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Penack O, Tridello G, Salmenniemi U, Martino R, Khanna N, Perruccio K, Fagioli F, Richert-Przygonska M, Labussière-Wallet H, Maertens J, Jubert C, Aljurf M, Pichler H, Kriván G, Kunadt D, Popova M, Gabriel M, Calore E, Blau IW, Benedetti F, Itäla-Remes M, de Kort E, Russo D, Faraci M, Ménard AL, Borne PVD, Poiré X, Yesilipek A, Gozdzik J, Yeğin ZA, Yañez L, Facchini L, Van Gorkom G, Thurner L, Kocak U, Sampol A, Zuckerman T, Bierings M, Mielke S, Ciceri F, Wendel L, Knelange N, Mikulska M, Averbuch D, Styczynski J, Camara RDL, Cesaro S. Influence of invasive aspergillosis during acute leukaemia treatment on survival after allogeneic stem cell transplantation: a prospective study of the EBMT Infectious Diseases Working Party. EClinicalMedicine 2024; 67:102393. [PMID: 38152413 PMCID: PMC10751840 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Infections are the main reason for mortality during acute leukaemia treatment and invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a major concern. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT) is a standard therapy and often is the only live-saving procedure in leukaemia patients. The profound immunodeficiency occurring after alloSCT led to high IA-associated mortality in the past. Therefore, patients with IA were historically considered transplant-ineligible. Recently, there has been improvement of anti-fungal management including novel anti-fungal agents. As a result, more leukaemia patients with IA are undergoing alloSCT. Outcome has not been prospectively assessed. Methods We performed a prospective study in acute leukaemia patients undergoing alloSCT to analyse the impact of a prior history of probable or proven IA (pre-SCT IA). The primary endpoint was 1-year non-relapse mortality (NRM). Relapse free survival and overall survival were analysed as secondary endpoints. Findings 1439 patients were included between 2016 and 2021. The incidence of probable or proven pre-SCT IA was 6.0% (n = 87). The cumulative incidence of 1-year NRM was 17.3% (95% CI 10.2-26.0) and 11.2% (9.6-13.0) for patients with and without pre-SCT IA. In multivariate analyses the hazard ratio (HR) for 1-year NRM was 2.1 (1.2-3.6; p = 0.009) for patients with pre-SCT IA. One-year relapse-free survival was inferior in patients with pre-SCT IA (59.4% [48.3-68.9] vs. 70.4 [67.9-72.8]; multivariate HR 1.5 [1.1-2.1]; p = 0.02). Consequently, 1-year overall survival was lower in patients with pre-SCT IA: (68.8% [57.8-77.4] vs. 79.0% [76.7-81.1]; multivariate HR 1.7 [1.1-2.5]; p = 0.01). Interpretation Pre-SCT IA remains to be significantly associated with impaired alloSCT outcome. On the other hand, more than two thirds of patients with pre-SCT IA were alive at one year after alloSCT. IA is not anymore an absolute contraindication for alloSCT because the majority of patients with IA who undergo alloSCT benefit from this procedure. Funding There was no external funding source for this study.
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- Olaf Penack
- Medizinische Klinik m. S. Hämatologie, Onkologie und Tumorimmunologie, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Oncology Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Santa Maria Della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- CHU Bordeaux Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin-Enfants, Bordeaux, France
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, St. Anna Children's Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- RM Gorbacheva Research Institute, Pavlov University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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- Cancer Centre for Children, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Division, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Azienda Ospedale-UniversitàPadova, Italy
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- Medizinische Klinik m. S. Hämatologie, Onkologie und Tumorimmunologie, Berlin, Germany
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- Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Unit of Blood Diseases and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Brescia University, Italy
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- HSCT Unit, Department of Hematology-Oncology, IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Transplantation, Jagiellonian University Medical Collage, University Children's Hospital in Krakow, Poland
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- Hospital U. Marqués de Valdecilla-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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- Lorenz Thurner, University of Saarland, Homburg, Germany
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- Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hospital Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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- Rambam Medical Center, Technion –Faculty of Medicine. Haifa, Israel
