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Betticher C, Bacher U, Legros M, Zimmerli S, Banz Y, Mansouri Taleghani B, Pabst T. Prophylactic corticosteroid use prevents engraftment syndrome in patients after autologous stem cell transplantation. Hematol Oncol 2020; 39:97-104. [PMID: 32979278 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Engraftment syndrome (ES) following autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) at the time of neutrophil recovery may comprise fever, rash, pulmonary edema, or diarrhea. Usually, ES is easily manageable using corticosteroids but may prolong hospitalization. In two consecutive cohorts of subsequent patients with myeloma, lymphomas, and testicular/germ cell cancer, we assessed the benefit of corticosteroid use to prevent incidence and severity of ES following ASCT. Whereas Cohort A (82 patients) received no prophylactic corticosteroids, corticosteroids (4 mg dexamethasone oral daily) were started in Cohort B (60 patients) at day +9 until day +13 following ASCT. Steroid prophylaxis significantly reduced the incidence of ES (6/60; 10% vs. 33/82; 40%; p < 0.001). Hospitalization duration was longer in patients with ES than in patients without ES within both cohorts (in Cohort A: p = 0.007; and B: p = 0.011), but did not differ significantly between cohorts A and B. Finally, in Cohort A, there was a trend to an inferior 2-year overall survival rate in patients without ES compared to patients with ES (p = 0.067), but definite conclusions are not yet allowed. Our results suggest that corticosteroid prophylaxis from days +9 to +13 following ASCT significantly reduces the risk of ES and shortens hospitalization duration.
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- Christophe Betticher
- Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Infectious Diseases, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Liu Z, Zhang S, Horn B, Moreb JS. Postautologous stem cell transplantation engraftment syndrome: Improved treatment and outcomes. Clin Transplant 2020; 34:e13797. [DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Ziyang Liu
- Adult Hematology/Oncology University of Florida Gainesville Florida
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- Medicine University of Florida Gainesville Florida
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- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology University of Florida Gainesville Florida
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- Adult Hematology/Oncology University of Florida Gainesville Florida
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Badar T, Khan MA, Szabo A, Drobyski W, Chhabra S, Dhakal B, Fenske TS, Hamadani M, Hari P, Jerkins JH, Shah NN, Shaw BE, D'Souza A. Incidence and characteristics of engraftment syndrome after autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation in light chain amyloidosis. Amyloid 2019; 26:210-215. [PMID: 31347424 DOI: 10.1080/13506129.2019.1645001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Engraftment syndrome (ES), a complication of autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (auto-HCT), can occur around the time of neutrophil recovery. We sought to identify the incidence of ES in light chain (AL) amyloidosis patients undergoing auto-HCT at our centre by evaluating 72 consecutive amyloidosis patients transplanted between 1999 and 2017. To assess trends in ES over time, patients were divided into two Eras (Era 1 = 1999-2008 and Era 2 = 2009-2017) based on year of auto-HCT. Twenty-two (31%) patients developed ES; three (16%) and 19 (36%) in Era 1 and 2, respectively (p = .1). Three (16%) and 51 (96%) patients in Era 1 and 2 received chemotherapy before auto-HCT (p = <.001). The most common symptoms observed with ES in addition to fever was diarrhoea (73%), rash (68%), weight gain (56%) and non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema (23%). Day 100 post-auto-HCT haematological response (19.5% vs. 14%, p = .7) or post-transplant best organ response (23% vs. 36%, p = .2) were not significantly different in patients who did not or did develop ES, respectively. In this single centre series, we define the incidence and characteristics of ES in AL amyloidosis patients undergoing auto-HCT.
