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Merloni F, Palleschi M, Casadei C, Romeo A, Curcio A, Casadei R, Stella F, Ercolani G, Gianni C, Sirico M, Cima S, Sarti S, Cecconetto L, Di Menna G, De Giorgi U. Oligometastatic breast cancer and metastasis-directed treatment: an aggressive multimodal approach to reach the cure. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2023; 15:17588359231161412. [PMID: 36950272 PMCID: PMC10026139 DOI: 10.1177/17588359231161412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Metastatic breast cancer (BC) is considered an incurable disease and is usually treated with palliative intent. However, about 50% of metastatic BCs present with only a few metastatic lesions and are characterized by longer overall survival. These patients, defined as oligometastatic, could benefit from a multimodal approach, which combines systemic therapy with metastasis-directed treatment (stereotactic ablative therapy or surgery). The current definition of oligometastatic seems incomplete since it is based only on imaging findings and does not include biological features, and the majority of relevant data supporting this strategy comes from retrospective or non-randomized studies. However, the chance of reaching long-term complete remission or even a cure has led to the development of randomized trials investigating the impact of combined treatment in oligometastatic BC (OMBC). The SABR-COMET trial, the first randomized study to include BC patients, showed promising results from a combination of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy and systemic therapy. Considering the randomized trial's results, multidisciplinary teams should be set up to select OMBC patients who could achieve long-term survival with aggressive multimodal treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto
Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola,
Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto
Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola,
Italy
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- Radiotherapy Unit, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per
lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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- Breast Surgery Unit, Pierantoni-Morgagni
Hospital Forlì and Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy
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- Orthopedic Unit, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital,
Ausl Romagna, Forlì, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of
Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine—DIMES of the Alma Mater
Studiorum, University of Bologna, Forlì, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical
Sciences-DIMEC, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna,
Italy
- General and Oncology Surgery,
Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Ausl Romagna, Forlì, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto
Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola,
Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto
Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola,
Italy
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- Radiotherapy Unit, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo
per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto
Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola,
Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto
Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola,
Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto
Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola,
Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto
Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola,
Italy
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Cell-Free DNA Fragmentomics: A Promising Biomarker for Diagnosis, Prognosis and Prediction of Response in Breast Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232214197. [PMID: 36430675 PMCID: PMC9695769 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232214197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Identifying novel circulating biomarkers predictive of response and informative about the mechanisms of resistance, is the new challenge for breast cancer (BC) management. The integration of omics information will gradually revolutionize the clinical approach. Liquid biopsy is being incorporated into the diagnostic and decision-making process for the treatment of BC, in particular with the analysis of circulating tumor DNA, although with some relevant limitations, including costs. Circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragmentomics and its integrity index may become a cheaper, noninvasive biomarker that could provide significant additional information for monitoring response to systemic treatments in BC. The purpose of our review is to focus on the available research on cfDNA integrity and its features as a biomarker of diagnosis, prognosis and response to treatments in BC, highlighting new perspectives and critical issues for future applications.
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Gianni C, Palleschi M, Schepisi G, Casadei C, Bleve S, Merloni F, Sirico M, Sarti S, Cecconetto L, Di Menna G, Schettini F, De Giorgi U. Circulating inflammatory cells in patients with metastatic breast cancer: Implications for treatment. Front Oncol 2022; 12:882896. [PMID: 36003772 PMCID: PMC9393759 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.882896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Adaptive and innate immune cells play a crucial role as regulators of cancer development. Inflammatory cells in blood flow seem to be involved in pro-tumor activities and contribute to breast cancer progression. Circulating lymphocyte ratios such as the platelet-lymphocytes ratio (PLR), the monocyte-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) and the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) are new reproducible, routinely feasible and cheap biomarkers of immune response. These indexes have been correlated to prognosis in many solid tumors and there is growing evidence on their clinical applicability as independent prognostic markers also for breast cancer. In this review we give an overview of the possible value of lymphocytic indexes in advanced breast cancer prognosis and prediction of outcome. Furthermore, targeting the immune system appear to be a promising therapeutic strategy for breast cancer, especially macrophage-targeted therapies. Herein we present an overview of the ongoing clinical trials testing systemic inflammatory cells as therapeutic targets in breast cancer.
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- Caterina Gianni
- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
- *Correspondence: Caterina Gianni,
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors Group, August Pi I Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy
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Bleve S, Cursano MC, Casadei C, Schepisi G, Menna C, Urbini M, Gianni C, De Padova S, Filograna A, Gallà V, Rosti G, Barone D, Chovanec M, Mego M, De Giorgi U. Inflammatory Biomarkers for Outcome Prediction in Patients With Metastatic Testicular Cancer. Front Oncol 2022; 12:910087. [PMID: 35756636 PMCID: PMC9226315 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.910087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Germ cell tumors are the most common malignant tumors in male young adults. Platinum-based chemotherapy has dramatically improved the outcome of metastatic germ cell tumor patients and overall cure rates now exceed 80%. The choice of medical treatment can be guided by the prognosis estimation which is an important step during the decision-making process. IGCCCG classification plays a pivotal role in the management of advanced disease. However, histological and clinical parameters are the available factors that condition the prognosis, but they do not reflect the tumor's molecular and pathological features and do not predict who will respond to chemotherapy. After first-line chemotherapy 20%-30% of patients relapse and for these patients, the issue of prognostic factors is far more complex. Validated biomarkers and a molecular selection of patients that reflect the pathogenesis are highly needed. The association between cancer-related systemic inflammation, tumorigenesis, and cancer progression has been demonstrated. In the last years, several studies have shown the prognostic utility of immune-inflammation indexes in different tumor types. This review analyzed the prognostic impact of inflammatory markers retrieved from routine blood draws in GCT patients.
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- Sara Bleve
- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Biosciences Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Psycho-Oncology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Trials, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Radiology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- 2nd Department of Oncology, Comenius University, Faculty of Medicine, National Cancer Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- 2nd Department of Oncology, Comenius University, Faculty of Medicine, National Cancer Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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Martino M, Pitino A, Gori M, Viens P, Siena S, Tripepi G, Canale FA, Ballestrero A, Zamagni C, Musso M, Zambelli A, Dreger P, Badoglio M, Secondino S, Console G, Chabannon C, Pedrazzoli P. Long-term survival in a fraction of patients with metastatic breast cancer who received consolidation therapy with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant between 2000 and 2015: an EBMT registry-based study. Bone Marrow Transplant 2021; 57:276-278. [PMID: 34689176 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-021-01503-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Massimo Martino
- Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapies, Department of Hemato-Oncology and Radiotherapy, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes Department of Medical Oncology, Aix-Marseille Université, Inserm U1068, CNRS UMR7258, 13009, Marseille, France
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- Niguarda Cancer Center, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano, Italy and Dipartimento di Oncologia ed Emato-Oncologia, Università degli Studi di Milano (La Statale), Milano, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC-CNR), Research Unit of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapies, Department of Hemato-Oncology and Radiotherapy, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Università di Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Hematology and Transplant Unit, Oncology Department La Maddalena, Palermo, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici scientifici Maugeri, Pavia, Italy.,Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- EBMT Paris Study Office; Department of Haematology, Saint Antoine Hospital; INSERM UMR 938, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapies, Department of Hemato-Oncology and Radiotherapy, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Centre de Thérapie Cellulaire, Aix-Marseille Université, INSERM CBT 1409, Centre for Clinical Investigation in Biotherapy, Marseille, France
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapy, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Şahin U, Demirer T. Graft-versus-cancereffect and innovative approaches in thetreatment of refractory solid tumors. Turk J Med Sci 2020; 50:1697-1706. [PMID: 32178508 PMCID: PMC7672351 DOI: 10.3906/sag-1911-112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background/aim Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) has been used for the treatment of various refractory solid tumors during the last two decades. After the demonstration of graft-versus-leukemia (GvL) effect in a leukemic murine model following allo-HSCT from other strains of mice, graft-versus-tumor (GvT) effect in a solid tumor after allo-HSCT has also been reported in a murine model in 1984. Several trials have reported the presence of a GvT effect in patients with various refractory solid tumors, including renal, ovarian and colon cancers, as well as soft tissue sarcomas [1]. The growing data on haploidentical transplants also indicate GvT effect in some pediatric refractory solid tumors. Novel immunotherapy-based treatment modalities aim at inducing an allo-reactivity against the metastatic solid tumor via a GvT effect. Recipient derived immune effector cells (RDICs) in the antitumor reactivity following allo-HSCT have also been considered as an emerging therapy for advanced refractory solid tumors. Conclusion This review summarizes the background, rationale, and clinical results of immune-based strategies using GvT effect for the treatment of various metastatic and refractory solid tumors, as well as innovative approaches such as haploidentical HSCT, CAR-T cell therapies and tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL).
