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Kahn J, Brazauskas R, Bo-Subait S, Buchbinder D, Hamilton BK, Schoemans H, Abraham AA, Agrawal V, Auletta JJ, Badawy SM, Beitinjaneh A, Bhatt NS, Broglie L, Diaz Perez MA, Farhadfar N, Freytes CO, Gale RP, Ganguly S, Hayashi RJ, Hematti P, Hildebrandt GC, Inamoto Y, Kamble RT, Koo J, Lazarus HM, Mayo SJ, Mehta PA, Myers KC, Nishihori T, Prestidge T, Rotz SJ, Savani BN, Schears RM, Sharma A, Stenger E, Ustun C, Williams KM, Vrooman LM, Satwani P, Phelan R. Late effects after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation in children and adolescents with non-malignant disorders: a retrospective cohort study. THE LANCET. CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH 2024:S2352-4642(24)00167-6. [PMID: 39217999 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(24)00167-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Continued advances in haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for children with non-malignant diseases (NMDs) have led to a growing population of survivors in whom late occurring toxic effects remain a challenge. We investigated the incidence of and risk factors for post-transplant toxicities in a contemporary cohort of children and adolescents undergoing HCT for NMDs. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, we extracted data from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplantation Research (CIBMTR) database to analyse timing and incidence of effects and risk factors associated with late effects of HCT for treatment of NMDs at age 21 years or younger. Late effects of interest were avascular necrosis, cataracts, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, diabetes, gonadal dysfunction, growth hormone deficiency, hypothyroidism, renal failure requiring dialysis, and neurological events (stroke and seizure). Cumulative incidence of each late effect was calculated at 5 years and 7 years after HCT. Risk factors were evaluated in Cox proportional hazards regression analyses. Main exposures were primary NMD, age, sex, ethnicity and race, insurance, donor and graft type, myoablative conditioning, total-body irradiation exposure, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and transplant year. Primary outcomes were rates, cumulative incidence probability (95% CI), and risk-factors for organ-specific late effects. FINDINGS Between Jan 1, 2000, and Dec 31, 2017, 7785 patients aged 21 years or younger underwent HCT. 1995 patients were ineligible or did not consent to be included. 5790 patients from 171 centres were included in the analysis. 3505 (60·5%) of 5790 patients were male and 2285 (39·5%) were female. 2106 (36·4%) patients were White, 771 (13·3%) were Hispanic, and 773 (12·7%) were Black. 1790 (30·9%) patients were non-USA residents. Median age at HCT was 5·5 years (range 0·0-21·0). 1127 (19%) of 5790 patients had one late effect, and 381 (7%) had at least two. At 7 years post-HCT, the cumulative incidence probability was 1·9 (95% CI 1·5-2·3) for cataracts, 4·9 (4·3-5·6) for diabetes, 2·6 (2·1-3·1) for gonadal dysfunction, 3·2 (2·7-3·8) for hypothyroidism, 5·0 (4·4-5·7) for growth disturbance, 8·1 (7·4-8·9) for renal failure, 1·6 (1·3-2·0) for avascular necrosis, 0·6 (0·4-0·8) for congestive heart failure, 0·2 (0·1-0·3) for myocardial infarction, and 9·4 (8·6-10·2) for neurological effects. Age 10 years or older at HCT, unrelated donor source, total-body irradiation, and GVHD were identified as risk factors for long-term effects. INTERPRETATION The findings highlight the need for, and access to, multidisciplinary and lifelong follow-up for children undergoing HCT for NMDs. As more children undergo treatment with cellular therapies for non-malignant conditions, further analyses of post-transplant data could increasingly guide treatment decisions and subsequent long-term surveillance. FUNDING National Cancer Institute, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Health Resources and Services Administration, and Office of Naval Research.
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- Justine Kahn
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA, USA
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- Blood & Marrow Transplant Program, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Hematology, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Center for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Division of Leukemia, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Hematology/Oncology/BMT Clinic and Infectious Diseases Clinic, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA; Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Hospital and Clinics, Miami, FL, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA; Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplant, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesus, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Centre for Haematology, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- BMT and Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Division of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Division of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy Program, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA; Department of Oncologic Sciences, Morsani College of Medicine, University South of Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Blood and Cancer Centre, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Cell Therapy, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplant, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
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Sánchez LM, George A, Friend BD, Bhar S, Sasa G, Doherty EE, Craddock J, Steffin D, Salem B, Yassine K, Omer B, Martinez C, Leung K, Krance RA, John TD. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for B-thalassemia major with alemtuzumab. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2024; 41:260-272. [PMID: 38131101 DOI: 10.1080/08880018.2023.2296933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
While matched related donor (MRD) allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a curative option for transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia (TDT), the use of alternative sources has increased, resulting in the exploration of novel transplant-conditioning regimens to reduce the contribution of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and graft failure (GF) to transplant-related morbidity and mortality. Alemtuzumab is a CD52 monoclonal antibody that has been successfully incorporated into myeloablative conditioning regimens for other hematologic conditions, yet there have been limited studies regarding the use of alemtuzumab in HSCT for TDT. The purpose of this study was to evaluate engraftment, incidence of GVHD, and transplant related morbidity and mortality in patients with TDT who received alemtuzumab in addition to standard busulfan-based conditioning. The primary endpoint was severe GVHD-free, event-free survival (GEFS). Our cohort included 24 patients with a median age of 6.8 years (range 1.5-14.9). Eleven patients received a 10/10 MRD HSCT, eleven 10/10 unrelated donor (UD), and two mismatched UD. All patients achieved primary engraftment. For all patients, 5-year GEFS was 77.4% and 5-year overall survival (OS) was 91%. The 5-year cumulative incidence of GF (attributed to poor graft function) without loss of donor chimerism was 13.8% (95% CI: 4.5, 35.3). We report low rates of significant acute GVHD grade II-IV (12.5%) and chronic GVHD (4.4%). Younger age and MRD were associated with significantly improved GEFS, OS and EFS. Our results show that the use of alemtuzumab promotes stable engraftment, may reduce rates of severe GVHD, and results in acceptable GEFS, OS, and EFS.
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- Luisanna M Sánchez
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Yue Y, Fan S, Liu Z, Jiang F, Chen J, Qin J, Sun Y. Sequential haplo-identical conditioning transplant regimen for pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Bone Marrow Transplant 2024; 59:513-517. [PMID: 38287082 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-024-02212-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) currently stands as the sole remedy for individuals afflicted with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). In this study, we retrospectively evaluated how pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) HLH responded to our institution's cocktail conditioning regimen. The disease was diagnosed according to criteria applicable to patients with familial/genetic, relapsing, or severe/persistent HLH. All donors were HLA haplo-identical family donors. In our cohort, sixty-five patients (P-HLH), including 28 with familial/genetic HLH, 36 with secondary HLH, and 1 with an unknown cause, underwent haplo-identical family donor HSCT. The conditioning regimen consisted of intravenous administration of etoposide (VP-16), busulfan, fludarabine, rabbit anti-human thymocyte globulin (r-ATG), and cyclophosphamide (Cy). Tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil were used for graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) prevention. We observed that the median time for neutrophil recovery was 11 days (range, 8-24), and for platelet counts to exceed 20 × 109/L, it was 14 days (range, 7-130). There were 5 patients (7.7%) who experienced grades III to IV acute GvHD, and 6 patients (9.2%) developed extensive chronic GvHD. The estimated 3- and 5-year overall survival rates were 78.1% (95% CI, 65.8-84.6%) and 74.9% (95% CI, 61.2-84.4%), respectively. The estimated 3- and 5-year event-free survival rates were 73.5% (95% CI, 60.8-82.6%) and 70.3% (95% CI, 56.4-80.5%), respectively. Our findings demonstrate that our innovative conditioning regimen is both effective and safe, offering valuable insights for healthcare professionals evaluating the merits of existing therapies.
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- Yan Yue
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital of Beijing Jingdu Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital of Beijing Jingdu Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital of Beijing Jingdu Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital of Beijing Jingdu Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital of Beijing Jingdu Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Affairs, Acornmed Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Tianjin, China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital of Beijing Jingdu Pediatrics, Beijing, China.
