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Nagayama T, Fujiwara SI, Tominaga R, Yokoyama D, Noguchi A, Furuki S, Oyama T, Koyama S, Murahashi R, Nakashima H, Ikeda T, Hyodo K, Kawaguchi SI, Toda Y, Umino K, Morita K, Ashizawa M, Yamamoto C, Hatano K, Sato K, Ohmine K, Kanda Y. Early reversal of the lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio after allogeneic-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is associated with reduced relapse and improved prognosis. Clin Transplant 2023; 37:e15116. [PMID: 37641561 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.15116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The early recovery of lymphocyte and monocyte cells is associated with a favorable prognosis after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT); however, it is not clear whether the balance of lymphocyte and monocyte recovery affects the post-transplant prognosis. METHODS We examined whether the time-point at which the number of lymphocytes exceeded the number of monocytes, which we termed lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio reversal (LMRR), affected the prognosis after allo-HSCT. We retrospectively evaluated 235 patients who underwent their first allo-HSCT at our institution. RESULTS The median number of days from HSCT to LMRR was 46 (range, 0-214), and the patients were divided into two groups according to the occurrence of LMRR by day 45 (LMRR45). In a multivariate analysis, early LMRR contributed favorably to overall survival (hazard ratio [HR] .519; 95% confidence interval [CI] .332-.812; p = .004) with fewer post-transplant relapses (HR .462; 95% CI, .274-.777; p = .004). Differences in the timing of LMRR did not affect non-relapse mortality (HR 1.477; 95% CI .779-2.80; p = .23) or the incidence of grade II-IV acute GVHD (LMRR45(+): 25.0% vs. LMRR45(-) 35.2%. p = .111). In subgroup analyses, LMRR45(+) was found to be a favorable factor for survival with less relapse, regardless of the disease risk, stem cell source, or the recovery of either lymphocyte or monocyte counts. CONCLUSIONS An early LMRR may be a novel factor that is associated with reduced relapse and improved survival after allo-HSCT.
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- Takashi Nagayama
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
- Division of Cell Transplantation and Transfusion, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
- Division of Cell Transplantation and Transfusion, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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Cho HJ, Jo JC, Lee YJ, Lee MW, Kim DY, Shin HJ, Im SN, Lee JH, Bae SH, Do YR, Lee WS, Kim MK, Jung J, Lee JM, Kim JH, Baek DW, Sohn SK, Moon JH. Predictive role of absolute lymphocyte count in daratumumab-treated patients with relapsed/ refractory multiple myeloma. Korean J Intern Med 2023; 38:238-247. [PMID: 36698051 PMCID: PMC9993097 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2022.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Daratumumab has shown an encouraging antitumor effect in patients with multiple myeloma (MM), and was known to alter the immune properties by off-targeting immunosuppressive cells. Here, we aimed to evaluate the change in absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) as a surrogate marker for predicting survival outcomes of patients treated with daratumumab. METHODS Between 2018 and 2021, the medical records of patients with relapsed/refractory MM (RRMM) treated with daratumumab monotherapy at 10 centers in South Korea were reviewed. We collected the ALC data at pre-infusion (D0), day 2 after the first infusion (D2), and prior to the third cycle of daratumumab therapy (D56). RESULTS Fifty patients who were administered at least two cycles of daratumumab were included. Overall response rate was 54.0% after two cycles of daratumumab treatment. On D2, almost all patients experienced a marked reduction in ALC. However, an increase in ALC on D56 (ALCD56) was observed in patients with non-progressive disease, whereas failure of ALC recovery was noted in those with progressive disease. Patients with ALCD56 > 700/μL (n = 39, 78.0%) had prolonged progression- free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) than those with ALCD56 ≤ 700/μL (median PFS: 5.8 months vs. 2.6 months, p = 0.025; median OS: 24.1 months vs. 6.1 months, p = 0.004). In addition, ALCD56 >700/μL was a significant favorable prognostic factor for PFS (hazard ratio [HR], 0.22; p = 0.003) and OS (HR, 0.23; p = 0.012). CONCLUSION Increase in ALC during daratumumab treatment was significantly associated with prolonged survival outcomes in patients with RRMM. The ALC value can predict clinical outcomes in patients treated with daratumumab.
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- Hee Jeong Cho
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu,
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan,
Korea
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan,
Korea
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon,
Korea
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan,
Korea
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan,
Korea
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan,
Korea
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan,
Korea
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Daegu Catholic University Hospital, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu,
Korea
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu,
Korea
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan,
Korea
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu,
Korea
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu,
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu,
Korea
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu,
Korea
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu,
Korea
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu,
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu,
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Bertaina A, Abraham A, Bonfim C, Cohen S, Purtill D, Ruggeri A, Weiss D, Wynn R, Boelens JJ, Prockop S. An ISCT Stem Cell Engineering Committee Position Statement on Immune Reconstitution: the importance of predictable and modifiable milestones of immune reconstitution to transplant outcomes. Cytotherapy 2022; 24:385-392. [PMID: 35331394 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2021.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation is a potentially curative therapy for some malignant and non-malignant disease. There have been substantial advances since the approaches first introduced in the 1970s, and the development of approaches to transplant with HLA incompatible or alternative donors has improved access to transplant for those without a fully matched donor. However, success is still limited by morbidity and mortality from toxicity and imperfect disease control. Here we review our emerging understanding of how reconstitution of effective immunity after allogeneic transplant can protect from these events and improve outcomes. We provide perspective on milestones of immune reconstitution that are easily measured and modifiable.
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- Alice Bertaina
- Center for Cancer and Immunology Research, CETI, Children's National Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology, Stem Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Division, Hospital Pequeno Principe, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Université de Montréal and Maisonneuve Rosemont Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Haematology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA
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- Stem Cell Transplant Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology Boston Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
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Yanagi M, Kobayashi R, Matsushima S, Hori D, Kodama K, Suzuki D, Kobayashi K. Early reconstitution of lymphocytes after allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation affects chronic graft-versus-host disease. Pediatr Int 2022; 64:e15222. [PMID: 35790056 DOI: 10.1111/ped.15222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Lymphocyte reconstitution after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is important for the prevention of infections, as well as for the reduction of recurrence, by its graft versus tumor effect. However, these lymphocytes may also play a role in the development of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Few studies have investigated the association between lymphocyte reconstitution and clinical outcomes after HSCT. METHODS This issue was investigated by retrospectively analyzing pediatric patients who received their first allogeneic-HSCT using a newly developed parameter, the LD-index, which evaluates both the intensity and duration of lymphopenia. A total of 101 patients underwent allo-HSCT from April 2007 to August 2019 in our hospital. Excluding patients who died before lymphocyte recovery or underwent multiple HSCT, 78 patients were analyzed for associations between the LD-index with various factors relating to HSCT. RESULTS A significantly high association was observed between a low LD-index and the incidence of chronic GVHD (P = 0.0019). Analysis of predictive factors for chronic GVHD was carried out using univariate analysis. Lower LD-index, donor source and duration of lymphopenia were found to be significant factors associated with chronic GVHD. Multivariate analysis, however, only identified an association between a lower LD-index and an increased incidence of chronic GVHD (P = 0.00081). CONCLUSIONS Early reconstitution of lymphocytes after allo-HSCT is associated with a higher incidence of chronic GVHD.
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- Masato Yanagi
- Department of Hematology/Oncology for Children and Adolescents, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology for Children and Adolescents, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology for Children and Adolescents, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology for Children and Adolescents, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology for Children and Adolescents, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology for Children and Adolescents, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology for Children and Adolescents, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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Adoptive therapy with CMV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes depends on baseline CD4+ immunity to mediate durable responses. Blood Adv 2021; 5:496-503. [PMID: 33496746 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020002735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Adoptive cell therapy using cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CMV-CTLs) has demonstrated efficacy posttransplant. Despite the predicted limited engraftment of CMV-CTLs derived from third-party donors, partially matched third-party donor-derived CMV-CTLs have demonstrated similar response rates to those derived from primary hematopoietic cell transplantation donors. Little is known about the mechanisms through which adoptive cellular therapies mediate durable responses. We performed a retrospective analysis of patients receiving CMV-CTLs for treatment of CMV viremia and/or disease after allogeneic transplant between September of 2009 and January of 2018. We evaluated whether response to adoptively transferred CMV-CTLs correlated with immune reconstitution (IR), using validated CD4+ IR milestones of 50 × 106/L and 200 × 106/L. In this analysis, a cohort of 104 patients received CMV-CTLs derived from a primary transplant donor (n = 25), a third-party donor (n = 76), or both (n = 3). Response to therapy did not increase the likelihood of achieving CD4+ IR milestones at 1 (P = .53 and P > .99) or 2 months (P = .12 and P = .33). The origin of CMV-CTLs did not impact subsequent CD4+ IR. CMV-CTLs appeared to interact with host immunity in mediating responses. Recipients with a baseline CD4 >50 × 106/L had higher response to therapy (P = .02), improved overall survival (P < .001), and protection from CMV-related death (P = .002). Baseline endogenous immunity appears to improve CMV-related and overall survival in this cohort and can be an important marker at the initiation of therapy.
