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Langer R, Lelas A, Rittenschober M, Piekarska A, Sadowska-Klasa A, Sabol I, Desnica L, Greinix H, Dickinson A, Inngjerdingen M, Lawitschka A, Vrhovac R, Pulanic D, Güneş S, Klein S, Moritz Middeke J, Grube M, Edinger M, Herr W, Wolff D. Retrospective analysis of the incidence and outcome of late acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease-an analysis from transplant centers across Europe. FRONTIERS IN TRANSPLANTATION 2024; 3:1332181. [PMID: 38993773 PMCID: PMC11235324 DOI: 10.3389/frtra.2024.1332181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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Introduction Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) is a serious late complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Methods This multicenter analysis determined the cumulative incidence (CI) of cGvHD and late acute GvHD (laGvHD) and its impact on transplantation-related mortality (TRM), relapse (R), and overall survival (OS) in 317 patients [296 adults, 21 pediatrics (<12 years of age)] who underwent their first allo-HSCT in 2017. Results The CI of laGvHD was 10.5% in adults and 4.8% in pediatrics, and the CI of cGvHD was 43.0% in all adult transplant patients and 50.2% in the adult at-risk cohort at the study end. The onset of cGvHD was de novo in 42.0% of patients, quiescent in 52.1%, and progressive in 5.9%. In adults, prophylactic use of antithymocyte globulin or posttransplant cyclophosphamide was associated with a significantly lower incidence of cGvHD (28.7%) vs. standard prophylaxis with calcineurin inhibitors (30.6%) and methotrexate/mycophenolate mofetil (58.4%) (all p < 0.01). TRM was significantly higher in patients with aGvHD (31.8%) vs. cGvHD (12.6%) and no GvHD (6.3%) (all p = 0.0001). OS in the adult at-risk cohort was significantly higher in patients with cGvHD (78.9%) vs. without (66.2%; p = 0.0022; HR 0.48) due to a significantly lower relapse rate (cGvHD: 14.5%; without cGvHD: 27.2%; p = 0.00016, HR 0.41). OS was also significantly higher in patients with mild (80.0%) and moderate (79.2%) cGvHD vs. without cGvHD (66.2%), excluding severe cGvHD (72.7%) (all p = 0.0214). Discussion The negative impact of severe cGvHD on OS suggests a focus on prevention of severe forms is warranted to improve survival and quality of life.
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- Ronja Langer
- Department of Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department and Clinic of Hematology and Transplantology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department and Clinic of Hematology and Transplantology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- St. Anna Children’s Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals AG, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Hong J, Fraebel J, Yang Y, Tkacyk E, Kitko C, Kim TK. Understanding and treatment of cutaneous graft-versus-host-disease. Bone Marrow Transplant 2023; 58:1298-1313. [PMID: 37730800 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-023-02109-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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The skin is the outermost mechanical barrier where dynamic immune reactions take place and is the most commonly affected site in both acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). If not properly treated, pain and pruritis resulting from cutaneous GVHD can increase the risk of secondary infection due to erosions, ulcerations, and damage of underlying tissues. Furthermore, resulting disfiguration can cause distress and significantly impact patients' quality of life. Thus, a deeper understanding of skin-specific findings of GVHD is needed. This review will highlight some promising results of recent pre-clinical studies on the pathophysiology of skin GVHD and summarize the diagnostic and staging/grading procedures according to the clinical manifestations of skin GVHD. In addition, we will summarize outcomes of various GVHD treatments, including skin-specific response rates.
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- Junshik Hong
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Health Care, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Dermatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital, Vanderbilt Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Health Care, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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CD34+ Stem Cell Selection and CD3+ T Cell Add-Back from Matched Unrelated Adult Donors in Children with Primary Immunodeficiencies and Hematological Diseases. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:426.e1-426.e9. [PMID: 33965183 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Less than 25% of children who require hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) or genetic hematological diseases have an HLA-identical sibling. For them, a matched unrelated donor (MUD), although baring a greater risk of graft failure, delayed engraftment and immune reconstitution, and severe graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), represents a valid alternative. The stem cell source is also important, as unprocessed peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) contain 5 to 10 times more T cells than bone marrow (BM)-derived grafts, a major risk especially for small children with PID. A CD34+ positive selection can mitigate HLA compatibility issues, but the resulting CD3+ T cell depletion hampers engraftment and facilitates infections. To mitigate those problems, we decided to add back a certain number of T cells (30 × 106 cells/kg body weight [BW]) to the positive CD34+ selection derived from MUD BM or PBSCs and report the results in terms of time to engraftment and immune reconstitution, GvHD incidence, infections, and survival. Our aim was to show not only the feasibility and clinical efficacy of this addback but also that PBSC-derived CD34+ selected grafts with calibrated T cell addback would be equivalent to BM-derived grafts. We analyzed retrospectively our single-center cohort of 76 children (median age, 1.9 years) affected by PID (61) and hematological diseases (15) who received a total of 79 MUD HSCTs with CD34+ selection and addback of 30 × 106 CD3+ cells/kg BW between 2001 and 2019. We used descriptive and analytic statistics (chi-square, Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, as appropriate) and constructed Kaplan-Meier curves using the log-rank test to compare patients grafted with BM or PBSC-derived inocula. The two groups showed no statistically significant differences in terms of age, sex, HLA-mismatch, or amount of CD3+ cells/kg BW added back to the CD34+ selection. However, the latter being higher in the PBSC group (P = .0001). Overall engraftment rate was 96% (73/76) and occurred faster in the PBSC group than in BM recipients: polymorphonuclear cells, 16 versus 21 days (P = .006); platelets, 15 versus 22 days (P = .001). GvHD incidence was low. No acute GvHD was diagnosed in 24 children, whereas grades I, II, III, and IV occurred in 19, 28, five, and three children, respectively (P not significant). Chronic GvHD was seen in only two children. The CD4+ count at six months after HSCT was higher in PBSC recipients as compared to those receiving BM (184 versus 88 CD4+ cells; P = .003). Overall survival for the whole cohort was 80% at 10 years, with no significant difference between the two stem cell sources (P not significant). Viral infections occurred among five of the PBSC grafted children and 14 in the BM group (P not significant), and no patient suffered from post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD). The results we present show that an addback of 30 × 106 donor CD3+ cells/kg recipient BW to a MUD BM or PBSC-derived CD34+ selection gives promising results in infants and young children undergoing HSCT for PID or hematological diseases. Furthermore, with this manipulation the inherent limits of PBSC-derived grafts can be overcome, allowing both swift engraftment and immune reconstitution without an increase in GvHD, infections, or PTLD.
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Mountjoy L, Jain T, Kunze KL, Khera N, Sproat LZ, Jennifer W, McCallen M, Leis JF, Noel P, Slack JL, Palmer J. Clinical outcomes with low dose anti-thymocyte globulin in patients undergoing matched unrelated donor allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 61:1996-2002. [PMID: 32281491 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1747067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) has been associated with decreased rates graft versus host disease (GVHD) but with a potential risk of increasing risk of infection and relapse. We retrospectively studied the impact of single dose low dose (2.5 mg/kg) ATG in patients undergoing allogenic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) from 8/8 matched unrelated donors (MUD). Of the total 209 patients identified, 129 received ATG. At baseline, the ATG group had more intermediate and high disease risk index (DRI) (64.6% vs. 54.3%) (28.3% vs. 23.7%) p < .001, respectively, and who received reduced intensity or non-myeloablative conditioning (RIC) (69.0% vs. 47.5%, p .003). There was no significant difference in the overall survival (OS) HR = 1.3, 95% CI [0.99, 1.0], p = .350 or relapse-free survival (RFS) HR = 1.2, 95% CI [0.74, 1.8], p = .526 between the two groups. Patients receiving ATG had a lower incidence of chronic GVHD (cGVHD) (10.1% vs. 25%, p = .007) and less moderate to severe cGVHD (8.5% vs. 25%, p = .002). ATG was associated with a reduced incidence of moderate to severe cGVHD OR = 0.28, 95% CI [0.12, 0.61], p < .01. There was no difference in the incidence of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) or cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation, CMV disease, invasive fungal infection, or grade III-IV acute GVHD (aGVHD). Our study shows that low dose ATG results in similar OS and RFS with lower rates of cGVHD. Additional prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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- Luke Mountjoy
- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA.,Hematologic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Prokopishyn NL, Logan BR, Kiefer DM, Sees JA, Chitphakdithai P, Ahmed IA, Anderlini PN, Beitinjaneh AM, Bredeson C, Cerny J, Chhabra S, Daly A, Diaz MA, Farhadfar N, Frangoul HA, Ganguly S, Gastineau DA, Gergis U, Hale GA, Hematti P, Kamble RT, Kasow KA, Lazarus HM, Liesveld JL, Murthy HS, Norkin M, Olsson RF, Papari M, Savani BN, Szer J, Waller EK, Wirk B, Yared JA, Pulsipher MA, Shah NN, Switzer GE, O'Donnell PV, Confer DL, Shaw BE. The Concentration of Total Nucleated Cells in Harvested Bone Marrow for Transplantation Has Decreased over Time. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 25:1325-1330. [PMID: 30716454 PMCID: PMC6615955 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bone marrow (BM) is an essential source of hematopoietic stem cell grafts for many allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients, including adult patients (for specific diseases and transplantation strategies) and the majority of pediatric recipient. However, since the advent of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-mobilized peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) grafts, there has been a significant decrease in the use of BM in HCT, thought to be due mainly to the increased logistical challenges in harvesting BM compared with PBSCs, as well as generally no significant survival advantage of BM over PBSCs. The decreased frequency of collection has the potential to impact the quality of BM harvests. In this study, we examined >15,000 BM donations collected at National Marrow Donor Program centers between 1994 and 2016 and found a significant decline in the quality of BM products, as defined by the concentration of total nucleated cells (TNCs). The mean TNC concentration in BM donations dropped from 21.8 × 106 cells/mL in the earliest era (1994 to 1996) to 18.7 × 106 cells/mL in the most recent era (2012 to 2016) (means ratio, .83; P < .001). This decline in BM quality was seen despite the selection of more donors perceived to be optimal (eg, younger and male). Multivariate regression analysis showed that higher-volume centers (performing >30 collections per era) had better-quality harvests with higher concentrations of TNCs collected. In conclusion, we have identified a significant decrease in the quality of BM collections over time, and lower-volume collection centers had poorer-quality harvests. In this analysis, we could not elucidate the direct cause for this finding, suggesting the need for further studies to investigate the key factors responsible and to explore the impact on transplant recipients.