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- Uğur Şahin
- Hematology Unit, Yenimahalle Education and Research Hospital, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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Atilla E, Ataca Atilla P, Cengiz Seval G, Bektaş M, Demirer T. Current approach to early gastrointestinal and liver complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY 2019; 30:122-131. [PMID: 30459131 DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
The gastrointestinal (GI) system is one of the most commonly affected sites during a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) due to toxicities of preparative regimens, the accompanying immunodeficiency, and organ damage caused by graft versus host disease. In this review, we focus on early GI and liver complications following autologous (auto-) and allogeneic (allo-) HSCT and clarify both the risk factors and therapeutic strategies. Early GI and liver complications associated with HSCT remain challenging issues. Despite the improvements in this field during the last decade, treatments for these complications still place a significant burden on both patients and the physicians treating these patients. GI and liver complications remain some of the causes of mortality associated with HSCT. For practicing hematologists, oncologists, and gastroenterologists in this field, the awareness and early diagnosis of the GI complications remain important factors to obtain optimal outcomes in this patient population.
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- Erden Atilla
- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Cebeci Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Cebeci Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Cebeci Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Cebeci Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Cebeci Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Taylor M, Khan S, Stapleton M, Wang J, Chen J, Wynn R, Yabe H, Chinen Y, Boelens JJ, Mason RW, Kubaski F, Horovitz DDG, Barth AL, Serafini M, Bernardo ME, Kobayashi H, Orii KE, Suzuki Y, Orii T, Tomatsu S. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Mucopolysaccharidoses: Past, Present, and Future. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 25:e226-e246. [PMID: 30772512 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has proven to be a viable treatment option for a selected group of patients with mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), including those with MPS types I, II, IVA, VI, and VII. Early diagnosis and timely referral to an expert in MPS are critical, followed by a complete examination and evaluation by a multidisciplinary team, including a transplantation physician. Treatment recommendations for MPS are based on multiple biological, sociological, and financial factors, including type of MPS, clinical severity, prognosis, present clinical signs and symptoms (disease stage), age at onset, rate of progression, family factors and expectations, financial burden, feasibility, availability, risks and benefits of available therapies such as HSCT, enzyme replacement therapy (ERT), surgical interventions, and other supportive care. International collaboration and data review are critical to evaluating the therapeutic efficacy and adverse effects of HSCT for MPS. Collaborative efforts to assess HSCT for MPS have been ongoing since the first attempt at HSCT in a patient with MPS reported in 1981. The accumulation of data since then has made it possible to identify early outcomes (ie, transplantation outcomes) and long-term disease-specific outcomes resulting from HSCT. The recent identification of predictive factors and the development of innovative regimens have significantly improved the outcomes of both engraftment failure and transplantation-related mortality. Assessment of long-term outcomes has considered a variety of factors, including type of MPS, type of graft, age at transplantation, and stage of disease progression, among others. Studies on long-term outcomes are considered a key factor in the use of HSCT in patients with MPS. These studies have shown the effects and limitations of HSCT on improving disease manifestations and quality of life. In this review, we summarize the efficacy, side effects, risks, and cost of HSCT for each type of MPS.
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- Madeleine Taylor
- Department of Biomedical, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware; Deparment of Biological Science, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
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- Department of Biomedical, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware
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- Department of Biomedical, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware; Deparment of Biological Science, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Cell Therapy, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Biomedical, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware; Deparment of Biological Science, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
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- Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de ClÃnicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology- Program Partnership Graduate in Genetics and Molecular Biology (PPGBM), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), and National Institute of Populational Medical Genetics (INAGEMP), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Medical Genetics Department, National Institute of Women, Children, and Adolescent Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Medical Genetics Department, National Institute of Women, Children, and Adolescent Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dulbecco Telethon Institute, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Pediatric Immunohematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, San Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Medical Education Development Center, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware; Department of Pediatrics, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan; Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan; Department of Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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De Padova S, Casadei C, Berardi A, Bertelli T, Filograna A, Cursano MC, Menna C, Burgio SL, Altavilla A, Schepisi G, Prati S, Montalti S, Chovanec M, Banna GL, Grassi L, Mego M, De Giorgi U. Caregiver Emotional Burden in Testicular Cancer Patients: From Patient to Caregiver Support. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:318. [PMID: 31191451 PMCID: PMC6546807 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Testicular cancer is the most common tumor in young males aged 15-40 years. The overall cure rate for men with testicular cancer is >90%, so a huge number of these patients will become testicular cancer survivors. These people may feel some stress in the experience of diagnosis, treatment, and consequences that affects the quality of life, and during follow-up, especially when new issues and emotional distresses appear over time, such as late side-effects of treatments and emotional challenges including fear of tumor relapse, fertility and sexuality concerns, and social and workplace issues. The cancer experience has an impact not only on patients, but also on their relatives (e.g., spouses, parents, or siblings), who often have to assume a caregiving role for the duration of and following treatment for cancer. Moreover, the caregiver plays an important role in supporting a man with a testicular cancer, providing physical and emotional care. This review presents a summary of existing knowledge regarding the impact and the burden of testicular cancer on caregivers.
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- Silvia De Padova
- Psycho-Oncology Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Psycho-Oncology Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Psycho-Oncology Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
- 2nd Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University and National Cancer Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- University Hospital Psychiatry Unit, Integrated Department of Mental Health and Addictive Behavior, St. Anna University Hospital and NHS Community Health Trusts, Ferrara, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
- 2nd Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University and National Cancer Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Medical Oncology Department, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
- *Correspondence: Ugo De Giorgi
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Cengiz Seval G, Topçuoğlu P, Demirer T. Current Approach to Non-Infectious Pulmonary Complications of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Balkan Med J 2018; 35:131-140. [PMID: 29553463 PMCID: PMC5863250 DOI: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.1635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is an established treatment for patients with a wide range of malignant and nonmalignant conditions. Noninfectious pulmonary complications still remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. Treating hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients with noninfectious pulmonary complications is still challenging, and the current treatment armamentarium and strategies are not adequate for patients receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Further trials are needed for a better description of the pathogenesis and the complete diagnostic criteria as well as for the development of effective therapeutic approaches for the management of noninfectious pulmonary complications of the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. This review outlines the incidence, risk factors, pathogenesis, and clinical spectrum and discusses the current approaches to the management of noninfectious pulmonary complications of Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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- Güldane Cengiz Seval
- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Cebeci Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Cebeci Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Cebeci Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Kuzhan O, Özet A, Ulutin C, Kömürcü Ş, Arpaci F, Öztürk B, Öztürk M. Survival Benefit with GM-CSF Use after High-Dose Chemotherapy in High-Risk Breast Cancer. TUMORI JOURNAL 2018; 93:550-6. [DOI: 10.1177/030089160709300606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Aims and background The role of high-dose chemotherapy in breast cancer has not been fully defined. It has been concluded that new trials should focus on defining potential subgroups that are more likely to benefit from high-dose chemotherapy. We compared survival differences in patients receiving human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) or granulocyte-monocyte colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) after high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell support. Methods High-risk non-metastatic breast cancer patients (axillary lymph node involvement more than 8) aged 16 to 65 years and with a performance status ≤1 underwent high-dose chemotherapy with autograft. Written informed consent was obtained from every patient, and the study was approved by the local ethics committee. Results For 54 eligible women, the median follow-up was 41.4 months. The five-year disease-free survival was 45.7%. The five-year projected overall survival rate was 53.9%. Among them, patients who received GM-CSF (n = 12) posttransplant lived longer than the patients who received G-CSF (n = 15) (five year survival rates, 46.6% vs 75%, P <0.050). The patients who received GM-CSF posttransplant had fewer relapses (5 vs 9). However, between the two groups there was no statistically significant difference regarding disease-free survival rates calculated with the Kaplan-Meier method (58.8% vs 40%; P = 0.121). Conclusions Patients receiving GM-CSF posttransplant lived longer and they had fewer relapses than those who received G-CSF. This result merits consideration. The antitumor activity of GM-CSF should be investigated further in prospective randomized trials.