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Kimura SI, Nakamura Y, Kawamura M, Takeshita J, Kawamura S, Yoshino N, Misaki Y, Yoshimura K, Matsumi S, Gomyo A, Akahoshi Y, Tamaki M, Kusuda M, Kameda K, Wada H, Sato M, Tanihara A, Nakasone H, Kako S, Kanda Y. Association of the areas over and under the lymphocyte curve with cytomegalovirus reactivation after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis 2020; 23:e13460. [PMID: 32893940 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND We retrospectively compared the impact of the areas over and under the lymphocyte curve (L_AOC vs L_AUC) on cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). METHODS Among 394 consecutive patients who underwent their first allogeneic HSCT at our center between 2007 and 2018, 301 patients met the inclusion criteria. L_AOC was calculated as the area over the lymphocyte curve during lymphopenia (absolute lymphocyte count [ALC] <700/μL). We calculated L_AOC and L_AUC from day 0 to day 15 (L_AOC15, L_AUC15) and from day 0 to day 30 (L_AOC30, L_AUC30). RESULTS CMV antigenemia was defined as more than 3 cells/2 slides by the C10/11 method and detected in 204 cases (CMV reactivation) at a median of 39 days after HSCT. Although there were significant differences in L_AOC15, L_AOC30, L_AUC15, and L_AUC30 between patients with and without CMV reactivation, there was no difference in accuracy for predicting CMV reactivation between L_AOC and L_AUC. In a multivariate analysis, L_AOC15 and L_AUC15 were each identified as independent predictive factors for CMV reactivation, along with advanced age and CMV serostatus. However, ALC at day 14 or day 21 was as accurate as area-based indexes such as L_AOC15 and L_AUC15. L_AOC15 and L_AUC15 were significantly associated with longer duration of anti-CMV antiviral therapy while ALC was not. CONCLUSIONS L_AOC15 and L_AUC15 had similar impacts on CMV reactivation. Although these area-based indexes were not superior to ALC for predicting CMV reactivation, they might predict patients who need longer duration of antiviral therapy more accurately.
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- Shun-Ichi Kimura
- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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Prospective phase 2 trial of ixazomib after nonmyeloablative haploidentical peripheral blood stem cell transplant. Blood Adv 2020; 4:3669-3676. [PMID: 32777064 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Proteasome inhibition results in extensive immunomodulatory effects that augment natural killer cell cytotoxicity and inhibit aspects of T-cell, B-cell, and dendritic cell function. We performed a phase 2 study that examined the effects of ixazomib for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis (up to 12 cycles) with posttransplant cyclophosphamide and tacrolimus after standard nonmyeloablative haploidentical donor transplantation (HIDT). Ixazomib was started on day +5 (4 mg on days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28-day cycle), with dose reductions allowed in future cycles for toxicity. All patients received peripheral blood stem cells. Twenty-five patients were enrolled with a median age of 62 years (range, 35-77 years) who had acute leukemia (4), myelodysplastic syndrome (7), non-Hodgkin lymphoma/Hodgkin lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukemia (8), and myeloma (6). The hematopoietic cell transplant comorbidity index was ≥3 in 68% of the patients. After a median follow-up of 33.5 months, the cumulative incidence of relapse/progression at 1 year was 24% and 44% at 3 years, which failed to meet the statistically predefined goal of decreasing 1-year risk of relapse. Engraftment occurred in all patients with no secondary graft failure, and 3-year nonrelapse mortality (NRM) was 12%. Cumulative incidence of grade 3 to 4 acute GVHD was 8%, whereas moderate-to-severe chronic GVHD occurred in 19%. Nineteen patients survive with an estimated 1-year overall survival (OS) of 84% and 3-year OS of 74%. Hematologic and cutaneous toxicities were common but manageable. The substitution of ixazomib for mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) post-HIDT results in reliable engraftment, comparable rates of clinically significant GVHD, relapse and NRM, and favorable OS. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as # NCT02169791.
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Impact of Nrf2 expression in reconstituting T-cells of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplanted patients. Leukemia 2020; 35:910-915. [PMID: 32704160 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-020-0956-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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van Roessel I, Prockop S, Klein E, Boulad F, Scaradavou A, Spitzer B, Kung A, Curran K, O'Reilly RJ, Kernan NA, Cancio M, Boelens JJ. Early CD4+ T cell reconstitution as predictor of outcomes after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Cytotherapy 2020; 22:503-510. [PMID: 32622752 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2020.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND An association between early CD4+ T cell immune reconstitution (CD4+ IR) and survival after T-replete allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) has been previously reported. Here we report validation of this relationship in a separate cohort that included recipients of ex vivo T-cell-depleted (TCD) HCT. We studied the relationship between CD4+ IR and clinical outcomes. METHODS A retrospective analysis of children/young adults receiving their first allogeneic HCT for any indication between January 2008 and December 2017 was performed. We related early CD4+ IR (defined as achieving >50 CD4+ T cells/µL on two consecutive measures within 100 days of HCT) to overall survival (OS), relapse, non-relapse mortality (NRM), event-free survival (EFS) and acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD). Fine and Gray competing risk models and Cox proportional hazard models were used. RESULTS In this analysis, 315 patients with a median age of 10.4 years (interquartile range 5.0-16.5 years) were included. The cumulative incidence of CD4+ IR at 100 days was 66.7% in the entire cohort, 54.7% in TCD (N = 208, hazard ratio [HR] 0.47, P < 0.001), 90.0% in uCB (N = 40) and 89.6% in T-replete (N = 47) HCT recipients. In multi-variate analyses, not achieving early CD4+ IR was a predictor of inferior OS (HR 2.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.46-3.79, P < 0.001) and EFS (HR 1.80, 95% CI 1.20-2.69, P = 0.004) and increased NRM (HR 6.58, 95% CI 2.82-15.38, P < 0.001). No impact of CD4+ IR on relapse or aGVHD was found. Within the TCD group, similar associations were observed. CONCLUSION In this HCT cohort, including recipients of TCD HCT, we confirmed that early CD4+ IR was an excellent predictor of outcomes. Finding strategies to predict or improve CD4+ IR may influence outcomes.
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- Ichelle van Roessel
- Department of Pediatrics, UMC Utrecht and Princess Maxima Centrum for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, MSK Kids, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, MSK Kids, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, MSK Kids, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, MSK Kids, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, MSK Kids, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, MSK Kids, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, MSK Kids, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, MSK Kids, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, MSK Kids, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, MSK Kids, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, MSK Kids, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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Pradier A, Masouridi-Levrat S, Bosshard C, Dantin C, Vu DL, Zanella MC, Boely E, Tapparel C, Kaiser L, Chalandon Y, Simonetta F, Roosnek E. Torque Teno Virus as a Potential Biomarker for Complications and Survival After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Front Immunol 2020; 11:998. [PMID: 32536920 PMCID: PMC7267041 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Impaired immune reconstitution after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) contributes to increased risk of cancer relapse and infection resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, effective strategies to functionally assess the quality of immune reconstitution are still missing. Quantification of in vivo replication of the ubiquitous, non-pathogenic virus Torque Teno Virus (TTV) has been reported in small series as a test to functionally evaluate the quality of post-transplant immune reconstitution. In the present study, we analyzed by quantitative PCR TTV titers in plasma samples from a large cohort of 168 allogeneic HSCT recipients. Our analysis confirms that TTV titers peaked at 100 days post-transplant, followed by progressive normalization thereafter. Negative correlation of TTV titers with T cell absolute numbers during the first year post-transplant points to the restoration of an active anti-TTV immunity. Univariable and multivariable linear regression analysis demonstrated that donor CMV positive serostatus, donor type and immune suppression resulting from GVHD treatment affected the restoration of anti-TTV immunity. Importantly, higher TTV titers at 100 days after transplantation were associated with worse overall survival and higher risk of acute GVHD and infections. Our results provide new insights into the factors affecting the dynamics of TTV replication and indicate that TTV is a potentially useful biomarker to assess immune reconstitution and to predict complications and outcomes of allogeneic HSCT.
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- Amandine Pradier
- Division of Hematology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.,Translational Research Center for Oncohematology, Department of Internal Medicine Specialties, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Kimura SI, Sato M, Misaki Y, Yoshimura K, Gomyo A, Hayakawa J, Akahoshi Y, Harada N, Tamaki M, Kusuda M, Kameda K, Wada H, Kawamura K, Terasako-Saito K, Kikuchi M, Tanihara A, Nakasone H, Kako S, Kanda Y. Prospective validation of the L-index reflecting both the intensity and duration of lymphopenia and its detailed evaluation using a lymphocyte subset analysis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Transpl Immunol 2019; 58:101262. [PMID: 31899256 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2019.101262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 12/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
We prospectively validated the previously reported L-index, which reflects both the intensity and duration of lymphopenia, and further evaluated it using a lymphocyte subset analysis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) (n = 30). The L-index was defined as the area over the lymphocyte curve during lymphopenia (<700/μl), and calculated from the start of conditioning to day30 (L-index(30)) and day100 (L-index(100)). The lymphocyte subset including CD3, CD4, CD8, CD19 and CD56 was analyzed before and at 14, 21, 28, 42, 56, 70, and 84 days after HSCT. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia was detected as >3 cells/2 slides by the C10/11 method in 21 cases (CMV-AG ≥3 group) at a median of 34 days. L-index(30) was significantly higher in the CMV-AG ≥3 group than in the CMV-AG <3 group (median 20,358 vs 17,235, P = .028). Recovery of the CD4+ and CD56+ cell counts between days 14 and 28 after HSCT was impaired in the CMV-AG ≥3 group. Regarding graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), grade II-IV acute GVHD was identified in 14 patients (GVHD group) at a median of 31 days. L-index(30) was significantly lower in the GVHD group (median 19,048 vs 22,256, P = .043). Recovery of CD3+ cells including both CD4+ and CD8+ cells between days 14 and 28 tended to be better in the GVHD group. In conclusion, L-index(30) was significantly associated with CMV reactivation and grade II-IV acute GVHD, but its clinical significance seemed to differ according to the results of a lymphocyte subset analysis.