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- Nicole L Prokopishyn
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Society, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Hematology Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, The Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- The Ottawa Hospital Blood and Marrow Transplant Program and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Hospital Infantil Universitario Nino Jesus, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Pediatric-Hematology and Oncology, The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial and Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Hematological Malignancy and Cellular Therapeutics, University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Hematolgic Malignancies & Bone Marrow Transplant, Department of Medical Oncology, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatrics in the Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Seidman Cancer Center-University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Strong Memorial Hospital-University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Therapeutic Immunology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Centre for Clinical Research Sormland, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- ITxM Clinical Services Cord Blood Lab, Rosemont, Illinois
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Clinical Haematology at Peter MacCalluma Cancer Centre and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Hematology and Meidcal Oncology, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplant, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington
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- Blood & Marrow Transplantation Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- Pediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota; National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Favorable immune recovery and low rate of GvHD in children transplanted with partially T cell-depleted PBSC grafts. Bone Marrow Transplant 2018; 54:53-62. [PMID: 29795418 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-018-0212-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Transplantation of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) from matched unrelated donors (MUD) is still associated with a significant risk for graft vs. host disease (GvHD), especially in pediatric patients receiving grafts from adult donors containing high amounts of T cells. Here, we present long-term follow-up results on 25 pediatric patients, (acute leukemia n = 15, NHL n = 3, CML n = 3, MDS n = 5), transplanted with CD34 or CD133 positively selected PBSC from MUDs supplemented with an add-back of 1 × 107/kg body weight (kgBW) unselected T cells resulting in a median T-cell depletion (TCD) of 1.97 log. A total of 24/25 (96%) patients had primary engraftment. Early T-cell recovery was significantly improved compared to patients receiving CD34-selected grafts without T-cell add-back and similar to patients receiving unmanipulated bone marrow. GvHD incidence was low with 8/4% aGvHD grade II/III, no grade IV and 13% limited cGvHD. In total, 16/25 (64%) patients are alive after a median follow-up of 10 years. Five-year event-free survival (EFS) was 68%, relapse probability 24% and transplantation-related mortality (TRM) 12%. Thus, in PBSC allotransplants from MUD, partial TCD with serotherapy and CSA/MTX prophylaxis, can effectively reduce GvHD without hampering engraftment and immune reconstitution.
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Impact of Thymoglobulin by Stem Cell Source (Peripheral Blood Stem Cell or Bone Marrow) After Myeloablative Stem Cell Transplantation From HLA 10/10-Matched Unrelated Donors: A Report From the Société Française de Greffe de Moelle et de Thérapie Cellulaire. Transplantation 2017; 100:1732-9. [PMID: 26528768 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000000976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The impact of antithymocyte globulin (ATG) in the setting of a myeloablative conditioning transplantation remains controversial, especially when using bone marrow (BM) as the stem cell source. METHODS We therefore conducted a retrospective analysis to investigate the impact of ATG in patients with acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome receiving myeloablative conditioning followed by a matched 10 of 10 unrelated donor transplant from BM or peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs). Our study included 356 patients conditioned with cyclophosphamide associated with fractionated total body irradiation or busulfan. RESULTS Median follow-up was 17.6 months (range, 0-156). The ATG and PBSCs were the only variables that independently decreased the cumulative incidence (CI) of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) (hazards ratio [HR], 0.4; 95% CI, 0.21-0.73; P < 0.01; and HR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.30-0.90; P = 0.02, respectively). The ATG had no impact on overall survival, disease-free survival, relapse, and nonrelapse mortality. In the PBSC group (n = 139), ATG was associated with a lower CI of both grades III to IV acute GvHD (HR, 0.17; 95% CI, 0.03-0.91; P = 0.04), chronic GvHD (HR, 0.31; 95% CI, 0.11-0.87; P = 0.03), and GvHD-free/relapse-free survival (HR, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.29-0.80; P < 0.01), whereas these correlations were not significant in the group of patients (n = 217) receiving BM (HR, 0.36; 95% CI, 0.11-1.93; P = 0.06 for grade III-IV acute GvHD; HR, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.22-1.06; P = 0.08 for chronic GvHD; and HR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.46-1.01; P = 0.06 for GvHD-free/relapse-free survival). CONCLUSIONS Although our results confirm the recommendation for ATG to be added after PBSC transplantation, no obvious benefit was identified using this approach in the setting of BM transplantation. Only prospective studies may yield definitive answers to this question.
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Matched unrelated donor HSCT for thalassemia major using treosulphan based conditioning protocol for children: A single center experience from India. PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY JOURNAL 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phoj.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cooke KR, Luznik L, Sarantopoulos S, Hakim FT, Jagasia M, Fowler DH, van den Brink MRM, Hansen JA, Parkman R, Miklos DB, Martin PJ, Paczesny S, Vogelsang G, Pavletic S, Ritz J, Schultz KR, Blazar BR. The Biology of Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: A Task Force Report from the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2017; 23:211-234. [PMID: 27713092 PMCID: PMC6020045 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2016.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 274] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is the leading cause of late, nonrelapse mortality and disability in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients and a major obstacle to improving outcomes. The biology of chronic GVHD remains enigmatic, but understanding the underpinnings of the immunologic mechanisms responsible for the initiation and progression of disease is fundamental to developing effective prevention and treatment strategies. The goals of this task force review are as follows: This document is intended as a review of our understanding of chronic GVHD biology and therapies resulting from preclinical studies, and as a platform for developing innovative clinical strategies to prevent and treat chronic GVHD.
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- Kenneth R Cooke
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Department of Immunology and Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Departments of Immunology and Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Immunology, Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Masonic Cancer Center and Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Jamani K, MacDonald J, Lavoie M, Williamson TS, Brown CB, Chaudhry A, Jimenez-Zepeda VH, Duggan P, Tay J, Stewart D, Daly A, Storek J. Zoster prophylaxis after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation using acyclovir/valacyclovir followed by vaccination. Blood Adv 2016; 1:152-159. [PMID: 29296807 PMCID: PMC5737163 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2016000836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Varicella zoster virus (VZV) disease (usually cutaneous zoster) occurs frequently after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) results in poor quality of life. The optimal prophylaxis of VZV disease/PHN has not been established. At our center, before 2008, VZV prophylaxis consisted of ∼1 year of post-HCT acyclovir/valacyclovir ("old strategy"), whereas post-2008 prophylaxis consisted of 2 years of acyclovir/valacyclovir followed by immunization using varicella vaccine ("new strategy"). We performed a retrospective study comparing the cumulative incidence of VZV disease and PHN among patients who completed the old strategy (n = 153) vs the new strategy (n = 125). Patients who completed the old strategy had a significantly higher cumulative incidence of VZV disease (33% vs 17% at 5 years, P ≤ .01) and PHN (8% vs 0% at 5 years, P = .02). In conclusion, VZV prophylaxis with 2 years of acyclovir/valacyclovir followed by vaccination appears to result in a low incidence of VZV disease and may eliminate PHN.
