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Xuan L, Fan Z, Zhang Y, Zhou H, Huang F, Dai M, Nie D, Lin D, Xu N, Guo X, Jiang Q, Sun J, Xiao Y, Liu Q. Sequential intensified conditioning followed by prophylactic DLI could reduce relapse of refractory acute leukemia after allo-HSCT. Oncotarget 2018; 7:32579-91. [PMID: 27081039 PMCID: PMC5078035 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.8691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The major obstacle is leukemia relapse for refractory leukemia undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). We previously introduced a strategy of sequential intensified conditioning and early rapid immunosupressant withdrawal for refractory leukemia undergoing allo-HSCT, with 5-year overall survival (OS) and 3-year relapse rate of 44.6% and 33.3%. To reduce leukemia relapse, prophylactic donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) was administered based on our historical strategy. A total of 153 refractory advanced acute leukemia patients were enrolled in this prospective study. According to the availability of donor lymphocytes and the criteria for DLI, 144 patients surviving day +60 were divided into two groups (80 DLI versus 64 non-DLI). The relapse rate was less and OS was better in patients receiving DLI than in those not receiving DLI (22.7% vs 33.9%, P=0.048; 58.1% vs 54.9%, P=0.043). The non-relapse mortality (NRM) was similar between DLI and non-DLI groups (P=0.104). Overall, the 5-year overall and disease-free survival post-transplantation were 51.1%±5.7% and 49.2%±5.3%. The 5-year relapse rate and NRM were 27.3%±4.4% and 29.7%±5.3%. Multivariate analysis revealed that lower bone marrow blasts on day 0, DLI and chronic graft-versus-host disease were associated with less relapse and better OS. The strategy of sequential intensified conditioning followed by early immunosupressant withdrawal and DLI could reduce relapse of refractory acute leukemia after allo-HSCT and improve survival.
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- Li Xuan
- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou 510010, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Tachibana T, Tanaka M, Hagihara M, Kawasaki R, Yamazaki E, Koharazawa H, Taguchi J, Tomita N, Fujimaki K, Sakai R, Fujita H, Fujisawa S, Maruta A, Ishigatsubo Y, Kanamori H. Clinical significance of the administration of cytarabine or thiotepa in addition to total body irradiation and cyclophosphamide for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in patients with acute leukemia. Int J Hematol 2015; 102:451-9. [PMID: 26173594 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-015-1836-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A multicenter retrospective study was performed to determine the significance of adding cytarabine (CA) or thiotepa (TT) in the context of total body irradiation (TBI) and cyclophosphamide (CY). A total of 322 patients who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) were distributed to the following three groups: TBI/CY (n = 75), TBI/CY/CA (n = 77), and TBI/CY/TT (n = 170). In the TBI/CY/TT group, 164 of patients (96 %) received HCT during the previous year (2000-2005). Multivariate analysis revealed that the TBI/CY/TT group demonstrated a trend of poorer survival rate than the TBI/CY group, [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.49, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.99-2.24, P = 0.055] with a higher non-relapse mortality (NRM) (HR = 2.34, 95 % CI 1.35-4.06, P = 0.002) rates, while TBI/CY/CA group demonstrated similar outcomes. Even in the subgroup analyses of disease type or disease risk, the outcomes with intensified conditioning regimens were not superior to those with TBI/CY. In conclusion, although the significant bias has to be carefully considered, the clinical benefit of adding CA or TT to the TBI/CY regimen was not demonstrated.