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- Shun-Ichi Kimura
- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Japan.
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Gu Y, Sun J, Zhang J. HSV-associated erythema multiforme in a patient after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Dermatol Ther 2019; 32:e13066. [PMID: 31414706 DOI: 10.1111/dth.13066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Herpes simplex virus (HSV)-associated erythema multiforme (HAEM) is an acute and self-limiting mucocutaneous hypersensitivity reaction triggered by herpes virus infections. We reported a patient with HAEM after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). A 55-year-old man received HSCT 7 months ago. He suffered from chronic graft versus host disease 4 months after HSCT and was treated with prednisone and tacrolimus. One week ago, he developed generalized macules with leukopenia. Dermatological examination revealed multiple iris-like erythemas on his trunk and extremities. The skin lesions and leukopenia resolved upon anti-HSV treatment.
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- Ying Gu
- Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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Sheth V, Kennedy V, de Lavallade H, Mclornan D, Potter V, Engelhardt BG, Savani B, Chinratanalab W, Goodman S, Greer J, Kassim A, York S, Kenyon M, Gandhi S, Kulasekararaj A, Marsh J, Mufti G, Pagliuca A, Jagasia M, Raj K. Differential Interaction of Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Counts (ALC) With Different in vivo Depletion Strategies in Predicting Outcomes of Allogeneic Transplant: An International 2 Center Experience. Front Oncol 2019; 9:623. [PMID: 31355140 PMCID: PMC6636242 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Dosing regimens for antithymocyte globulin (ATG) and anti-CD52 antibody (alemtuzumab) for graft vs. host disease prophylaxis (GVHD) are empiric or weight-based, and do not account for individual patient factors. Recently, it has been shown that recipient peripheral blood absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) on the day of ATG administration interacts with the dose of ATG administered to predict transplantation outcome. Similarly, we wanted to analyze if the recipient ALC interacts with alemtuzumab dosing to predict outcomes. We retrospectively compared 364 patients, 124 patients receiving ATG (anti-thymocyte globulin) for GVHD prophylaxis, and undergoing unrelated first allogeneic transplant for myeloid and lymphoid malignancies (group 1) to 240 patients receiving alemtuzumab (group 2), in similar time period. There was no difference in survival or acute and chronic GVHD between 60 and 100 mg of alemtuzumab dosing. Unlike ATG (where the pre-transplant recipient ALC interacted with ATG dose on day of its administration (day 1) to predict OS and DFS (p = 0.05), within alemtuzumab group, the recipient ALC on second day of alemtuzumab administration (day 2) and its interaction with alemtuzumab dose strongly predicted OS, DFS and relapse (p = 0.05, HR-1.81, 1.1–3.3; p = 0.002, HR-2.41, CI, 1.3–4.2; and p = 0.003, HR-2.78, CI, 1.4–5.2), respectively. ALC (day 2) of 0.08 × 109/lit or higher, had a specificity of 96% in predicting inferior DFS. Like ATG, there is definite but differential interaction between the recipient peripheral blood ALC and alemtuzumab dose to predict OS, DFS, and relapses.
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- Vipul Sheth
- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Ru Y, Chen J, Wu D. Epstein-Barr virus post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Eur J Haematol 2018; 101:283-290. [PMID: 29949208 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) viremia and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) are severe complications after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). A series of risk factors have been found to predict EBV viremia and PTLD, including the T-cell depletion, reduced intensity conditioning, and alternative donor. The rituximab pre-emptive therapy could improve PTLD prognosis significantly, but the trigger of initiating rituximab pre-emptive therapy has not been well established. Additionally, EBV-specific cytotoxic T cell (CTL) is a promising approach to treat EBV-PTLD.
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- Yuhua Ru
- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Stern L, McGuire H, Avdic S, Rizzetto S, Fazekas de St Groth B, Luciani F, Slobedman B, Blyth E. Mass Cytometry for the Assessment of Immune Reconstitution After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Front Immunol 2018; 9:1672. [PMID: 30093901 PMCID: PMC6070614 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Mass cytometry, or Cytometry by Time-Of-Flight, is a powerful new platform for high-dimensional single-cell analysis of the immune system. It enables the simultaneous measurement of over 40 markers on individual cells through the use of monoclonal antibodies conjugated to rare-earth heavy-metal isotopes. In contrast to the fluorochromes used in conventional flow cytometry, metal isotopes display minimal signal overlap when resolved by single-cell mass spectrometry. This review focuses on the potential of mass cytometry as a novel technology for studying immune reconstitution in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. Reconstitution of a healthy donor-derived immune system after HSCT involves the coordinated regeneration of innate and adaptive immune cell subsets in the recipient. Mass cytometry presents an opportunity to investigate immune reconstitution post-HSCT from a systems-level perspective, by allowing the phenotypic and functional features of multiple cell populations to be assessed simultaneously. This review explores the current knowledge of immune reconstitution in HSCT recipients and highlights recent mass cytometry studies contributing to the field.
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- Lauren Stern
- University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Discipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Ramaciotti Facility for Human Systems Biology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Discipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Ramaciotti Facility for Human Systems Biology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Discipline of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Cellular Therapies Laboratory, Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Soluble interleukin-27 receptor alpha is a valuable prognostic biomarker for acute graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10328. [PMID: 29985424 PMCID: PMC6037712 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28614-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) is a major life-threatening complication after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Interleukin-27 receptor alpha (IL-27Rα) is a co-receptor of IL-27, an inflammatory cytokine that possesses extensive immunological functions. It has been reported that IL-27Rα can exist in its soluble form (sIL-27Rα) in human serum and can function as a natural IL-27 antagonist. In this study, we examined serum sIL-27Rα levels and evaluated their prognostic value in aGVHD. A total of 152 subjects were prospectively recruited and separated into the training group (n = 72) and the validation group (n = 80). Serum sIL-27Rα at neutrophil engraftment was measured by ELISA. In the training set, a cut-off value of sIL-27Rα = 59.40 ng/ml was identified to predict grade II–IV aGVHD (AUC = 0.735, 95% CI 0.618–0.853, P = 0.001). Cumulative incidences of grade II–IV aGVHD (P = 0.004), relapse rate (P = 0.008), and non-relapse mortality (P = 0.008) in patients with low serum sIL-27Rα (≥59.40 ng/ml) were significantly higher than those of patients with high serum sIL-27Rα (<59.40 ng/ml). Multivariate analysis confirmed that low sIL-27Rα level (HR = 2.83 95% CI 1.29–6.19, P < 0.01) was an independent risk factor for predicting grade II-IV aGVHD. In addition, serum sIL-27Rα was positively correlated with IL-27 (R = 0.27, P = 0.029), IL-10 (R = 0.37, P = 0.0015) and HGF (R = 0.27, P = 0.0208), but was negatively correlated with TNFR1 (R = −0.365, P = 0.0022) and ST2 (R = −0.334, P = 0.0041), elafin (R = −0.29, P = 0.0117), and REG3α (R = −0.417, P = 0.0003). More importantly, the threshold value of sIL-27Rα was then validated in an independent cohort of 80 patients (AUC = 0.790, 95% CI 0.688–0.892, P < 0.001). Taken together, our findings suggested that serum sIL-27Rα at neutrophil engraftment maybe a valuable prognostic biomarker in predicting the incidence of moderate-to-severe aGVHD.
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Recent studies have revealed that the intestinal bacterial microbiome plays an important role in the regulation of hematopoiesis. A correlation between adverse hematologic effects and imbalance of the intestinal microbiome, or dysbiosis, is evident in several human conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, and, critically, in the setting of antibiotic exposure. Here we review the effects of gut dysbiosis on the hematological compartment and our current understanding of the mechanisms through which changes in the bacterial microbiome affect hematopoiesis.
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Staffas A, Burgos da Silva M, Slingerland AE, Lazrak A, Bare CJ, Holman CD, Docampo MD, Shono Y, Durham B, Pickard AJ, Cross JR, Stein-Thoeringer C, Velardi E, Tsai JJ, Jahn L, Jay H, Lieberman S, Smith OM, Pamer EG, Peled JU, Cohen DE, Jenq RR, van den Brink MRM. Nutritional Support from the Intestinal Microbiota Improves Hematopoietic Reconstitution after Bone Marrow Transplantation in Mice. Cell Host Microbe 2018; 23:447-457.e4. [PMID: 29576480 PMCID: PMC5897172 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2018.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) offers curative potential for patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies, but the post-transplantation period is characterized by profound immunodeficiency. Recent studies indicate that the intestinal microbiota not only regulates mucosal immunity, but can also contribute to systemic immunity and hematopoiesis. Using antibiotic-mediated microbiota depletion in a syngeneic BMT mouse model, here we describe a role for the intestinal flora in hematopoietic recovery after BMT. Depletion of the intestinal microbiota resulted in impaired recovery of lymphocyte and neutrophil counts, while recovery of the hematopoietic stem and progenitor compartments and the erythroid lineage were largely unaffected. Depletion of the intestinal microbiota also reduced dietary energy uptake and visceral fat stores. Caloric supplementation through sucrose in the drinking water improved post-BMT hematopoietic recovery in mice with a depleted intestinal flora. Taken together, we show that the intestinal microbiota contribute to post-BMT hematopoietic reconstitution in mice through improved dietary energy uptake.