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- Kareem Jamani
- Alberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Population, Public and Aboriginal Health, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada; and
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- Alberta Health, Government of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Alberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Alberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Alberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Alberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Alberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Alberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Alberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Alberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
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De Felice L, Agostini F, Suriano C, Fraboni D, Gregorj C, Tirindelli MC, Picardi A, Santarone S, Di Piazza F, Di Bartolomeo P, Arcese W. Hematopoietic, Mesenchymal, and Immune Cells Are More Enhanced in Bone Marrow than in Peripheral Blood from Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Primed Healthy Donors. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2016; 22:1758-1764. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2016.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Duraković N, Krečak I, Perić Z, Milošević M, Desnica L, Pulanić D, Pusic I, Kušec V, Vrhovac R, Pavletic SZ, Nemet D. Glycoprotein YKL-40: a novel biomarker of chronic graft-vs-host disease activity and severity? Croat Med J 2016; 57:239-46. [PMID: 27374825 PMCID: PMC4937225 DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2016.57.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate whether increased YKL-40 levels positively correlate with graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD) activity and severity and if YKL-40 could serve as a disease biomarker. METHODS This case-control study was conducted at the University Hospital Centre Zagreb from July 2013 to October 2015. 56 patients treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) were included: 35 patients with cGVHD and 21 without cGVHD. There was no difference between groups in age, sex, median time from transplant to study enrollment, intensity of conditioning, type of donor, or source of stem cells. Blood samples were collected at study enrollment and YKL-40 levels were measured with ELISA. Disease activity was estimated using Clinician's Impression of Activity and Intensity of Immunosuppression scales and disease severity using Global National Institutes of Health (NIH) score. RESULTS YKL-40 levels were significantly higher in cGVHD patients than in controls (P=0.003). The difference remained significant when patients with myelofibrosis were excluded from the analysis (P=0.017). YKL-40 level significantly positively correlated with disease severity (P<0.001; correlation coefficient 0.455), and activity estimated using Clinician's Impression of Activity (P=0.016; correlation coefficient 0.412) but not using Intensity of Immunosuppression (P=0.085; correlation coefficient 0.296). CONCLUSION YKL-40 could be considered a biomarker of cGVHD severity and activity. However, validation in a larger group of patients is warranted, as well as longitudinal testing of YKL-40 levels in patients at risk of developing cGVHD.
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- Nadira Duraković
- Nadira Duraković, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Dept of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia,
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Vertès AA. The potential of cytotherapeutics in hematologic reconstitution and in the treatment and prophylaxis of graft-versus-host disease. Chapter I: current practice and remaining unmet medical needs. Regen Med 2015; 10:331-43. [DOI: 10.2217/rme.15.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a life-saving treatment for inherited anemias, immunodeficiencies or hematologic malignancies. When using partially HLA-matched allografts, a major complication is graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). The ideal attributes of a transformational new GvHD treatment include improved survival, decreased corticosteroids, decreased antifungals, improved quality of life through decreased infections, reduced number of hospital stay days, reduced risks of developing chronic GvHD impact on lower GI tract and liver, prophylactic benefits and decreased GvHD relapses, but, in the case of cancer, without negatively impacting beneficial graft-versus-tumor effects. The current practice of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, its incidence and its unmet medical needs are reviewed here and discussed.
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- Alain A Vertès
- Sloan Fellow, London Business School, London, UK
- NxR Biotechnologies GmbH, Basel, Switzerland
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Deotare U, Al-Dawsari G, Couban S, Lipton JH. G-CSF-primed bone marrow as a source of stem cells for allografting: revisiting the concept. Bone Marrow Transplant 2015; 50:1150-6. [PMID: 25915812 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2015.80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Revised: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The source of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for allogeneic transplantation has evolved over the last decades, from the sole use of unstimulated bone marrow (BM) to the use of G-CSF (filgrastim)-mobilized peripheral blood, G-CSF-primed BM (G-BM) and cord blood. G-CSF-mobilized PBSC has replaced BM as the most commonly used source of allogeneic stem cells. G-BM is a source of HSCs, with studies demonstrating the safety and feasibility of this strategy with the potential for reducing GvHD, while retaining the speed of engraftment. Although the G-BM had lost its use as the optimal source of stem cells, after the widespread use of haploidentical transplantation, their use has resurfaced in 2010. This source can still be used in today's world of transplantation in aplastic anemia and other benign diseases, as well as in children donors. This study intends to review the evidence for this approach and whether this approach still has merit in the ever-evolving field of allogenic HSC transplantation. The merit of G-BM is its ability to offer speed of engraftment with reduced GvHD.
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- U Deotare
- Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Eapen M, Logan BR, Horowitz MM, Zhong X, Perales MA, Lee SJ, Rocha V, Soiffer RJ, Champlin RE. Bone marrow or peripheral blood for reduced-intensity conditioning unrelated donor transplantation. J Clin Oncol 2014; 33:364-9. [PMID: 25534391 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.57.2446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE There have been no randomized trials that have compared peripheral blood (PB) with bone marrow (BM) grafts in the setting of reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) transplantations for hematologic malignancy. Because immune modulation plays a significant role in sustaining clinical remission after RIC, we hypothesize that higher graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) associated with PB transplantation may offer a survival advantage. PATIENTS AND METHODS The primary outcome evaluated was overall survival. Cox regression models were built to study outcomes after transplantation of PB (n = 887) relative to BM (n = 219) for patients with acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, or non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the three most common indications for unrelated RIC transplantation. Transplantations were performed in the United States between 2000 and 2008. Conditioning regimens consisted of an alkylating agent and fludarabine, and GVHD prophylaxis involved a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) with either methotrexate (MTX) or mycophenolate mofetil (MMF). RESULTS After adjusting for age, performance score, donor-recipient HLA-match, disease, and disease status at transplantation (factors associated with overall survival), there were no significant differences in 5-year rates of survival after transplantation of PB compared with BM: 34% versus 38% with CNI-MTX and 27% versus 20% with CNI-MMF GVHD prophylaxis. CONCLUSION Survival after transplantation of PB and BM are comparable in the setting of nonirradiation RIC regimens for hematologic malignancy. The effect of GVHD prophylaxis on survival merits further evaluation.
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- Mary Eapen
- Mary Eapen, Brent R. Logan, Mary M. Horowitz, and Xiaobo Zhong, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Miguel-Angel Perales, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Stephanie J. Lee, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; Vanderson Rocha, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; Robert J. Soiffer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; and Richard E. Champlin, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
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- Mary Eapen, Brent R. Logan, Mary M. Horowitz, and Xiaobo Zhong, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Miguel-Angel Perales, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Stephanie J. Lee, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; Vanderson Rocha, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; Robert J. Soiffer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; and Richard E. Champlin, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Mary Eapen, Brent R. Logan, Mary M. Horowitz, and Xiaobo Zhong, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Miguel-Angel Perales, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Stephanie J. Lee, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; Vanderson Rocha, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; Robert J. Soiffer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; and Richard E. Champlin, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Mary Eapen, Brent R. Logan, Mary M. Horowitz, and Xiaobo Zhong, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Miguel-Angel Perales, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Stephanie J. Lee, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; Vanderson Rocha, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; Robert J. Soiffer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; and Richard E. Champlin, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Mary Eapen, Brent R. Logan, Mary M. Horowitz, and Xiaobo Zhong, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Miguel-Angel Perales, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Stephanie J. Lee, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; Vanderson Rocha, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; Robert J. Soiffer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; and Richard E. Champlin, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Mary Eapen, Brent R. Logan, Mary M. Horowitz, and Xiaobo Zhong, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Miguel-Angel Perales, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Stephanie J. Lee, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; Vanderson Rocha, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; Robert J. Soiffer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; and Richard E. Champlin, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Mary Eapen, Brent R. Logan, Mary M. Horowitz, and Xiaobo Zhong, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Miguel-Angel Perales, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Stephanie J. Lee, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; Vanderson Rocha, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; Robert J. Soiffer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; and Richard E. Champlin, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Mary Eapen, Brent R. Logan, Mary M. Horowitz, and Xiaobo Zhong, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Miguel-Angel Perales, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Stephanie J. Lee, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; Vanderson Rocha, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; Robert J. Soiffer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; and Richard E. Champlin, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Mary Eapen, Brent R. Logan, Mary M. Horowitz, and Xiaobo Zhong, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Miguel-Angel Perales, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Stephanie J. Lee, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA; Vanderson Rocha, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom; Robert J. Soiffer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; and Richard E. Champlin, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Arai S, Arora M, Wang T, Spellman SR, He W, Couriel DR, Urbano-Ispizua A, Cutler CS, Bacigalupo AA, Battiwalla M, Flowers ME, Juckett MB, Lee SJ, Loren AW, Klumpp TR, Prockup SE, Ringdén OTH, Savani BN, Socié G, Schultz KR, Spitzer T, Teshima T, Bredeson CN, Jacobsohn DA, Hayashi RJ, Drobyski WR, Frangoul HA, Akpek G, Ho VT, Lewis VA, Gale RP, Koreth J, Chao NJ, Aljurf MD, Cooper BW, Laughlin MJ, Hsu JW, Hematti P, Verdonck LF, Solh MM, Norkin M, Reddy V, Martino R, Gadalla S, Goldberg JD, McCarthy PL, Pérez-Simón JA, Khera N, Lewis ID, Atsuta Y, Olsson RF, Saber W, Waller EK, Blaise D, Pidala JA, Martin PJ, Satwani P, Bornhäuser M, Inamoto Y, Weisdorf DJ, Horowitz MM, Pavletic SZ. Increasing incidence of chronic graft-versus-host disease in allogeneic transplantation: a report from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2014; 21:266-74. [PMID: 25445023 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 295] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Although transplant practices have changed over the last decades, no information is available on trends in incidence and outcome of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) over time. This study used the central database of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) to describe time trends for cGVHD incidence, nonrelapse mortality, and risk factors for cGVHD. The 12-year period was divided into 3 intervals, 1995 to 1999, 2000 to 2003, and 2004 to 2007, and included 26,563 patients with acute leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, and myelodysplastic syndrome. Multivariate analysis showed an increased incidence of cGVHD in more recent years (odds ratio = 1.19, P < .0001), and this trend was still seen when adjusting for donor type, graft type, or conditioning intensity. In patients with cGVHD, nonrelapse mortality has decreased over time, but at 5 years there were no significant differences among different time periods. Risk factors for cGVHD were in line with previous studies. This is the first comprehensive characterization of the trends in cGVHD incidence and underscores the mounting need for addressing this major late complication of transplantation in future research.