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- Okan Kuzhan
- GATA School of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology, Etlik, Ankara
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- GATA School of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology, Etlik, Ankara
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- GATA School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Ankara, Etlik, Turkey
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- GATA School of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology, Etlik, Ankara
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- GATA School of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology, Etlik, Ankara
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- GATA School of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology, Etlik, Ankara
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- GATA School of Medicine, Department of Medical Oncology, Etlik, Ankara
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Bozdağ SC, Yüksel MK, Demirer T. Adult Stem Cells and Medicine. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018; 1079:17-36. [DOI: 10.1007/5584_2018_184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Sahin U, Demirer T. Current strategies for the management of autologous peripheral blood stem cell mobilization failures in patients with multiple myeloma. J Clin Apher 2017; 33:357-370. [DOI: 10.1002/jca.21591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Revised: 09/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Ugur Sahin
- Department of Hematology; Ankara University Medical School; Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Hematology; Ankara University Medical School; Ankara Turkey
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Atilla E, Atilla PA, Toprak SK, Demirer T. A review of late complications of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantations. Clin Transplant 2017; 31. [PMID: 28753218 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is an effective and curative treatment of different malignant and non-malignant diseases. Early transplant-related mortality after allo-HSCT has decreased with reduced-intensity conditioning regimens and effective anti-infectious treatments, but late transplant-related mortality is still a problem. Physicians are now paying more attention to late complications that may worsen the quality of life of many transplant recipients. Chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) is one of the major causes of late transplant-related mortality after allo-HSCT. This review discusses recent advances that have been made in clinical evaluation and treatment of late transplant-related complications including cGVHD. The different sites of involvement are organs, especially the skin and eye, and the gastrointestinal, endocrinologic, metabolic, renal, cardiologic, pulmonary, connective tissue, and neurological systems. In addition, this review includes infections and secondary malignancies in post-transplant settings that worsen quality of life in long-term follow-ups.
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- Erden Atilla
- Department of Hematology, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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Atilla E, Atilla PA, Bozdağ SC, Demirer T. A review of infectious complications after haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantations. Infection 2017; 45:403-411. [PMID: 28417421 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-017-1016-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from haploidentical donor is a feasible option for patients with hematological diseases who lack a suitable HLA-matched donor, but viral and fungal infections are still the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in haploidentical transplantation setting because of delayed immune reconstitution, increased risk of graft vs host disease (GvHD) or systemic steroid use. Therefore, this review will focus on the infectious complications after haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS Electronic publications were searched until February 2017 throughout databases, including Pubmed, Cochrane, and Embase. The following keywords were used 'haploidentical transplantation', 'infection', 'T cell replete', and 'T cell deplete'. RESULTS An increased incidence of bacterial, fungal, or viral infections is detected in haplo-HSCT compared to related, unrelated, or cord blood transplantations. Neutropenia and use of systemic steroid for GvHD and delayed immune reconstitution are important risk factors for infection after haplo-HSCT. CONCLUSION A shift towards T cell repletes haplo-HSCT with post-transplant cyclophosphamide (CY) for GvHD has been emerged in recent years, in which the incidence of viral and fungal infections is detected to be lower. Prophylaxis and pre-emptive treatment strategies should be applied according to patient status.
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- Erden Atilla
- Department of Hematology, Ankara University Medical School, Cebeci, 06590, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University Medical School, Cebeci, 06590, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University Medical School, Cebeci, 06590, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University Medical School, Cebeci, 06590, Ankara, Turkey.
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Cheng YC, Shi Y, Zhang MJ, Brazauskas R, Hemmer MT, Bishop MR, Nieto Y, Stadtmauer E, Ayash L, Gale RP, Lazarus H, Holmberg L, Lill M, Olsson RF, Wirk BM, Arora M, Hari P, Ueno N. Long-Term Outcome of Inflammatory Breast Cancer Compared to Non-Inflammatory Breast Cancer in the Setting of High-Dose Chemotherapy with Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. J Cancer 2017; 8:1009-1017. [PMID: 28529613 PMCID: PMC5436253 DOI: 10.7150/jca.16870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Introduction: Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare aggressive form of breast cancer. It is well known that the long-term survival and progression-free survival of IBC are worse than that of non-IBC. We report the long term outcomes of patients with IBC and non-IBC who had undergone high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) with autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT). Methods: All 3387 patients with IBC or non-IBC who underwent HDC with AHCT between1990-2002 and registered with CIBMTR were included in this analysis. Transplant-related mortality (TRM), disease relapse/progression, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were compared between the two cohorts. Multivariate Cox regression model was used to determine the independent impact of stage on outcomes. Results: 527 patients with IBC and 2,860 patients with non-IBC were included; the median age at transplantation (47 vs 46 years old) and median follow-up period in the 2 groups (167 vs 168 months) were similar. The most common conditioning regimen was cyclophosphamide and carboplatin based in both groups (54% in IBC and 50% in non-IBC). AHCT was well tolerated in both groups. TRM was similar in both groups (one year TRM was 2% for IBC and 3% for non-IBC, p=0.16). The most common cause of death was disease progression or relapse (81% in IBC and 75% in non-IBC). The median survival for both IBC and non-IBC was the same at 40 months. The PFS at 10 years was 27% (95% CI: 23-31%) for IBC and 24% (95% CI: 22-26%) for non-IBC (p=0.21), and the OS at 10 years was 31% (95% CI: 27-35%) for IBC and 28% (95% CI: 26-30%) for non-IBC (p=0.16). In univariate analysis, patients with stage III IBC and no active diseases at transplantation had lower PFS and OS than that in non-IBC. In multivariate analysis, controlling for age, disease status at AHCT, hormonal receptor status, time from diagnosis to AHCT, and performance status at AHCT, patients with stage III IBC had higher mortality (HR 1.16, 95% CI: 1-1.34, p= 0.0459), worse PFS (HR: 1.17, 95% CI: 1.01-1.36, p= 0.0339) and higher risk of disease relapse/progression (HR: 1.24, 95% CI: 1.06-1.45, p= 0.0082) as compared to stage III non-IBC. Amongst all patients a higher stage disease was associated with worse PFS, OS and disease relapse/progression. Conclusions: Long-term outcomes of stage III IBC patients who underwent AHCT were poorer than that in non-IBC patients confirming that the poor prognosis of IBC even in the setting of HDC with AHCT.