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Böhm S, Wustrau K, Pachlopnik Schmid J, Prader S, Ahlmann M, Yacobovich J, Beier R, Speckmann C, Behnisch W, Ifversen M, Jordan M, Marsh R, Naumann-Bartsch N, Mauz-Körholz C, Hönig M, Schulz A, Malinowska I, Hines M, Nichols KE, Gil-Herrera J, Talano JA, Crooks B, Formankova R, Jorch N, Bakhtiar S, Kühnle I, Streiter M, Nathrath M, Russo A, Dürken M, Lang P, Lindemans C, Henter JI, Lehmberg K, Ehl S. Survival in primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, 2016 to 2021: etoposide is better than its reputation. Blood 2024; 143:872-881. [PMID: 37992218 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2023022281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT Primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (pHLH) is a life-threatening hyperinflammatory syndrome that develops mainly in patients with genetic disorders of lymphocyte cytotoxicity and X-linked lymphoproliferative syndromes. Previous studies with etoposide-based treatment followed by hematopoetic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) resulted in 5-year survival of 50% to 59%. Contemporary data are lacking. We evaluated 88 patients with pHLH documented in the international HLH registry from 2016-2021. In 12 of 88 patients, diagnosis was made without HLH activity, based on siblings or albinism. Major HLH-directed drugs (etoposide, antithymocyte globulin, alemtuzumab, emapalumab, ruxolitinib) were administered to 66 of 76 patients who were symptomatic (86% first-line etoposide); 16 of 57 patients treated with etoposide and 3 of 9 with other first-line treatment received salvage therapy. HSCT was performed in 75 patients; 7 patients died before HSCT. Three-year probability of survival (pSU) was 82% (confidence interval [CI], 72%-88%) for the entire cohort and 77% (CI, 64%-86%) for patients receiving first-line etoposide. Compared with the HLH-2004 study, both pre-HSCT and post-HSCT survival of patients receiving first-line etoposide improved, 83% to 91% and 70% to 88%. Differences to HLH-2004 included preferential use of reduced-toxicity conditioning and reduced time from diagnosis to HSCT (from 148 to 88 days). Three-year pSU was lower with haploidentical (4 of 9 patients [44%]) than with other donors (62 of 66 [94%]; P < .001). Importantly, early HSCT for patients who were asymptomatic resulted in 100% survival, emphasizing the potential benefit of newborn screening. This contemporary standard-of-care study of patients with pHLH reveals that first-line etoposide-based therapy is better than previously reported, providing a benchmark for novel treatment regimes.
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- Svea Böhm
- Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, University Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, University Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Division of Immunology and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Pediatric Immunology, University Children's Hospital Zurich-Eleonorenstiftung, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Division of Immunology and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Pediatric Immunology, University Children's Hospital Zurich-Eleonorenstiftung, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Tel Aviv Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Institute for Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Clinic for Children and Adolescents, University Clinic Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematooncology, University Children's Hospital Giessen, Giessen, Germany
- Medical Faculty, Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Oncology, Pediatric Hematology, Clinical Transplantology and Pediatrics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Immunology, Hospital General Universitario and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria "Gregorio Marañón," Madrid, Spain
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- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplant Division, Medical College of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- Paediatric Haematology/Oncology, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Haematology and Oncology, University Hospital Motol Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Bielefeld University, University Clinic for Pediatrics, Evangelisches Klinikum Bethel, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Frankfurt University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Göttingen University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany
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- Clinic for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Klinikum am Gesundbrunnen Heilbronn, Heilbronn, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Psychosomatics and Systemic Diseases, Kassel Hospital, Kassel, Germany
- Department of Pediatrics and Children's Cancer Research Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Mannheim University Hospital, Mannheim, Germany
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- Clinic for Children and Adolescents, Department I Hematology/Oncology, Tübingen University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Princess Máxima Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Theme of Children's Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, University Medical Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Institute for Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Manini N, Davidow K, Conard K, Powell J. Hematopoietic Bone Marrow Transplant to Treat Systemic EBV-positive T-cell Lymphoma of Childhood. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2024; 46:e208-e211. [PMID: 38117087 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
Abstract
Systemic Epstein-Barr virus-positive T-cell lymphoma of childhood (S-EBV-TCL) is a rare disease for which there is no standard of care. S-EBV-TCL is often associated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and is generally thought of on the spectrum of EBV-related disease. For the few reported cases of cure in the literature, hematopoietic stem cell transplant has been required because it is the only treatment that has induced complete remission in patients suffering from EBV-associated T-cell or natural killer cell lymphoproliferative diseases, except hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Here, we present the case of one patient who was successfully cured with a modified regimen of dose-adjusted EPOCH (etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin), followed by hematopoietic stem cell transplant using a reduced-intensity conditioning regimen.
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- Department of Pathology Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Nemours Children's Hospital-Delaware, Wilmington, DE
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/oncology Pathology, Nemours Children's Hospital-Delaware
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- Department of Pathology Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Nemours Children's Hospital-Delaware, Wilmington, DE
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Marsh RA. Salvage Therapy and Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for the Severe Cytokine Storm Syndrome of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2024; 1448:611-622. [PMID: 39117843 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-59815-9_41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) can be considered as a severe cytokine storm syndrome disorder. HLH typically manifests as a life-threatening inflammatory syndrome characterized by fevers, cytopenias, hepatosplenomegaly, and various other accompanying manifestations such as coagulopathy, hepatitis or liver failure, seizures or altered mental status, and even multi-organ failure. Standard up-front treatments do not always bring HLH into remission or maintain adequate response, and salvage or alternative therapies are often needed. For patients with genetic diseases that cause HLH, curative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation is usually offered to prevent future episodes of life-threatening HLH. Here, we will discuss the options and approaches for salvage therapy and hematopoietic cell transplantation for patients with HLH.
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- Rebecca A Marsh
- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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Fitch T, Lane A, McDonnell J, Bleesing J, Jordan M, Kumar A, Khandelwal P, Khoury R, Marsh R, Chandra S. Age Impacts Risk of Mixed Chimerism Following Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Non-Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Inborn Errors of Immunity. Transplant Cell Ther 2024; 30:101.e1-101.e12. [PMID: 37821080 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Alemtuzumab, fludarabine, and melphalan containing-reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) is commonly used in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for definitive treatment of high-risk inborn errors of immunity (IEI). Although survival is favorable, there is an increased risk of mixed chimerism leading to secondary graft failure. This study evaluated factors associated with the risk of developing mixed chimerism, particularly the influence of age in patients undergoing allogeneic HCT for non-severe combined immune deficiency (SCID) IEI who received a uniform RIC regimen that included intermediate schedule alemtuzumab, fludarabine, and melphalan. We hypothesized that age would impact the incidence of mixed chimerism. We retrospectively reviewed records of patients who underwent HCT for non-SCID IEI with a uniform RIC regimen that included intermediate schedule alemtuzumab (1 mg/kg divided over days -14 to -10), fludarabine (150 mg/m2 or 5 mg/kg if weight <10 kg divided over days -9 to -4), and melphalan (140 mg/m2 or 4.7 mg/kg if weight <10 kg on day -3) between 2010 and 2020 at our institution. Mixed chimerism was defined as <95% donor chimerism on 2 or more consecutive occasions in whole blood. Ninety-three patients who underwent RIC-HCT for non-SCID IEI using intermediate schedule alemtuzumab, fludarabine, and melphalan were categorized into 3 groups: age <1 year, age 1 to 5 years, and age >5 years. Forty-nine patients (52.7%) developed mixed chimerism, at a median of 34 days post-HCT (range, 10 to 1396 days). Mixed chimerism developed in 88.9% (n = 16/18) of the age <1 year group, in 57.1% (n = 20/35) of the age 1 to 5 years group, and in 35% (n =14/40) of the age >5 years group. Patients age <5 years were significantly more likely to develop mixed chimerism (χ2 (3, N = 93) = 14.8; P = .001). We observed a significantly increased cumulative incidence of developing mixed chimerism associated with age <1 year (P = .0002). Competing risk regression analysis showed a 3-fold higher risk of developing mixed chimerism for age <1 year (subdistribution hazard ratio (HR), 3.05; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.11 to 8.38; P = .031,) compared to age >5 years and a significantly decreased risk of mixed chimerism in patients who developed acute GVHD prior to any intervention (OR, .24; 95% CI, .09 to .65; P = .005) There were no significant associations between mixed chimerism and graft source, graft type, CD34+ or CD3+ cell dose, HLA match, or underlying disease (hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis [HLH] versus non-HLH). Additionally, the need for secondary intervention was evaluated; 27 patients (29.0%) required 1 or more secondary interventions (donor lymphocyte infusion, CD34 boost, or second HCT). Patients age <1 year with mixed chimerism were significantly more likely than patients age >5 years to require secondary intervention for mixed chimerism (P = .004). Our study demonstrates that age <5 years, especially age <1 year, is associated with an increased risk of developing mixed chimerism in patients undergoing RIC-HCT for non-SCID IEI using intermediate-schedule alemtuzumab, fludarabine, and melphalan. Our data suggest tailoring regimen intensity based on age to reduce the incidence of mixed chimerism. Children age <5 years, particularly those age <1 year, require a higher-intensity regimen. Possible strategies include adding thiotepa or using a busulfan-based reduced toxicity regimen.