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- Takayoshi Tachibana
- Department of Hematology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
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- Department of Hematology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Shizuoka Red Cross Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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Efficiency of high-dose cytarabine added to CY/TBI in cord blood transplantation for myeloid malignancy. Blood 2015; 126:415-22. [PMID: 26031916 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-04-642652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Cord blood transplantation (CBT) is an effective therapeutic option for adults with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) after the conventional cyclophosphamide and total body irradiation (CY/TBI) regimen, but posttransplant relapse is still of high importance. High-dose cytarabine (HDCA) can be added to CY/TBI for an intensified regimen; however, its additional effects have not yet been completely elucidated. Therefore, we conducted a cohort study to compare the prognosis of HDCA/CY/TBI (n = 617) and CY/TBI (n = 312) in CBT for AML/MDS, using a Japanese transplant registry database. The median age was 40 years, and 86.2% of the patients had AML; high-risk disease was observed in 56.2% of the patients. The median follow-up period after CBT was approximately 3.5 years. Overall survival was significantly superior in the HDCA/CY/TBI group (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 0.56; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.45-0.69; P < .01), and tumor-related mortality was lower (HR, 0.50; P < .01). The incidence of grade II to IV acute graft-vs-host disease (aGVHD) and chronic GVHD was significantly higher in the HDCA/CY/TBI group (HR, 1.33 and 2.30, respectively), but not grade III to IV aGVHD. Incidence of infectious episodes showed no significant difference. Nonrelapse mortality was not increased by the addition of HDCA. Higher-dose CA (12 rather than 8 g/m(2)) was more effective, particularly in patients at high-risk for disease. This study is the first to show the superiority of HDCA/CY/TBI to CY/TBI in CBT for AML/MDS. A large-scale prospective study is warranted to establish new conditioning regimens including HDCA administration.
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Cai X, Wei J, He Y, Yang D, Jiang E, Huang Y, Han M, Feng S. A modified busulfan and cyclophosphamide preparative regimen for allogeneic transplantation in myeloid malignancies. Int J Clin Pharm 2014; 37:44-52. [PMID: 25432692 DOI: 10.1007/s11096-014-0036-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 11/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Busulfan/cyclophosphamide (Bu/Cy) is commonly used as a standard conditioning regimen without total body irradiation for patients with hematological myeloid malignancies undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). OBJECTIVE To develop a new myeloablative conditioning regimen incorporating fludarabine (Flu) and cytarabine (Ara-c). SETTING A tertiary blood disease hospital in Tianjin, China. METHODS A Bu/Cy preparative regimen was used, modified by Flu 90 mg/m(2) and Ara-c 6 g/m(2) in 57 unselected patients (median age 37 years) with hematological myeloid malignancies. The patients were to receive allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Thirteen patients had high-risk leukemia, fifty patients had HLA matched sibling donors while seven patients had HLA mismatched sibling donors. Cy was given 50 mg/kg/day for 2 days while Bu was given 3.2 mg/kg/day intravenously for 3 days. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Post-transplant donor chimerism, relapse tendency and minimal residual disease. RESULTS Extramedullar toxicity was relatively limited; the incidence of treatment-related mortality (TRM) within 100 days was 3.5 %. The incidence of grade II-IV, grade III-IV acute graft versus host disease (GVHD) and chronic GVHD of the evaluable patients were 21.1, 8.8 and 36.4 %, respectively. With a median follow up of 59 (13-96.5) months, TRM and relapse rate (RR) at eight years were 24.1 ± 5.8 and 14.7 ± 4.8 %, respectively. Disease free survival at eight years was 67.9 ± 6.2 % for the entire group, 60.0 ± 8.9 % for patients with AML, 77.3 ± 8.9 % for patients with CML, 70.0 ± 6.5 and 42.9 ± 18.7 % or matched sibling and mismatched sibling HSCT respectively. CONCLUSION The new regimen was associated with a low relapse rate, low incidence and severity of graft versus host disease and satisfactory survival for patients with myeloid malignancies.
