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Esquirol A, Cadenas IG, Novelli S, Garrido A, Caballero AC, Oñate G, Lopez J, Redondo S, Argüello M, Saavedra S, Moreno C, Briones J, Sierra J, Martino R. Outcome improvement over time in reduced intensity conditioning hematopoietic transplantation: a 20-year experience. Ann Hematol 2024; 103:321-334. [PMID: 37971549 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-023-05530-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
The current study includes all consecutive patients (N = 484) who received a reduced-intensity conditioning regimen (RIC) allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in our center from 1999 to 2020. Conditioning regimens were based on fludarabine with melphalan or busulfan, with low-dose thiotepa and pharmacological GVHD prophylaxis consisted of cyclosporine A (CsA)-methotrexate (MTX)/mofetil (MMF) (n = 271), tacrolimus-sirolimus (n = 145), and post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy)-tacrolimus (n = 68). The median time of overall follow-up in survivors was 8 years (1-22 years) and was at least 3 years in all three GVHD prophylaxis groups. Thirty-three percent had a high or very high disease risk index, 56% ≥ 4 European bone marrow transplantation risk, and 65% ≥ 3 hematopoietic stem cell transplantation comorbidity index score-age score. Neutrophil and platelet engraftment was longer for PTCy-tacro (p 0.0001). Cumulative incidence of grade III-IV aGVHD was 17% at 200 days, and that of moderate-severe cGvHD was 36% at 8 years. GVHD prophylaxis was the only prognostic factor in the multivariable analyses for the development of aGVHD and moderate-severe cGVHD (p 0.0001). NRM and relapse incidences were 29% and 30% at 8 years, while OS and PFS rates were 43% and 39% at 8 years. At 3 years, OS was highest in the PTCy-tacro group (68%) than in the tacro-siro (61%) and CsA-MTX/MMF (49%) cohorts (p < 0.01). In the three groups, respectively, the 200-day incidence of grade III-IV aGvHD (6% vs. 12% vs. 23%) and 3-year moderate-severe cGVHD (8% vs. 40% vs. 38%) were lower in the PTCy cohort. These better outcomes were confirmed in multivariable analyses. Based on our recent results, the PTCy could be considered as a real GvHD prophylaxis in the RIC setting due to improve best 3-year GvHD and survival outcomes.
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- Albert Esquirol
- Hematology Department, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, IIB-Sant Pau and Jose Carreras Leukemia Research Institutes, Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Mas Casanovas, 90, 08041, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, IIB-Sant Pau and Jose Carreras Leukemia Research Institutes, Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Mas Casanovas, 90, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, IIB-Sant Pau and Jose Carreras Leukemia Research Institutes, Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Mas Casanovas, 90, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, IIB-Sant Pau and Jose Carreras Leukemia Research Institutes, Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Mas Casanovas, 90, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, IIB-Sant Pau and Jose Carreras Leukemia Research Institutes, Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Mas Casanovas, 90, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, IIB-Sant Pau and Jose Carreras Leukemia Research Institutes, Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Mas Casanovas, 90, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, IIB-Sant Pau and Jose Carreras Leukemia Research Institutes, Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Mas Casanovas, 90, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, IIB-Sant Pau and Jose Carreras Leukemia Research Institutes, Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Mas Casanovas, 90, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, IIB-Sant Pau and Jose Carreras Leukemia Research Institutes, Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Mas Casanovas, 90, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, IIB-Sant Pau and Jose Carreras Leukemia Research Institutes, Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Mas Casanovas, 90, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, IIB-Sant Pau and Jose Carreras Leukemia Research Institutes, Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Mas Casanovas, 90, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, IIB-Sant Pau and Jose Carreras Leukemia Research Institutes, Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Mas Casanovas, 90, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, IIB-Sant Pau and Jose Carreras Leukemia Research Institutes, Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Mas Casanovas, 90, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau, IIB-Sant Pau and Jose Carreras Leukemia Research Institutes, Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona, Mas Casanovas, 90, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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Salhotra A, Yuan S, Ali H. Fifty years of BMT: risk stratification, donor matching, and stem cell collection for transplantation. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1196564. [PMID: 37700828 PMCID: PMC10493308 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1196564] [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: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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In this review, we discuss recipient risk assessment for allo-HCT regarding comorbidities present at baseline to predict non relapse mortality. We further reviewed the incorporation of remission status and cytogenetic risk prior to allograft transplantation to predict relapse rates for hematologic malignancies. HCT-CI and DRI are tools available to physicians to assess the risk-benefit of allo-HCT in patients referred for transplantation. Next, we discuss our algorithm for donor selection and criteria for donor selection in case matched donors are not available. Finally, we discuss our approach for stem cell mobilization, especially in donors failing G-CSF, and our approach for the use of plerixafor and data supporting its use.