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- Anna Staffas
- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Cancer Metabolism Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Cancer Metabolism Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA; Infectious Disease Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Lucille Castori Center for Microbes, Inflammation, and Cancer, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA; Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Departments of Genomic Medicine and Stem Cell Transplantation Cellular Therapy, Division of Cancer Medicine, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA; Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Early lymphocyte recovery predicts clinical outcome after HSCT with mycophenolate mofetil prophylaxis in the Japanese population. Int J Hematol 2018; 108:58-65. [PMID: 29569120 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-018-2437-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Immune reconstitution affects clinical outcomes after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), and it has been suggested that lymphocyte recovery affects survival after HSCT. However, few studies have examined lymphocyte recovery in Asian patients who received mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) prophylaxis for graft-versus-host disease. We retrospectively evaluated early lymphocyte recovery after HSCT among Japanese adults who received MMF prophylaxis. Patients were divided into two groups according to their median absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) on day 28 after HSCT as follows: the "low ALC group" (≤ 0.22 × 109 cells/L) and the "high ALC group" (> 0.22 × 109 cells/L). With a median follow-up of 317 days, the high ALC group showed significantly better overall survival than the low ALC group (at 1 year: 62 vs. 46%, P = 0.02). The high ALC group also tended to have better non-relapse mortality than the low ALC group (at 1 year: 13 vs. 23%, P = 0.08). There was no significant difference in relapse rate between the high and low ALC groups (at 1 year: 29 vs. 35%, P = 0.2). We conclude that among Japanese patients who received MMF prophylaxis, ALC on day 28 after HSCT was effective in predicting overall survival and non-relapse mortality.
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Varda-Bloom N, Danylesko I, Shouval R, Eldror S, Lev A, Davidson J, Rosenthal E, Volchek Y, Shem-Tov N, Yerushalmi R, Shimoni A, Somech R, Nagler A. Immunological effects of nilotinib prophylaxis after allogeneic stem cell transplantation in patients with advanced chronic myeloid leukemia or philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Oncotarget 2018; 8:418-429. [PMID: 27880933 PMCID: PMC5352130 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Allogeneic stem cell transplantation remains the standard treatment for resistant advanced chronic myeloid leukemia and Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Relapse is the major cause of treatment failure in both diseases. Post-allo-SCT administration of TKIs could potentially reduce relapse rates, but concerns regarding their effect on immune reconstitution have been raised. We aimed to assess immune functions of 12 advanced CML and Ph+ ALL patients who received post-allo-SCT nilotinib. Lymphocyte subpopulations and their functional activities including T-cell response to mitogens, NK cytotoxic activity and thymic function, determined by quantification of the T cell receptor (TCR) excision circles (TREC) and TCR repertoire, were evaluated at several time points, including pre-nilotib-post-allo-SCT, and up to 365 days on nilotinib treatment. NK cells were the first to recover post allo-SCT. Concomitant to nilotinib administration, total lymphocyte counts and subpopulations gradually increased. CD8 T cells were rapidly reconstituted and continued to increase until day 180 post SCT, while CD4 T cells counts were low until 180−270 days post nilotinib treatment. T-cell response to mitogenic stimulation was not inhibited by nilotinib administration. Thymic activity, measured by TREC copies and surface membrane expression of 24 different TCR Vβ families, was evident in all patients at the end of follow-up after allo-SCT and nilotinib treatment. Finally, nilotinib did not inhibit NK cytotoxic activity. In conclusion, administration of nilotinib post allo-SCT, in attempt to reduce relapse rates or progression of Ph+ ALL and CML, did not jeopardize immune reconstitution or function following transplantation.
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- Nira Varda-Bloom
- Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.,Dr. Pinchas Bornstein Talpiot Medical Leadership Program, Sheba Medical Center, Israel.,Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.,Pediatric Immunology Service, Jeffrey Modell Foundation, USA.,Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Israel
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- Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.,Pediatric Immunology Service, Jeffrey Modell Foundation, USA.,Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Israel
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- Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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Selected biological issues affecting relapse after stem cell transplantation: role of T-cell impairment, NK cells and intrinsic tumor resistance. Bone Marrow Transplant 2018; 53:949-959. [PMID: 29367714 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-017-0078-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The graft vs. leukemia (GvL) effect as a method of preventing relapse is well described after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), but the mechanisms to this effect and how tumor sometimes develops resistance to GvL are just beginning to be understood. This article reviews and expands upon data presented at the Third International Workshop on Biology, Prevention and Treatment of Relapse after Stem Cell Transplantation held in Hamburg, Germany, in November 2016. We first discuss in detail the role that T-cell impairment early after HCT plays in relapse by looking at data from T cell-depleted approaches as well as the clear role that early T-cell recovery has shown in improving outcomes. We then review key findings regarding the role of specific KIR donor/recipient pairings that contribute to relapse prevention after HCT for several tumor types. Finally, we discuss a unique mouse model following the development of tumor resistance to GvL. Detailed molecular characterization of events marking the development of tumor resistance to the immunotherapy of GvL may help in developing future strategies to overcome immune escape.
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Kennedy VE, Chen H, Savani BN, Greer J, Kassim AA, Engelhardt BG, Goodman S, Sengsayadeth S, Chinratanalab W, Jagasia M. Optimizing Antithymocyte Globulin Dosing for Unrelated Donor Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Based on Recipient Absolute Lymphocyte Count. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018; 24:150-155. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ko SH, Lee JH, Lee JH, Park HS, Choi EJ, Seol M, Lee YS, Kang YA, Jeon M, Lee KH. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for lymphoma: baseline and posttransplant prognostic factors. Leuk Lymphoma 2017; 59:1829-1839. [PMID: 29164971 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2017.1399310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The present study aimed to investigate baseline and posttransplant prognostic factors for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in 61 lymphoma patients. The 5-year probabilities of overall survival (OS), non-relapse mortality (NRM), progression-free survival (PFS), and event-free survival (EFS) were 31.1%, 28.8%, 38.8%, and 23.2%, respectively. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that the International Prognostic Index risk at HCT was a significantly independent prognostic factor for OS, NRM, PFS, and EFS, and chemosensitivity was a prognostic factor for OS, NRM, and EFS. The occurrence of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was significantly associated with higher OS, but it was not with PFS or EFS. Various parameters of immune reconstitution at 1 month after transplantation were associated with clinical outcomes in different ways. Our study results might be helpful in selecting appropriate patients or adopting effective posttransplant treatment strategies, eventually leading to an improvement in outcomes after allogeneic HCT for lymphoma.
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- Sun-Hye Ko
- a Department of Hematology , Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine , Seoul , Korea
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- a Department of Hematology , Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine , Seoul , Korea
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- a Department of Hematology , Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine , Seoul , Korea
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- a Department of Hematology , Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine , Seoul , Korea
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- a Department of Hematology , Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine , Seoul , Korea
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- a Department of Hematology , Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine , Seoul , Korea
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- a Department of Hematology , Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine , Seoul , Korea
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- a Department of Hematology , Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine , Seoul , Korea
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- a Department of Hematology , Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine , Seoul , Korea
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- a Department of Hematology , Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine , Seoul , Korea
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Comparison of reference values for immune recovery between event-free patients receiving haploidentical allografts and those receiving human leukocyte antigen-matched sibling donor allografts. Front Med 2017; 12:153-163. [PMID: 28887808 DOI: 10.1007/s11684-017-0548-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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To establish optimal reference values for recovered immune cell subsets, we prospectively investigated post-transplant immune reconstitution (IR) in 144 patients who received allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo- SCT) and without showing any of the following events: poor graft function, grades II‒IV acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), serious chronic GVHD, serious bacterial infection, invasive fungal infection, or relapse or death in the first year after transplantation. IR was rapid in monocytes, intermediate in lymphocytes, CD3+ Tcells, CD8+ T cells, and CD19+ B cells, and very slow in CD4+ T cells in the entire patient cohort. Immune recovery was generally faster under HLA-matched sibling donor transplantation than under haploidentical transplantation. Results suggest that patients with an IR comparable to the reference values display superior survival, and the levels of recovery in immune cells need not reach those in healthy donor in the first year after transplantation.We suggest that data from this recipient cohort should be used as reference values for post-transplant immune cell counts in patients receiving HSCT.
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BACKGROUND Early lymphocyte recovery following chemotherapy has been associated with improved outcome in many cancers, including in one small study of osteosarcoma patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS To confirm this finding, we retrospectively reviewed data from 53 patients with newly diagnosed osteosarcoma who had blood counts on day 14 (±1 d) following the first cycle of cisplatin and doxorubicin. RESULTS The median absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) 14 days after starting the first cycle of chemotherapy (ALC-14) was 1990 cells/μL (range: 600 to 6470). For 32 patients with an ALC-14≥1800 cells/μL, the 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) was 69%, compared with 33% for patients with an ALC-14 of <1800 cell/μL (P=0.036). In multivariable analysis of factors including age, sex, metastatic disease, and favorable histologic response to induction chemotherapy, ALC-14 was significantly associated with PFS (P=0.0081) and overall survival (P=0.0131). The use of ALC-14 appears to further stratify PFS and overall survival among patients when grouped by histologic response. CONCLUSIONS We confirmed that early lymphocyte recovery was associated with outcome in pediatric osteosarcoma. Although presumably reflecting immune-mediated tumor control, the precise mechanism for this is unclear. Further study of peripheral blood lymphocyte subpopulations in prospectively treated patients is underway.