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- CIBMTR(Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research), Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Society, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- CIBMTR(Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research), Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- CIBMTR(Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research), Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Abramson Cancer Center University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI; Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Hematology Research Centre, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Therapeutic Immunology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Centre for Clinical Research Sormland, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplant, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
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- CIBMTR(Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research), Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Atilla E, Toprak SK, Demirer T. Current Review of Iron Overload and Related Complications in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Turk J Haematol 2017; 34:1-9. [PMID: 27956374 PMCID: PMC5451667 DOI: 10.4274/tjh.2016.0450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Iron overload is an adverse prognostic factor for patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). In the HSCT setting, pretransplant and early posttransplant ferritin and transferrin saturation were found to be highly elevated due to high transfusion requirements. In addition to that, post-HSCT iron overload was shown to be related to infections, hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome, mucositis, liver dysfunction, and acute graft-versus-host disease. Hyperferritinemia causes decreased survival rates in both pre- and posttransplant settings. Serum ferritin levels, magnetic resonance imaging, and liver biopsy are diagnostic tools for iron overload. Organ dysfunction due to iron overload may cause high mortality rates and therefore sufficient iron chelation therapy is recommended in this setting. In this review the management of iron overload in adult HSCT is discussed.
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- Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey Phone : +90 532 325 10 65 E-mail:
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Boudin L, Chabannon C, Sfumato P, Sabatier R, Bertucci F, Tarpin C, Provansal M, Houvenaeghel G, Lambaudie E, Tallet A, Resbeut M, Charafe-Jauffret E, Calmels B, Lemarie C, Boher JM, Extra JM, Viens P, Gonçalves A. [Impact of Her2 and BRCA1/2 status in high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cells transplantation in the treatment of breast cancer: The Institut Paoli Calmettes' experience]. Bull Cancer 2017; 104:332-343. [PMID: 28214007 DOI: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2016.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/18/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Studies evaluating chemotherapy high dose chemotherapy with autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HDC-ACSH) in the treatment of metastatic (MBC), locally advanced (LABC) and inflammatory (IBC) breast cancer have in common lack of biomarker information, in particular the HER2 status. PATIENTS AND METHODS All consecutive female patients treated for breast cancer with HDC and AHSCT at Institut Paoli Calmettes between 2003 and 2012 were included. Patients were categorized in three subtypes based on hormonal receptor (HR) and HER2 status of the primary tumor: luminal, (HR+/HER2-), HER2 (HER2+, any HR) and triple negative (TN) (HER2- and HR-). The main objective was the analysis of overall survival (OS) according to the IHC subtypes. RESULTS Three hundred and seventy-seven patients were included. For MBC, the TN subtype appeared to have the worst prognosis with a median OS of 19.68 months (95 % CI 11.76-44.4) compared to 44.64 months (95 % CI 40.32-67.56) for the luminal subtype and a median OS not reached for the HER2 subtype (P<0.01). For IBC, HER2 subgroup appeared to have the best prognosis with a 5-year OS of 89 % (95 % CI 64-97) compared to 57 % (95 % CI 33-76) for the TN subgroup (HR 5.38, 95 % CI 1.14-25.44; P=0.034). For CSLA, luminal subgroup appeared to have the best prognosis with a 5-year OS of 92 % (95 % CI 71-98) against 75 % (95 % CI 46-90) for HER 2 subtype and 70 % (95 %CI 97-88) for TN subtype (P=0.301). CONCLUSION The HDC-ACSH does not change the prognosis value of IHC subtype in breast cancer patients.
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- Laurys Boudin
- Institut Paoli-Calmettes (IPC), département d'oncologie médicale, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille cedex 9, France
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- Centre de recherches en cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), UMR Inserm 1068/CNRS 7258/AMU 105/IPC, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France; Institut Paoli-Calmettes, centre de thérapie cellulaire, département de biologie du cancer, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France; Centre d'investigations cliniques en biothérapies, Inserm CBT-1409, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, biostatistiques, département de la recherche clinique et de l'innovation (DRCI), 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes (IPC), département d'oncologie médicale, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille cedex 9, France; Centre de recherches en cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), UMR Inserm 1068/CNRS 7258/AMU 105/IPC, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille université, Jardin du Pharo, 58, boulevard Charles-Livon, 13284 Marseille, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes (IPC), département d'oncologie médicale, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille cedex 9, France; Centre de recherches en cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), UMR Inserm 1068/CNRS 7258/AMU 105/IPC, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille université, Jardin du Pharo, 58, boulevard Charles-Livon, 13284 Marseille, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes (IPC), département d'oncologie médicale, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille cedex 9, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes (IPC), département d'oncologie médicale, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille cedex 9, France
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- Centre de recherches en cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), UMR Inserm 1068/CNRS 7258/AMU 105/IPC, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille université, Jardin du Pharo, 58, boulevard Charles-Livon, 13284 Marseille, France; Institut Paoli-Calmettes, département de chirurgie oncologique, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Centre de recherches en cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), UMR Inserm 1068/CNRS 7258/AMU 105/IPC, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille université, Jardin du Pharo, 58, boulevard Charles-Livon, 13284 Marseille, France; Institut Paoli-Calmettes, département de chirurgie oncologique, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, département de radiothérapie, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, département de radiothérapie, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Centre de recherches en cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), UMR Inserm 1068/CNRS 7258/AMU 105/IPC, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille université, Jardin du Pharo, 58, boulevard Charles-Livon, 13284 Marseille, France; Institut Paoli-Calmettes, biopathologie, département de biologie du cancer, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Centre de recherches en cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), UMR Inserm 1068/CNRS 7258/AMU 105/IPC, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France; Institut Paoli-Calmettes, centre de thérapie cellulaire, département de biologie du cancer, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France; Centre d'investigations cliniques en biothérapies, Inserm CBT-1409, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, centre de thérapie cellulaire, département de biologie du cancer, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France; Centre d'investigations cliniques en biothérapies, Inserm CBT-1409, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, biostatistiques, département de la recherche clinique et de l'innovation (DRCI), 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes (IPC), département d'oncologie médicale, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille cedex 9, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes (IPC), département d'oncologie médicale, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille cedex 9, France; Centre de recherches en cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), UMR Inserm 1068/CNRS 7258/AMU 105/IPC, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille université, Jardin du Pharo, 58, boulevard Charles-Livon, 13284 Marseille, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes (IPC), département d'oncologie médicale, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille cedex 9, France; Centre de recherches en cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), UMR Inserm 1068/CNRS 7258/AMU 105/IPC, 232, boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille université, Jardin du Pharo, 58, boulevard Charles-Livon, 13284 Marseille, France.
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High-Dose Chemotherapy for Adult-Type Ovarian Granulosa Cell Tumors: A Retrospective Study of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2017; 27:248-251. [PMID: 28114232 DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000000882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES A few small retrospective series reported results with salvage chemotherapy for malignant ovarian adult-type granulosa cell tumors (GCTs), whereas no data are available on high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) with hematopoietic progenitor cell support (HSCS) in these patients. The aim of this study was to analyze the available data of HDC for adult-type GCTs. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of ovarian cancer treated with salvage HDC registered with the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. RESULTS Of 203 adult female patients with a diagnosis of nonepithelial ovarian cancer treated with salvage HDC with HSCS and registered with the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 4 (2%) patients were affected by GCTs. All 4 patients had ovarian adult-type GCTs that relapsed/progressed after first-line chemotherapy. The conditioning regimens included a platinum agent in all 4 patients. Bone marrow recovery was promptly achieved; neither treatment-related deaths or life-threatening toxicities occurred. At a median follow-up of 8.5 months, all patients reported a progressive disease. The patient who underwent multicycle HDC enjoyed a long-term remission of 84 months before progression and is the only one alive after 94+ months. CONCLUSIONS We showed for the first time a case with long-lasting response to salvage multicycle HDC and HSCS in adult-type GCTs.