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- Taylor Fitch
- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Achini-Gutzwiller FR, Schilham MW, von Asmuth EGJ, Jansen-Hoogendijk AM, Jol-van der Zijde CM, van Tol MJD, Bredius RGM, Güngör T, Lankester AC, Moes DJAR. Exposure-response analysis of alemtuzumab in pediatric allogeneic HSCT for nonmalignant diseases: the ARTIC study. Blood Adv 2023; 7:4462-4474. [PMID: 37285798 PMCID: PMC10440472 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022009051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Alemtuzumab (anti-CD52 antibody) is frequently prescribed to children with nonmalignant diseases undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) to prevent graft failure (GF) and acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD). The aim of this multicenter study was the characterization of alemtuzumab population pharmacokinetics to perform a novel model-based exposure-response analysis in 53 children with nonmalignant immunological or hematological disease and a median age of 4.4 years (interquartile range [IQR], 0.8-8.7). The median cumulative alemtuzumab dose was 0.6 mg/kg (IQR, 0.6-1) administered over 2 to 7 days. A 2-compartment population pharmacokinetics model with parallel linear and nonlinear elimination including allometrically scaled bodyweight (median, 17.50 kg; IQR, 8.76-33.00) and lymphocyte count at baseline (mean, 2.24 × 109/L; standard deviation ± 1.87) as significant pharmacokinetic predictors was developed using nonlinear mixed effects modeling. Based on the model-estimated median concentration at day of HSCT (0.77 μg/mL; IQR, 0.33-1.82), patients were grouped into a low- (≤0.77 μg/mL) or high- (>0.77 μg/mL) exposure groups. High alemtuzumab exposure at day of HSCT correlated with delayed CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell reconstitution (P value < .0001) and increased risk of GF (P value = .043). In contrast, alemtuzumab exposure did not significantly influence the incidence of aGVHD grade ≥2, mortality, chimerism at 1 year, viral reactivations, and autoimmunity at a median follow-up of 3.3 years (IQR, 2.5-8.0). In conclusion, this novel population pharmacokinetics model is suitable for individualized intravenous precision dosing to predict alemtuzumab exposure in pediatric allogeneic HSCT for nonmalignant diseases, aiming at the achievement of early T-cell reconstitution and prevention of GF in future prospective studies.
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- Federica R. Achini-Gutzwiller
- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Hematology, Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Pediatric Immunology, Willem Alexander Children’s Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Willem-Alexander Children’s Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Immunology, Willem Alexander Children’s Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Immunology, Willem Alexander Children’s Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Immunology, Willem Alexander Children’s Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Immunology, Willem Alexander Children’s Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Pediatric Immunology, Willem Alexander Children’s Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Willem-Alexander Children’s Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Hematology, Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Willem-Alexander Children’s Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Slatter M, Lum SH. Personalized hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for inborn errors of immunity. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1162605. [PMID: 37090739 PMCID: PMC10113466 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1162605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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Patients with inborn errors of immunity (IEI) have been transplanted for more than 50 years. Many long-term survivors have ongoing medical issues showing the need for further improvements in how hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is performed if patients in the future are to have a normal quality of life. Precise genetic diagnosis enables early treatment before recurrent infection, autoimmunity and organ impairment occur. Newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is established in many countries. For newly described disorders the decision to transplant is not straight-forward. Specific biologic therapies are effective for some diseases and can be used as a bridge to HSCT to improve outcome. Developments in reduced toxicity conditioning and methods of T-cell depletion for mismatched donors have made transplant an option for all eligible patients. Further refinements in conditioning plus precise graft composition and additional cellular therapy are emerging as techniques to personalize the approach to HSCT for each patient.
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- Mary Slatter
- Paediatric Immunology and HSCT, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Paediatric Immunology and HSCT, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Klein OR, Bonfim C, Abraham A, Ruggeri A, Purtill D, Cohen S, Wynn R, Russell A, Sharma A, Ciccocioppo R, Prockop S, Boelens JJ, Bertaina A. Transplant for non-malignant disorders: an International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy Stem Cell Engineering Committee report on the role of alternative donors, stem cell sources and graft engineering. Cytotherapy 2023; 25:463-471. [PMID: 36710227 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2022.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is curative for many non-malignant disorders. As HSCT and supportive care technologies improve, this life-saving treatment may be offered to more and more patients. With the development of new preparative regimens, expanded alternative donor availability, and graft manipulation techniques, there are many options when choosing the best regimen for patients. Herein the authors review transplant considerations, transplant goals, conditioning regimens, donor choice, and graft manipulation strategies for patients with non-malignant disorders undergoing HSCT.
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- Orly R Klein
- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA.
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- Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Division and Pele Pequeno Principe Research Institute, Hospital Pequeno Principe, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Center for Cancer and Immunology Research, Cell Enhancement and Technologies for Immunotherapy, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia
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- Université de Montréal and Maisonneuve Rosemont Hospital, Montréal, Canada
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Policlinico G.B. Rossi and University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA
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To treat with curative intent or modify disease? Blood 2023; 141:4-5. [PMID: 36602825 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2022017792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Beyond fludarabine: pentostatin plus cyclophosphamide are a well-tolerated alternative in reduced intensity conditioning. Bone Marrow Transplant 2022; 57:1837-1838. [DOI: 10.1038/s41409-022-01819-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Suh JK, Koh YK, Kang SH, Kim H, Choi ES, Koh KN, Im HJ. Favorable outcomes with durable chimerism after hematopoietic cell transplantation using busulfan and fludarabine-based reduced-intensity conditioning for pediatric patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Blood Res 2022; 57:152-157. [PMID: 35678159 PMCID: PMC9242825 DOI: 10.5045/br.2022.2022047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background The incorporation of a reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimen in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) has decreased early mortality but is associated with a high rate of mixed chimerism and graft failure. Here, we present a successful single-center experience using busulfan and a fludarabine-based RIC regimen for the treatment of HLH. Methods The medical records of pediatric patients with HLH who underwent HCT using a busulfan/fludarabine-based RIC regimen between January 2008 and December 2017 were reviewed retrospectively. Results Nine patients received HCT with a busulfan/fludarabine-based RIC regimen. Three patients had primary HLH, and the other six patients had secondary HLH with multiple reactivations. All three patients with primary HLH had UNC13D mutations. All patients achieved neutrophil and platelet engraftment at a median of 11 days (range, 10‒21) and 19 days (range, 13‒32), and all eight evaluable patients had sustained complete donor chimerism at the last follow-up. Two patients (22%) experienced grade 2 acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Two patients (22%) developed chronic GVHD, and one died from chronic GVHD. One patient (11%) experienced reactivation 4 months after HCT from a syngeneic donor and died of the disease. The 8-year overall survival and event-free survival rates were 78%. No early treatment-related mortality within 100 days after HCT was observed. Conclusion Our experience suggests that a busulfan/fludarabine-based RIC regimen is a viable option for pediatric patients with HLH who require HCT.
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- Jin Kyung Suh
- Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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DeFilipp Z, Hefazi M, Chen YB, Blazar BR. Emerging approaches to improve allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation outcomes for nonmalignant diseases. Blood 2022; 139:3583-3593. [PMID: 34614174 PMCID: PMC9728560 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020009014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Many congenital or acquired nonmalignant diseases (NMDs) of the hematopoietic system can be potentially cured by allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) with varying types of donor grafts, degrees of HLA matching, and intensity of conditioning regimens. Unique features that distinguish the use of allogeneic HCT in this population include higher rates of graft failure, immune-mediated cytopenias, and the potential to achieve long-term disease-free survival in a mixed chimerism state. Additionally, in contrast to patients with hematologic malignancies, a priority is to completely avoid graft-versus-host disease in patients with NMD because there is no theoretical beneficial graft-versus-leukemia effect that can accompany graft-versus-host responses. In this review, we discuss the current approach to each of these clinical issues and how emerging novel therapeutics hold promise to advance transplant care for patients with NMDs.
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- Zachariah DeFilipp
- Hematopoietic Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Hematopoietic Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood & Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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Kricke S, Rao K, Adams S. The significance of mixed chimaerism and cell lineage chimaerism monitoring in paediatric patients post haematopoietic stem cell transplant. Br J Haematol 2022; 198:625-640. [PMID: 35421255 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Haematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCTs) are carried out across the world to treat haematological and immunological diseases which would otherwise prove fatal. Certain diseases are predominantly encountered in paediatric patients, such severe primary immunodeficiencies (PID) and diseases of inborn errors of metabolism (IEM). Chimaerism testing for these disorders has different considerations compared to adult diseases. This review focuses on the importance of cell-lineage-specific chimaerism testing and examines the appropriate cell populations to be assessed in individual paediatric patient groups. By analysing disease-associated subpopulations, abnormalities are identified significantly earlier than in whole samples and targeted clinical decisions can be made. Chimaerism methods have evolved over time and lead to an ever-increasing level of sensitivity and biomarker arrays to distinguish between recipient and donor cells. Short tandem repeat (STR) is still the gold standard for routine chimaerism assessment, and hypersensitive methods such as quantitative and digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are leading the forefront of microchimaerism testing. The rise of molecular methods operating with minute DNA amounts has been hugely beneficial to chimaerism testing of paediatric samples. As HSCTs are becoming increasingly personalised and risk-adjusted towards a child's individual needs, chimaerism testing needs to adapt alongside these medical advances ensuring the best possible care.