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- Talha Badar
- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , WI , USA
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Engraftment Syndrome after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation: An Update Unifying the Definition and Management Approach. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 21:2061-2068. [PMID: 26327628 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Engraftment syndrome (ES) encompasses a continuum of periengraftment complications after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. ES may include noninfectious fever, skin rash, diarrhea, hepatic dysfunction, renal dysfunction, transient encephalopathy, and capillary leak features, such as noncardiogenic pulmonary infiltrates, hypoxia, and weight gain with no alternative etiologic basis other than engraftment. Given its pleiotropic clinical presentation, the transplant field has struggled to clearly define ES and related syndromes. Here, we present a comprehensive review of ES in all documented disease settings. Furthermore, we discuss the proposed risk factors, etiology, and clinical relevance of ES. Finally, our current approach to ES is included along with a proposed treatment algorithm for the management of this complication.
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Spitzer TR. Engraftment syndrome: double-edged sword of hematopoietic cell transplants. Bone Marrow Transplant 2015; 50:469-75. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2014.296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Omer AK, Kim HT, Yalamarti B, McAfee SL, Dey BR, Ballen KK, Attar E, Chen YB, Spitzer TR. Engraftment syndrome after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in adults. Am J Hematol 2014; 89:698-705. [PMID: 24668776 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We performed a retrospective study of the engraftment syndrome (ES) as defined by the Spitzer Criteria in adult patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for various hematological malignancies at a single institution, over a decade, and analyzed its relationship to acute GVHD; 217 patients underwent either myeloablative (38.7%) or reduced intensity (61.3%) HCT; 22.1% met the criteria for ES. Acute GVHD prophylaxis (P = 0.006) and transplants prior to 2006 (P < 0.0001) were significantly associated with a risk of ES in univariable analysis. Early aGVHD within 4 weeks of engraftment was significantly more common in the ES compared to the non ES cohort (21 vs. 8.3% respectively, P = 0.02). ES did not predict for future GVHD, as at day +180, the cumulative incidences of grades II-IV aGVHD (31 vs. 23%, P = 0.19) and of chronic GVHD at 2 years of engraftment (42 vs. 36%, P = 0.28) were not significantly different between the ES and non ES groups, respectively. No significant differences in NRM, overall survival and progression-free survival were observed between the two groups. Although predictive of early aGVHD, ES occurred independently of GVHD in 79% of the patients. Survival outcomes should be evaluated in a larger randomized study to investigate if there is a correlation with ES.
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- Aazim K. Omer
- Division of Hematology; Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis Minnesota
- Department of Medicine; University of Minnesota; Minneapolis Minnesota
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- Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Boston Massachusetts
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- Hematology/Oncology Division; University of Massachusetts; Worcester Massachusetts
- Department of Medicine; University of Massachusetts; Worcester Massachusetts
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- Hematology/Oncology Division; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston Massachusetts
- Department of Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston Massachusetts
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- Hematology/Oncology Division; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston Massachusetts
- Department of Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston Massachusetts
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- Hematology/Oncology Division; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston Massachusetts
- Department of Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston Massachusetts
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- Hematology/Oncology Division; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston Massachusetts
- Department of Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston Massachusetts
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- Hematology/Oncology Division; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston Massachusetts
- Department of Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston Massachusetts
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- Hematology/Oncology Division; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston Massachusetts
- Department of Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston Massachusetts
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Keung YK, Beaty MW, Pettenati M, Levitan D, Hurd DD. Possible role of engraftment syndrome and autologous graft-versus-host disease in myelodysplastic syndrome after autologous stem cell transplantations: retrospective analysis and review of the literature. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2010; 10:129-33. [PMID: 20371446 DOI: 10.3816/clml.2010.n.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND We report a retrospective study of 452 patients with lymphoma from 1991 to 2006, with 274 men and 178 women, median age of 50 years (range, 16-76 years). PATIENTS AND METHODS There were 85 patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and 367 with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Eleven patients received a second autologous transplantation for progressive lymphoma, and another 4 received a second allogeneic transplantation for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Twenty-seven patients had skin biopsies, and 2 patients had gastrointestinal biopsies consistent with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and 11 patients developed severe engraftment syndrome (ES), as defined by noninfectious fever and skin rash with or without pulmonary infiltrates requiring systemic steroids. RESULTS The median follow-up of the patients was 6.2 years, and median overall survival was 5.3 years. Twenty-four patients (5.3%) developed MDS with median time of onset of 4.2 years (range, 8 months to 7.5 years). An additional 5 patients developed clonal karyotypic abnormalities in the bone marrow without clinical MDS. Actuarial probabilities of developing MDS at 5 and 8 years after transplantation were 5% and 15%, respectively. CONCLUSION The incidences of MDS are similar in HL and NHL. Multivariate analysis revealed older age, occurrence of ES/GVHD, and longer intervals between the initial diagnoses to transplantation as independent factors. It is conceivable that perturbation to the host immunity caused by either previous chemotherapy or conditioning regimens in the elderly might play a role in the development of MDS after autologous transplantation.