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- Sally Arai
- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplant, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Society, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Branch of Hematology, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Divison of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Divison of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Temple Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Divison of Bone Marrow Transplant, Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Clinical Immunology and Center for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Hematology, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplant-Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's National Health Systems, Washington, DC
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Section of Hematology Oncology, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, Arizona
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Departments of Oncology, Paediatrics, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hematology Research Centre, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cell Therapy and Hematologica, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital Center & Research, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medicine-Hematology and Oncology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Medical Director, Cleveland Cord Blood Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Shands HealthCare & University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Isala Clinics, Zwolle, Netherlands
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- Florida Center for Cellular Therapy, Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Shands HealthCare & University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, NIH-NCI Clinical Genetics Branch, Rockville, Maryland
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Blood & Marrow Transplant Program, Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Hematology, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Nagoya, Japan; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Therapeutic Immunology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Deparment of Hematology, Institut Paoli Calmettes, Marseille, France
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- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Divison of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Divison of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplant, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- NIH-NCI Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Alwasaidi T, Bredeson C. Peripheral blood stem cells or bone marrow as the graft source for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation? J Taibah Univ Med Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2013.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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PBSC vs BM grafts with myeloablative conditioning for unrelated donor transplantation in adults with high-risk ALL. Bone Marrow Transplant 2014; 49:773-9. [PMID: 24662418 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2014.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Revised: 12/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Few studies are available that compare PBSC and BM from unrelated donors, especially in adult high-risk ALL. To determine which graft source is superior in adult high-risk ALL, we analyzed the long-term outcomes of 106 consecutive transplants from 8/8-matched or 7/8-matched unrelated donors (38 PBSC vs 68 BM). All patients received a uniform strategy of pre-transplant therapy, myeloablative conditioning and GVHD prophylaxis. At 5 years, PBSC transplants showed higher incidence of chronic GVHD than did BM transplants (74.3% vs 46.7%, P=0.001). PBSC transplants showed outcomes comparable to those of BM transplants for relapse (23.7% vs 28.1%), non-relapse mortality (18.4% vs 25.0%), disease-free survival (57.9% vs 46.9%) and OS (57.9% vs 50.0%). In a separate comparison of outcomes between the two graft sources according to the presence of a Ph chromosome, no significant advantage of PBSC over BM was found in both subgroups of patients. Our data suggest that the outcomes of unrelated donor transplantation are similar between PBSC and BM in adult high-risk ALL. Whether PBSC should be the preferred graft source for a specific subgroup of adult ALL needs to be further investigated.
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Shin SH, Kim JH, Jeon YW, Yoon JH, Yahng SA, Lee SE, Cho BS, Eom KS, Kim YJ, Lee S, Min CK, Cho SG, Kim DW, Lee JW, Min WS, Park CW, Kim HJ. Similar outcomes of peripheral blood stem cells vs. bone marrow for human leukocyte antigen-matched unrelated donor transplantation in adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia using risk-adapted graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis. Eur J Haematol 2014; 93:19-28. [PMID: 24527665 DOI: 10.1111/ejh.12287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND In unrelated donor allogeneic stem cell transplantation (URD-SCT), most studies reported that peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) resulted in higher incidence of acute and/or chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) without survival benefits compared with bone marrow (BM). To overcome these shortcomings of PBSC, we have used a risk-adapted GVHD prophylaxis for patients that received HLA-matched URD-SCT, which was adding low-dose rabbit antithymocyte globulin (Thymoglobulin(®) , 1.25 mg/kg for 2 d) to conditioning in the transplants with PBSC and not BM. METHODS To determine whether this strategy is effective, we analyzed 115 adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia who received HLA-matched URD-SCT with PBSC (n = 70) or BM (n = 45) using our risk-adapted GVHD prophylaxis strategy. RESULTS The PBSC group showed faster neutrophil (11 d vs. 13 d; P < 0.01) and platelet (12 d vs. 18 d; P < 0.01) engraftment compared with the BM group. No difference was observed in the incidence of acute GVHD grade II-IV at 100 d (54.3% vs. 64.4%; P = 0.38) and chronic GVHD at 4 yr (65.1% vs. 60.0%; P = 0.83). Other outcomes including the incidence of relapse (30.8% vs. 31.2%; P = 0.53), non-relapse mortality (13.5% vs. 6.9%; P = 0.24), disease-free survival (55.7% vs. 61.9%; P = 0.68), and overall survival (62.2% vs. 63.2%; P = 0.96) at 4 yr were not significantly different. CONCLUSION Our risk-adapted GVHD prophylaxis strategy resulted in similar transplant outcomes including comparable incidence of GVHD between the PBSC and BM groups in HLA-matched URD-SCT.
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- Seung-Hwan Shin
- Department of Hematology, Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Ringdén O, Labopin M, Beelen DW, Volin L, Ehninger G, Finke J, Greinix HT, Kyrcz-Krzemien S, Bunjes D, Brinch L, Niederwieser D, Arnold R, Mohty M, Rocha V. Bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from unrelated donors in adult patients with acute myeloid leukaemia, an Acute Leukaemia Working Party analysis in 2262 patients. J Intern Med 2012; 272:472-83. [PMID: 22519980 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2012.02547.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND No survival benefit of using blood stem cells instead of bone marrow (BM) has been shown in matched unrelated donor (MUD) transplantation. DESIGN AND METHODS In a retrospective registry analysis, we compared the use of blood stem cells (n = 1502) and BM (n = 760) from unrelated donors in patients aged 18-60 years with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) undergoing myeloablative conditioning between 1997 and 2008. The blood stem cell recipients were older (P < 0.01), had more advanced disease (P < 0.0001) and received less total body irradiation (P < 0.0001) and more antithymocyte globulin (P = 0.01). RESULTS Recovery of neutrophils and platelets was faster with blood stem cells (P < 0.0001). The incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was similar, but there was more chronic GVHD in the blood stem cell group [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.29, P = 0.02]. There were no significant differences in nonrelapse mortality (NRM), relapse incidence and leukaemia-free survival (LFS) between the two groups amongst patients with AML in remission. In patients with advanced leukaemia, NRM was lower (HR = 0.61, P = 0.02) and LFS was prolonged (HR = 0.67, P = 0.002) when blood stem cells were used. At 3 years, LFS for all patients, regardless of remission status, was 41% for both treatment groups. The outcome was not affected after multivariable analysis adjusted for confounders. CONCLUSION Blood stem cells compared with BM in MUD transplantation for patients with AML in remission resulted in the same rates of LFS. In patients with advanced leukaemia, the blood stem cell group had reduced NRM and improved LFS.