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- Susanne Kricke
- Specialist Integrated Haematology and Malignancy Diagnostic Service, Department of Haematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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- Specialist Integrated Haematology and Malignancy Diagnostic Service, Department of Haematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for adult HLH: a retrospective study by the chronic malignancies and inborn errors working parties of EBMT. Bone Marrow Transplant 2022; 57:817-823. [PMID: 35332305 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-022-01634-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH; hemophagocytic syndrome) is a rare syndrome of potentially fatal, uncontrolled hyperinflammation. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is indicated in primary, recurrent or progressive HLH, but information about its outcomes in the adult population is limited. We obtained data about 87 adult (≥18 years of age) patients retrospectively reported to the EBMT. The median survival time was 13.9 months. The three and five-year overall survival (OS) was 44% (95% CI 33-54%). Among 39 patients with a follow-up longer than 15 months, only three died. Relapse rate was 21% (95% CI 13-30%), while NRM reached 36% (95% CI 25-46%). Younger patients (<30 years of age) had better prognosis, with an OS of 59% (95% CI 45-73%) at three and five years vs 23% (95% CI 8-37%) for older ones. No difference in survival between reduced and myeloablative conditioning was found. To our knowledge, this is the largest report of adult HLH patients who underwent allo-HSCT. Patients who survive the first period after this procedure can expect a long disease-free survival. Both reduced intensity and myeloablative conditioning have therapeutic potential in adult HLH.
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Marsh RA, Hebert K, Kim S, Dvorak CC, Aquino VM, Baker KS, Chellapandian D, Saldaña BD, Duncan CN, Eckrich MJ, Georges GE, Olson TS, Pulsipher MA, Shenoy S, Stenger E, Lugt MV, Yu LC, Gennery AR, Eapen M. Comparison of hematopoietic cell transplant conditioning regimens for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis disorders. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2022; 149:1097-1104.e2. [PMID: 34375618 PMCID: PMC8821728 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) disorders is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE The effect of conditioning regimen groups of varying intensity on outcomes after transplantation was examined to identify an optimal regimen or regimens for HLH disorders. METHODS We studied 261 patients with HLH disorders transplanted between 2005 and 2018. Risk factors for transplantation outcomes by conditioning regimen groups were studied by Cox regression models. RESULTS Four regimen groups were studied: (1) fludarabine (Flu) and melphalan (Mel) in 123 subjects; (2) Flu, Mel, and thiotepa (TT) in 28 subjects; (3) Flu and busulfan (Bu) in 14 subjects; and (4) Bu and cyclophosphamide (Cy) in 96 subjects. The day 100 incidence of veno-occlusive disease was lower with Flu/Mel (4%) and Flu/Mel/TT (0%) compared to Flu/Bu (14%) and Bu/Cy (22%) (P < .001). The 6-month incidence of viral infections was highest after Flu/Mel (72%) and Flu/Mel/TT (64%) compared to Flu/Bu (39%) and Bu/Cy (38%) (P < .001). Five-year event-free survival (alive and engrafted without additional cell product administration) was lower with Flu/Mel (44%) compared to Flu/Mel/TT (70%), Flu/Bu (79%), and Bu/Cy (61%) (P = .002). The corresponding 5-year overall survival values were 68%, 75%, 86%, and 64%, and did not differ by conditioning regimen (P = .19). Low event-free survival with Flu/Mel is attributed to high graft failure (42%) compared to Flu/Mel/TT (15%), Flu/Bu (7%), and Bu/Cy (18%) (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Given the high rate of graft failure with Flu/Mel and the high rate of veno-occlusive disease with Bu/Cy and Flu/Bu, Flu/Mel/TT may be preferred for HLH disorders. Prospective studies are warranted.
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- Rebecca A. Marsh
- University of Cincinnati, and Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of California San Francisco, Benioff Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA
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- Center for Cell and Gene Therapy for Non-Malignant Conditions, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, St Petersburg, FL
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- Sarah Cannon Pediatric Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program, Methodist Children’s Hospital, San Antonio, TX
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Oncology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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Treosulfan-based conditioning regimen for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children with non-malignant diseases. Bone Marrow Transplant 2022; 57:681-684. [PMID: 35132202 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-021-01556-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Gonzalez C. Pediatric immune deficiencies: current treatment approaches. Curr Opin Pediatr 2022; 34:61-70. [PMID: 34907131 DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000001092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize the currently available definitive therapies for patients with inborn errors of immunity (IEIs) with a strong focus on recent advances in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and gene therapy, including the use of alternative donors, graft manipulation techniques, less toxic approaches for pretransplant conditioning and gene transfer using autologous hematopoietic stem cells. RECENT FINDINGS In the absence of a matched sibling or a matched related donor, therapeutic alternatives for patients with IEIs include alternative donor transplantation or autologous gene therapy, which is only available for selected IEIs. In recent years, several groups have published their experience with haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation (HHCT) using different T-cell depletion strategies. Overall survival and event free survival results, although variable among centers, are encouraging. Preliminary results from autologous gene therapy trials with safer vectors and low-dose busulfan conditioning have shown reproducible and successful results. Both strategies have become valid therapeutic options for patients with IEIs. A new promising and less toxic conditioning regimen strategy is also discussed. SUMMARY Definitive therapies for IEIs with HCT and gene therapy are in stage of evolution, not only to refine their efficacy and safety but also their reach to a larger number of patients.
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- Corina Gonzalez
- Immune Deficiency Cellular Therapy Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Li S, Dvorak CC, Lu Y, Chan D, Gobburu JV, Long‐Boyle J, Winger BA. Population Pharmacokinetics of Melphalan for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. J Clin Pharmacol 2022; 62:873-882. [DOI: 10.1002/jcph.2030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Shuhui Li
- Center for Translational Medicine School of Pharmacy University of Maryland Baltimore Maryland USA
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- Department of Pediatrics Division of Allergy Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation University of California San Francisco San Francisco California USA
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- Department of Pediatrics Division of Allergy Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation University of California San Francisco San Francisco California USA
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- Department of Pediatrics Division of Allergy Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation University of California San Francisco San Francisco California USA
- ASTEX Pharmaceuticals Pleasanton California USA
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- Center for Translational Medicine School of Pharmacy University of Maryland Baltimore Maryland USA
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- Department of Pediatrics Division of Allergy Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation University of California San Francisco San Francisco California USA
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy University of California San Francisco San Francisco California USA
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- Department of Pediatrics Division of Allergy Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation University of California San Francisco San Francisco California USA
- Department of Pediatrics Division of Hematology University of California San Francisco San Francisco California USA
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Swaminathan VV, Uppuluri R, Meena SK, Varla H, Chandar R, Ramakrishnan B, Jayakumar I, Raj R. Treosulfan-Based Conditioning in Matched Family, Unrelated and Haploidentical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Genetic Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Experience and Outcomes over 10 Years from India. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 2022; 38:84-91. [PMID: 35125715 PMCID: PMC8804033 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-021-01422-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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We aimed to analyze data in children with primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We performed a retrospective study where children up to 18 years, with primary HLH and who underwent HSCT from January 2011 to December 2019, were included. Twenty-five children with genetic HLH underwent HSCT, including variants (Griscelli syndrome (GS2) 7, Chediak-Higashi syndrome (CHS) 2, XIAP mutation 2). Donors were matched family 8 (32%), umbilical cord blood unit 3 (12%), matched unrelated 2 (8%), haploidentical HSCT 12 (48%), (TCR alpha/beta depletion 2 and post-transplant cyclophosphamide 10). With treosulfan-based conditioning, engraftment was achieved in 23/25 (92%) transplants (100% in haplo-HSCT), with sustained complete chimerism in 87%. Disease-free survival was noted in 2/3 children with stable mixed chimerism. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) of grade I/II was noted in 6 (24%), grade III in 3 (13%); chronic limited skin GVHD in 2 (12%) children. Overall survival was 72% (87.5% in matched donor, 66.7% in the haplo-HSCT), 71% in GS2, 50% in CHS, 100% in XIAP. HSCT is curative in primary HLH with acceptable disease-free survival with mixed chimerism. Haplo-HSCT is a viable option for those without matched family or unrelated donors.
