus prospective studies. Among RIC-HCT recipients, survival rates were superior if patients were in CR at transplantation. Significant inter-study heterogeneity for aGvHD data and publication bias for PFS data were observed. This meta-analysis showed no OS benefit of MAC-HCT over RIC-HCT across the entire cohort of patients suggesting that RIC-HCT could be an effective therapeutic option for AML/ALL patients who are ineligible for MAC-HCT and CR status is preferred before RIC-HCT.
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- S Fadilah Abdul Wahid
- 1 Cell Therapy Center, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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