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- Yi-Kong Keung
- Section of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
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Schmid I, Stachel D, Pagel P, Albert MH. Incidence, predisposing factors, and outcome of engraftment syndrome in pediatric allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2008; 14:438-44. [PMID: 18342786 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2008.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2007] [Accepted: 02/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Engraftment syndrome (ES) has been recognized as an inflammatory condition during neutrophil recovery after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) characterized by noninfectious fever and skin rash. It has been reported to occur frequently after autologous HSCT in children and adults, and has been shown to be an independent risk factor for increased transplant-related mortality (TRM). However, virtually no data exist on its occurrence after allogeneic HSCT in children. To determine incidence, predisposing factors for, and complications of ES in a pediatric transplant cohort, we analyzed 61 consecutive recipients of a myeloablative allogeneic HSCT for the occurrence of ES. Diagnosis of ES was established when children presented with > or =2 of the following symptoms within 7 days before engraftment: (1) fever >38.0 degrees C, (2) skin rash, (3) weight gain and albumin drop, or (4) dyspnea, hypoxia, and pulmonary infiltrates. Incidence of ES in this cohort was 48% (29 of 61). In a univariate analysis, posttransplant granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) administration (P = .02), and high mononuclear cell count (MNC) (P = .002) were identified as significant risk factors predisposing for the development of ES. In a multiple logistic regression analysis, amphotericin B therapy (P = .009) and high MNC (P = .004) were significant explanatory variables for ES risk. There was a slight trend toward a higher rate of chronic GVHD (cGVHD) in patients with ES (P = .11). However, after a median follow-up of 9.5 years overall survival (OS) (P = .53) and TRM (P = .65) did not differ between the 2 groups. ES presenting with fever, rash, weight gain, and pulmonary symptoms should be recognized as a frequent complication of allogeneic HSCT after myeloablative conditioning in children. Treatment with G-CSF, amphotericin B, and a high nucleated cell count of the graft predisposed for the development of ES in this study. OS and TRM in this cohort were not affected by the occurrence of ES.
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- Irene Schmid
- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany.
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has emerged as a common therapeutic option for a variety of life-threatening disorders, especially hematologic malignancies. Pulmonary complications are reported in 30% to 60% of all recipients and represent a major cause of mortality. A major proportion of these complications are the direct result of infection. This article addresses early, noninfectious causes of acute lung injury in the HSCT recipient.