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- Venkateswaran Vellaichamy Swaminathan
- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, 320, Padma Complex, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai, 600035 India
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, 320, Padma Complex, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai, 600035 India
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, 320, Padma Complex, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai, 600035 India
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, 320, Padma Complex, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai, 600035 India
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, 320, Padma Complex, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai, 600035 India
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- Department of Pediatric Critical Care, Apollo Hospitals, 320, Padma Complex, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai, 600035 India
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, 320, Padma Complex, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai, 600035 India
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High risk of relapsed disease in patients with NK/T cell chronic active Epstein-Barr virus disease outside of Asia. Blood Adv 2021; 6:452-459. [PMID: 34670275 PMCID: PMC8791566 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021005291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Stem cell transplant improves long-term survival in T/NK CAEBV, though mortality remains high. Development of T/NK lymphoma showed a trend with increased mortality.
Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) disease (CAEBV) is characterized by high levels of EBV predominantly in T and/or natural killer cells with lymphoproliferation, organ failure due to infiltration of tissues with virus-infected cells, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, and/or lymphoma. The disease is more common in Asia than in the United States and Europe. Although allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is considered the only curative therapy for CAEBV, its efficacy and the best treatment modality to reduce disease severity prior to HSCT is unknown. Here, we retrospectively assessed an international cohort of 57 patients outside of Asia. Treatment of the disease varied widely, although most patients ultimately proceeded to HSCT. Though patients undergoing HSCT had better survival than those who did not (55% vs 25%, P < .01), there was still a high rate of death in both groups. Mortality was largely not affected by age, ethnicity, cell-type involvement, or disease complications, but development of lymphoma showed a trend with increased mortality (56% vs 35%, P = .1). The overwhelming majority (75%) of patients who died after HSCT succumbed to relapsed disease. CAEBV remains challenging to treat when advanced disease is present. Outcomes would likely improve with better disease control strategies, earlier referral for HSCT, and close follow-up after HSCT including aggressive management of rising EBV DNA levels in the blood.
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McClain KL, Bigenwald C, Collin M, Haroche J, Marsh RA, Merad M, Picarsic J, Ribeiro KB, Allen CE. Histiocytic disorders. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2021; 7:73. [PMID: 34620874 PMCID: PMC10031765 DOI: 10.1038/s41572-021-00307-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The historic term 'histiocytosis' meaning 'tissue cell' is used as a unifying concept for diseases characterized by pathogenic myeloid cells that share histological features with macrophages or dendritic cells. These cells may arise from the embryonic yolk sac, fetal liver or postnatal bone marrow. Prior classification schemes align disease designation with terminal phenotype: for example, Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) shares CD207+ antigen with physiological epidermal Langerhans cells. LCH, Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) and Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) are all characterized by pathological ERK activation driven by activating somatic mutations in MAPK pathway genes. The title of this Primer (Histiocytic disorders) was chosen to differentiate the above diseases from Langerhans cell sarcoma and malignant histiocytosis, which are hyperproliferative lesions typical of cancer. By comparison LCH, ECD, RDD and JXG share some features of malignant cells including activating MAPK pathway mutations, but are not hyperproliferative. 'Inflammatory myeloproliferative neoplasm' may be a more precise nomenclature. By contrast, haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is associated with macrophage activation and extreme inflammation, and represents a syndrome of immune dysregulation. These diseases affect children and adults in varying proportions depending on which of the entities is involved.
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- Kenneth L McClain
- Texas Children's Cancer Center, Department of Paediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Oncological Sciences and Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Human Dendritic Cell Lab, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Institut E3M French Reference Centre for Histiocytosis, Pitié-Salpȇtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Oncological Sciences and Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Pathology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Faculdade de Ciȇncias Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo, Department of Collective Health, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Texas Children's Cancer Center, Department of Paediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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HLA-matched HSCT using targeted busulfan-based conditioning in children with primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Bone Marrow Transplant 2021; 56:3097-3099. [PMID: 34593985 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-021-01468-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hakki M, Aitken SL, Danziger-Isakov L, Michaels MG, Carpenter PA, Chemaly RF, Papanicolaou GA, Boeckh M, Marty FM. American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Series: #3-Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Infection and Disease After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:707-719. [PMID: 34452721 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
The Practice Guidelines Committee of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy partnered with its Transplant Infectious Disease Special Interest Group to update its 2009 compendium-style infectious diseases guidelines for the care of hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients. A new approach was taken with the goal of better serving clinical providers by publishing each standalone topic in the infectious disease series as a concise format of frequently asked questions (FAQ), tables, and figures. Adult and pediatric infectious disease and HCT content experts developed and answered FAQs. Topics were finalized with harmonized recommendations that were made by assigning an A through E strength of recommendation paired with a level of supporting evidence graded I through III. The third topic in the series focuses on the prevention of cytomegalovirus infection and disease in HCT recipients by reviewing prophylaxis and preemptive therapy approaches; key definitions, relevant risk factors, and diagnostic monitoring considerations are also reviewed.
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- Morgan Hakki
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
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- Division of Pharmacy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, & Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Vaccine and Infectious Disease Divisions, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Greental Ness Y, Kuperman AA, Stein J, Yacobovich J, Even-Or E, Zaidman I, Gefen A, Nevo N, Oberman B, Toren A, Stepensky P, Bielorai B, Jacoby E. Improved transplant outcomes with myeloablative conditioning for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in HLA-matched and mismatched donors: a national multicenter retrospective study. Bone Marrow Transplant 2021; 56:2088-2096. [PMID: 33846559 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-021-01290-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We report the results of national retrospective study of 45 children with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) in Israel between the years 2000-2018. Donors were either HLA-matched (n = 26), partially mismatched (n = 7), haploidentical (n = 8), or cord-blood (n = 4). Myeloablative conditioning (MAC) was used in 20 procedures, and reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) in 25. Forty-two patients engrafted, two had primary graft failure (one successfully retransplanted), one died prior to engraftment, and two developed secondary graft failure. Of the eight patients who had mixed donor chimerism at day 30 (5-95%), five achieved stable mixed or full donor chimerism. The 5-year probabilities of overall survival and event-free survival (EFS) were 86% and 82%, respectively. Five-year EFS was lower for patients receiving RIC compared to MAC (72% vs. 100%, p = 0.018) and following alternative-donor transplant (68% vs. 92% for HLA-matched donors, p = 0.034), mostly due to increased transplant-related mortality (TRM). Thus, both HLA-matched and alternative donor transplant procedures may benefit form a myeloablative conditioning regimen.
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- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar Ilan University, Safed, Israel.,Blood Coagulation Service and Pediatric Hematology Clinic, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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- Hematology-Oncology Division, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikvah, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hematology-Oncology Division, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikvah, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Ruth Rappaport Children's Hospital, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Ruth Rappaport Children's Hospital, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Biostatistics & Biomathematics, The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and BMT, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and BMT, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. .,Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and BMT, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
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Takushi SE, Paik NY, Fedanov A, Prince C, Doering CB, Spencer HT, Chandrakasan S. Lentiviral Gene Therapy for Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Type 3, Caused by UNC13D Genetic Defects. Hum Gene Ther 2021; 31:626-638. [PMID: 32253931 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2019.329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 3 (FHL3) is a rare disease caused by mutations to the UNC13D gene and the subsequent absence or decreased activity of the Munc13-4 protein. Munc13-4 is essential for the exocytosis of perforin and granzyme containing granules from cytotoxic cells. Without it, these cells are able to recognize an immunological insult but are unable to execute their cytotoxic functions. The result is a hyperinflammatory state that, if left untreated, is fatal. At present, the only curative treatment is hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), but eligibility and response to this treatment are largely dependent on the ability to control inflammation before HSCT. In this study, we describe an optimized lentiviral vector that can restore Munc13-4 expression and degranulation capacity in both transduced FHL3 patient T cells and transduced hematopoietic stem cells from the FHL3 (Jinx) disease model.
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- Sarah E Takushi
- Department of Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Molecular and Systems Pharmacology, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Molecular and Systems Pharmacology, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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El-Mallawany NK, Curry CV, Allen CE. Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and Epstein-Barr virus: a complex relationship with diverse origins, expression and outcomes. Br J Haematol 2021; 196:31-44. [PMID: 34169507 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus with rare but severe potential for lymphoproliferative complications. EBV is associated with a variety of presentations of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). HLH is a life-threatening hyperinflammatory syndrome that can occur in patients with genetic defects associated with dysregulation of the immune response (familial HLH) or arise in patients with underlying infection or malignancy (non-familial or secondary HLH). EBV can both serve as the incidental trigger of familial HLH or as the driving factor in patients with selective inherited vulnerability (e.g. X-linked lymphoproliferative disease). Alternatively, acute infection can idiosyncratically cause non-neoplastic HLH in patients without inherited predisposition (i.e. secondary HLH), while EBV-associated T/natural killer (NK)-cell lymphoproliferative disorders and lymphomas can cause neoplasia-associated HLH. The present review will discern between EBV-associated familial and non-familial HLH and highlight diagnostic and therapeutic considerations. Non-familial EBV-associated HLH is a major diagnostic dilemma, as it represents a diverse spectrum of disease ranging from highly curable (non-neoplastic EBV-HLH) to indolent but incurable (chronic active EBV) to acutely fatal (systemic EBV-positive T-cell lymphoma of childhood). Increased clinical awareness and understanding of this rare and potentially devastating subset of EBV-related complications is desperately needed to improve survival for patients with neoplasia-associated HLH.