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- Princess Maxima Center/ University Hospital for Children (WKZ), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Genoa and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Medical Center, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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Portillo V, Masouridi-Levrat S, Chalandon Y, Mappoura M, Morin S, Marinosci A, Giannotti F, Mamez AC, van Delden C, Neofytos D. Routine Infectious Disease Consultation Prior to an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant. Open Forum Infect Dis 2023; 10:ofad578. [PMID: 38088980 PMCID: PMC10715776 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023] Open
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Background A transplant infectious disease (TID) assessment is essential to select recipients for an allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) and tailor prophylactic and empirical treatment recommendations. Methods We performed a retrospective single-center study to describe our model of care based on a routine TID consultation prior to an allogeneic HCT between 2018 and 2022 in 292 adult (≥18-year-old) consecutive patients. We describe the performance of a TID consultation, arbitrarily defined as major (HCT postponement, procedure, cytomegalovirus [CMV] recipient serology reinterpretation) and minor interventions. Results Overall, 765 interventions were observed in 257 of 292 (88%) patients: 88 of 765 (11.5%) major and 677 of 765 (88.5%) minor interventions. Among major interventions, HCT was postponed in 8 of 292 (2.7%) patients and a procedure was requested in 18 of 292 (6.2%) patients. The CMV recipient serostatus was changed from indeterminate/low-titer positive to negative in 60 of 292 (20.5%) patients. Among 677 minor interventions, there were 68 (8.8%) additional consultations with other services requested, 260 (33.7%) additional diagnostic tests requested, 102 (13.2%) additional treatments recommended, 60 (7.8%) non-CMV serology reinterpretations performed, 115 (14.9%) deviations from routine anti-infective prophylaxis, and 72 (9.3%) deviations from routine empirical antibiotic treatment recommendations in case of neutropenic fever. Conclusions We are proposing a structured, clearly defined, and comprehensive pretransplant checklist for an effective assessment of infectious disease risks and complications prior to an allogeneic HCT. Further studies or experiences like ours could help to define a global strategy or new models of care to be implemented in HCT centers in the future.
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- Vera Portillo
- Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Division of Hematology, University Hospital of Geneva and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Division of Hematology, University Hospital of Geneva and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Division of Hematology, University Hospital of Geneva and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Division of Hematology, University Hospital of Geneva and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Division of Hematology, University Hospital of Geneva and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Division of Hematology, University Hospital of Geneva and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Liver Transplantation in Patients With Pretransplant Aspergillus Colonization: Is It Safe to Proceed? Transplantation 2021; 105:586-592. [PMID: 32301905 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with end-stage liver disease and pretransplant Aspergillus colonization are problematic for determining liver transplant candidacy and timing of transplantation because of concerns for posttransplant invasive aspergillosis. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of the medical and laboratory records of all adult patients (aged ≥18 y) who underwent liver transplantation with pretransplant Aspergillus colonization at the Ronald Reagan University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2015. RESULTS A total of 27 patients who had Aspergillus colonization (respiratory tract 26, biliary tract 1) before liver transplantation were identified. Pretransplant characteristics included previous liver transplant (11 of 27, 40.7%), dialysis (22 of 27, 81.5%), corticosteroid therapy (12 of 27, 44.4%), intensive care unit stay (27 of 27, 100%), and median model for end-stage liver disease score of 39. Only 22.2% (6 of 27) received pretransplant antifungal agents (median duration, 5 d), whereas 100% (27 of 27) received posttransplant antifungal prophylaxis (voriconazole 81.4%, 22 of 27; echinocandin 14.8%, 4 of 27; voriconazole plus echinocandin 3.7%, 1 of 27) for median duration of 85 d. Posttransplant invasive fungal infection occurred in 14.8% (4 of 27; aspergillosis 3, mucormycosis 1). Both 6-month and 12-month survival were 66.7% (18 of 27), but only 1 death was due to fungal infection. Other causes of death were liver graft failure, intraabdominal complications, and malignancy. CONCLUSIONS A substantial number of patients with pretransplant Aspergillus colonization can still undergo successful liver transplantation if they are otherwise suitable candidates and receive appropriate antifungal prophylaxis. Posttransplant outcome in these patients is determined mostly by noninfectious complications and not fungal infection. Pretransplant Aspergillus colonization alone should not necessarily preclude or delay liver transplantation.