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Park SH, Park CJ, Park BG, Bae MH, Kim BH, Cho YU, Jang S, Park AJ, Kim DY, Lee JH, Lee JH, Lee KH. Prognostic Impact of Lymphocyte Subpopulations in Peripheral Blood after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies. CYTOMETRY PART B-CLINICAL CYTOMETRY 2017; 94:270-280. [DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.21510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Sang Hyuk Park
- Department of Laboratory Medicine; Pusan National University School of Medicine; Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; Busan Republic of Korea
- Department of Laboratory Medicine; University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital; Ulsan Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; Chung-Ang University College of Medicine; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology; University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology; University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology; University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center; Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hematology; University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center; Seoul Republic of Korea
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Goldberg JD, Zheng J, Ratan R, Small TN, Lai KC, Boulad F, Castro-Malaspina H, Giralt SA, Jakubowski AA, Kernan NA, O'Reilly RJ, Papadopoulos EB, Young JW, van den Brink MRM, Heller G, Perales MA. Early recovery of T-cell function predicts improved survival after T-cell depleted allogeneic transplant. Leuk Lymphoma 2017; 58:1859-1871. [PMID: 28073320 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2016.1265113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Infection, relapse, and GVHD can complicate allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Although the effect of poor immune recovery on infection risk is well-established, there are limited data on the effect of immune reconstitution on relapse and survival, especially following T-cell depletion (TCD). To characterize the pattern of immune reconstitution in the first year after transplant and its effects on survival and relapse, we performed a retrospective study in 375 recipients of a myeloablative TCD allo-HSCT for hematologic malignancies. We noted that different subsets recover sequentially, CD8 + T cells first, followed by total CD4 + and naïve CD4 + T cells, indicating thymic recovery during the first year after HSCT. In the multivariate model, a fully HLA-matched donor and recovery of T-cell function, assessed by PHA response at 6 months, were the only factors independently associated with OS and EFS. In conclusion, T-cell recovery is an important predictor of outcome after TCD allo-HSCT.
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- Jenna D Goldberg
- a Department of Medicine , Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA.,b Department of Medicine , Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA
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- c Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA
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- b Department of Medicine , Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA
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- b Department of Medicine , Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA.,d Department of Pediatrics, Bone Marrow Transplantation Service , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA
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- a Department of Medicine , Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA
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- b Department of Medicine , Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA.,d Department of Pediatrics, Bone Marrow Transplantation Service , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA
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- a Department of Medicine , Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA.,b Department of Medicine , Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA
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- a Department of Medicine , Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA.,b Department of Medicine , Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA
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- a Department of Medicine , Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA.,b Department of Medicine , Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA
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- b Department of Medicine , Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA.,d Department of Pediatrics, Bone Marrow Transplantation Service , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA
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- b Department of Medicine , Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA.,d Department of Pediatrics, Bone Marrow Transplantation Service , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA
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- a Department of Medicine , Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA.,b Department of Medicine , Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA
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- a Department of Medicine , Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA.,b Department of Medicine , Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA
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- a Department of Medicine , Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA.,b Department of Medicine , Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA
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- b Department of Medicine , Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA.,c Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA
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- a Department of Medicine , Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY , USA.,b Department of Medicine , Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA
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Huang CT, Liu CJ, Ko PS, Liu HT, Yu YB, Hsiao LT, Gau JP, Tzeng CH, Chiou TJ, Liu JH, Yang MH, Huang LJ, Liu CY. Risk factors and characteristics of blood stream infections in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. BMC Infect Dis 2017; 17:33. [PMID: 28056867 PMCID: PMC5217598 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-2155-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with multiple myeloma are generally immune-compromised either due to pronounced depression in primary antibody responses or because of anti-myeloma therapy. Infection is a major risk factor for early deaths among these patients. The impact of blood stream infections (BSI) on newly diagnosed myeloma patients has been less studied. We aimed to study the incidence and risk factors of BSI within 3 months after diagnosis of multiple myeloma in a tertiary referral center. METHODS Between November 2002 and December 2008, consecutive patients with multiple myeloma in Taipei Veterans General Hospital were retrospectively enrolled. Characteristics of patients with or without BSI were collected. Possible factors associated with development of BSI were analyzed by Cox regression. RESULTS There were a total of 222 patients. The incidence of BSI within 3 months after diagnosis is 11.7%. The patients with BSI had poorer survival outcomes than those without (mortality rate: 50% vs. 20.9%, p < 0.001). Moreover, advanced International Staging System stage (stage III vs. I/II: odds ratio [OR] 2.69, p = 0.049) and poor Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (ECOG > 2 vs. ≤ 2: OR 3.58, p = 0.005) were the independent risk factors of BSI, whereas immunoglobulin deficiency and low absolute lymphocyte count were not associated with risk of BSI development. CONCLUSIONS Our study highlights the characteristic of myeloma patients with BSI and the importance of disease and host factors on risk of BSI. Myeloma patients with risks of BSI should be properly managed to reduce early mortality.
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- Chun-Teng Huang
- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yang-Ming Branch of Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No.201, Sec. 2, Shipai Rd., Beitou District, Taipei City, 11217, Taiwan.
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- National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Fewer Circulating Natural Killer Cells 28 Days After Double Cord Blood Transplantation Predicts Inferior Survival and IL-15 Response. Blood Adv 2016; 1:208-218. [PMID: 29188237 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2016000158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Natural Killer (NK) cell immune reconstitution after double umbilical cord blood transplantation (dUCBT) is rapid and thought to be involved in graft vs. leukemia (GvL) reactions. To investigate the role of NK cell recovery on clinical outcomes, the absolute number of NK cells at Day 28 after dUCBT was determined and patients with low numbers of NK cells had inferior two year disease-free survival (hazard ratio 1.96; p=0.04). A detailed developmental and functional analysis of the recovering NK cells was performed to link NK recovery and patient survival. The proportion of NK cells in each developmental stage was similar for patients with low, medium, and high Day 28 NK cell numbers. As compared to healthy controls, patients post-transplant showed reduced NK functional responses upon K562 challenge (CD107a, IFN-γ, and TNFα); however, there were no differences based on Day 28 NK cell number. Patients with low NK numbers had 30% less STAT5 phosphorylation in response to exogenous IL-15 (p=0.04) and decreased Eomes expression (p=0.025) compared to patients with high NK numbers. Decreased STAT5 phosphorylation and Eomes expression may be indicative of reduced sensitivity to IL-15 in the low NK cell group. Incubation of patient samples with IL-15 superagonist (ALT803) increased cytotoxicity and cytokine production in all patient groups. Thus, clinical interventions, including administration of IL-15 early after transplantation may increase NK cell number and function and, in turn, improve transplantation outcomes.
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Immune recovery and the risk of CMV/ EBV reactivation in children post allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Cent Eur J Immunol 2016; 41:287-296. [PMID: 27833447 PMCID: PMC5099386 DOI: 10.5114/ceji.2016.63129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Immune reconstitution was studied prospectively in 86 children who underwent allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We analysed the risk of cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation in correlation with the kinetics of immune recovery and in relation to other potential risk factors that may influence the reactivation of these viruses including: diagnosis, type of HSCT, source of stem cells, type of conditioning, or the occurrence of graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). The absolute number of lymphocyte subpopulations in peripheral blood was evaluated in seven timepoints following HSCT. Significantly lower values of both CD3+ and CD3+CD8+ lymphocytes on day +14 and significantly higher values of both these subsets on day +168 post-transplant in patients with CMV reactivation were observed. Significantly lower values of CD3+CD4+ subpopulation were noted in patients with CMV reactivation on day +28 post allo-HSCT. Significantly lower lymphocyte values in the group with EBV reactivation comparing with the group without EBV reactivation were confirmed only in the case of pan-B lymphocytes (CD19+) subpopulation on day +21, +28, and +84 post allo-HSCT. We identified the impact of CMV reactivation on occurrence of the intestinal acute GvHD, which occurred more frequently in the group with CMV reactivation compared with patients without reactivation. Higher incidence of chronic GvHD was also observed in patients with CMV reactivation compared to the group without reactivation. EBV reactivation occurred more frequently in patients receiving transplants from matched unrelated donors, in particular after peripheral blood stem cell transplantation and while implementing antithymocyte globulin as GvHD prophylaxis.