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- Nader Kim El-Mallawany
- Department of Paediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.,Texas Children's Cancer and Haematology Centres, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.,Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Paediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.,Texas Children's Cancer and Haematology Centres, Houston, TX, USA
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How I Treat: Allogeneic HSCT for adults with Inborn Errors of Immunity. Blood 2021; 138:1666-1676. [PMID: 34077952 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020008187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEI) are rare inherited disorders arising from monogenic germline mutations in genes that regulate the immune system. The majority of IEI are Primary Immunodeficiencies characterised by severe infection often associated with autoimmunity, autoinflammation and/or malignancy. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) has been the corrective treatment of choice for many IEI presenting with severe disease in early childhood and experience has made this a successful and comparatively safe treatment in affected children. Early HSCT outcomes in adults were poor, resulting in extremely limited use worldwide. This is changing due to a combination of improved IEI diagnosis to inform patient selection, better understanding of the natural history of specific IEI and improvements in transplant practice. Recently published HSCT outcomes for adults with IEI have been comparable with pediatric data, making HSCT an important option for correction of clinically severe IEI in adulthood. Here we discuss our practice for patient selection, timing of HSCT, donor selection and conditioning, peri- and post HSCT management and our approach to long term follow up. We stress the importance of multidisciplinary involvement in the complex decision-making process that we believe is required for successful outcomes in this rapidly emerging area.
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Targeted busulfan-based reduced-intensity conditioning and HLA-matched HSCT cure hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Blood Adv 2021; 4:1998-2010. [PMID: 32384542 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Reduced-intensity/reduced-toxicity conditioning and allogeneic T-cell replete hematopoietic stem cell transplantation are curative in patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Unstable donor chimerism (DC) and relapses are clinical challenges . We examined the effect of a reduced-intensity conditioning regimen based on targeted busulfan to enhance myeloid DC in HLH. The European Society for Bone and Marrow Transplantation-approved reduced-intensity conditioning protocol comprised targeted submyeloablative IV busulfan, IV fludarabine, and serotherapy comprising IV alemtuzumab (0.5-0.8 mg/kg) for unrelated-donor and IV rabbit anti-T-cell globulin for related-donor transplants. We assessed toxicity, engraftment, graft-versus-host disease (GHVD), DC in blood cell subtypes, and overall survival/event-free survival. Twenty-five patients from 7 centers were treated (median age, 0.68 year). The median total dose and cumulative area under the curve of busulfan was 13.1 mg/kg (6.4-26.4) and 63.1 mg/L × h (48-77), respectively. Bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cell, or cord blood transplants from HLA-matched related (n = 7) or unrelated (n = 18) donors were administered. Donor cells engrafted in all patients (median: neutrophils d+20/platelets d+28). At last follow-up (median, 36 months; range, 8-111 months), the median DC of CD15+ neutrophils, CD3+ T cells, and CD16+56+ natural killer cells was 99.5% (10-100), 97% (30-100), and 97.5% (30-100), respectively. Eight patients (32%) developed sinusoidal obstruction syndrome, resolving after defibrotide treatment. The 3-year overall survival and event-free survival rates were both 100%. None of the patients developed acute grade III to IV GHVD. Limited chronic GVHD was encountered in 4%. This regimen achieves excellent results with stable DC in patients with HLH.
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Reduced-intensity single-unit unrelated cord blood transplant with optional immune boost for nonmalignant disorders. Blood Adv 2021; 4:3041-3052. [PMID: 32634238 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Children with many inherited nonmalignant disorders can be cured or their condition alleviated by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Umbilical cord blood (UCB) units are a rapidly available stem cell source and offer great flexibility in HLA matching, allowing nearly uniform access to HSCT. Although reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens promise decreased treatment-related morbidity and mortality, graft failure and infections have limited their use in chemotherapy-naive patients. We prospectively evaluated a novel RIC regimen of alemtuzumab, hydroxyurea, fludarabine, melphalan, and thiotepa with a single-unit UCB graft in 44 consecutive patients with inborn errors of metabolism, immunity, or hematopoiesis. In addition, 5% of the UCB graft was re-cryopreserved and reserved for cord donor leukocyte infusion (cDLI) posttransplant. All patients engrafted at a median of 15 days posttransplant, and chimerism was >90% donor in the majority of patients at 1-year posttransplant with only 1 secondary graft failure. The incidence of grade II to IV graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was 27% (95% confidence interval [CI], 17-43) with no extensive chronic GVHD. Overall survival was 95% (95% CI, 83-99) and 85% (95% CI, 64-93) at 1 and 5 years posttransplant, respectively. No significant end-organ toxicities were observed. The use of cDLI did not affect GVHD and showed signals of efficacy for infection control or donor chimerism. This RIC transplant regimen using single-unit UCB graft resulted in outstanding survival and remarkably low rates of graft failure. Implementation of the protocol not requiring pharmacokinetic monitoring would be feasible and applicable worldwide for children with inherited disorders of metabolism, immunity, or hematopoiesis. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT01962415.
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Goode E, Miller H, Salzberg D, Campbell C, Beebe K, Schwalbach C, Adams RH, Ngwube A. Busulfan-based reduced toxicity conditioning regimen used in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in HLH patients results in sustained donor chimerism. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2021; 38:410-416. [PMID: 33625293 DOI: 10.1080/08880018.2020.1868638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Erin Goode
- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA.,Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA.,Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA.,Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA.,Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Im HJ, Kang SH. Treosulfan-Based Conditioning Regimen for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Pediatric Patients with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. CLINICAL PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.15264/cpho.2021.28.1.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Ho Joon Im
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center Children’s Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center Children’s Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Garonzi C, Chinello M, Cesaro S. Emapalumab for adult and pediatric patients with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2021; 14:527-534. [PMID: 33686916 DOI: 10.1080/17512433.2021.1901576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare life-threatening hyperinflammatory syndrome. Standard treatment is based on immunosuppressive, cytotoxic drugs and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in primary HLH. Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) plays a key pathogenic role. Emapalumab, a monoclonal antibody directed against IFN-γ, is the first target therapy approved for primary HLH with refractory, recurrent or progressive disease or intolerance to conventional therapy. AREAS COVERED We reviewed the pharmacological characteristics, safety, efficacy and clinical uses of emapalumab. We summarized the results of current standard treatment based on chemo-immunosuppressive protocols and outlined the alternative options available. EXPERT OPINION Emapalumab is an effective treatment for HLH with a good safety profile. Its efficacy was demonstrated in a phase II/III study on primary HLH pediatric patients with refractory, relapsing HLH or intolerance to first-line treatment. The use of emapalumab allowed most patients to proceed to HSCT, with a high estimated probability of survival 12 months after transplantation. The outcomes in patients who underwent transplantation compare favorably with those reported previously with either myeloablative or reduced-intensity conditioning regimens. The potential role of emapalumab in the treatment of secondary HLH and as a prevention of graft failure after HSCT deserves to be further assessed.