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- O Ringdén
- Center for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Bertz H, Spyridonidis A, Ihorst G, Engelhardt M, Grüllich C, Wäsch R, Marks R, Finke J. Marrow versus Blood-Derived Stem Cell Grafts for Allogeneic Transplantation from Unrelated Donors in Patients with Active Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplasia. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2012; 18:894-902. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2011] [Accepted: 11/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Extensive chronic GVHD is associated with donor blood CD34+ cell count after G-CSF mobilization in non-myeloablative allogeneic PBSC transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2012; 47:1564-8. [PMID: 22609881 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2012.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The correlation between the incidence of GVHD and the number of infused CD34(+) cells remains controversial for PBSC transplantation after a reduced-intensity-conditioning (RIC) regimen. We evaluated 99 patients transplanted with an HLA-identical sibling after the same RIC (2-Gy-TBI/fludarabine). Donor and recipient characteristics, donor's blood G-CSF-mobilized CD34(+) cell count, and number of infused CD34(+) and CD3(+) cells were analyzed as risk factors for acute and chronic GVHD There was a trend for an increased incidence of extensive chronic GVHD in the quartile of patients receiving more than 10 × 10(6) CD34(+) cells/kg (P = 0.05). Interestingly, the number of donor's blood CD34(+) cells at day 5 of G-CSF mobilization was closely associated with the incidence of extensive chronic GVHD, that is, 48% (95% CI: 28-68) at 24-months in the quartile of patients whose donors had the highest CD34(+) cell counts versus 24.3% (95% CI: 14-34) in the other patients (P = 0.007). In multivariate analysis, the only factor correlating with extensive chronic GVHD (cGVHD) was the donor's blood CD34(+) cell count after G-CSF (HR 2.49; 95% CI: 1.16-5.35, P = 0.019). This study shows that the incidence of cGVHD is more strongly associated with the donor's ability to mobilize CD34(+) cells than with the number of infused CD34(+) cells.
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Pérez-Simón JA, Afram G, Martino R, Piñana JL, Caballero-Velazquez T, Ringden O, Valcarcel D, Caballero D, Remberger M, de Paz Y, Sierra J, Miguel JS, Hagglund H. Evaluation of prognostic factors among patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease. Haematologica 2012; 97:1187-95. [PMID: 22371184 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2011.055244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a major complication after allogeneic stem cell transplantation with an adverse effect on both mortality and morbidity. In 2005, the National Institute of Health proposed new criteria for diagnosis and classification of chronic graft-versus-host disease for clinical trials. New sub-categories were recognized such as late onset acute graft-versus-host disease and overlap syndrome. DESIGN AND METHODS We evaluated the prognostic impact of the new sub-categories as well as the clinical scoring system proposed by the National Institute of Health in a retrospective, multicenter study of 820 patients undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation between 2000 and 2006 at 3 different institutions. Patients were retrospectively categorized according to the National Institute of Health criteria from patients' medical histories. RESULTS As far as the new sub-categories are concerned, in univariate analysis diagnosis of overlap syndrome adversely affected the outcome. Also, the number of organs involved for a cut-off value of 4 significantly influenced both cGVHD related mortality and survival. In multivariate analysis, in addition to NIH score, platelet count and performance score at the time of cGVHD diagnosis, plus gut involvement, significantly influenced outcome. These 3 variables allowed us to develop a simple score system which identifies 4 subgroups of patients with 84%, 64%, 43% and 0% overall survival at five years after cGVHD diagnosis (score 0: HR=15.96 (95% CI: 6.85-37.17), P<0.001; score 1: HR=5.47 (95% CI: 2.6-11.5), P<0.001; score 2: HR=2.8 (95% CI: 1.32-5.93), P=0.007). CONCLUSIONS In summary, we have identified a powerful and simple tool to discriminate different subgroups of patients in terms of chronic graft-versus-host disease related mortality and survival.
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- Jose A Pérez-Simón
- Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, IBSAL, IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Salamanca, Spain.
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Geyer MB, Ricci AM, Jacobson JS, Majzner R, Duffy D, Ven C, Ayello J, Bhatia M, Garvin JH, George D, Satwani P, Harrison L, Morris E, Semidei-Pomales M, Schwartz J, Alobeid B, Baxter-Lowe LA, Cairo MS. T cell depletion utilizing CD34+ stem cell selection and CD3+ addback from unrelated adult donors in paediatric allogeneic stem cell transplantation recipients. Br J Haematol 2012; 157:205-19. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2012.09048.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2011] [Accepted: 12/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Mark B. Geyer
- Department of Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School; Boston; MA
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- Department of Pediatrics; New York Medical College; Valhalla; NY
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- Department of Pediatrics; New York Medical College; Valhalla; NY
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- Department of Pediatrics; New York Medical College; Valhalla; NY
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- Department of Pediatrics; New York Medical College; Valhalla; NY
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- Department of Pediatrics; New York Medical College; Valhalla; NY
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; Columbia University; New York; NY
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; Columbia University; New York; NY
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- Department of Surgery; University of California San Francisco; San Francisco; CA
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Graft-versus-tumor effect according to type of graft-versus-host disease defined by National Institutes of Health consensus criteria and associated outcomes. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2012; 18:1136-43. [PMID: 22261380 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2012.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2011] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The impact of National Institutes of Health consensus criteria (NCC) graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) on survival has rarely been investigated in a large cohort of patients with GVHD presenting before and after day 100 posttransplantation. We retrospectively investigated 775 patients who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation and assessed the GVHD effects on survival by the time-dependent covariates in Cox proportional hazards regression models. Using the NCC, the patients were classified into 4 groups: (1) no GVHD (n = 251); (2) acute GVHD (aGVHD) only (n = 199), including 26 patients with late aGVHD; (3) classic chronic GVHD (cGVHD; n = 232); and (4) overlap syndrome (OS; n = 93). Multivariate analyses showed that classic cGVHD (hazard ratio [HR], 0.46; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.27-0.77) and OS (HR, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.28-0.96) were associated with significantly decreased risk of relapse, whereas aGVHD only was not associated with relapse rate (HR, 1.11; 95% CI, 0.76-1.63). All aGVHD events, including the period of aGVHD in patients who developed cGVHD after aGVHD, also did not affect the risk of relapse (HR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.49-1.12). All types of GVHD were significantly associated with higher nonrelapse mortality in common. Finally, patients with aGVHD only had significantly lower overall survival and disease-free survival compared with those without GVHD, in contrast to favorable survival outcomes in patients with cGVHD without previous aGVHD. This study demonstrates that NCC GVHD type is associated with different graft-versus-tumor effects. Further studies are needed to investigate risk factors, pathogenesis, and biomarkers for each type of NCC GVHD.
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Lee SJ, Kang BW, Moon JH, Chae YS, Kim JG, Jung JS, Cho GJ, Jo DY, Kim YK, Kim HJ, Ryoo HM, Eom HS, Lee SM, Joo YD, Won JH, Park MR, Kim MK, Hyun MS, Sohn SK. Comparable analysis of outcomes for allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from matched related and matched unrelated donors in acute myeloid leukemia. Acta Haematol 2011; 127:81-9. [PMID: 22143083 DOI: 10.1159/000333133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Accepted: 09/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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This study compared the results of allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) from unrelated and related donors in 142 consecutive patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The cumulative incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was 37.6% in the related PBSCT group and 53.7% in the unrelated PBSCT group. The cumulative incidence of extensive chronic GVHD was also higher in the unrelated PBSCT group (19.5%) than in the related PBSCT group (8.9%). The overall survival rate at 4 years was 62.4 ± 5.4 and 53.8 ± 1.2% (p = 0.535) in the related and unrelated PBSCT group, respectively. In a multivariate analysis, unrelated PBSCT was identified as a risk factor for the development of extensive chronic GVHD (hazard ratio = 3.019, p = 0.027). Unfavorable cytogenetics and the disease status at the time of transplantation were found to be related to overall survival. In the case of high-risk AML, the survival rate and relapse incidence were significantly better in the matched unrelated PBSCT group (p = 0.047 and 0.039, respectively). In conclusion, the allogeneic PBSCT outcomes for AML were comparable in the matched related and matched unrelated groups. Nonetheless, for high-risk AML patients, matched unrelated PBSCT was found to be preferable to matched related PBSCT.