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- Xiaojin Cai
- Center of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Blood Disease Hospital, Institute of Hematology, Peking Union College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin, China
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Mori T, Tanaka M, Kobayashi T, Ohashi K, Fujisawa S, Yokota A, Fujita H, Nakaseko C, Sakura T, Nannya Y, Takahashi S, Kanamori H, Kanda Y, Sakamaki H, Okamoto S. Prospective Multicenter Study of Single-Unit Cord Blood Transplantation with Myeloablative Conditioning for Adult Patients with High-Risk Hematologic Malignancies. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2013; 19:486-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2012.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2012] [Accepted: 12/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Liu QF, Fan ZP, Wu MQ, Sun J, Wu XL, Xu D, Jiang QL, Zhang Y, Huang F, Wei YQ, Zhao J, Yu GP, Meng FY. Allo-HSCT for acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage in adults: the comparison between standard conditioning and intensified conditioning regimens. Ann Hematol 2012; 92:679-87. [PMID: 23274355 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-012-1662-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Knowledge concerning the clinical and biological characteristics of acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage (ALAL) is limited so that there has been a lack of uniformity in treatment. In this report, we retrospectively investigated the effect of intensified conditioning on adult ALAL undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). A total of 59 patients with ALAL (male in 37 cases and female in 22 cases) were consecutively enrolled in the data analyses. Twenty-four patients received the standard conditioning (total body irradiation (TBI) + cyclophosphamide (CY) or busulfan + CY protocol) and 35 received the intensified conditioning (TBI + CY + etoposide or fludarabine + cytarabine plus TBI + CY + etoposide protocol). Five-year transplant-related mortality was 17.6 ± 9.6 % and 25.5 ± 8.0 %, the 5-year overall survival (OS) post-transplantation was 23.8 ± 8.9 % and 64.0 ± 8.4 %, disease-free survival was 16.7 ± 7.6 % and 55.8 ± 9.4 %, the 5-year cumulative incidence of relapse was 80.8 ± 8.5 % and 28.8 ± 9.9 %, respectively, in the standard and the intensified group (P = 0.380, P = 0.029, P = 0.005, and P < 0.001). Both univariate and multivariate analysis indicated that the intensified conditioning regimen and acute graft-versus-host disease were favorable factors to reduce the relapse. The younger patients, patients with CR at the time of transplantation, and the intensified conditioning regimen were favorable factors to elevate the survival. In conclusion, intensified conditioning regimens followed by allo-HSCT might improve long-term survival and decrease relapse of leukemia in adult ALAL compared to the standard conditioning regimens.
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- Qi-Fa Liu
- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou Dadao North Street no. 1838, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Xuan L, Huang F, Fan Z, Zhou H, Zhang X, Yu G, Zhang Y, Liu C, Sun J, Liu Q. Effects of intensified conditioning on Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus infections in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for hematological malignancies. J Hematol Oncol 2012; 5:46. [PMID: 22856463 PMCID: PMC3422173 DOI: 10.1186/1756-8722-5-46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Intensified conditioning regimens (increasing the intensity of standard myeloablative conditioning) for hematological malignancies in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) could reduce the relapse rate of the underlying disease, but it might simultaneously increase the transplant-related mortality including the mortality of infections. To explore whether intensified conditioning affected Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections, 185 patients undergoing allo-HSCT were enrolled. METHODS A total of 104 cases received standard and 81 intensified conditioning. Cyclosporine A (CsA) withdrawal and/or donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) were conducted in high-risk patients. The EBV-DNA and CMV-DNA levels of blood were monitored regularly by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RQ-PCR) and immune reconstitution of recipients were analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULTS The 3-year cumulative incidence of EBV viremia, EBV-associated diseases and mortality of EBV-associated diseases were 25.3% ± 4.6%, 10.5% ± 3.4% and 0.0% ± 0.0% in the standard group, compared with 45.6% ± 6.5%, 26.0% ±5.3% and 7.3% ± 3.1% in the intensified group (P = 0.002, P = 0.002, P = 0.008). The 3-year cumulative incidence of CMV viremia and CMV-associated diseases, mortality of CMV-associated diseases and incidence of bacterial and fungal infections were similar between the two groups (P = 0.855, P = 0.581, P = 0.933, P = 0.142, P = 0.182, respectively). Multivariate analysis showed that intensified conditioning was one of the risk factors for EBV viremia and EBV-associated diseases (P = 0.037, P = 0.037), but it had no effects on CMV infections. The percentage of CD4+ T cells and CD4+/CD8+ ratio at 3 months post-transplantation were lower in the intensified group (P = 0.032, P = 0.022). The 3-year OS and DFS in the standard group were 62.2% ± 5.8% and 60.6% ± 5.6%, compared with 51.6% ± 6.2% and 51.1% ± 5.9% in the intensified group (P = 0.029, P = 0.063). CONCLUSIONS Intensified conditioning represents a promising approach for high-risk hematological malignancies, although it affects early immune reconstitution of recipients and increases the incidence and mortality of EBV infections.