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- Chiara Garonzi
- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy
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Possible roads to improve hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis outcome. Blood Adv 2021; 4:6127-6129. [PMID: 33351106 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Hu Z, Dalal J. Challenges in HLH transplant: Tricks to prevent menace of mixed chimerism. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2021; 68:e28602. [PMID: 32893946 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Zhongbo Hu
- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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Devine SM, Horowitz MM. Building a Fit for Purpose Clinical Trials Infrastructure to Accelerate the Assessment of Novel Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Strategies and Cellular Immunotherapies. J Clin Oncol 2021; 39:534-544. [PMID: 33434065 PMCID: PMC8443822 DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.01623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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- Steven M. Devine
- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN
- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, MN
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI
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EBMT/ESID inborn errors working party guidelines for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for inborn errors of immunity. Bone Marrow Transplant 2021; 56:2052-2062. [PMID: 34226669 PMCID: PMC8410590 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-021-01378-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Hayashi RJ. Considerations in Preparative Regimen Selection to Minimize Rejection in Pediatric Hematopoietic Transplantation in Non-Malignant Diseases. Front Immunol 2020; 11:567423. [PMID: 33193340 PMCID: PMC7604384 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.567423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The variables that influence the selection of a preparative regimen for a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant procedure encompasses many issues. When one considers this procedure for non-malignant diseases, components in a preparative regimen that were historically developed to reduce malignant tumor burden may be unnecessary. The primary goal of the procedure in this instance becomes engraftment with the establishment of normal hematopoiesis and a normal immune system. Overcoming rejection becomes the primary priority, but pursuit of this goal cannot neglect organ toxicity, or post-transplant morbidity such as graft-versus-host disease or life threatening infections. With the improvements in supportive care, newborn screening techniques for early disease detection, and the expansion of viable donor sources, we have reached a stage where hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can be considered for virtually any patient with a hematopoietic based disease. Advancing preparative regiments that minimize rejection and transplant related toxicity will thus dictate to what extent this medical technology is fully utilized. This mini-review will provide an overview of the origins of conditioning regimens for transplantation and how agents and techniques have evolved to make hematopoietic stem cell transplantation a viable option for children with non-malignant diseases of the hematopoietic system. We will summarize the current state of this facet of the transplant procedure and describe the considerations that come into play in selecting a particular preparative regimen. Decisions within this realm must tailor the treatment to the primary disease condition to ideally achieve an optimal outcome. Finally, we will project forward where advances are needed to overcome the persistent engraftment obstacles that currently limit the utilization of transplantation for haematopoietically based diseases in children.
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- Robert J Hayashi
- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States
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Khan M, Iftikhar R, Ghafoor T, Hussain F, Chaudhry QUN, Mahmood SK, Shahbaz N, Khan MA, Khattak TA, Shamshad GU, Rehman J, Ali S, Shah Z, Rafae A, Farhan M, Anwer F, Ahmed P. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant in rare hematologic disorders: a single center experience from Pakistan. Bone Marrow Transplant 2020; 56:863-872. [PMID: 33184452 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-01126-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Management of rare hematological disorders pose unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges due to unusual occurrence and limited treatment options. We retrospectively identified 45 patients receiving matched related donor transplant for rare hematological disorders from 2006 to 2019. Patients were divided into two groups (1) malignant and (2) non malignant. The malignant disorder group included four patients while the nonmalignant group included 41 patients divided into immune dysregulation (n = 23), bone marrow failure (n = 10), metabolic (n = 5), and bleeding diathesis (n = 3). Twenty-six (57.8%) patients received myeloablative conditioning (MAC) and 16 (35.6%) received reduced intensity conditioning (RIC), while 3 (6.6%) patients with severe combined immunodeficiency received stem cell infusion alone without conditioning. The cumulative incidence (CI) of grade II-IV acute GVHD (aGVHD) was 39.1% (n = 18) and chronic GVHD (cGVHD) 15.2% (n = 7). There was no primary graft failure while CI of secondary graft failure was 9%. Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) was 82.2% and 77.8% respectively. Group wise OS was 75% in the malignant group, 82.6% in the immune dysregulation group, 80% in patients with metabolic disorders and bone marrow failure, while 100% in patients with bleeding diathesis. This retrospective analysis shows that hematopoietic stem cell transplant can be a feasible treatment option for rare hematological disorders.
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- Maryam Khan
- Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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- Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Pgy-1Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McLaren Flint Michigan State University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Tausig Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Klein OR, Bapty S, Lederman HM, Younger MEM, Zambidis ET, Jones RJ, Cooke KR, Symons HJ. Reduced Intensity Bone Marrow Transplantation with Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide for Pediatric Inherited Immune Deficiencies and Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes. J Clin Immunol 2020; 41:414-426. [PMID: 33159275 PMCID: PMC7647188 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-020-00898-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (alloBMT) is the only cure for many primary immune deficiency disorders (PIDD), primary immune regulatory disorders (PIRD), and inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (IBMFS). METHODS We report the results of 25 patients who underwent alloBMT using reduced intensity conditioning (RIC), alternative donors, and post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy). In an attempt to reduce regimen-related toxicities, we removed low-dose TBI from the prep and added mycophenolate mofetil and tacrolimus for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis for all donor types in the latter 14 patients. Donors were haploidentical related (n = 14), matched unrelated (n = 9), or mismatched unrelated (n = 2). The median age was 9 years (range 5 months-21 years). RESULTS With a median follow-up of 26 months (range 7 months-9 years), the 2-year overall survival is 92%. There were two deaths, one from infection, and one from complications after a second myeloablative BMT. Three patients developed secondary graft failure, one at 2 years and two at >3 years, successfully treated with CD34 cell boost in one or second BMT in two. The remaining 20 patients have full or stable mixed donor chimerism and are disease-free. The incidence of mixed chimerism is increased since removing TBI from the prep. The 6-month cumulative incidence of grade II acute GVHD is 17%, with no grade III-IV. The 1-year cumulative incidence of chronic GVHD is 14%, with severe of 5%. CONCLUSION This alloBMT platform using alternative donors, RIC, and PTCy is associated with excellent rates of engraftment and low rates of GVHD and non-relapse mortality, and offers a curative option for patients with PIDD, PIRD, and IBMFS. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04232085.
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- Orly R Klein
- Hematologic Malignancies and Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Pediatric hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Blood 2020; 135:1332-1343. [PMID: 32107531 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2019000936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 55.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a syndrome describing patients with severe systemic hyperinflammation. Characteristic features include unremitting fever, cytopenias, hepatosplenomegaly, and elevation of typical HLH biomarkers. Patients can develop hepatitis, coagulopathy, liver failure, central nervous system involvement, multiorgan failure, and other manifestations. The syndrome has a high mortality rate. More and more, it is recognized that while HLH can be appropriately used as a broad summary diagnosis, many pediatric patients actually suffer from an expanding spectrum of genetic diseases that can be complicated by the syndrome of HLH. Classic genetic diseases in which HLH is a typical and common manifestation include pathogenic changes in familial HLH genes (PRF1, UNC13D, STXBP2, and STX11), several granule/pigment abnormality genes (RAB27A, LYST, and AP3B1), X-linked lymphoproliferative disease genes (SH2D1A and XIAP), and others such as NLRC4, CDC42, and the Epstein-Barr virus susceptibility diseases. There are many other genetic diseases in which HLH is an infrequent complication of the disorder as opposed to a prominent manifestation of the disease caused directly by the genetic defect, including other primary immune deficiencies and inborn errors of metabolism. HLH can also occur in patients with underlying rheumatologic or autoinflammatory disorders and is usually designated macrophage activation syndrome in those settings. Additionally, HLH can develop in patients during infections or malignancies without a known (or as-yet-identified) genetic predisposition. This article will attempt to summarize current concepts in the pediatric HLH field as well as offer a practical diagnostic and treatment overview.
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Chandra S, Chandrakasan S, Dávila Saldaña BJ, Bleesing JJ, Jordan MB, Kumar AR, Grimley MS, Krupski C, Davies SM, Khandelwal P, Marsh RA. Experience with a Reduced Toxicity Allogeneic Transplant Regimen for Non-CGD Primary Immune Deficiencies Requiring Myeloablation. J Clin Immunol 2020; 41:89-98. [PMID: 33067658 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-020-00888-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE A need exists for reduced toxicity conditioning regimens that offer less toxicity while maintaining myeloablation, especially for primary immune deficiencies where myeloablation or high donor myeloid chimerism is required to achieve cure. We adapted a busulfan and fludarabine regimen by Gungor et al. for children and young adults undergoing allogeneic HCT for non-CGD primary immune deficiencies requiring myeloablation or high donor myeloid chimerism, and herein report our experience. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed records of 41 consecutive patients who underwent allogeneic HCT for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (n = 12), primary HLH/XLP (n = 10), CD40L deficiency (n = 7), or other (n = 12) primary immune deficiencies with a conditioning regimen containing pharmacokinetic-guided busulfan dosing which achieved a cumulative AUC between 57 and 74 mg/L × h (65-80% of conventional myeloablative exposure), along with fludarabine and alemtuzumab or anti-thymocyte globulin at 3 transplant centers between 2014 and 2019. RESULTS Forty-one patients underwent a first (n = 33) or second (n = 8) allogeneic HCT. Median age was 2.3 years (range, 0.3 years-19.8 years). All but one patient (97.5%) achieved neutrophil recovery at a median of 14 days (range, 11-34 days). One patient developed sinusoidal obstruction syndrome and two patients developed diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. Four patients developed grades II-IV acute GVHD. Three patients developed chronic GVHD. One-year overall survival was 90% (95% confidence interval [CI] 81-99%) and event-free survival was 83% (95% CI 71-94%). CONCLUSIONS Our experience suggests that a reduced toxicity busulfan-fludarabine regimen offers low toxicity, low incidence of grades 2-4 GVHD, durable myeloid engraftment, and excellent survival, and may be considered for a variety of primary immune deficiencies where myeloablative HCT is desired.