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Sharma R, Singh C, Khadwal A, Prakash G, Malhotra P, Jain A, Jandial A, Suri V, Muthu V, Prabhakar N, Gorsi U, Chakrabarti A, Varma S, Lad DP. Role of pre-transplant chest high-resolution computed tomography and serum galactomannan index in predicting post-transplant invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis 2021; 23:e13632. [PMID: 33973316 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The role of pre-HCT chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and serum galactomannan index (GMI) in predicting the post-allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is debatable. METHODS This was a single-center, prospective study from 2014 to 2019. The primary objective was to study if pre-HCT chest HRCT and serum GMI predicted IPA post-HCT. The secondary objective was day +100 mortality. All consecutive, consenting patients of ≥12 years of age undergoing allo-HCT were included and had pre-HCT chest HRCT and serum GMI. All patients received mold active antifungal prophylaxis. The EORTC/MSG criteria were used for the diagnosis of IPA. RESULTS A total of 82 patients with median age 27 years (12-59 years) were included. The underlying diagnoses included hematological malignancies (79%) and aplastic anemia (21%). Fifteen percent of patients was treated for prior history of probable IPA (>6 weeks before HCT). Pre-HCT chest HRCT satisfied EORTC clinical criteria in 24% patients. Serum GMI ≥0.5 was seen in 27% of patients. Post-HCT probable IPA was seen in 24% of patients. There were more patients with pre-HCT chest HRCT findings satisfying EORTC clinical criteria (45% vs. 18%, P = .014) and GMI ≥0.5 (45% vs. 21%, P = .03) in the group with post-HCT IPA compared to those without IPA. There was higher day+100 mortality in patients with post-HCT IPA (55% vs. 18%, P = .001). CONCLUSIONS The presence of EORTC clinical criteria on pre-HCT chest HRCT, serum GMI ≥0.5, and prior history of IPA predicted post-HCT IPA.
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- Rintu Sharma
- Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Ford ES, Duke ER, Cheng GS, Yoke LM, Liu C, Hill JA, Pergam SA, Pipavath SNJ, Walter RB, Mielcarek M, Schiffer JT, Boeckh M. Outcomes of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients with Mixed Response to Pretransplantation Treatment of Confirmed or Suspected Invasive Fungal Infection. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:684.e1-684.e9. [PMID: 33964516 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.04.021] [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: 08/09/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Patients with hematologic malignancy or bone marrow failure are typically required to achieve radiographic improvement or stabilization of invasive fungal infection (IFI) before hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) owing to a concern for progression before engraftment. Refractory IFI with a mixture of improvement and progression on serial imaging (ie, mixed response) poses a clinical dilemma, because a delay in HCT may allow for a hematologic relapse or other complications. Furthermore, HCT itself may yield the immune reconstitution necessary for clearance of infection. We sought to describe the characteristics and outcomes of patients who underwent HCT with mixed response IFI. We performed a chart review of all patients who underwent HCT between 2014 and 2020 in whom imaging within 6 weeks before HCT indicated a mixed response to treatment of a diagnosed IFI. Fourteen patients had evidence of a mixed response in low-to-moderate burden of diagnosed IFI by imaging before HCT, including 9 with pulmonary aspergillosis, 2 with hepatosplenic candidiasis (1 also with aspergillosis), and 4 with pulmonary nodules of presumed fungal etiology. Five had refractory severe neutropenia at evaluation for HCT (median, 95 days). All 14 patients showed radiographic stability or improvement in imaging following engraftment; no IFI-related surgeries were required, and no IFI-related deaths occurred. For patients without relapse who underwent HCT more than 1 year earlier, 7 of 8 (88%) were alive at 1 year. Our findings suggest that low-to-moderate burden IFI with mixed response is unlikely to progress on appropriate therapy before engraftment during allogeneic HCT.
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- Emily S Ford
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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Zinter MS, Lindemans CA, Versluys BA, Mayday MY, Sunshine S, Reyes G, Sirota M, Sapru A, Matthay MA, Kharbanda S, Dvorak CC, Boelens JJ, DeRisi JL. The pulmonary metatranscriptome prior to pediatric HCT identifies post-HCT lung injury. Blood 2021; 137:1679-1689. [PMID: 33512420 PMCID: PMC7995292 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020009246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Lung injury after pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is a common and disastrous complication that threatens long-term survival. To develop strategies to prevent lung injury, novel tools are needed to comprehensively assess lung health in HCT candidates. Therefore, this study analyzed biospecimens from 181 pediatric HCT candidates who underwent routine pre-HCT bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) at the University Medical Center Utrecht between 2005 and 2016. BAL fluid underwent metatranscriptomic sequencing of microbial and human RNA, and unsupervised clustering and generalized linear models were used to associate microbiome gene expression data with the development of post-HCT lung injury. Microbe-gene correlations were validated using a geographically distinct cohort of 18 pediatric HCT candidates. The cumulative incidence of post-HCT lung injury varied significantly according to 4 pre-HCT pulmonary metatranscriptome clusters, with the highest incidence observed in children with pre-HCT viral enrichment and innate immune activation, as well as in children with profound microbial depletion and concomitant natural killer/T-cell activation (P < .001). In contrast, children with pre-HCT pulmonary metatranscriptomes containing diverse oropharyngeal taxa and lacking inflammation rarely developed post-HCT lung injury. In addition, activation of epithelial-epidermal differentiation, mucus production, and cellular adhesion were associated with fatal post-HCT lung injury. In a separate validation cohort, associations among pulmonary respiratory viral load, oropharyngeal taxa, and pulmonary gene expression were recapitulated; the association with post-HCT lung injury needs to be validated in an independent cohort. This analysis suggests that assessment of the pre-HCT BAL fluid may identify high-risk pediatric HCT candidates who may benefit from pathobiology-targeted interventions.