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- Soo Jung Lee
- Department of Hematology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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Auberger J, Clausen J, Kircher B, Kropshofer G, Lindner B, Nachbaur D. Allogeneic bone marrow vs. peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: a long-term retrospective single-center analysis in 329 patients. Eur J Haematol 2011; 87:531-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2011.01692.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Shaw BE, Apperley JF, Russell NH, Craddock C, Liakopoulou E, Potter MN, Wynn R, Gibson B, Pearce RM, Kirkland K, Lee J, Madrigal JA, Cook G, Byrne JL. Unrelated donor peripheral blood stem cell transplants incorporating pre-transplant in-vivo alemtuzumab are not associated with any increased risk of significant acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease. Br J Haematol 2011; 153:244-52. [PMID: 21382020 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08615.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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There is little information published comparing peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) with bone marrow (BM) as the stem cell source in the long-term outcome in recipients of T-cell depleted (TCD) unrelated donor (UD) transplants. We present retrospective outcome data on 306 recipients of myeloablative, human leucocyte antigen-matched UD allografts using pre-transplant in-vivo Alemtuzumab. Transplants were performed between 2000 and 2007 for chronic myeloid leukaemia in first chronic phase and acute leukaemia in first or second complete remission; 184 patients received BM and 122 PBSC. The median age was 28·9 years (<1-58) and the median follow-up was 48 months. Overall survival at 8 years was 53%. The incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) was significantly higher in PBSC (65%) than BM recipients (49%; P=0·012). This represented only grade 1 GvHD with no difference in grade II-IV aGvHD (BM 23% PBSC 24%). The incidence of chronic GvHD, either overall (BM 47%, PBSC 49%) or extensive (BM 15%, PBSC 13%) was not increased with PBSC. The incidence of relapse, non-relapse mortality and survival were not significantly different. Whilst accepting the limitations of retrospective analyses, we suggest the increased risk of GvHD in recipients of PBSC in T-replete transplants is offset by in-vivo Alemtuzumab, and that either stem cell source can be used with good outcomes in this setting.
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- Bronwen E Shaw
- Anthony Nolan Trust, London Royal Marsden Hospital, London Imperial College, London, UK.
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Woolfrey A, Klein JP, Haagenson M, Spellman S, Petersdorf E, Oudshoorn M, Gajewski J, Hale GA, Horan J, Battiwalla M, Marino SR, Setterholm M, Ringden O, Hurley C, Flomenberg N, Anasetti C, Fernandez-Vina M, Lee SJ. HLA-C antigen mismatch is associated with worse outcome in unrelated donor peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2010; 17:885-92. [PMID: 20870028 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2010.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2010] [Accepted: 09/16/2010] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The association between HLA matching and outcome in unrelated-donor peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplantation has not yet been established. In the present study, a total of 1933 unrelated donor-recipient pairs who underwent PBSC transplantation between 1999 and 2006 for acute myelogenous leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, or chronic myelogenous leukemia and received high-resolution HLA typing for HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, -DQA1, and -DQB1 were included in the analysis. Outcomes were compared between HLA-matched and HLA-mismatched pairs, adjusting for patient and transplant characteristics. Matching for HLA-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1 alleles (8/8 match) was associated with better survival at 1 year compared with 7/8 HLA-matched pairs (56% vs 47%). Using 8/8 HLA-matched patients as the baseline (n = 1243), HLA-C antigen mismatches (n = 189) were statistically significantly associated with lower leukemia-free survival (relative risk [RR], 1.36; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.13-1.64; P = .0010), and increased risk for mortality (RR, 1.41; 95% CI, 1.16-1.70; P = .0005), treatment-related mortality (RR, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.25-2.08; P = .0002), and grade III-IV graft-versus-host disease (RR, 1.98; 95% CI, 1.50-2.62; P < .0001). HLA-B antigen or allele mismatching was associated with an increased risk for acute GVHD grade III-IV. No statistically significant differences in outcome were observed for HLA-C allele (n = 61), HLA-A antigen/allele (n = 136), HLA-DRB1 allele (n = 39), or HLA-DQ antigen/allele (n = 114) mismatches compared with 8/8 HLA-matched pairs. HLA mismatch was not associated with relapse or chronic GVHD. HLA-C antigen-mismatched unrelated PBSC donors were associated with worse outcomes compared with 8/8 HLA-matched donors. The study's limited power due to small sample size precludes conclusions about other mismatches.
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- Ann Woolfrey
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
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Liu YM, Hockenberry M. Review of chronic graft-versus-host disease in children after allogeneic stem cell transplantation: nursing perspective. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs 2010; 28:6-15. [PMID: 20841443 DOI: 10.1177/1043454210377177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This review presents a summary of the research literature related to the incidence and risk factors for chronic graft-versus-host disease in children following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The range of incidence of chronic graft-versus-host disease in children found in this review was large, from 0% to 46%. Incidence of chronic graft-versus-host disease was influenced by sample size, time posttransplantation, and stem cell source. Characteristics of the person (eg, child's age and gender) and disease/treatment (eg, sources of transplant) are associated with chronic graft-versus-host disease in children after stem cell transplantation. Person and disease/treatment characteristics provide a framework for understanding the factors associated with chronic graft-versus-host disease symptom experiences in children after stem cell transplantation. Timely assessment of presenting chronic graft-versus-host disease symptoms is critical for treatment and prognosis. Nursing interventions should focus on educating children and parents about the signs and symptoms of chronic graft-versus-host disease. The summary of supportive nursing care for children with chronic graft-versus-host disease provides important information to tailor effective management strategies for children with chronic graft-versus-host disease.
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- Ying-Mei Liu
- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.
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Shaw BE, Arguello R, Garcia-Sepulveda CA, Madrigal JA. The impact of HLA genotyping on survival following unrelated donor haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Br J Haematol 2010; 150:251-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08224.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation compared with bone marrow transplantation from unrelated donors in patients with leukemia: A single institutional experience. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2010; 45:75-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2010.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2009] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kałwak K, Porwolik J, Mielcarek M, Gorczyńska E, Owoc-Lempach J, Ussowicz M, Dyla A, Musiał J, Paździor D, Turkiewicz D, Chybicka A. Higher CD34(+) and CD3(+) cell doses in the graft promote long-term survival, and have no impact on the incidence of severe acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease after in vivo T cell-depleted unrelated donor hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2010; 16:1388-401. [PMID: 20382248 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2010.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2009] [Accepted: 04/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The aim of our study was to compare the results of unrelated donor (UD) peripheral blood stem cell transplantation versus UD bone marrow transplantation and to analyze the impact of infused CD34(+) and CD3(+) cell doses on survival and incidence of severe graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in 187 children who underwent UD hematopoietic cell transplantation with the use of in vivo T cell depletion (antithymocyte globulin or CAMPATH-1H). HLA typing was performed at the "high-resolution" level. Patients receiving > or =10 x 10(6) CD34(+) cells/kg and > or =4 x 10(8) CD3(+) cells/kg had better overall and disease-free survival. Multivariate analysis has shown that both infused CD34(+) cell dose <10 x 10(6)/kg and CD3(+) cell dose <4 x 10(8)/kg were independent risk factors for mortality (relative risk [RR] 1.8 and 1.71, P = .009 and .016, respectively). Regarding disease-free survival, multivariate analysis has revealed another independent risk factor for poor outcome apart from the 2 earlier-mentioned cell doses, which was the use of donors mismatched at 2 HLA antigens or 3 HLA allele/antigens (RR 2.5, P = .004). In age groups 0-10 years and 10-20 years, CD34(+) cell doses higher than the age-adjusted median dose clearly favored survival. Higher infused doses of CD34(+) and CD3(+) cells did not result in an increased rate of severe GVHD. The use of mismatched donors was the only independent risk factor for the incidence of severe acute GVHD (RR 2.2, P = .046). The report demonstrates for the first time in a pediatric cohort, that higher doses of transplanted CD34(+) and CD3(+) cells lead to an improved survival without an increased risk of severe GVHD. The study findings may be limited to the population of patients receiving in vivo T cell depletion, which is now broadly used in unrelated donor setting in Europe.
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- Krzysztof Kałwak
- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland.
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Anti-CD13 Abs in children with extensive chronic GVHD and their relation to soluble CD13 after allogeneic blood and marrow transplantation from a Children's Oncology Groups Study, ASCT0031. Bone Marrow Transplant 2010; 45:1653-7. [PMID: 20190833 PMCID: PMC3058262 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2010.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Our group previous demonstrated a strong association between elevated plasma soluble CD13 enzyme activity and newly diagnosed extensive chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) in children. Since cytotoxic anti-CD13 antibodies have been documented after blood and marrow transplant in association with cytomegalovirus infection and cGVHD, we hypothesized soluble CD13 contributes to cGVHD pathogenesis by induction of CD13 reactive antibodies and that anti-CD13 antibodies could be additional biomarkers for newly diagnosed pediatric extensive cGVHD. Using prospectively collected plasma samples from pediatric allogeneic blood and marrow transplant subjects with cGVHD and controls without cGVHD enrolled in a large multi-institution Children's Oncology Group cGVHD therapeutic trial we evaluated whether soluble CD13 correlates with induction of anti-CD13 antibodies. We found that CD13 reactive antibodies are present in a proportion of patients after allogeneic BMT, but did not appear to correlate with the presence of soluble CD13. Anti-CD13 antibodies also did not meet our criteria as a diagnostic biomarker for cGVHD. These data are not able to confirm that induction of CD13 reactive antibodies is a mechanism for cGVHD in children nor are part of the pathogenesis of cGVHD associated with elevated soluble CD13. The exact role of CD13 in cGVHD remains to be determined.