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- Sharat Chandra
- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 7015, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA. .,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplant, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Children's National Hospital, Washington, D.C., USA
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 7015, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 7015, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 7015, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 7015, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 7015, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 7015, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 7015, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 7015, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Wustrau K, Greil J, Sykora KW, Albert MH, Burkhardt B, Lang P, Meisel R, Wössmann W, Beier R, Schulz A, Bader P, Chada M, Kühl JS, Schlegel PG, Speckmann C, Gruhn B, Seidel M, Wawer A, Ozga AK, Janka G, Ehl S, Müller I, Lehmberg K. Risk factors for mixed chimerism in children with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis after reduced toxicity conditioning. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2020; 67:e28523. [PMID: 32618429 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Reduced toxicity conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation of patients with hemophagocyticlymphohistiocytosis (HLH) results in favorable survival, however at the expense of relevant rates of mixed chimerism. Factors predisposing to mixed chimerism remain to be determined. PROCEDURE Patients with primary HLH transplanted 2009-2016 after treosulfan- or melphalan-based conditioning regimens were analyzed in a retrospective multicenter study for survival, engraftment, chimerism, and adverse events. Mixed chimerism was considered substantial if < 25% donor chimerism occurred and/or if secondary cell therapy was administered. Donor type, graft source, type of alkylating agent, type of serotherapy, and remission status were analyzed as potential risk factors in a multivariable logistic regression model. RESULTS Among 60 patients, engraftment was achieved in 95%, and the five-year estimated overall survival rate was 75%. Prevalence of any recipient chimerism was 48%. Substantial recipient chimerism was recorded in 32% of patients. Secondary post-HSCT cell therapy was administered in 30% of patients. A human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-mismatched donor (< 10/10) was the only significant risk factor for the occurrence of substantial recipient chimerism (P = 0.01; odds ratio, 5.8; CI 95%, 1.5-26.3). CONCLUSION The use of an HLA-matched donor is the most important factor to avoid substantial recipient chimerism following treosulfan -or melphalan-based conditioning in primary HLH.
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- Katharina Wustrau
- Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Dr. von Hauner University Children's Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Therapy, Clinic for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Division for Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, University Hospital for Children and Adolescent Medicine, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Hemostaseology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Children's Hospital, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Center of Chronic Immunodeficiency, Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Immunodeficiency, University Medical Center, University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Medical Center, University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric-Hemato-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center of Chronic Immunodeficiency, Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Immunodeficiency, University Medical Center, University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Medical Center, University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Ali S, Wall DA, Ali M, Chiang KY, Naqvi A, Weitzman S, Gassas A, Gibson P, Brager R, Fernandez CV, Crooks B, Schechter T, Krueger J. Effect of different conditioning regimens on survival and engraftment for children with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis undergoing allogeneic hematopoeitic stem cell transplantation: A single institution experience. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2020; 67:e28477. [PMID: 33740322 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare hyperinflammatory immuneregulatory disorder, is a challenge in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) because of the high rate of mixed chimerism, relapse, and graft failure (GF) unless intensive myeloablative regimens are used. However, historically conventional myeloablative regimens (conv MA) are associated with high toxicity and mortality. PROCEDURE We retrospectively compared transplant outcomes between three preparative regimens of varying intensities: Conv MA (n = 15), reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC, n = 12), and a treosulfan-based reduced-toxicity conditioning (RTC, n = 9). RESULTS Patients in the RIC cohort had a higher incidence of mixed donor chimerism and five patients (42%) developed secondary GF (P = .002) compared to the other two regimens. There was a higher incidence of veno-occlusive disease and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions in the Conv MA cohort. With the RTC regimen, there was a similar 2-year overall survival (89, 73, and 83%; P = .87), but improved compound EFS (lack of relapse, GF, second transplant or additional donor cell infusions, or death; 89, 73, and 42%, P = .041) in RTC, Conv MA, and RIC regimen, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The intensity of the preparative regimen has a significant impact on outcome of HSCT for HLH. The newly described treosulfan-based RTC provides for a stable graft with a reasonable toxicity profile.
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- Salah Ali
- Division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Sheffield Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant, University Hospitals Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Sheffield Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.,Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Sheffield Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.,Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Even-Or E, NaserEddin A, Dinur Schejter Y, Shadur B, Zaidman I, Stepensky P. Haploidentical stem cell transplantation with post-transplant cyclophosphamide for osteopetrosis and other nonmalignant diseases. Bone Marrow Transplant 2020; 56:434-441. [PMID: 32855443 PMCID: PMC7450679 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-01040-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is curative for a variety of nonmalignant disorders including osteopetrosis, bone marrow failures, and immune deficiencies. Haploidentical HSCT is a readily available option in the absence of a matched donor, but engraftment failure and other post-transplant complications are a concern. Post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PT-Cy) regimens are gaining popularity and recent reports show promising results. We report our experience with nine pediatric patients with nonmalignant diseases who were transplanted from a haploidentical donor with PT-Cy. From 2015 to 2019, nine children with nonmalignant diseases underwent haploidentical HSCT with PT-Cy, two as a second transplant and seven as primary grafts after upfront serotherapy and busulfan-based myeloablative conditioning. Patient’s diseases included osteopetrosis (n = 5), congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia (n = 2), hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (n = 1), and Wiskott Aldrich syndrome (n = 1). Two patients failed to engraft following upfront PT-Cy transplants, one was salvaged with a second PT-Cy transplant, and the other with a CD34+ selected graft. None of the patients suffered from graft-versus-host disease. Three patients died from early posttransplant infectious complications and six patients are alive and well. In conclusion, haploidentical HSCT with PT-Cy is a feasible option for pediatric patients with nonmalignant diseases lacking a matched donor.
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- Ehud Even-Or
- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.,Department of Immunology, Graduate Research School, Garvan Institute of Medical Research and University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Zimmerman C, Shenoy S. Chimerism in the Realm of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Non-malignant Disorders-A Perspective. Front Immunol 2020; 11:1791. [PMID: 32903736 PMCID: PMC7438804 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) is a curative intervention in non-malignant disorders (NMD) that benefit from donor-derived hematopoiesis, immunity, and establishment of vital cells or enzyme systems. Stability or reversal of disease symptoms depends on adequacy and long-term stability of donor cell engraftment in the compartment of interest. Unlike hematologic malignancies where complete replacement with donor derived hematopoiesis is desirable for a cure, NMD manifestations can often be controlled in the presence of mixed chimerism. This allows for exploration of reduced intensity conditioning regimens that can limit organ toxicity, late effects, and increase tolerability especially in young recipients or those with a large burden of disease related morbidity. However, the levels of donor chimerism conducive to disease control vary between NMD, need to focus on the hematopoietic lineage necessary to correct individual disorders, and need to be assessed for stability over time, i.e., a whole lifespan. An enhanced ability to reject grafts due to recipient immune competence, alloimmunization, and autoimmunity add to the complexity of this balance making NMD a highly diverse group of unrelated disorders. The addition of donor factors such as stem cell source and Human-Leukocyte-Antigen match extend the complexity such that 'one size does not fit all'. In this perspective, we will discuss current knowledge of the role of chimerism and goals, approach to HCT, and emerging methods of boosting engraftment and graft function, and monitoring recommendations. We draw attention to knowledge gaps and areas of necessity for further research and research support.
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Oikonomopoulou C, Goussetis E. Autosomal dominant hyper-IgE syndrome: When hematopoietic stem cell transplantation should be considered? Pediatr Transplant 2020; 24:e13699. [PMID: 32497403 DOI: 10.1111/petr.13699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AD-HIES or Job's syndrome is a primary immunodeficiency, caused by dominant negative mutations in signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 3. The syndrome is characterized by infectious, immunologic, and non-immunologic manifestations and is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and development of lymphomas. What has not yet been elucidated is the role of HSCT in the disease treatment spectrum. We review published cases of patients with AD-HIES that underwent HSCT and attempt to clarify at what stage HSCT should be considered and what are the complications.
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- Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare but severe form of immune dysregulation often presenting as unremitting fever, cytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, coagulopathy, and elevation of typical HLH biomarkers. HLH is universally fatal, if left untreated. The HLH-2004 criteria are widely used to diagnose this condition, but there is growing concerns across different settings that its application may result in undertreatment of certain patients. There is an expanding spectrum of genetic conditions that can be complicated by HLH. This review summarizes the current concepts in HLH, the lessons learned from the past, and provide an overview of the latest diagnostic and treatment modalities.
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Wobma H, Jin Z, Moscoso S, Bhatia M, Broglie L, George D, Garvin J, Satwani P. Risk Factors, Clinical Outcomes, and Cost-of-Care Related to Graft Failure in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2020; 26:1318-1325. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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