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- Matt S Zinter
- Division of Critical Care Medicine and
- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Graduate Program in Experimental Pathology, and Yale Stem Cell Center, Department of Pathology, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine
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- Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, and
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Medicine and
- Department of Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; and
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA
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Avilés-Robles M, Gaytan F, Ojeda-Diesbarroso K, Castorena I, Jimenez-Juarez RN. Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in a Pediatric Patient with Invasive Fungal Infections: Challenges and Indications. CURRENT FUNGAL INFECTION REPORTS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12281-021-00411-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cesaro S, Tridello G, Knelange NS, Blijlevens N, Martin M, Snowden JA, Malladi R, Ljungman P, Deconinck E, Gedde-Dahl T, Byrne J, Xhaard A, Chevallier P, Maertens J, Zuckerman T, Lioure B, Petersen E, Cornelissen JJ, Arcese W, Blaise D, Milpied N, Cahn JY, Aljurf M, de Wreede L, Mauro M, de la Camara R, Averbuch D, Mikulska M, Styczynski J. Impact of early candidemia on the long-term outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant in non-leukemic patients: an outcome analysis on behalf of IDWP-EBMT. Bone Marrow Transplant 2021; 56:1563-1572. [PMID: 33514919 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-021-01212-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We assessed the incidence and outcome of early candidemia after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). The analysis included all first HSCTs performed from 2000 to 2015 in adult and pediatric patients with a non-leukemic disease and recorded in the EBMT registry. Overall survival (OS), non-relapse mortality (NRM), and relapse mortality (RM) were evaluated. Candidemia was diagnosed in 420 of 49,852 patients at a median time of 17 days post HSCT (range 0-100), the cumulative incidence being 0.85%. In 65.5% of episodes, candidemia occurred by day 30 after HSCT. The mortality rate by day 7 was 6.2%, whereas 100-day NRM was higher (HR 3.47, p < 0.0001), and 100-day OS was lower (HR 3.22, p < 0.0001) than that of patients without candidemia. After a median follow-up of 4.3 years, 5-year OS, NRM, and RM for patients with and without candidemia were 50.5% vs. 60.8%, p < 0.0001, 28.2% vs.18.8%, p < 0.0001, and 25.3% vs. 27.2%, p = 0.4, respectively. In conclusion, in non-leukemic transplant patients, the occurrence of an early episode of candidemia is rare but it is still associated with a negative effect on the outcome.
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- Simone Cesaro
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Haematology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Techniciens d'Etude Clinique suivi de patients greffes, Strasbourg, France
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- University Medical Centre Regensburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Hematopoietic Stem cell Transplant Unit, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Programme de Transplantation &Therapie Cellulaire, Marseille, France
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- CHU Grenoble Alpes-Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy
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- 5Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum UMK Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Ferdjallah A, Young JAH, MacMillan ML. A Review of Infections After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Requiring PICU Care: Transplant Timeline Is Key. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:634449. [PMID: 34386464 PMCID: PMC8353083 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.634449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Despite major advances in antimicrobial prophylaxis and therapy, opportunistic infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality after pediatric hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT). Risk factors associated with the development of opportunistic infections include the patient's underlying disease, previous infection history, co-morbidities, source of the donor graft, preparative therapy prior to the graft infusion, immunosuppressive agents, early and late toxicities after transplant, and graft-vs.-host disease (GVHD). Additionally, the risk for and type of infection changes throughout the HCT course and is greatly influenced by the degree and duration of immunosuppression of the HCT recipient. Hematopoietic cell transplant recipients are at high risk for rapid clinical decompensation from infections. The pediatric intensivist must remain abreast of the status of the timeline from HCT to understand the risk for different infections. This review will serve to highlight the infection risks over the year-long course of the HCT process and to provide key clinical considerations for the pediatric intensivist by presenting a series of hypothetical HCT cases.