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Comparative analysis of outcomes of allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from related and unrelated donors. Ann Hematol 2010; 89:813-20. [DOI: 10.1007/s00277-010-0913-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2009] [Accepted: 01/22/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ringdén O, Karlsson H, Olsson R, Omazic B, Uhlin M. The allogeneic graft-versus-cancer effect. Br J Haematol 2009; 147:614-33. [PMID: 19735262 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07886.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Allogeneic haematological stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has developed into immunotherapy. Donor CD4+, CD8+ and natural killer (NK) cells have been reported to mediate graft-versus-leukaemia (GVL) effects, using Fas-dependent killing and perforin degranulation to eradicate malignant cells. Cytokines, such as interleukin-2, interferon-gamma and tumour necrosis factor-alpha potentiate the GVL effect. Post-transplant adoptive therapy of cytotoxic T-cells (CTL) against leukaemia-specific antigens, minor histocompatibility antigens, or T-cell receptor genes may constitute successful approaches to induce anti-tumour effects. Clinically, a significant GVL effect is induced by chronic rather than acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). An anti-tumour effect has also been reported for myeloma, lymphoma and solid tumours. Reduced intensity conditioning enables HSCT in older and disabled patients and relies on the graft-versus-tumour effect. Donor lymphocyte infusions promote the GVL effect and can be given as escalating doses with response monitored by minimal residual disease. A high CD34+ cell dose of peripheral blood stem cells increases GVL. There is a balance between effective immunosuppression, low incidence of GVHD and relapse. For instance, T-cell depletion of the graft increases the risk of relapse. This paper reviews the current knowledge in graft-versus-cancer effects. Future directions, such as immunotherapy using leukaemia-specific CTLs, allo-depleted T-cells and suicide gene manipulated T-cells, are presented.
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- Olle Ringdén
- Centre for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation and Division of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Donor, recipient, and transplant characteristics as risk factors after unrelated donor PBSC transplantation: beneficial effects of higher CD34+ cell dose. Blood 2009; 114:2606-16. [PMID: 19608747 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-03-208355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We report outcomes of 932 recipients of unrelated donor peripheral blood stem cell hematopoietic cell transplantation (URD-PBSC HCT) for acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and myelodysplastic syndrome enrolled on a prospective National Marrow Donor Program trial from 1999 through 2003. Preparative regimens included myeloablative (MA; N = 611), reduced-intensity (RI; N = 160), and nonmyeloablative (NMA; N = 161). For MA recipients, CD34(+) counts greater than 3.8 x 10(6)/kg improved neutrophil and platelet engraftment, whereas improved overall survival (OS) and reduced transplant-related mortality (TRM) were seen for all preparative regimens when CD34(+) cell doses exceeded 4.5 x 10(6)/kg. Higher infused doses of CD34(+) cell dose did not result in increased rates of either acute or chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Three-year OS and disease-free survival (DFS) of recipients of MA, RI, and NMA approaches were similar (33%, 35%, and 32% OS; 33%, 30%, and 29% DFS, respectively). In summary, recipients of URD-PBSC HCT receiving preparative regimens differing in intensity experienced similar survival. Higher CD34(+) cell doses resulted in more rapid engraftment, less TRM, and better 3-year OS (39% versus 25%, MA, P = .004; 38% versus 21% RI/NMA, P = .004) but did not increase the risk of GVHD. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT00785525.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The paper compares bone marrow and peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantations in the allogeneic setting. RECENT FINDINGS Peripheral blood progenitor cell use has emerged as an international standard of care for hematopoietic transplantation. These cells have a different cellular composition including higher numbers of CD34 cells and markedly higher numbers of T lymphocytes. Current data support the general safety of this approach for normal transplant donors. Results consistently indicate more rapid hematopoietic recovery compared with bone marrow transplantation. This may result in improved early survival in adults with high-risk leukemias, but longer follow-up has demonstrated an increased rate of chronic graft-versus-host disease morbidity and mortality which may obviate the long-term benefit. SUMMARY It is unclear whether peripheral blood progenitor cell or bone marrow transplantation will produce improved disease-free or overall survival. Additional studies with long-term follow-up are necessary to resolve these controversies.
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Management of the Bone Marrow Transplant Patient. Oncology 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/0-387-31056-8_88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Meisel R, Laws HJ, Balzer S, Bernbeck B, Kramm C, Schönberger S, Sinha K, Tröger A, Schmitz M, Fischer J, Göbel U, Enczmann J, Dilloo D. Comparable Long-Term Survival after Bone Marrow versus Peripheral Blood Progenitor Cell Transplantation from Matched Unrelated Donors in Children with Hematologic Malignancies. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2007; 13:1338-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2007.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2007] [Accepted: 07/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Eapen M, Logan BR, Confer DL, Haagenson M, Wagner JE, Weisdorf DJ, Wingard JR, Rowley SD, Stroncek D, Gee AP, Horowitz MM, Anasetti C. Peripheral blood grafts from unrelated donors are associated with increased acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease without improved survival. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2007; 13:1461-8. [PMID: 18022576 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2007.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2007] [Accepted: 08/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Few studies have tested the benefits of using peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) grafts versus bone marrow (BM) grafts for unrelated donor transplantation. Yet there has been a substantial change in clinical practice, with increasing numbers of adults receiving unrelated donor PBSC grafts. We compared outcomes after 331 PBSC and 586 BM transplants in adults with leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who were followed for a median of 3 years after transplantation. PBSC recipients were less likely to have chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and more likely to have MDS, to have poor performance scores, and to be transplanted more recently. Outcomes were analyzed using Cox regression models. Rates of grades 2-4 acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) (58% versus 45%, P < .001) and chronic GVHD (cGVHD) (56% versus 42%, P < .001) were significantly higher with PBSC than with BM transplants. Rates of grade II-IV aGVHD were similar with PBSC and BM transplants. The 3-year probabilities of treatment-related mortality (TRM), leukemia recurrence, leukemia-free, and overall survival (OS) were similar in the 2 groups with 3-year leukemia-free survival rates of 30% and 32% after transplantation of PBSC and BM, respectively. Unlike results after HLA-matched sibling donor PBSC transplants, we did not identify a survival advantage with PBSC grafts in patients receiving unrelated donor transplants for advanced leukemia. The higher rate of cGVHD after PBSC transplants and, consequently, more frequent late adverse events warrant extended follow up of PBSC recipients.
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- Mary Eapen
- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA.
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Biomarkers in newly diagnosed pediatric-extensive chronic graft-versus-host disease: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Blood 2007; 111:3276-85. [PMID: 17925486 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-08-106286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Numerous chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) biomarkers have been identified in limited, single-institution studies without validation. We hypothesized that plasma-derived biomarkers could diagnose, classify, and evaluate response in children with cGVHD. We performed a concomitant analysis of a number of known and predicted peripheral blood cGVHD biomarkers from a Children's Oncology Group (COG) phase 3 cGVHD therapeutic trial. A total of 52 newly diagnosed patients with extensive cGVHD were compared for time of onset after blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) (early, 3-8 months; late, > or = 9 months) with 28 time-matched controls with no cGVHD (early, 6 months after BMT; late, 12 months after BMT). Soluble B-cell activation factor (sBAFF), anti-dsDNA antibody, soluble IL-2 receptor alpha (sIL-2Ralpha), and soluble CD13 (sCD13) were elevated in patients with early-onset cGVHD compared with controls. sBAFF and anti-dsDNA were elevated in patients with late-onset cGVHD. Some of the biomarkers correlated with specific organ involvement and with therapeutic response. These 4 biomarkers had high specificity with higher sensitivity in combination. Changes in biomarker concentrations with immune reconstitution after transplantation significantly affected interpretation of results. The identified biomarkers have the potential for improved classification, early response evaluation, and direction of cGVHD treatment, but require validation in larger studies. This study is registered at www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials as no. COG-ASCT0031.
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Remberger M, Ringdén O. Similar Outcome After Unrelated Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation Compared With Bone Marrow in Children and Adolescents. Transplantation 2007; 84:551-4. [PMID: 17713443 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000275184.41831.6d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study compares children and adolescents with hematological malignancies undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) with unrelated donors receiving either bone marrow (BM, n=39) or peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs, n=35). Age and other characteristics were comparable in the two groups. All patients were given conventional conditioning and antithymocyte globulin (ATG). Graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis consisted of cyclosporine plus methotrexate or prednisolone. After PBSC, engraftment of neutrophils and platelets were more rapid. The incidences of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease were similar in the two groups. In the two groups, other outcome variables, such as transplant-related mortality, overall survival, and relapse-free survival, were the same. Patients given BM tended to have more relapses (P=0.1) and patients given PBSC tended to have more incidences of infectious death. Four cases of EBV-lymphomas were found among patients receiving PBSC, whereas no case was seen in patients given BM (P=0.1). We found no differences in transplant-related mortality and survival in children and adolescents receiving BM or PBSC from unrelated donors. More rapid engraftment and a trend for less relapses in patients given PBSC grafts was noted.