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Schade H, Sen S, Neff CP, Freed BM, Gao D, Gutman JA, Palmer BE. Programmed Death 1 Expression on CD4 + T Cells Predicts Mortality after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2016; 22:2172-2179. [PMID: 27519280 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2016.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Excessive or persistent programmed death 1 (PD-1) expression on virus- or tumor-specific T cells during chronic viral infection or malignancy has been associated with impaired immune control. To assess the role of the PD-1 pathway in allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT), we examined PD-1 expression and maturation phenotype on T cells from 42 patients early (day 55 to 85) after cord blood (CB), matched unrelated donor, and matched related donor transplantation. Expression of PD-1 on CD4+ T cells was significantly elevated in all transplantation types, with the highest level observed in CB subjects. Elevated PD-1 expression on CD4+ T cells early after transplantation was observed in nonsurvivors (median, 40.2%; range, 15.1 to 86.1) compared with survivors (median, 23.6%; range, 8.4 to 55.2; P = .001), indicating its association with increased risk for mortality, especially with CB transplantations, where PD-1 was increased in nonsurvivors (median, 64.6%; range, 36.5 to 86.1) compared with survivors (median, 34.1%; range, 15.9 to 55.2; P = .01). Furthermore, T cell subset analysis revealed that PD-1 expression was further elevated on CD4+ T central memory in nonsurvivors (median, 49.8%; range, 15.1 to 83.4) compared with survivors (median, 24.8%; range, 8.9 to 71.3; P = .002) and on T effector memory cells in nonsurvivors (median, 69.1%; range, 24.7 to 92.6) compared with survivors (median, 43.7%; range, 13.9 to 96.5; P = .0003). Our findings suggest that elevation of PD-1 expression on CD4+ T cells is associated with mortality in CB and possibly all SCT recipients.
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- Henning Schade
- School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Pediatrics and Department of Biostatistics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
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Fu Q, Xu LP, Zhang XH, Wang Y, Chang YJ, Huang XJ. Early lymphocyte recovery predicts superior outcomes after unmanipulated haploidentical blood and marrow transplant for acute myeloid leukemia. Clin Transplant 2016; 30:954-8. [PMID: 27219272 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Qiang Fu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of HSCT; Peking University People's Hospital & Peking University Institute of Hematology; Beijing China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of HSCT; Peking University People's Hospital & Peking University Institute of Hematology; Beijing China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of HSCT; Peking University People's Hospital & Peking University Institute of Hematology; Beijing China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of HSCT; Peking University People's Hospital & Peking University Institute of Hematology; Beijing China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of HSCT; Peking University People's Hospital & Peking University Institute of Hematology; Beijing China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of HSCT; Peking University People's Hospital & Peking University Institute of Hematology; Beijing China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences; Beijing China
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Optimal Threshold and Time of Absolute Lymphocyte Count Assessment for Outcome Prediction after Bone Marrow Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 22:505-13. [PMID: 26524730 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The recovery pace of absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) is prognostic after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Previous studies have evaluated a wide range of ALC cutoffs and time points for predicting outcomes. We aimed to determine the optimal ALC value for outcome prediction after bone marrow transplantation (BMT). A total of 518 patients who underwent BMT for acute leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome between 1999 and 2010 were divided into a training set and a test set to assess the prognostic value of ALC on days 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, as well as the first post-transplantation day of an ALC of 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, and 1000/μL. In the training set, the best predictor of overall survival (OS), relapse-free survival (RFS), and nonrelapse mortality (NRM) was ALC on day 60. In the entire patient cohort, multivariable analyses demonstrated significantly better OS, RFS, and NRM and lower incidence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in patients with an ALC >300/μL on day 60 post-BMT, both including and excluding patients who developed GVHD before day 60. Among the patient-, disease-, and transplant-related factors assessed, only busulfan-based conditioning was significantly associated with higher ALC values on day 60 in both cohorts. The optimal ALC cutoff for predicting outcomes after BMT is 300/μL on day 60 post-transplantation.
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Rigoni L, Scroferneker ML, Pitombeira BS, Ottoni E, Paz A, Fischer G, Michalowski M, Pezzi A, Amorin B, Valim V, Baggio L, Laureano Á, da Silva MA, Silla L, Daudt L. Importance of early absolute lymphocyte count after allogeneic stem cell transplantation: a retrospective study. Transplant Proc 2015; 47:511-6. [PMID: 25769599 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Revised: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Early lymphocyte recovery after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is related to the prevention of serious infections and the clearing of residual tumor cells. METHODS We analyzed the absolute lymphocyte count at 20 (D+20) and 30 (D+30) days after HSCT in 100 patients with malignant hematologic diseases and correlated with the risk of transplant-related mortality, overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), nonrelapsed mortality (NRM), and risk of infection. RESULTS Patients presenting with lymphocyte counts of <300 × 103/μL on D+30 have a 3.76 times greater risk of death in <100 days. Over a medium follow-up of 20 months OS, DFS, and NRM were similar between the groups. CONCLUSION In our group of patients delayed lymphocyte recovery after HSCT was a predictor of early death post-HSCT.
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- L Rigoni
- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Pediatric Oncology, Hospital Santo Antônio, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Cell Culture and Molecular Analysis of Hematopoietic Cells, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Cell Culture and Molecular Analysis of Hematopoietic Cells, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Cell Culture and Molecular Analysis of Hematopoietic Cells, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Cell Culture and Molecular Analysis of Hematopoietic Cells, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Cell Culture and Molecular Analysis of Hematopoietic Cells, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cell Culture and Molecular Analysis of Hematopoietic Cells, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Laboratory of Cell Culture and Molecular Analysis of Hematopoietic Cells, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Wiskemann J, Kuehl R, Dreger P, Huber G, Kleindienst N, Ulrich CM, Bohus M. Physical Exercise Training versus Relaxation in Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (PETRA Study) - Rationale and design of a randomized trial to evaluate a yearlong exercise intervention on overall survival and side-effects after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. BMC Cancer 2015; 15:619. [PMID: 26345187 PMCID: PMC4562345 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1631-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is associated with high treatment-related mortality and innumerable physical and psychosocial complications and side-effects, such as high fatigue levels, loss of physical performance, infections, graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) and distress. This leads to a reduced quality of life, not only during and after transplantation, but also in the long term. Exercise interventions have been shown to be beneficial in allo-HCT patients. However, to date, no study has focused on long-term effects and survival. Previous exercise studies used ‘usual care’ control groups, leaving it unclear to what extent the observed effects are based on the physical effects of exercise itself, or rather on psychosocial factors such as personal attention. Furthermore, effects of exercise on and severity of GvHD have not been examined so far. We therefore aim to investigate the effects and biological mechanisms of exercise on side-effects, complications and survival in allo-HCT patients during and after transplantation. Methods/design The PETRA study is a randomized, controlled intervention trial investigating the effects of a yearlong partly supervised mixed exercise intervention (endurance and resistance exercises, 3–5 times per week) in 256 patients during and after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Patients in the control group perform progressive muscle relaxation training (Jacobsen method) with the same frequency. Main inclusion criterion is planned allo-HCT. Main exclusion criteria are increased fracture risk, no walking capability or severe cardiorespiratory problems. Primary endpoint is overall survival after two years; secondary endpoints are non-relapse mortality, median survival, patient reported outcomes including cancer related fatigue and quality of life, physical performance, body composition, haematological/immunological reconstitution, inflammatory parameters, severity of complications and side-effects (e.g. GvHD and infections), and cognitive capacity. Discussion The PETRA study will contribute to a better understanding of the physiological and psychological effects of exercise training and their biological mechanisms in cancer patients after allo-HCT. The ultimate goal is the implementation of optimized intervention programs to reduce side-effects and improve quality of life and potentially prognosis after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01374399.
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- Joachim Wiskemann
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany. .,National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany.
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany. .,National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Institute of Sports and Sport Science, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany. .,Faculty of Health, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
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Kielsen K, Jordan KK, Uhlving HH, Pontoppidan PL, Shamim Z, Ifversen M, Heilmann C, Nielsen CH, Sengeløv H, Ryder LP, Müller KG. T cell reconstitution in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: prognostic significance of plasma interleukin-7. Scand J Immunol 2015; 81:72-80. [PMID: 25263171 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Infections and acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) are major causes of treatment-related mortality and morbidity following allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Both complications depend on reconstitution of the T-lymphocyte population based on donor T cells. Although it is well established that Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is a cytokine essential for de novo T cell development in the thymus and homoeostatic peripheral expansion of T cells, associations between circulating levels of IL-7 and T cell reconstitution following HSCT have not been investigated previously. We prospectively measured IL-7 levels in 81 patients undergoing myeloablative HSCT with either sibling donor or an unrelated donor. Plasma IL-7 levels peaked at day +7 post-transplant (1.3-82.4 pg/ml), at the time of maximal lymphopaenia. In multivariate analysis, peak levels of IL-7 were significantly higher in patients treated with anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) compared with those not treated with ATG (P = 0.0079). IL-7 levels at day +7 were negatively associated with T cell counts at day +30 to +60 (at day +60: CD3(+) : β = -10.6 × 10(6) cells/l, P = 0.0030; CD8(+) : β = -8.4 × 10(6) cells/l, P = 0.061; CD4(+) : β = -2.1 × 10(6) cells/l, P = 0.062) in multivariate analyses. In adults, high IL-7 levels were associated with increased risk of grade II-IV aGVHD (OR = 5.4, P = 0.036) and reduced overall survival (P = 0.046). The present data indicate that high plasma levels of IL-7 in the early post-transplant period are predictive for slow T cell reconstitution, increased risk of aGVHD and increased mortality following HSCT.