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Atilla E, Ataca Atilla P, Demirer T. A Review of Myeloablative vs Reduced Intensity/Non-Myeloablative Regimens in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantations. Balkan Med J 2017; 34:1-9. [PMID: 28251017 PMCID: PMC5322516 DOI: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2017.0055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Allo-HSCT) is a curative treatment option for both malignant and some benign hematological diseases. During the last decade, many of the newer high-dose regimens in different intensity have been developed specifically for patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. Today there are three main approaches used prior to allogeneic transplantation: Myeloablative (MA), Reduced Intensity Conditioning (RIC) and Non-MA (NMA) regimens. MA regimens cause irreversible cytopenia and there is a requirement for stem cell support. Patients who receive NMA regimen have minimal cytopenia and this type of regimen can be given without stem cell support. RIC regimens do not fit the criteria of MA and NMA: the cytopenia is reversible and the stem cell support is necessary. NMA/RIC for Allo-HSCT has opened a new era for treating elderly patients and those with comorbidities. The RIC conditioning was used for 40% of all Allo-HSCT and this trend continue to increase. In this paper, we will review these regimens in the setting of especially allogeneic HSCT and our aim is to describe the history, features and impact of these conditioning regimens on specific diseases.
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- Erden Atilla
- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Ataca Atilla P, Bakanay Ozturk SM, Demirer T. How to manage poor mobilizers for high dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation? Transfus Apher Sci 2016; 56:190-198. [PMID: 28034547 DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2016.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Today, peripheral blood stem cells are the preferred source of stem cells over bone marrow. Therefore, mobilization plays a crutial role in successful autologous stem cell transplantation. Poor mobilization is generally defined as failure to achieve the target level of at least 2×106 CD34+ cells/kg body weight. There are several strategies to overcome poor mobilization: 1) Larger volume Leukapheresis (LVL) 2) Re-mobilization 3) Plerixafor 4) CM+Plerixafor (P)+G-CSF and 5) Bone Marrow Harvest. In this review, the definitions of successful and poor mobilization are discussed. Management strategies for poor mobilization are defined. The recent research on new agents are included.
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- Pinar Ataca Atilla
- Department of Hematology, Ankara University Medical School, Cebeci, 06590 Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University Medical School, Cebeci, 06590 Ankara, Turkey.
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Karadurmus N, Sahin U, Basgoz BB, Arpaci F, Demirer T. Review of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with reduced intensity conditioning in solid tumors excluding breast cancer. World J Transplant 2016; 6:675-681. [PMID: 28058217 PMCID: PMC5175225 DOI: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i4.675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Revised: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Solid tumors in adults constitute a heterogeneous group of malignancy originating from various organ systems. Solid tumors are not completely curable by chemotherapy, even though some subgroups are very chemo-sensitive. Recently, oncologists have focused on the use of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) with reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) for the treatment of some refractory solid tumors. After the demonstration of allogeneic graft-versus-leukemia effect in patients with hematological malignancies who received allo-HSCT, investigators evaluated this effect in patients with refractory metastatic solid tumors. According to data from experimental animal models and preliminary clinical trials, a graft-versus-tumor (GvT) effect may also be observed in the treatment of some solid tumors (e.g., renal cell cancer, colorectal cancer, etc.) after allo-HSCT with RIC. The use of RIC regimens offers an opportunity of achieving full-donor engraftment with GvT effect, as well as, a reduced transplant-related mortality. Current literature suggests that allo-HSCT with RIC might become a choice for elderly and medically fragile patients with refractory metastatic solid tumors.
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Atilla E, Atilla PA, Demirer T. Current treatment strategies in relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma: where are we now? Int J Hematol 2016; 105:257-264. [DOI: 10.1007/s12185-016-2164-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An overview of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation related thrombotic complications. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2016; 107:149-155. [DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Revised: 06/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Sahin U, Toprak SK, Atilla PA, Atilla E, Demirer T. An overview of infectious complications after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. J Infect Chemother 2016; 22:505-14. [PMID: 27344206 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2016.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Revised: 05/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Infections are the most common and significant cause of mortality and morbidity after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). The presence of neutropenia and mucosal damage are the leading risk factors in the early pre-engraftment phase. In the early post-engraftment phase, graft versus host disease (GvHD) induced infection risk is increased in addition to catheter related infections. In the late phase, in which reconstitution of cellular and humoral immunity continues, as well as the pathogens seen during the early post-engraftment phase, varicella-zoster virus and encapsulated bacterial infections due to impaired opsonization are observed. An appropriate vaccination schedule following the cessation of immunosuppressive treatment after transplantation, intravenous immunoglobulin administration, and antimicrobial prophylaxis with penicillin or macrolide antibiotics during immunosuppressive treatment for GvHD might decrease the risk of bacterial infections. Older age, severe mucositis due to toxicity of chemotherapy, gastrointestinal tract colonization, prolonged neutropenia, unrelated donor and cord blood originated transplantations, acute and chronic GvHD are among the most indicative clinical risk factors for invasive fungal infections. Mold-active anti-fungal prophylaxis is suggested regardless of the period of transplantation among high risk patients. The novel serological methods, including Aspergillus galactomannan antigen and beta-D-glucan detection and computed tomography are useful in surveillance. Infections due to adenovirus, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus are encountered in all phases after allo-HSCT, including pre-engraftment, early post-engraftment and late phases. Infections due to herpes simplex virus-1 and -2 are mostly seen during the pre-engraftment phase, whereas, infections due to cytomegalovirus and human herpes virus-6 are seen in the early post-engraftment phase and Epstein-Barr virus and varicella-zoster virus infections often after +100th day. In order to prevent mortality and morbidity of infections after allo-HSCT, the recipients should be carefully followed-up with appropriate prophylactic measures in the post-transplant period.
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- Ugur Sahin
- Ankara University Medical School, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ankara University Medical School, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ankara University Medical School, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ankara University Medical School, Department of Hematology, Ankara, Turkey.
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Rossi L, Martignano F, Gallà V, Maugeri A, Schepisi G. Impact of Non-Pulmonary Visceral Metastases in the Prognosis and Practice of Metastatic Testicular Germ Cell Tumors. Oncol Rev 2016; 10:292. [PMID: 27471579 PMCID: PMC4943091 DOI: 10.4081/oncol.2016.292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Non-pulmonary visceral metastases, in bones, brain and liver, represent nearly the 10% of metastatic sites of advanced germ cell tumors and are associated with poor prognosis. This review article summarizes major evidences on the impact of different visceral sites on the prognosis, treatment and clinical outcome of patients with germ cell tumors. The clinic-biological mechanisms by which these metastatic sites are associated with poor clinical outcome remain unclear. The multimodality treatment showed a potential better survival, in particular in patients with relapsed disease. Patients with advanced germ cell tumors with visceral metastases should be referred to centers with high expertise in the clinical management of such disease.