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- Li Xuan
- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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Mori T, Aisa Y, Kato J, Yamane A, Nakazato T, Shigematsu N, Okamoto S. Safety and efficacy of total body irradiation, cyclophosphamide, and cytarabine as a conditioning regimen for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Am J Hematol 2012; 87:349-53. [PMID: 22290459 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Revised: 11/16/2011] [Accepted: 12/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Disease relapse still greatly interferes with the success of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). This study retrospectively evaluated the long-term safety and efficacy of a conditioning regimen consisting of total body irradiation (TBI; 12 Gy), cyclophosphamide (CY; 60 mg kg(-1) , two doses), and high-dose cytarabine (Ara-C; 2 g m(-2) ; four doses) for patients with ALL. Fifty-five patients (median age: 31-years old) were evaluated. Stem cells were from human leukocyte antigen-identical siblings in 22 patients and from alternative donors in 33. There were no cases of early death before engraftment, and 100-day transplant-related mortality was 7.3%. With a median follow-up period of 9.6 years, 5-year overall and disease-free survival were 63.2% (95% CI: 46.5-79.9%) and 63.6% (95% CI: 47.1-80.1%) in patients with complete remission, respectively, both of which were significantly higher than the values of 27.3% (95% CI: 8.7-46.0%) and 22.7% (95% CI: 5.3-40.1%) for patients in advanced stages (P < 0.01). These results suggest that TBI and CY (TBI-CY) plus Ara-C could be a feasible and effective conditioning regimen for adult patients with ALL both in remission and in advanced stages, and a future study to compare this combination therapy with TBI-CY is required.
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- Takehiko Mori
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Liu QF, Fan ZP, Zhang Y, Jiang ZJ, Wang CY, Xu D, Sun J, Xiao Y, Tan H. Sequential intensified conditioning and tapering of prophylactic immunosuppressants for graft-versus-host disease in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for refractory leukemia. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2009; 15:1376-85. [PMID: 19822296 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2009] [Accepted: 06/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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For patients with advanced leukemia undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), a major obstacle to success, especially in those with a high leukemia cell burden, is relapse of the underlying disease. To improve the outcome of allo-HSCT for refractory leukemia, we investigated the strategy of sequential intensified conditioning and early rapid tapering of prophylactic immunosuppressants therapy for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) during the early stage after transplantation. A total of 51 patients with refractory leukemia (median age, 30.0 years; unfavorable karyotypes, 49%) received fludarabine (Flu) 30 mg/m(2)/day and cytarabine 2 g/m(2)/day (on days -10 to -6), 4.5 Gy total body irradiation (TBI)/day (on days -5 and -4), and cyclophosphamide (Cy) 60 mg/kg/day and etoposide 600 mg/day (on days -3 and -2) for conditioning. Cyclosporine A (CsA) was withdrawn rapidly in a stepwise fashion to avoid overwhelming GVHD reactions if acute GVHD (aGVHD) did not develop at day +30. All 51 patients developed regimen-related toxicities (13 with grade III-IV); 93.9% of them achieved complete remission by day +30. Median follow-up was 41 months (range, 6.6 to 92.2 months); 5-year overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were 44.6% +/- 8.1% and 38.2% +/- 7.7%, respectively. Thirteen patients relapsed; the 3-year cumulative incidence of leukemia relapse was 33.3%. On multivariate analysis, cytogenetic status was the only significant pretransplantation factor. Survival was better in patients with grade I or II aGVHD than in those without aGVHD. Our data indicate that the sequential strategy of cytoreductive chemotherapy followed immediately by intensified myeloablative (MA) conditioning for allo-HSCT and rapid tapering of prophylactic immunosuppressants for GVHD in the early stage after transplantation has an acceptable toxicity profile and may be a better approach to treating refractory leukemia.