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- Asmaa Ferdjallah
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine, Program in Transplant Infectious Disease, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Bacigalupo A, Metafuni E, Amato V, Marquez Algaba E, Pagano L. Reducing infectious complications after allogeneic stem cell transplant. Expert Rev Hematol 2020; 13:1235-1251. [PMID: 32996342 DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2020.1831382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Infections remain a significant problem, in patients undergoing an allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplant (HSCT) and efforts have been made over the years, to reduce the incidence, morbidity and mortality of infectious complications. AREAS COVERED This manuscript is focused on the epidemiology, risk factors and prevention of infections after allogeneic HSCT. A systematic literature review was performed using the PubMed database, between November 2019 and January 2020, with the following MeSH terms: stem-cell transplantation, infection, fungal, bacterial, viral, prophylaxis, vaccines, prevention. The authors reviewed all the publications, and following a common revision, a summary report was made and results were divided in three sections: bacterial, fungal and viral infections. EXPERT OPINION Different infections occur in the early, intermediate and late post-transplant period, due to distinct risk factors. Improved diagnostic techniques, pre-emtive therapy and better prophylaxis of immunologic complications, have reduced the morbidity and mortality of infections. The role of the gut microbiota is under careful scrutiny and may further help us to identify high-risk patients.
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- Andrea Bacigalupo
- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli- IRCCS , Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli- IRCCS , Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli- IRCCS , Rome, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Barcelona, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli- IRCCS , Rome, Italy.,Sezione di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche, Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore , Rome, Italy
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Kimura SI, Nakamura Y, Kawamura M, Takeshita J, Kawamura S, Yoshino N, Misaki Y, Yoshimura K, Matsumi S, Gomyo A, Akahoshi Y, Tamaki M, Kusuda M, Kameda K, Wada H, Sato M, Terasako-Saito K, Tanihara A, Nakasone H, Kako S, Kanda Y. Impact of neutropenia evaluated in terms of the D-index on invasive fungal disease while on empiric or preemptive antifungal treatment strategy in the early phase after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis 2020; 22:e13409. [PMID: 32654234 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND We retrospectively evaluated the association between the D-index, which reflects both the depth and duration of neutropenia, and proven/probable invasive fungal disease (IFD) early after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) at our center (n = 394). METHODS The D-index was defined as the area over the neutrophil curve during neutropenia. The cumulative D-index from the start of neutropenia until the development of infection (c-D-index) was also evaluated as a real-time assessment of neutropenia. RESULTS There were 19 cases of early proven/probable IFD before and within 1 week after engraftment. Fifteen cases (78.9%) were seen as breakthrough infection while on empiric (n = 7), preemptive (n = 4) or prophylactic (n = 4) antifungal administration with mold-active agents. The c-D-index and lower performance status were identified as independent significant predictive factors for IFD. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed that the D-index and c-D-index were more accurate than the simple duration of neutropenia and as accurate as the duration of profound neutropenia for predicting IFD. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the c-D-index using an appropriate cutoff (CO) value (10 644) determined by ROC curve analysis were 73.1%, 63.2%, 9.1%, and 97.9%, respectively. The advantage of the c-D-index to cumulative days of neutropenia in terms of positive and negative predictive values seemed to be small. CONCLUSIONS The appropriate CO value for the c-D-index for predicting IFD was as high as 10 644 in allogeneic HSCT with a more frequent use of empiric antifungal therapy. The c-D-index is useful for assessing the risk of breakthrough IFD.
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- Shun-Ichi Kimura
- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama-city, Japan
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Harada N, Kimura SI, Gomyo A, Hayakawa J, Tamaki M, Akahoshi Y, Ugai T, Kusuda M, Kameda K, Wada H, Ishihara Y, Kawamura K, Sakamoto K, Sato M, Terasako-Saito K, Kikuchi M, Nakasone H, Kako S, Tsubochi H, Kanda Y. Surgical resection for persistent localized pulmonary fungal infection prior to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Analysis of six cases. J Infect Chemother 2019; 26:175-180. [PMID: 31735628 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2019.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although invasive fungal disease (IFD) is an important complication in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), the clinical significance of surgery, including the role of surgical resection for persistent pulmonary fungal disease prior to allogeneic HSCT in the current era with a variety of available antifungal agents, is controversial. We investigated the role of surgical resection. METHODS We retrospectively investigated six patients who underwent surgical resection of suspected pulmonary fungal disease prior to allogeneic HSCT between April 2007 and June 2016 at our medical center. RESULTS We present six patients who underwent surgical resection of suspected pulmonary fungal disease prior to allogeneic HSCT. In our case series, three of four patients who were given a presurgical diagnosis of possible IFD were given a proven diagnosis after surgery, including two cases of invasive aspergillosis (IA) and one case of mucormycosis. All surgeries were performed by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for lobectomy without major complications. Recurrence of IFD was not observed after allogeneic HSCT in any of the six patients. CONCLUSION Our experience indicated that surgical resection of persistent localized pulmonary lesions of IFD before allogeneic HSCT was helpful for obtaining a definitive diagnosis and might be useful for reducing recurrence after HSCT.