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- Lorena Rossi
- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST)-IRCCS , Meldola (FC), Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST)-IRCCS , Meldola (FC), Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST)-IRCCS , Meldola (FC), Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST)-IRCCS , Meldola (FC), Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST)-IRCCS , Meldola (FC), Italy
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Immunohistochemical subtypes predict survival in metastatic breast cancer receiving high-dose chemotherapy with autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Eur J Cancer 2016; 57:118-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Martino M, Lanza F, Pavesi L, Öztürk M, Blaise D, Leno Núñez R, Schouten HC, Bosi A, De Giorgi U, Generali D, Rosti G, Necchi A, Ravelli A, Bengala C, Badoglio M, Pedrazzoli P, Bregni M. High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation as Adjuvant Treatment in High-Risk Breast Cancer: Data from the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Registry. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 22:475-81. [PMID: 26723932 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aim of this retrospective study was to assess toxicity and efficacy of adjuvant high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) in 583 high-risk breast cancer (BC) patients (>3 positive nodes) who were transplanted between 1995 and 2005 in Europe. All patients received surgery before transplant, and 55 patients (9.5%) received neoadjuvant treatment before surgery. Median age was 47.1 years, 57.3% of patients were premenopausal at treatment, 56.5% had endocrine-responsive tumors, 19.5% had a human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative tumor, and 72.4% had ≥10 positive lymph nodes at surgery. Seventy-nine percent received a single HDC procedure. Overall transplant-related mortality was 1.9%, at .9% between 2001 and 2005, whereas secondary tumor-related mortality was .9%. With a median follow-up of 120 months, overall survival and disease-free survival rates at 5 and 10 years in the whole population were 75% and 64% and 58% and 44%, respectively. Subgroup analysis demonstrated that rates of overall survival were significantly better in patients with endocrine-responsive tumors, <10 positive lymph nodes, and smaller tumor size. HER2 status did not affect survival probability. Adjuvant HDC with AHSCT has a low mortality rate and provides impressive long-term survival rates in patients with high-risk BC. Our results suggest that this treatment modality should be considered in selected high-risk BC patients and further investigated in clinical trials.
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- Massimo Martino
- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera BMM, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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- Section of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, AO Isituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri I.R.C.C.S., Pavia, Italy
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- Gulhane Medical Academy, Department of Medical Oncology, General Tevfik Saglam Caddesi, Etlik/Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Institut Paoli Calmettes, Marseille, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Academische Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Hematology Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), Meldola, Italy
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- Breast Cancer Unit, AO Isituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Civil Hospital, Ravenna, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Section of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, AO Isituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy
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- European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Study Office, Solid Tumors Working Party-EBMT, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, I.R.C.C.S. San Matteo University Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, di Circolo Hospital, Busto Arsizio, Italy
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Pedrazzoli P, Martino M, Delfanti S, Generali D, Rosti G, Bregni M, Lanza F. High-Dose Chemotherapy With Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for High-Risk Primary Breast Cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2015; 2015:70-5. [DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgv010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Pedrazzoli P, Martinelli G, Gianni AM, Da Prada GA, Ballestrero A, Rosti G, Frassineti GL, Aieta M, Secondino S, Cinieri S, Fedele R, Bengala C, Bregni M, Grasso D, De Giorgi U, Lanza F, Castagna L, Bruno B, Martino M. Adjuvant high-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell support for high-risk primary breast cancer: results from the Italian national registry. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2013; 20:501-6. [PMID: 24374214 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2013.12.569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The efficacy of high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) and autologous hemopoietic progenitor cell transplantation (AHPCT) for breast cancer (BC) patients has been an area of intense controversy among the medical oncology community. The aim of this study was to assess toxicity and efficacy of this procedure in a large cohort of high-risk primary BC patients who underwent AHPCT in Italy. A total of 1183 patients receiving HDC for high-risk BC (HRBC) (>3 positive nodes) were identified in the Italian registry. The median age was 46 years, 62% of patients were premenopausal at treatment, 60.1% had endocrine-responsive tumors, and 20.7% had a human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive tumor. The median number of positive lymph nodes (LN) at surgery was 15, with 71.5% of patients having ≥ 10 positive nodes. Seventy-three percent received an alkylating agent-based HDC as a single procedure, whereas 27% received epirubicin or mitoxantrone-containing HDC, usually within a multitransplantation program. The source of stem cells was peripheral blood in the vast majority of patients. Transplantation-related mortality was .8%, whereas late cardiac and secondary tumor-related mortality were around 1%, overall. With a median follow-up of 79 months, median disease-free and overall survival (OS) in the entire population were 101 and 134 months, respectively. Subgroup analysis demonstrated that OS was significantly better in patients with endocrine-responsive tumors and in patients receiving multiple transplantation procedures. HER2 status did not affect survival probability. The size of the primary tumor and number of involved LN negatively affected OS. Adjuvant HDC with AHPCT has a low mortality rate and provides impressive long-term survival rates in patients with high-risk primary BC. Our results suggest that this treatment modality should be proposed in selected HRBC patients and further investigated in clinical trials.
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- Paolo Pedrazzoli
- Medical Oncology, IRCCS Foundation, San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Meldola, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy
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- Medical Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera "BMM", Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, IRCCS Foundation, San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Meldola, Italy
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- Section of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Cremona, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Humanitas Cancer Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- National Registry GITMO & Data Managing, Ospedale San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera "BMM", Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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Pedrazzoli P, Bregni M, Rosti G, Lanza F, Demirer T. Autologous stem cell transplantation: is it still relevant in breast cancer? BREAST CANCER MANAGEMENT 2013. [DOI: 10.2217/bmt.13.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Paolo Pedrazzoli
- SC Oncologia, Dipartimento Onco-ematologico, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- SC Oncologia Medica, Dipartimento di Oncologia, Ospedale di Circolo, Busto Arsizio (Va), Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Ospedale S Maria di Ca’ Foncello, Treviso, Italy
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- Ematologia & Centro Trapianti, Istituti Ospitalieri, Cremona, Italy
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Ankara University Medical School, Cebeci Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Martino M, Bottini A, Rosti G, Generali D, Secondino S, Barni S, Maisano R, Lanza F, Castagna L, Pedrazzoli P. Critical issues on high-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation in breast cancer patients. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2012; 12:1505-15. [PMID: 22946512 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2012.721767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION High-dose chemotherapy (HDC) with autologous hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation (AHPCT) for high-risk (HR) or metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is no longer an option. AREAS COVERED An expert panel including medical oncologists and hematologists produce an opinion paper on the use of HDC and AHPCT in BC patients and they explain why they believe that; despite inconclusive results thus far, this treatment should have an ongoing role in breast cancer management under clinical trials. EXPERT OPINION HDC with AHPCT has become a safe treatment modality and an advantage in disease-free survival has been observed in most of the studies with HDC, with the caveat that today, even a limited relapse-free survival and progression-free survival benefit is sufficient for the approval of new antineoplastic agents. Moreover, in HRBC, an overall survival benefit by HDC could be achieved in the HER2-ve and triple-negative populations and, in this setting, HDC with AHPCT represents a therapeutic option that can be proposed to well-informed patients. In MBC, the HDC approach should be investigated further in selected patients with HER2-ve, chemosensitive disease. This paper is not intended to give any conclusion, but rather to open a debate on the value of HDC in HR and MBC.
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- Massimo Martino
- Ematologia con Trapianto di Midollo Osseo e Terapia Intensiva, Dipartimento di Oncologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli, 89100Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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Martino M, Ballestrero A, Zambelli A, Secondino S, Aieta M, Bengala C, Liberati AM, Zamagni C, Musso M, Aglietta M, Schiavo R, Castagna L, Rosti G, Bruno B, Pedrazzoli P. Long-term survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer receiving intensified chemotherapy and stem cell rescue: data from the Italian registry. Bone Marrow Transplant 2012; 48:414-8. [PMID: 22863724 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2012.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The median survival of women with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is 18-24 months, and fewer than 5% are alive and disease free at 5 years. We report toxicity and survival in a cohort of MBC patients receiving high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) with autologous hematopoietic SCT (AHSCT) in Italy between 1990 and 2005. Data set for survival analysis has been obtained for 415 patients. Clinical parameters including probability of transplant-related mortality (TRM), PFS and OS. With a median follow-up of 27 months (range 0-172), OS and PFS at 5 and 10 years in the whole population were 47/23 and 32/14%, respectively. A total 239 patients are alive with a median follow-up of 33 months (range 2-174). Survival was significantly more pronounced in patients harboring hormone receptor positive tumors (P=0.028), without visceral metastases (P=0.009) and in women with chemosensitive disease (P<0.0001). Sixty eight patients (20.4%) who received HDC in partial response, stable or progressive disease underwent conversion to CR. TRM was 2.5% overall and 1.3% since 2000. Our findings suggest that could be a role for HDC and AHSCT in delaying disease progression and possibly cure a subset of MBC patient harboring chemosensitive tumors.