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- Qi-Fa Liu
- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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Reduced-intensity conditioning using fludarabine with either antithymocyte globulin and BU, or low-dose TBI allowing allogeneic hematopoietic SCT. Bone Marrow Transplant 2009; 45:31-7. [PMID: 19543325 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2009.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In a single-center study, we analyzed the outcomes of 66 patients with advanced hematological malignancies receiving two reduced-intensity conditioning regimens for allogeneic transplantation: fludarabine and low-dose TBI (flu/TBI, n=25), or fludarabine, antithymocyte globulin and BU (flu/ATG/BU, n=41). The selection criteria were based on the hypothesis that flu/TBI patients were expected to achieve autologous recovery in the event of non-engraftment. Sixty-three patients (95%) engrafted. Regimen-related mortality at day 100 and 1 year was 6 and 15%, respectively. With median follow-up of 50.4 months, survival did not differ by regimen. Multivariate analysis confirmed that the type of regimen did not affect relapse. In patients achieving full donor chimerism by day 30, those conditioned with flu/TBI showed greater overall survival (P=0.02). Engraftment failure occurred in two patients (3%), both of whom received flu/TBI. We conclude that conditioning with flu/TBI or flu/ATG/BU yields comparable survival and remission outcomes. By contrast to our hypothesis, patients receiving flu/TBI who subsequently failed engraftment did not achieve autologous recovery. Yet, rapid attainment of full donor chimerism after flu/TBI is associated with greater survival than after flu/ATG/BU. Further, larger prospective randomized studies are required to define the advantage of one regimen over the other.
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Inamoto Y, Nishida T, Suzuki R, Miyamura K, Sao H, Iida H, Naoe T, Maruyama F, Hirabayashi N, Hamaguchi M, Iseki T, Kami M, Yano K, Takeyama H, Morishita Y, Morishima Y, Kodera Y. Significance of additional high-dose cytarabine in combination with cyclophosphamide plus total body irradiation regimen for allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2006; 39:25-30. [PMID: 17115063 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The combination of cyclophosphamide (CY) and total body irradiation (TBI) has been used as a standard conditioning regimen for allogeneic transplantation. Several studies showed an advantage of adding high-dose cytarabine (HDCA) to this regimen. To clarify the significance of additional HDCA, we conducted a retrospective multicenter study and compared the clinical results of these two regimens. From June 1985 to March 2003, 219 patients with hematological malignancies underwent allogeneic transplantation after conditioning with CY+TBI 12Gy (n=73) or CA+CY+TBI 12Gy (n=146). Engraftment, overall survival, transplant-related mortality (TRM), relapse rate and incidence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) were compared according to risks and donors. Addition of HDCA had no impact on the relapse rate in all subgroups, and it was associated with lower TRM among standard-risk patients after related transplantation, and with higher TRM and worse survival among standard-risk patients after unrelated transplantation. The incidence of acute GVHD was not significantly different between the two regimens, and HDCA resulted in a higher incidence of chronic GVHD among standard-risk patients after related transplantation. In summary, addition of HDCA is not beneficial for high-risk patients, and is not recommended for standard-risk patients receiving unrelated transplantation.