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- Naonori Harada
- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Japan.
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Cattaneo C, Gramegna D, Malagola M, Pagani C, Borlenghi E, Cerqui E, Passi A, Sciumé M, Bernardi S, Crippa C, Dalceggio D, Carbone C, Pelizzari AM, Re A, Russo D, Rossi G. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in acute leukemia: a still frequent condition with a negative impact on the overall treatment outcome. Leuk Lymphoma 2019; 60:3044-3050. [PMID: 31120311 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1613535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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We evaluated the impact of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) on epidemiology and outcome in acute leukemia (AL), analyzing all acute myeloid (AML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) consecutively admitted to our Institution during a 5-year period of observation. Only AML patients received anti-mold prophylaxis. Among 175 AL patients (136 AML/39 ALL), possible and proven/probable IPA were diagnosed in 28 (16%). Frequency of IPA was similar in AML (16.2%) and in ALL (15.4%). Two-year overall survival (OS) was significantly affected by IPA (no IPA: 69.8% vs IPA: 31.7% p = .002). OS was similar in patients with proven/probable (28.2%) and possible IPA (36.4%) (p = .003 and .065, respectively). When censoring patients at transplant, IPA still affected 2-year survival (49.6% vs 79.2%, p = .02), but only proven/probable IPA was associated with lower survival (34.7%, p = .0003). IPA negatively impacts on long-term survival of leukemia patients; antifungal prophylaxis should be adopted also during induction in ALL and in AML beyond induction therapy.
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- Chair of Hematology, Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Chair of Hematology, Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Chair of Hematology, Unit of Blood Diseases and Stem Cell Transplantation, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Pulmonary infectious complications after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a practical guide to clinicians. Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2019; 23:375-380. [PMID: 29889152 DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The current review highlights the most relevant articles on lung infections following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) published over the last year. Between 30 and 50% of HCT recipients will develop pulmonary infiltrates. These pulmonary complications may be infectious (caused by virus, bacteria, fungi, or protozoa) or noninfectious (e.g., fluid overload, heart failure, transfusion reactions like transfusion associated lung injury and transfusion-associated circulatory overload, drug reactions, engraftment syndrome, idiopathic pneumonia syndrome, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome). RECENT FINDINGS New data on the yield of bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), the prevalence and clinical manifestations of respiratory viruses and the usefulness of molecular techniques for diagnosis have been published. In addition, guidelines or meta-analyses on the management of neutropenic fever, serological diagnosis of fungal infections and diagnosis and management of Pneumocystis and aspergillosis have been published. SUMMARY Respiratory viruses are important pathogens after HCT. PCR in the BAL is becoming the diagnostic modality of choice for a variety of infections. The best approach for the empirical management of pulmonary infiltrates following HCT remains to be defined.
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Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Severe Aplastic Anemia Patients with Infection: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018; 24:2532-2539. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Shingai N, Kaito S, Yamada Y, Konishi T, Nagata A, Kurosawa S, Watakabe-Inamoto K, Igarashi A, Najima Y, Muto H, Kobayashi T, Doki N, Kakihana K, Sakamaki H, Ohashi K. Reassessment of clinical implication of pretransplant surgical procedures for pulmonary invasive fungal lesions. Transpl Infect Dis 2018; 21:e13023. [PMID: 30407701 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dealing with the recent series of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) performed this decade, we reassessed the clinical impact of pretransplant surgical procedures (SP) for pulmonary lesions of invasive fungal disease (IFD) on subsequent transplant outcome. We focused on the clinical outcomes of seven patients with pulmonary IFD who underwent segmentectomy (n = 4), lobectomy (n = 2) or abscess incision with drainage only (n = 1), and compared results to those of 21 patients carrying pulmonary IFD who never underwent invasive SP before allo-SCT. The rate of exacerbation of pulmonary lesions by 180 days after allo-SCT did not differ significantly between groups (32.2% vs 42.9%, P = 0.69). Moreover, no significant differences in non-relapse mortality (46.4% vs 42.3%, P = 0.93) or overall survival (53.6% vs 30.9%, P = 0.45) at 1 year were evident between groups. These results indicate that pretransplant SP for pulmonary lesions might have no survival benefit under the current antifungal prophylaxis or treatment modality.