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- M Martino
- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera BMM, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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Mancuzo EV, Neves MA, Bittencourt H, de Rezende NA. [Non-infectious pulmonary complications after the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation]. REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE PNEUMOLOGIA 2010; 16:815-28. [PMID: 20927497 DOI: 10.1016/s0873-2159(15)30074-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Pulmonary complications are important cause of mortality and morbidity after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, in 30% to 60% of the patients. Improvements in prophylaxis and treatment of infectious complications have been increasing the rate of non-infectious complications. Early diagnosis and treatment of those complications can significantly change the evolution of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation receptors. The objective of this study is to review the most frequent non-infection complications associated to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation since the first bone marrow transplantation performed in 1957. A systematic literature review was performed, using the PICO strategy to ask the questions. The descriptors hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, non-infectious pulmonary complications, systematic review, in portuguese and their english correspondents, were used to access the following databases: MEDLINE, EBM, Embase, Cocrane Library, LILACS and SciELO. In this review, 263 studies were identified, from which 31 were selected for full analyzis. The non-infection pulmonary complications most frequently found were: bronchiolitis obliterans, bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, pulmonary edema, idiopathic pneumonia syndrome, delayed pulmonary toxicity syndrome, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, engrafment syndrome and pulmonary cytolitic thrombi.
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- Eliane Viana Mancuzo
- Serviço de Pneumologia, Hospital das Clinicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil
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Pedrazzoli P, Rosti G, Secondino S, Carminati O, Demirer T. High-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell support for solid tumors in adults. Semin Hematol 2008; 44:286-95. [PMID: 17961729 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2007.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Supported by experimental evidence and convincing results of early phase II studies, since the 1980s high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) with autologous hematopoietic stem cell support (AHSCT) has been uncritically adopted by many oncologists as a potentially curative option for several solid tumors. As a result, the number (and size) of randomized trials comparing this approach with conventional chemotherapy initiated (and often abandoned before completion) in this setting was limited and the benefit of a greater escalation of dose of chemotherapy with stem cell transplantation in solid tumors remains, with the possible exception of breast carcinoma (BC) and germ cell tumors (GCT), largely unsettled. In this article, we review and comment on the data from studies to date of HDC for solid tumors in adults.
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- Paolo Pedrazzoli
- Divisione di Oncologia Medica Falck, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milano, Italy, and Department of Hematology, Ankara University Medical School, Turkey
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Pegase 03: a prospective randomized phase III trial of FEC with or without high-dose thiotepa, cyclophosphamide and autologous stem cell transplantation in first-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer. Bone Marrow Transplant 2007; 41:555-62. [PMID: 18037940 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pegase 03 is a multicenter prospective randomized phase III trial evaluating the impact of first-line high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) with stem cell support on overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS) and response rate in 308 patients with histologically proven metastatic breast cancer responding to induction therapy. Eligible patients received four induction cycles with FEC 100 (5-fluorouracil 500 mg/m(2), epirubicin 100 mg/m(2), cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m(2)). Patients with objective response (N=179) were randomized to one cycle of HDC (cyclophosphamide 6000 mg/m(2) and thiotepa 800 mg/m(2) (CHUT)) and stem cell support (N=88), or no further treatment (N=91). All patients were observed until disease progression or death. One toxic death occurred after CHUT. Other toxicities were manageable. The response rate at 3 months was higher in the intensification arm: 82.7% (25.3% complete response (CR)) versus 59.2% (14.1% CR) (P=0.0002). Median follow-up was 48 months. Median DFS was 11 and 6.6 months in the intensification and the observation arms, respectively (P=0.0001). There was no survival difference: 33.6 versus 27.3% OS at 3 years (P=0.8) and 22.9 versus 22.3 months median time to relapse in the intensification and observation arms, respectively. In this randomized trial, HDC with CHUT improved DFS but not OS, corroborating findings from earlier trials.
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Vredenburgh JJ, Coniglio D, Broadwater G, Jones RB, Ross M, Shpall EJ, Hussein A, Rizzieri D, Marks LB, Gilbert C, Affronti ML, Moore S, McDonald C, Petros WP, Peters WP. Consolidation with high-dose combination alkylating agents with bone marrow transplantation significantly improves disease-free survival in hormone-insensitive metastatic breast cancer in complete remission compared with intensive standard-dose chemotherapy alone. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2006; 12:195-203. [PMID: 16443517 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2005.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2005] [Accepted: 10/24/2005] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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We conducted this study to determine event-free and overall survival among women with hormone-insensitive or hormone-resistant metastatic breast cancer receiving consolidation with high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) and hematopoietic support versus no further chemotherapy after intensive induction chemotherapy. Eligible patients received induction doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil, and methotrexate (AFM) for 2 to 4 cycles. Women in complete remission were randomized to immediate HDC with cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, and carmustine followed by autologous hematopoietic support or to no further therapy. Patients on the observation arm of therapy were offered salvage HDC at the time of relapse. Partial responders to AFM were offered immediate HDC. A total of 425 patients were enrolled onto the study. The median event-free survival for women randomized to induction therapy alone was 3.8 months, compared with 9.7 months for women who completed HDC (P < .006). Of the patients randomized to observation, 5 (10%) of 51 remain event free, compared with 13 (26%) of 49 patients who underwent immediate HDC (P = .03). Of women converted to a complete response by salvage HDC after a partial response to AFM, overall survival was similar to that in women randomized to immediate HDC. Follow-up is now in excess of 5 years. The 5-year event-free survival is 15% (95% confidence interval, 12%-18%), and the 5-year overall survival is 20% (95% confidence interval, 17%-25%). Immediate HDC after a complete response to AFM produced some durable long-term responses in hormone-insensitive/-resistant metastatic breast cancer. Salvage HDC converted 30% of partial responders to complete responders with similar survivals. The addition of novel targeted therapies to intensive-dose chemotherapy regimens may further improve survival in metastatic breast cancer.
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Kopf B, De Giorgi U, Vertogen B, Monti G, Molinari A, Turci D, Dazzi C, Leoni M, Tienghi A, Cariello A, Argnani M, Frassineti L, Scarpi E, Rosti G, Marangolo M. A randomized study comparing filgrastim versus lenograstim versus molgramostim plus chemotherapy for peripheral blood progenitor cell mobilization. Bone Marrow Transplant 2006; 38:407-12. [PMID: 16951690 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We conducted a prospective randomized clinical trial to assess the mobilizing efficacy of filgrastim, lenograstim and molgramostim following a disease-specific chemotherapy regimen. Mobilization consisted of high-dose cyclophosphamide in 45 cases (44%), and cisplatin/ifosfamide/etoposide or vinblastine in 22 (21%), followed by randomization to either filgrastim or lenograstim or molgramostim at 5 microg/kg/day. One hundred and three patients were randomized, and 82 (79%) performed apheresis. Forty-four (43%) patients were chemonaive, whereas 59 (57%) were pretreated. A median number of one apheresis per patient (range, 1-3) was performed. The median number of CD34+ cells obtained after mobilization was 8.4 x 10(6)/kg in the filgrastim arm versus 5.8 x 10(6)/kg in the lenograstim arm versus 4.0 x 10(6)/kg in the molgramostim arm (P=0.1). A statistically significant difference was observed for the median number of days of growth factor administration in favor of lenograstim (12 days) versus filgrastim (13 days) and molgramostim (14 days) (P<0.0001) and for the subgroup of chemonaive patients (12 days) versus pretreated patients (14 days) (P<0.001). In conclusion, all three growth factors were efficacious in mobilizing peripheral blood progenitor cells with no statistically significant difference between CD34+ cell yield and the different regimens, and the time to apheresis is likely confounded by the different mobilization regimens.