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- K Kielsen
- Institute for Inflammation Research, Department of Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Huttunen P, Taskinen M, Siitonen S, Saarinen-Pihkala UM. Impact of very early CD4(+) /CD8(+) T cell counts on the occurrence of acute graft-versus-host disease and NK cell counts on outcome after pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2015; 62:522-8. [PMID: 25417898 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Increasing evidence suggests that early and rapid lymphocyte recovery following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is associated with better survival. PROCEDURE We retrospectively analyzed very early lymphocyte subset counts following transplantation from our 5-year pediatric allogeneic HSCT material to find clinically relevant associations with post transplant outcome, and the major complication of HSCT, acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD). We analyzed HSCTs performed due to acute leukemias and lymphomas from matched unrelated donors (MUD, n = 33), unrelated cord blood (UCB, n = 9) and matched sibling donors (MSD, n = 17). RESULTS Patients with grafts from MUDs and grade II-IV aGVHD) had higher (median 2.1 compared to 0.3, P<0.0001) and earlier (at day +18 post transplant vs. day +25, P = 0.004) first measurable CD4(+) /CD8(+) T cell ratio, compared to patients with no or grade I aGVHD, respectively. At day +32 after HSCT patients with MUDs and significant aGVHD had higher levels of both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cell subsets. Low (below median 120/µL) versus high natural killer (NK) cell counts at day +32 were associated with 3-year event-free survival of 27.4 +/- 9.0% versus 82.4 +/- 6.4% (P < 0.0001), cumulative transplant-related mortality of 44.7 +/- 12.2% versus 3.0 +/- 3.0% (P < 0.001) and cumulative relapse incidence of 50.4 +/- 12.2% versus 15.0 +/- 6.2% (P = 0.019), respectively. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that early lymphocyte subset counts following allogeneic HSCT have an association with aGVHD and post transplant outcome.
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- Pasi Huttunen
- Division of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Saliba RM, Rezvani K, Leen A, Jorgensen J, Shah N, Hosing C, Parmar S, Oran B, Olson A, Rondon G, Chen J, Martinez C, Hamdi A, Mehta RS, Chemaly RF, Saunders IM, Bollard CM, Shpall EJ. General and Virus-Specific Immune Cell Reconstitution after Double Cord Blood Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 21:1284-90. [PMID: 25708219 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Cord blood transplantation (CBT) is curative for many patients with hematologic malignancies but is associated with delayed immune recovery and an increased risk of viral infections compared with HLA-matched bone marrow or peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation. In this study we evaluated the significance of lymphocyte recovery in 125 consecutive patients with hematologic malignancies who underwent double-unit CBT (DUCBT) with an antithymocyte globulin-containing regimen at our institution. A subset of 65 patients was prospectively evaluated for recovery of T, natural killer (NK), and B cells, and in 46 patients we also examined viral-specific T cell recovery against adenovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, BK virus, respiratory syncytial virus, and influenza antigen. Our results indicate that in recipients of DUCBT, the day 30 absolute lymphocyte count is highly predictive of nonrelapse mortality and overall survival. Immune recovery post-DUCBT was characterized by prolonged CD8+ and CD4+ T lymphopenia associated with preferential expansion of B and NK cells. We also observed profound delays in quantitative and functional recovery of viral-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses for the first year post-CBT. Taken together, our data support efforts aimed at optimizing viral-specific T cell recovery to improve outcomes post-CBT.
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- Rima M Saliba
- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Children's National Hospital System and George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
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Kim HT, Armand P, Frederick D, Andler E, Cutler C, Koreth J, Alyea EP, Antin JH, Soiffer RJ, Ritz J, Ho VT. Absolute lymphocyte count recovery after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation predicts clinical outcome. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 21:873-80. [PMID: 25623931 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Immune reconstitution is critical for clinical outcome after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). To determine the impact of absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) recovery on clinical outcomes, we conducted a retrospective study of 1109 adult patients who underwent a first allogeneic HSCT from 2003 through 2009, excluding patients who died or relapsed before day 30. The median age was 51 years (range, 18 to 74) with 52% undergoing reduced-intensity conditioning and 48% undergoing myeloablative conditioning HSCT with T cell-replete peripheral blood stem cells (93.7%) or marrow (6.4%) grafts. The median follow-up time was 6 years. To determine the threshold value of ALC for survival, the entire cohort was randomly split into a training set and a validation set in a 1:1 ratio, and then a restricted cubic spline smoothing method was applied to obtain relative hazard estimates of the relationship between ALC at 1 month and log hazard of progression-free survival (PFS). Based on this approach, ALC was categorized as ≤.2 × 10(9) cells/L (low) or >.2 × 10(9) cells/L. For patients with low ALC at 1, 2, or 3 months after HSCT, the overall survival (OS) (P ≤ .0001) and PFS (P ≤ .0002) were significantly lower and nonrelapse mortality (NRM) (P ≤ .002) was significantly higher compared with patients with ALC > .2 × 10(9) cells/L at each time point. When patients who had low ALC at 1, 2, or 3 months after HSCT were grouped together and compared, their outcomes were inferior to those of patients who had ALC > .2 × 10(9) cells/L at 1, 2, and 3 months after HSCT: the 5-year OS for patients with low ALC was 28% versus 46% for patients with ALC > .2 × 10(9) cells/L, P < .0001; the 5-year PFS was 21% versus 39%, P < .0001, respectively and 5-year NRM was 40% versus 18%, P < .0001, respectively. This result remained consistent when other prognostic factors, including occurrence of grade II to IV acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), were adjusted for in multivariable Cox models stratified by conditioning intensity: hazard ratio (HR) for OS: 1.52; P ≤ .0001; for PFS: 1.42; P = .0008; and for NRM: 2.4 P < .0001 for patients with low ALC. Low ALC was not significantly associated with relapse (HR, 1.01; P = .92) in the multivariable model. Low ALC early after HSCT is an independent risk factor for increased NRM and poor survival independent of grade II to IV acute GVHD.
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- Haesook T Kim
- Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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Gul Z, Van Meter E, Abidi M, Ditah I, Abdul-Hussein M, Deol A, Ayash L, Lum LG, Waller EK, Ratanatharathorn V, Uberti J, Al-Kadhimi Z. Low blood lymphocyte count at 30 days post transplant predicts worse acute GVHD and survival but not relapse in a large retrospective cohort. Bone Marrow Transplant 2015; 50:432-7. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2014.284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Revised: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Population pharmacokinetic/dynamic model of lymphosuppression after fludarabine administration. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2014; 75:67-75. [PMID: 25374408 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-014-2618-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Quantitative relationships between 9-β-D-arabinofuranosyl-2-fluoroadenine (F-ara-A) concentrations and lymphosuppression have not been reported, but would be useful for regimen design. A population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model was constructed in this study using data from 41 hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients conditioned with busulfan in combination with fludarabine (total dose 120 mg/m², Protocol 1519) or with fludarabine (total dose 250 mg/m²) with rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG, Protocol 2041). METHODS Individual pharmacokinetic parameters were fixed to post hoc Bayesian estimates, and circulating absolute lymphocyte counts (ALC) were obtained during the 3 weeks prior to graft infusion. A semi-physiological cell-kill model with three lymphocyte transit compartments was applied and aptly characterized the time course of suppression of circulating ALC by fludarabine administration. Drug- and system-specific parameters were estimated using a maximum likelihood expectation maximization algorithm, and the final model was qualified using an internal visual predictive check. RESULTS The final model successfully characterized the time course and variability in ALC. Pharmacodynamic parameters exhibited considerable between subject variability (38.9-211 %). The HCT protocol was the only covariate associated with the pharmacodynamic parameters, specifically the lymphocyte kill rate, the transit rate between lymphocyte compartments, and the baseline ALC. CONCLUSIONS This model can be used to simulate the degree of lymphosuppression for design of future fludarabine-based conditioning regimens.
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Cytokine signatures of human whole blood for monitoring immunosuppression. Cent Eur J Immunol 2014; 39:271-8. [PMID: 26155135 PMCID: PMC4440005 DOI: 10.5114/ceji.2014.45936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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How to evaluate status of the immune system is extremely critical for clinical immunosuppressive treatment. In this study, we tested the secretion of cytokines in undiluted whole blood samples stimulated with Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and ionomycin (IONO), and compared the effects of dexamethasone (DEX), cyclosporine A (CsA) or mycophenolic acid (MPA), either alone or in combination, on cytokine profiles. The results showed that both DEX and CsA dose-dependently inhibited the production of eleven cytokines: interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-13, IL-17, interferon γ (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). Unexpectedly, MPA showed no obvious influences except for the mild inhibition on GM-CSF production. In combination treatment, cytokine profiles reflect not only the synergistic effects among drugs, but also the specific effect of the individual drug. Thus, the effects of different immunosuppressants could be reflected through their specific cytokine signatures, which can be applied to maximize immunosuppressive effects, while to minimize risk of infections and help physicians to reasonably apply immunosuppressants.