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- Naoki Shingai
- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Disease Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Treguier P, David M, Gargala G, Camus V, Stamatoullas A, Menard AL, Lenain P, Contentin N, Lemasle E, Lanic H, Tilly H, Jardin F, Lepretre S. Cyberlindnera jadinii (teleomorph Candida utilis) candidaemia in a patient with aplastic anaemia: a case report. JMM Case Rep 2018; 5:e005160. [PMID: 30323936 PMCID: PMC6152400 DOI: 10.1099/jmmcr.0.005160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Introduction. We present what is believed to be the first report of candidaemia caused by Cyberlindnera (Pichia) jadinii (teleomorph of Candida utilis) in a patient with an aplastic anaemia. Case presentation. The patient, a 21-year-old male, presented with hepatic cytolysis, cutaneous and pulmonary involvement, and septic shock. Cyberlindnera jadinii was identified by aerobic blood culture and MS. The patient initially received multiple and combined antifungal therapy, but continued to have persistent skin lesions and fever. He was successfully treated by emergency haploidentical haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, combined with triple antifungal therapy and supportive care. Conclusion. Cyberlindnera jadinii, teleomorph of Candida utilis, which is not usually invasive, can lead to an opportunistic invasive infection in unhealthy adult patients. For treatment of the invasive candida infection, it is necessary to combine antifungal therapy and supportive care.
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- Pauline Treguier
- INSERM U1245, Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Université of Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Laboratory of Parasitology-Mycology, CHU de Rouen, Rouen, France
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- INSERM U1245, Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Université of Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France
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- INSERM U1245, Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Université of Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France
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- INSERM U1245, Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Université of Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France
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- INSERM U1245, Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Université of Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France
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- INSERM U1245, Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Université of Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France
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- INSERM U1245, Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Université of Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France
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- INSERM U1245, Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Université of Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France
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- INSERM U1245, Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Université of Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France
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- INSERM U1245, Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Université of Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France
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- INSERM U1245, Department of Hematology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Université of Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France
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Invasive fungal infections in high-risk patients: report from TIMM-8 2017. Future Sci OA 2018; 4:FSO307. [PMID: 30057784 PMCID: PMC6060393 DOI: 10.4155/fsoa-2018-0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Trends in Medical Mycology (TIMM) is the biennial meeting of the Infectious Disease Group of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM). It brings together clinicians and researchers from across the world to share the latest R&Ds in medical mycology. Despite advances in treatment, invasive fungal infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in certain high-risk groups of patients, particularly in immunocompromised patients, including those undergoing solid organ transplantation and those with acute leukemia. The challenges for clinicians are now compounded by the rapid development of multidrug resistance. The latest data and approaches to identifying patients at high risk for invasive fungal infections, ensuring early diagnosis and achieving effective treatment, including when and how to use therapeutic drug monitoring with azoles, were shared with >1000 clinicians and researchers from around the world attending the eighth TIMM, held in Belgrade, Serbia, in October 2017 (TIMM-8 2017).
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Yue C, Ding Y, Gao Y, Li L, Pang Y, Liu Z, Zhang H, Xiao Y, Jiang Z, Xiao H. Cotransplantation of haploidentical hematopoietic stem cells and allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells as a first-line treatment in very severe aplastic anemia patients with refractory infections. Eur J Haematol 2018. [PMID: 29532539 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In patients with very severe aplastic anemia (VSAA), neutropenia is prolonged and persistent, resulting in refractory overwhelming infections. Hematopoiesis recovery is urgently needed. METHODS Six patients with de novo VSAA lacking HLA-identical sibling donors and those who experienced refractory infections underwent haploidentical related donor (HRD) hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) as a first-line therapy. The conditioning regimen consisted of busulfan, cyclophosphamide, and rabbit antithymocyte globulin. Culture-expanded allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells were infused on day 0 and day +14. RESULTS From diagnosis to HSCT, 6 patients experienced a total of 28 episodes of persistent fever, and the median number was 4 (range, 3-7). All cases developed major bacterial infections and invasive pulmonary fungal infection pre-HSCT. The median time from diagnosis to HSCT was 2 months (range, 1-3.5 months). All patients achieved sustained, full donor chimerism, and the median time of myeloid recovery and platelet engraftment was 13 days (range, 9-19 days) and 15.5 days (range, 10-23 days), respectively. One patient died of aGVHD, and 5 patients are alive after a median follow-up of 21 months (range 17-40.5). CONCLUSIONS Upfront HRD-HSCT may be a safe and promising choice for patients with VSAA in critical situations without suitably matched donors.