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- B Kopf
- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Istituto Oncologico Romagnolo, Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy.
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Vredenburgh JJ, Madan B, Coniglio D, Ross M, Broadwater G, Niedzwiecki D, Edwards J, Marks L, Vandemark R, McDonald C, Affronti ML, Peters WP. A randomized phase III comparative trial of immediate consolidation with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood progenitor cell support compared to observation with delayed consolidation in women with metastatic breast cancer and only bone metastases following intensive induction chemotherapy. Bone Marrow Transplant 2006; 37:1009-15. [PMID: 16633363 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The prognosis for patients with metastatic breast cancer remains poor. Metastatic breast cancer confined to the bones may have a better prognosis, especially hormone receptor-positive disease. We performed a prospective, randomized clinical trial to compare immediate consolidation with high-dose chemotherapy and hematopoietic support versus observation with high-dose consolidation at the time of disease progression in women with metastatic breast cancer and only bone metastases. The patients received chemotherapy with doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil and methotrexate before randomization. In all, 85 patients were enrolled and 69 were randomized. The median follow-up is 8.1 years from randomization. The median event-free survival (EFS) for the immediate transplant arm is 12 months and for the observation arm is 4.3 months (P<0.0001). The median overall survival for the immediate transplant arm is 2.97 years and for the observation arm 1.81 years, a difference that is not statistically significant. Immediate high-dose chemotherapy and radiation therapy as consolidation offers a clinically and statistically significant improvement in EFS compared with radiation therapy alone following induction chemotherapy for women with metastatic breast cancer confined to the bones.
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- J J Vredenburgh
- Division of Medical Oncology/Transplantation, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Tens of thousands of patients undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) each year, mainly for hematologic disorders. In addition to the underlying diseases, the chemotherapy and radiation therapy that HSCT recipients receive can result in damage to multiple organ systems. Pulmonary complications develop in 30% to 60% of HSCT recipients. With the widespread use of prophylaxis for certain infections, the spectrum of pulmonary complications after HSCT has shifted from more infectious to noninfectious complications. This article reviews some of the noninfectious, chronic pulmonary complications.
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- Bekele Afessa
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Budak-Alpdogan T, Banerjee D, Bertino JR. Hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy with drug resistance genes: an update. Cancer Gene Ther 2005; 12:849-63. [PMID: 16037821 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Transfer of drug resistance genes into hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) has promise for the treatment of a variety of inherited, that is, X-linked severe combined immune deficiency, adenosine deaminase deficiency, thalassemia, and acquired disorders, that is, breast cancer, lymphomas, brain tumors, and testicular cancer. Drug resistance genes are transferred into HSCs either for providing myeloprotection against chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression or for selecting HSCs that are concomitantly transduced with another gene for correction of an inherited disorder. In this review, we describe ongoing experimental approaches, observations from clinical trials, and safety concerns related to the drug resistance gene transfer.
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- Tulin Budak-Alpdogan
- Department of Medicine, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA
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Stewart DA, Paterson AHG, Ruether JD, Russell J, Craighead P, Smylie M, Mackey J. High-dose mitoxantrone–vinblastine–cyclophosphamide and autologous stem cell transplantation for stage III breast cancer: final results of a prospective multicentre study. Ann Oncol 2005; 16:1463-8. [PMID: 15946980 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdi268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Stage III breast cancer patients continue to suffer high relapse and death rates despite standard chemotherapy regimens. High-dose alkylator chemotherapy does not further improve outcome. This phase II study evaluated a novel high-dose chemotherapy regimen which combined active breast cancer agents with differing mechanisms of action. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eligibility included at least seven involved axillary nodes (AxLNs) for tumours <5 cm, at least four AxLNs for tumours >5 cm or locally advanced breast cancer (LABC). Patients received four cycles of fluorouracil-adriamycin-cyclophosphamide (FAC) followed by one cycle of mitoxantrone 63 mg/m(2)-vinblastine 12.5 mg/m(2)-cyclophosphamide 6 g/m(2) (MVC) with autologous blood stem cell transplantation (ASCT). RESULTS Between April 1995 and December 1998, 92 patients aged 21-65 years (median 45 years) were enrolled, of whom 25 were treated preoperatively for LABC and 67 were treated postoperatively. Although there was no early treatment-related mortality, one late death occurred from secondary acute myeloid leukaemia. The 7-year event-free and overall survival rates were 53% (95% confidence interval 42-64%) and 62% (95% CI 52-73%), respectively, with no significant difference between pre- and postoperative groups. CONCLUSION FAC followed by MVC-ASCT is feasible and reasonably well tolerated, but does not result in improved survival rates compared with other conventional or high-dose regimens for stage III breast cancer.
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- D A Stewart
- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Calgary, Canada.
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Lemarie C, Calmels B, Malenfant C, Arneodo V, Blaise D, Viret F, Bouabdallah R, Ladaique P, Viens P, Chabannon C. Clinical experience with the delivery of thawed and washed autologous blood cells, with an automated closed fluid management device: CytoMate. Transfusion 2005; 45:737-42. [PMID: 15847663 DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2005.04126.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Washing out of thawed autologous grafts, before reinfusion in poor-prognosis cancer patients who undergo high-dose chemotherapy, is desirable. The procedure allows for the reduction of infused dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) quantities and the performance of biologic controls on the infused cell product. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Three-hundred four patients were treated with intensified chemotherapy and autologous transplantation at a single institution. Fifty-four of them received washed cell products, because three or more bags were to be reinfused. The recently available, closed, automated, and current good manufacturing practice-compliant device (CytoMate, Baxter Oncology) was used for this purpose. RESULTS The performances of the device were similar to previously reported results, with greater than 75 percent CD34+ cell recovery. Neutrophil and platelet (PLT) recoveries were similar in the group of patients receiving washed cells and in the group of patients for whom cell products were extemporaneously thawed at the bedside. Adverse events that are typically reported after DMSO infusion were significantly less frequent and less severe in patients who received washed cells. Finally, the nurse staff on the transplant ward reported a decreased workload and more satisfactory procedure when infusing washed cell products. CONCLUSION The CytoMate device allows for a significant reduction in DMSO infusion, with a diminished frequency and severity of immediate side effects and does not compromise neutrophil or PLT engraftment.
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- Claude Lemarie
- Center of Cellular and Genetic Therapy, Department of Oncohematology, Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Unit, Paoli-Calmettes Institute, Marseille, France.
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Arbab AS, Jordan EK, Wilson LB, Yocum GT, Lewis BK, Frank JA. In Vivo Trafficking and Targeted Delivery of Magnetically Labeled Stem Cells. Hum Gene Ther 2004; 15:351-60. [PMID: 15053860 DOI: 10.1089/104303404322959506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Targeted delivery of intravenously administered genetically altered cells or stem cells is still in an early stage of investigation. We developed a method of delivering iron oxide (ferumoxide)-labeled mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to a targeted area in an animal model by applying an external magnet. Rats with or without an external magnet placed over the liver were injected intravenously with ferumoxide-labeled MSCs and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal intensity (SI) changes, iron concentration, and concentration of MSCs in the liver were monitored at different time points. SI decreased in the liver after injection of MSCs and returned gradually to that of control rat livers at approximately day 29. SI decreases were greater in rats with external magnets. Higher iron concentration and increased labeled cell numbers were detected in rat livers with external magnets. The external magnets influenced the movement of labeled MSCs such that the cells were retained in the region of interest. These results potentially open a new area of investigation for delivering stem cells or genetically altered cells.
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- Ali S Arbab
- Experimental Neuroimaging Section, Laboratory of Diagnostic Radiology Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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