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- Mats Remberger
- Centre for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Zygomycoses are very rare invasive fungal infections (IFI). They primarily occur in the immunocompromised patients and are associated with a high mortality. During the last years, a rising incidence of zygomycosis in patients undergoing allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has been reported, which is probably a part of the trend in the incidence of mould infections that has been going on for decades. Difficulty in diagnosis, especially concerning the differentiation of zygomycosis from the far more common aspergillosis, additionally hampers a reliable assessment of the incidence of zygomycosis. In patients undergoing allogeneic HSCT, changes in the frequency, severity and management of Graft-versus-Host-Disease (GvHD) also favour mould infections, among them zygomycosis. In centres employing voriconazole for prophylaxis of IFI since its approval for treatment in 2001, incidence of aspergillosis has markedly dropped. The assumption that the frequency of zygomycosis has increased since the introduction of voriconazole is not found in prospective trials and therefore needs verification, especially when considering the long ongoing trends in fungal incidence. Currently recruiting multicentre trials on primary prophylaxis of IFI will have to show the preventive effectiveness of antifungals with mould activity and the incidence of zygomycosis under prospectively controlled conditions.
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The current outlook for a child with severe idiopathic aplastic anaemia (AA) is very much better than in previous decades. In part, this may reflect better differentiation of idiopathic and inherited marrow failure. For children with idiopathic AA and a human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-matched sibling donor (MSD), allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (AHSCT) is the primary therapy of choice, offering long-term disease-free survival of 90%, although graft-versus-host disease remains a cause of long-term morbidity. A greater treatment challenge remains for those children without a MSD. Combination immunosuppressive therapy (IST) is associated with response rates of 70% or more. However, relapse and clonal evolution with transformation to myelodysplasia or acute myeloid leukaemia remain significant problems after IST and long-term event-free survival rates are less impressive. For children who do not have a sustained response to IST, alternate donor AHSCT should be considered. New HLA typing technologies, novel stem cell sources, reduced-intensity conditioning and graft engineering have reduced toxicity and improved the outcome after alternate donor AHSCT. Emerging therapies that capitalise on recent advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of idiopathic AA and the immunobiology of AHSCT and IST may further improve the long-term outcome of this disease.
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- Jeffrey K Davies
- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Snyder DS, Palmer J, Stein AS, Pullarkat V, Sahebi F, Cohen S, Vora N, Gaal K, Nakamura R, Forman SJ. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation following reduced intensity conditioning for treatment of myelofibrosis. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2007; 12:1161-8. [PMID: 17085309 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2006.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2006] [Accepted: 06/29/2006] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This report describes our experience with reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) using matched sibling and unrelated donors (MUDs) for treatment of myelofibrosis (MF). Nine patients with MF (median age, 54 years) were treated with RIC allogeneic HCT using MUDs for 7 of the 9 patients and sibling donors for 2 patients. By the Lille classification, 4 patients were characterized as having high risk, 4 as having intermediate risk, and 1 as having low risk. The RIC regimen consisted of fludarabine and a single dose of total body irradiation for the first patient and fludarabine/melphalan for the remaining 8 patients. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-primed peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) were used for all but 1 patient who received a total of 3 products because of graft failure, of which 2 were bone marrow cells and the third was PBSCs. Prophylaxis against graft-versus-host disease consisted of cyclosporin/mycophenolate with or without methotrexate. Seven patients were successfully engrafted with white blood cells, with an absolute neutrophil count > or =500 by a median of day +15 (range, 10-21 days). At the time of final fluorescence in situ hybridization and/or short tandem repeat analysis, 8 of 9 patients were chimeric, with 96%-100% donor cells and/or DNA. Five of the 9 patients were alive at the time of final contact, with a median follow-up of 32.2 months for the living patients. Overall survival probability at 1 year was 55.6% (95% confidence interval, 31.3%-77.4%). These results suggest that RIC MUD HCT using PBSCs can be an effective treatment for older patients with MF.
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- David S Snyder
- Division of Hematology/Hematopoietic Cell Transplant, City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, California 91010, USA.
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Marks DI, Aversa F, Lazarus HM. Alternative donor transplants for adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a comparison of the three major options. Bone Marrow Transplant 2006; 38:467-75. [PMID: 16892073 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Myeloablative sibling-matched allogeneic transplantation for adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia provides the best outcome, but most patients lack a suitable, related histocompatible donor. We reviewed three haematopoietic stem cell donor sources used for alternative donor transplantation pointing out drawbacks of these approaches including inherent selection bias. Matched unrelated donor allografts most often are performed in Philadelphia chromosome-positive disease and in second complete remission (CR2); a nearly 30% event-free survival (EFS) can be anticipated in select patients. Transplants using haploidentical donors are most successful if undertaken in CR1 and CR2 and appear to produce EFS rates of about 25%. Limited umbilical cord blood transplant data suggest efficacy, but marked patient and treatment heterogeneity hamper conclusions. Each of these three strategies has unique potential benefits and disadvantages. The growing use of minimal residual disease detection may identify subgroups of patients unlikely to be cured by chemotherapy alone; these patients are candidates for upfront high-dose chemoradiotherapy and cellular immunotherapy. These three approaches are plagued by treatment-related mortality and relapse rates as high as 40%, but advances in technology and supportive care may make each stem cell source more feasible and efficacious.
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- D I Marks
- Adult BMT Unit, Bristol Children's Hospital, Bristol, UK.
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Reddy P, Johnson K, Uberti JP, Reynolds C, Silver S, Ayash L, Braun TM, Ratanatharathorn V. Nephrotic syndrome associated with chronic graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2006; 38:351-7. [PMID: 16862167 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is the most common late complication of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) causing significant morbidity and mortality. The kidneys are not considered a target organ for cGVHD in humans, although animal models show renal damage. Renal involvement in patients with cGVHD, presenting as nephrotic syndrome (NS), has rarely been reported in patients who received allogeneic transplantation. Herein we describe, by far, the largest series of nine patients with NS associated with cGVHD, including two patients who received a reduced-intensity regimen. Pathological features of membranous nephropathy were the most common finding on renal biopsy. The clinical course of the NS was temporally associated with the classical features of cGVHD in all but one of the nine cases. The clinicopathologic features of NS in our series as well as reports in the literature demonstrate an immunopathologic process typical of antibody-mediated damage consistent with cGVHD. Treatment directed against antibody-mediated damage, such as anti-B-cell antibody may play an important role in ameliorating NS associated with cGVHD.
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- Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Ringdén O, Le Blanc K. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: state of the art and new perspectives. APMIS 2006; 113:813-30. [PMID: 16480452 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2005.apm_336.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is a well-established therapy for leukemias and other immunohematopoietic disorders. In more recent years, bone marrow as stem cell source has been replaced by peripheral blood stem cells, which results in faster engraftment. Cord blood grafts are increasingly used. Conditioning prior to transplant may be myeloablative or nonmyeloablative. The latter is used preferentially in patients with high age or organ impairment. Isolation in the hospital during posttransplant pancytopenia has been challenged by promising results using home care. PCR diagnosis and new antifungal and antiviral treatment have reduced morbidity and mortality. The major threat to a successful outcome after ASCT is leukemic relapse. PCR techniques to detect recipient cells in the leukemic cell lineage or minimal residual disease enable early detection of leukemic cells. Donor lymphocyte infusions have an antileukemic effect. ASCT has shown an antitumor effect in metastatic cancers from breast, kidney, colon, ovaries, prostate and pancreas. Mesenchymal stem cells may be derived from bone marrow and have the capacity to differentiate into several mesenchymal tissues, such as bone, cartilage and fat. They seem to escape the immune system and have immunomodulatory effects in vitro and in vivo. To conclude, ASCT is a potent immunotherapy.
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- Olle Ringdén
- Karolinska Institutet, Division of Clinical Immunology and Center for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Marks DI. Preparations for unrelated donor transplantation. Leuk Lymphoma 2006; 47:403-8. [PMID: 16396762 DOI: 10.1080/10428190500281649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This mini-review briefly describes some of the issues that are important for a transplant physician preparing a patient for an unrelated donor (UD) stem cell transplant. It is primarily directed at referring hemato-oncologists and trainees in transplantation and aims to provide them with the information they require to deal with these patients appropriately and efficiently. It discusses search strategies, the need for urgency and early identification of the major problems that will determine the outcome of the transplant. Excellent communication with the histocompatibility and immunogenetics laboratory and the referring physician are emphasized. Many of the recommendations are derived from personal experience; there is a need for more of an evidence base to aid decision-making.
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- David I Marks
- Adult BMT Unit, Oncology Day Beds, Bristol Children's Hospital, Bristol, UK.
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