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- Chunyan Yue
- Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Hematology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, China
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- Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Hematology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, China
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- Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Hematology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, China
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- Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Hematology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, China.,Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Akahoshi Y, Kimura SI, Gomyo A, Hayakawa J, Tamaki M, Harada N, Kusuda M, Kameda K, Ugai T, Wada H, Ishihara Y, Kawamura K, Sakamoto K, Sato M, Terasako-Saito K, Kikuchi M, Nakasone H, Kako S, Kanda Y. Antifungal prophylaxis with fluconazole in allogeneic stem cell transplantation recipients who had prior invasive aspergillosis with subsequent complete resolution by computed tomography. Infect Dis (Lond) 2017; 50:280-288. [PMID: 29087731 DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2017.1396621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Consensus has yet to be reached regarding secondary prophylaxis in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) with a complete resolution of invasive aspergillosis (IA) confirmed by chest computed tomography (CT). METHODS We retrospectively evaluated the feasibility of antifungal prophylaxis with fluconazole in allogeneic HSCT recipients who had previously developed IA which showed complete resolution as confirmed by chest CT before HSCT. Consecutive adult patients who underwent allogeneic HSCT at our institution and who had received fluconazole as systemic antifungal prophylaxis from June 2007 to January 2015 were included. We compared the clinical outcomes between patients with a past history of IA who showed a complete resolution of chest CT abnormalities (n = 13) and those without a previous history of IA (n = 137). RESULTS The cumulative incidence of proven or probable IA was 8.8% in the group without a past history of IA and 0.0% in the group with a past history of IA (p = .268). The cumulative incidence of proven or probable invasive fungal disease (IFD) within 100 days after allogeneic HSCT was 10.9% in the group without a past history of IA and 15.4% in the group with a past history of IA (p = .647). Fluconazole was switched to anti-mould agents in two-thirds of the patients in each group by day 100 after HSCT. CONCLUSIONS Fluconazole was confirmed to be an acceptable prophylactic agent early after allogeneic HSCT in appropriately selected patients.
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- Yu Akahoshi
- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- a Division of Haematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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Pre-existing invasive fungal infection is not a contraindication for allogeneic HSCT for patients with hematologic malignancies: a CIBMTR study. Bone Marrow Transplant 2016; 52:270-278. [PMID: 27991895 PMCID: PMC5358320 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background Patients with prior invasive fungal infection (IFI) increasingly proceed to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HSCT), however, little is known about the impact of prior IFI on survival. Methods Patients with pre-transplant IFI (cases; n=825) were compared to controls (n=10,247). A subset analysis assessed outcomes in leukemia patients pre- and post-2001. Results Cases were older with lower performance status (KPS), more advanced disease, higher likelihood of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and having received cord blood, reduced intensity conditioning (RIC), mold-active fungal prophylaxis and more recently transplanted. Aspergillus spp. and Candida spp. were the most commonly identified pathogens. 68% of patients had primarily pulmonary involvement. Univariate and multivariable analysis demonstrated inferior progression-free (PFS) and overall (OS) survival for cases. At 2 years, cases had higher mortality and shorter PFS with significant increases in non-relapse mortality (NRM) but no difference in relapse. One year probability of post-HSCT IFI was 24% (cases) and 17% (control, p <0.001). The predominant cause of death was underlying malignancy; infectious death was higher in cases (13 vs 9%). In the subset analysis, patients transplanted before 2001 had increased NRM with inferior OS and PFS compared to later cases. Conclusions Pre-transplant IFI is associated with lower PFS and OS after allogeneic HSCT but significant survivorship was observed. Consequently, pre-transplant IFI should not be a contraindication to allogeneic HSCT in otherwise suitable candidates.
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Avery RK. Invasive aspergillosis before HCT: safe to proceed? Bone Marrow Transplant 2015; 51:346-7. [PMID: 26657833 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2015.302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- R K Avery
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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