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- Y Inamoto
- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
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Bunin N, Aplenc R, Iannone R, Leahey A, Grupp S, Monos D, Pierson G. Unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation for children with severe aplastic anemia: minimal GVHD and durable engraftment with partial T cell depletion. Bone Marrow Transplant 2005; 35:369-73. [PMID: 15640818 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Both increased graft rejection and increased graft vs host disease (GVHD) remain obstacles to success for unrelated donor (URD) BMT for patients with SAA. Partial T cell depletion (PTCD) may decrease the risk of severe GVHD, while still maintaining sufficient donor T lymphocytes to ensure engraftment. We report on 12 patients with SAA who underwent PTCD URD BMT. All patients had failed medical therapy or relapsed following initial responses, and were transfusion dependent. The median age was 6 years, and there were five males. Donors were matched for four patients, and mismatched for eight. All patients received total body irradiation with either Ara-C or thiotepa and cyclophosphamide. PTCD was accomplished using monoclonal antibody T10B9 or OKT3 and complement. All patients engrafted, with a median time of 18 days to ANC >500. Only one patient had greater than grade II acute GVHD; two patients had limited and one patient extensive chronic GVHD. Nine patients are alive and transfusion independent at a median months post BMT. Three patients died from infection or renal failure. This series suggests that an aggressive immunosuppressive conditioning regimen with PTCD results in successful engraftment and minimal GVHD in pediatric patients with SAA, even with HLA mismatched donors.
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- N Bunin
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Dai QY, Souillet G, Bertrand Y, Galambrun C, Bleyzac N, Manel AM, Bruno B, Souillet AL, Homole E, Pages MP, Berlier P, David M, Berthier JC, Massenavette B, Contamin B, Philippe N. Antileukemic and long-term effects of two regimens with or without TBI in allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Bone Marrow Transplant 2004; 34:667-73. [PMID: 15354203 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Between September 1986 and June 1997, 24 children with high-risk ALL in CR1 were allografted after TAM (fractionated TBI, high-dose Ara-C, and melphalan; n = 10) or BAM protocol (busulfan, high-dose Ara-C, and melphalan; n = 14). The EFS for transplants from sibling donors was 33% with TAM and 62% with BAM (P = 0.148). The probability of acute GvHD was 70% with TAM and 15% with BAM (P = 0.003). Four of 17 evaluable patients relapsed: one after TAM and three after BAM. In all, 46 other children transplanted in CR beyond CR1 were studied for sequelae. Long-term side effects were more frequent in TAM vs BAM. In children with ALL, busulfan may be a good alternative to TBI to improve the quality of life.
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- Q Y Dai
- Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai Second Medical University, Ruijin Hospital, China
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Ji SQ, Chen HR, Wang HX, Yan HM, Zhu L, Liu J, Xue M, Xun CQ. G-CSF-primed haploidentical marrow transplantation without ex vivo T cell depletion: an excellent alternative for high-risk leukemia. Bone Marrow Transplant 2002; 30:861-6. [PMID: 12476277 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2002] [Accepted: 08/10/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Based on our encouraging results of G-CSF-primed HLA-matched related marrow transplants for high-risk leukemia, we extended the study from matched related to haploidentical transplants using G-CSF primed marrow and sequential immunosuppressants to prevent both graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and host-versus-graft rejection (HVGR). Fifteen high-risk leukemia patients, who needed urgent transplantation but lacked an HLA-matched donor, underwent G-CSF-primed haploidentical marrow transplantation without ex vivo T cell depletion. Donors were given G-CSF (Lenograstim) at 3-4 microg/kg/day for 7 days prior to marrow harvest. GVHD and HVGR prophylaxis were combined in the sequential usage of cyclosporin A, methotrexate, anti-thymocyte globulin and mycophenolate mofetil. All patients established sustained trilineage engraftment at a median of 19 days and 21 days for neutrophil and platelets respectively. G-CSF priming significantly increased CD34(+) and CFU-GM cells, reduced total lymphocytes and reversed the CD4(+)/CD8(+) ratio in the donor marrow. The incidence of grade II-IV acute GVHD was 33.3%. Nine patients survived more than a year with a Karnofsky performance status of 100%. Estimated overall disease-free survival at 2 years was 60 +/- 7%. In conclusion, using G-CSF priming marrow grafts along with sequential immunosuppressants provided an excellent alternative for the treatment of high-risk hematological malignancy in patients who lack matched donors.
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- S-Q Ji
- Research Center for Hematology, The General Hospital of Air Force, PLA, Beijing, PR China
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