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- Steve G Peters
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Gorak E, Geller N, Srinivasan R, Espinoza-Delgado I, Donohue T, Barrett AJ, Suffredini A, Childs R. Engraftment syndrome after nonmyeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: incidence and effects on survival. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2005; 11:542-50. [PMID: 15983554 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2005.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Engraftment syndrome (ES) encompasses a constellation of symptoms that occur during neutrophil recovery after both autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT). Although it is well characterized after conventional myeloablative procedures, limited data exist on this complication after nonmyeloablative allogeneic HCT. The clinical manifestations, incidence, and risk factors associated with ES were investigated in a consecutive series of patients undergoing cyclophosphamide/fludarabine-based nonmyeloablative allogeneic HCT from a related HLA-compatible donor. Fifteen (10%) of 149 patients (median age, 53 years; range, 27-66 years) developed ES; the onset of symptoms occurred at a median of 10 days (range, 3-14 days), and they consisted of fever (100%), cough (53%), diffuse pulmonary infiltrates (100%), rash (13%), and room air hypoxia (87%). ES was more likely to develop in patients who received empiric amphotericin formulations after transplant conditioning (Fisher exact test; P=.007). In a multivariate analysis, older patient age, female sex, and treatment with amphotericin were predictors for the development of ES. Intravenous methylprednisolone led to the rapid resolution of ES; however, transplant-related mortality was significantly higher (cumulative incidence, 49% versus 16%; P=.0005), and median survival was significantly shorter (168 versus 418 days; P=.005) in patients with ES compared with non-ES patients. In conclusion, ES occurs commonly after cyclophosphamide/fludarabine-based nonmyeloablative transplantation and responds rapidly to corticosteroid treatment, but it is associated with a higher risk of nonrelapse mortality and with shorter overall survival.
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- Edward Gorak
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Mossad S, Kalaycio M, Sobecks R, Pohlman B, Andresen S, Avery R, Rybicki L, Jarvis J, Bolwell B. Steroids prevent engraftment syndrome after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation without increasing the risk of infection. Bone Marrow Transplant 2005; 35:375-81. [PMID: 15640827 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Engraftment syndrome (ES) following autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) is characterized by fever and rash. In January 2002, we instituted steroid prophylaxis for ES from day +4 to +14. This study was conducted to assess whether this practice increased the risk of infection. In total, 194 consecutive patients were reviewed, 111 did not receive steroid prophylaxis (group A), and 83 did (group B). Initial antimicrobial prophylaxis was the same in both groups. There were no significant differences between groups in age, gender, race, prior radiation therapy, number of prior chemotherapy regimens, disease status at transplant, mobilization regimen, days of leukopheresis, CD34(+) cell dose, and days to platelet and neutrophil engraftment. Group B had significantly fewer patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma, shorter median duration from diagnosis to transplant, lower risk of ES, and shorter mean length of hospital stay. The incidence of early and late microbiologically confirmed infections was not significantly different between groups. Types of infections and types of organisms identified were similar in both groups. Hospital readmission rates were similar in both groups. Steroid prophylaxis significantly decreases the risk of ES following AHSCT, and is associated with shortened hospitalization, without increasing risk of infection.
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- S Mossad
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Akasheh M, Eastwood D, Vesole DH. Engraftment syndrome after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant supported by granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) versus granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). Bone Marrow Transplant 2003; 31:113-6. [PMID: 12621492 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The engraftment syndrome (ES) is a phenomenon observed in some patients undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (AHSCT). ES is characterized by fever, rash, capillary leak, and pulmonary infiltrates occurring at the onset of engraftment. Prior studies have suggested that the administration of hematopoietic growth factors post-transplant results in the increased frequency of ES. However, the relative contribution of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) vs granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) to the development of ES remains unknown. A total of 152 consecutive patients who were treated with high-dose chemotherapy and AHSCT supported by either G-CSF or GM-CSF were analyzed retrospectively. In all, 20 patients developed ES, an incidence of 13%. ES was seen more frequently in patients who received GM-CSF (GM-CSF 24% vs G-CSF 4%, p=0.0001). The highest incidence of ES was observed in breast cancer patients (42% of breast cancer patients; 70% of all ES cases). Comparison of the incidence of ES by the priming regimen used comprising either of the growth factors revealed no significant association (p=0.8224). This study demonstrates that the incidence of ES is higher using GM-CSF, particularly in patients with breast cancer. It suggests that it might be advantageous to administer only G-CSF in breast cancer patients undergoing AHSCT to reduce ES-related morbidity.
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- M Akasheh
- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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