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Michelis FV, Messner HA, Loach D, Uhm J, Gupta V, Lipton JH, Seftel MD, Kuruvilla J, Kim DD. Early lymphocyte recovery at 28 d post-transplant is predictive of reduced risk of relapse in patients with acute myeloid leukemia transplanted with peripheral blood stem cell grafts. Eur J Haematol 2014; 93:273-80. [DOI: 10.1111/ejh.12338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Fotios V. Michelis
- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; University Health Network; Toronto ON Canada
- Faculty of Medicine; University of Toronto; Toronto ON Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; University Health Network; Toronto ON Canada
- Faculty of Medicine; University of Toronto; Toronto ON Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; University Health Network; Toronto ON Canada
- Faculty of Medicine; University of Toronto; Toronto ON Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; University Health Network; Toronto ON Canada
- Faculty of Medicine; University of Toronto; Toronto ON Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; University Health Network; Toronto ON Canada
- Faculty of Medicine; University of Toronto; Toronto ON Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; University Health Network; Toronto ON Canada
- Faculty of Medicine; University of Toronto; Toronto ON Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; University Health Network; Toronto ON Canada
- Faculty of Medicine; University of Toronto; Toronto ON Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; University Health Network; Toronto ON Canada
- Faculty of Medicine; University of Toronto; Toronto ON Canada
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- Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant Program; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; University Health Network; Toronto ON Canada
- Faculty of Medicine; University of Toronto; Toronto ON Canada
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Lymphocyte subset recovery and outcome after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for plasma cell myeloma. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2014; 20:896-9. [PMID: 24631739 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Rapid immune reconstitution--particularly of natural killer cells (NK cells)--after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is associated with protection from relapse. Whether such an association also exists after autologous stem cell transplantation is less clear. We retrospectively assessed lymphocyte subsets after autologous HSCT in 114 patients and correlated lymphocyte recovery with outcome. CD8 T cell and NK cell counts recovered rapidly to pretransplantation levels, whereas B cell and CD4 T cell recovery were delayed. Compared with patients with low NK cells (<100/uL), high NK cell count at 1 month after HSCT was associated with significantly prolonged progression-free survival: for NK cells 100 to 200/uL hazard ratio [HR], .33 (95% confidence interval [CI]; .16 to .80; P = .004); for NK cells > 200/μL HR, .27 (95% CI, .13 to .58; P = .001). No significant protective effects were associated with rapid recovery of any other lymphocyte subset. None influenced overall survival (OS) or time to next treatment. Early NK cell recovery is associated with better progression-free survival after autologous HSCT. The failure to detect an effect on OS might be due to the salvage strategies available to these patients.
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Smirnova OA, Hu S, Cucinotta FA. Analysis of the Lymphocytopoiesis Dynamics in Nonirradiated and Irradiated Humans: A Modeling Approach. Radiat Res 2014; 181:240-50. [DOI: 10.1667/rr13256.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Chang YJ, Zhao XY, Xu LP, Liu DH, Liu KY, Chen YH, Wang Y, Zhang XH, Zhao XS, Han W, Chen H, Wang FR, Lv M, Huang XJ. Early lymphocyte recovery predicts superior overall survival after unmanipulated haploidentical blood and marrow transplant for myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia evolving from myelodysplastic syndrome. Leuk Lymphoma 2013; 54:2671-7. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2013.783912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Shen HQ, Feng JH, Tang YM, Song H, Yang SL, Shi SW, Xu WQ. Absolute lymphocyte count is associated with minimal residual disease level in childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leuk Res 2013; 37:671-4. [PMID: 23453285 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2013.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Revised: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 02/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The prognostic value of absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) has been a recent matter of debate in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). In the current study, ALCs at the time of diagnosis (ALC-0), after 7 days of initial therapy (ALC-8) and at interim of the induction therapy (ALC-22) were examined in Chinese children with B-cell precursor (BCP) ALL and correlated with the level of minimal residual disease (MRD) at day 22 of induction therapy. Medical and laboratory records of 140 patients diagnosed with childhood BCP ALL were retrieved and analyzed. ALC-22 is significantly correlated with MRD level at day 22 of therapy and can be a good prognostic factor for childhood BCP-ALL. Furthermore, lymphocyte count at initial diagnosis is correlated with MRD level at day 22 in childhood BCP-ALL with the immnunophenotype of CD19(pos)/CD10(pos)/CD34(pos)/CD45(neg) and role as a new prognostic factor was determined.
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- Hong-Qiang Shen
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, PR China
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Morando J, Fortier SC, Pasquini R, Zanis Neto J, Bonfim CMS. Early lymphocyte recovery as a predictor of outcome, including relapse, after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Rev Bras Hematol Hemoter 2013; 34:430-5. [PMID: 23323067 PMCID: PMC3545430 DOI: 10.5581/1516-8484.20120108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2012] [Accepted: 06/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Despite advances in the treatment of acute leukemia, many patients need to undergo
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Recent studies show that early lymphocyte
recovery may be a predictor of relapse and survival in these patients. Objective To analyze the influence of lymphocyte recovery on Days +30 and +100
post-transplant on the occurrence of relapse and survival. Methods A descriptive, retrospective study was performed of 137 under 21-year-old
patients who we resubmitted to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute
leukemia between 1995 and 2008. A lymphocyte count < 0.3 x 109/L
on Day +30 post-transplant was considered to be inadequate lymphocyte recovery and
counts ≥ 0.3 x 109/L were considered adequate. Lymphocyte
recovery was also analyzed on Day +100 with < 0.75 x 109/Land
≤ 0.75 x 109/L being considered inadequate and adequate
lymphocyte recovery, respectively. Results There was no significant difference in the occurrence of relapse between patients
with inadequate and adequate lymphocyte recovery on Day +30 post-transplant.
However, the transplant-related mortality was significantly higher in patients
with inadequate recovery on Day +30. Patients with inadequate lymphocyte recovery
on Day +30 had worse overall survival and relapse-free survival than patients with
adequate recovery. There was no significant difference in the occurrence of
infections and acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease. Patients with
inadequate lymphocyte recovery on Day +100 had worse overall survival and
relapse-free survival and a higher cumulative incidence of relapse. Conclusion The evaluation of lymphocyte recovery on Day +30 is not a good predictor of
relapse after transplant however patients with inadequate lymphocyte recovery had
worse overall survival and relapse-free survival. Inadequate lymphocyte recovery
on Day +100 is correlated with higher cumulative relapse as well as lower overall
survival and relapse-free survival.
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Han DK, Baek HJ, Kim SY, Hwang TJ, Kook H. Implication of early lymphocyte recovery after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children with leukemia. Yonsei Med J 2013; 54:62-70. [PMID: 23225800 PMCID: PMC3521273 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2013.54.1.62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The repopulating lymphocytes after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation have an important role not only on the prevention of serious infections in the early transplantation period, but also on the killing of residual leukemic cells by graft-versus-leukemia effect. The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of lymphocyte recovery after allogeneic stem cell transplantation in children with hematologic malignancies. MATERIALS AND METHODS We evaluated 69 children transplanted for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) (n=34), acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (n=26), chronic leukemia (n=7) and juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (n=2) between 1996 and 2008 at the Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea. The patients were grouped based on absolute lymphocyte counts (ALC) <500/μL or ≥ 500/μL at D+21 and D+30 after transplant. RESULTS Patients with a High ALC at D+21 and D+30 had a faster neutrophil and platelet engraftment. The High at D+30 group had a better 5 year overall survival (71% vs. 53%, p=0.043) and event-free survival (72% vs. 53%, p=0.065) than the Low at D+30 group. The incidence of grade II-IV acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and relapse rate did not differ by the ALC counts. However, the Low at D+30 group had a significantly increased risk for transplant-related mortality (p=0.019). The univariate analysis showed that the factors associated with decreased survival were a Low ALC at D+30, patients with high risk ALL, and grade II-IV aGVHD in patients with ALL and AML. CONCLUSION Early posttransplant serial lymphocyte measurement would be a simple but useful method for predicting transplant outcomes.
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- Dong Kyun Han
- Department of Pediatrics, Environmental Health Center for Childhood Leukemia and Cancer, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Environmental Health Center for Childhood Leukemia and Cancer, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Environmental Health Center for Childhood Leukemia and Cancer, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Environmental Health Center for Childhood Leukemia and Cancer, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Environmental Health Center for Childhood Leukemia and Cancer, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, Korea
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Bartelink IH, Belitser SV, Knibbe CAJ, Danhof M, de Pagter AJ, Egberts TCG, Boelens JJ. Immune reconstitution kinetics as an early predictor for mortality using various hematopoietic stem cell sources in children. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2012; 19:305-13. [PMID: 23092812 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2012.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The severity of complications of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is governed mainly by the status of immune reconstitution. In this study, we investigated differences in immune reconstitution with different cell sources and the association between the kinetics of immune reconstitution and mortality. Immunophenotyping was performed every 2 weeks in children who had undergone HSCT between 2004 and 2008 at University Medical Center Utrecht. Lymphocyte reconstitution in the first 90 days after HSCT was studied in relation to mortality in 3 HSCT groups: matched sibling bone marrow (BM) recipients (35 patients), unrelated BM recipients (32 patients), and unrelated cord blood recipients (36 patients). The median age of recipients was 5.9 years (range, 0.1-21 years). The nature and speed of T cell, B cell, and natural killer (NK) cell reconstitution were highly dependent on the cell source. In the first 90 days after HSCT, faster B cell and NK cell reconstitution and delayed T cell reconstitution were shown in unrelated cord blood recipients compared with matched sibling BM and unrelated BM recipients. Of the lymphocyte subsets investigated, a large number of NK cells and a more rapid CD4(+) immune reconstitution over time, resulting in sustained higher CD4(+) counts, were the only predictors of a lower mortality risk in all cell sources. The final model showed that during the first 90 days, patients with an area under the CD4(+) cell receiver- operating curve of >4,300 cells/day and no peak in CD4(+) cell counts had the highest likelihood of survival (hazard ratio for mortality, 0.2; 95% confidence interval, 0.06-0.5). Our data indicate that CD4(+) kinetics may be used to identify patients at greatest risk for mortality early after HSCT.
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