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- Amandeep Salhotra
- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT), City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, United States
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- Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, United States
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT), City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, United States
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DeZern AE, Elmariah H, Zahurak M, Rosner GL, Gladstone DE, Ali SA, Huff CA, Swinnen LJ, Imus P, Borrello I, Wagner-Johnston ND, Ambinder RF, Brodsky RA, Cooke K, Luznik L, Fuchs EJ, Bolaños-Meade J, Jones RJ. Shortened-Duration Immunosuppressive Therapy after Nonmyeloablative, Related HLA-Haploidentical or Unrelated Peripheral Blood Grafts and Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2020; 26:2075-2081. [PMID: 32818556 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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With post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy) as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis, nonmyeloablative (NMA) HLA-haploidentical (haplo) and HLA-matched blood or marrow transplantation (BMT) have comparable outcomes. Previous reports have shown that discontinuation of immunosuppression (IS) as early as day 60 after infusion of a bone marrow (BM) haplo allograft with PTCy is feasible. There are certain diseases in which peripheral blood (PB) may be favored over BM, but given the higher rates of GVHD with PB, excessive GVHD is of increased concern. We report a completed, prospective single-center trial of stopping IS at days 90 and 60 after NMA PB stem cell transplantation (PBSCT). Between 12/2015-7/2018, 117 consecutive patients with hematologic malignancies associated with higher rates of graft failure after NMA conditioned BMT and PTCy, received NMA PB allografts on trial. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of reduced-duration IS (from day 5 through day 90 in the D90 cohort and through day 60 in the D60 cohort). Of the 117 patients (median age, 64 years; range, 22 to 78 years), the most common diagnoses were myelodysplastic syndrome (33%), acute myelogenous leukemia (with minimal residual disease or arising from an antecedent disorder) (32%), myeloproliferative neoplasms (19%), myeloma (9%), and chronic lymphoblastic leukemia (7%). Shortened IS was feasible in 75 patients (64%) overall. Ineligibility for shortened IS resulted most commonly from GVHD (17 patients), followed by early relapse (11 patients), nonrelapse mortality (NRM) (7 patients), patient/ physician preference (4 patients) or graft failure (3 patients). Of the 57 patients in the D90 cohort, 33 (58%) stopped IS early as planned, and among the 60 patients in the D60 cohort, 42 (70%) stopped IS early as planned. The graft failure rate was 2.6%. After IS cessation, the median time to diagnosis of grade II-IV acute GVHD was 21 days in the D90 cohort and 32 days in the D60 cohort, with almost all cases developing within 40 days. Approximately one-third of these patients resumed IS. All outcome measures were similar in the 2 cohorts and our historical outcomes with 180 days of IS. The cumulative incidence of grade III-IV acute GVHD was low, 2% in the D90 cohort and 7% in the D60 cohort. The incidence of severe chronic GVHD at 2 years was 9% in the D90 cohort and 5% in the D60 cohort. The 2-year overall survival was 67% for both the D90 and D60 cohorts. The 2-year progression-free survival was 47% for the D90 cohort and 52% for the D60 cohort, and the GVHD-free, relapse-free survival was <35% for both cohorts. These data suggest that reduced-duration IS in patients undergoing NMA PBSCT with PTCy is feasible and has an acceptable safety profile. © 2020 American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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- Amy E DeZern
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Immunotherapy, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Oncology Biostatistics, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology Biostatistics, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Pediatric Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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Balassa K, Danby R, Rocha V. Haematopoietic stem cell transplants: principles and indications. Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2019; 80:33-39. [PMID: 30592675 DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2019.80.1.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation was proposed as a treatment strategy just over 60 years ago. Owing to great advances in the field, haematopoietic stem cell transplantation has become an established method for the treatment of many haemato-oncological, immunological and hereditary conditions with the potential of cure. The number of haematopoietic stem cell transplants performed worldwide reached one million by 2012. This review provides an overview of autologous and allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation including disease indications, the individual steps of the procedure and outcome, and highlights achievements in the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Although autoimmune conditions account for only 1% of indications for autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplant, this is increasingly used to treat high-risk autoimmune diseases. Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation can induce long-term remission by resetting the immune system via eradication of autoreactive immune cells and the generation of a de novo self-tolerant immune system. Data seem most encouraging in multiple sclerosis and systemic sclerosis and it is likely that the number of procedures performed to treat these conditions will rise in the future.
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- Katalin Balassa
- Clinical Research Fellow in Bone Marrow Transplantation, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Clinical Haematology, Cancer and Haematology Centre, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LE and NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford
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- Consultant Haematologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Clinical Haematology, Cancer and Haematology Centre, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford and Anthony Nolan Research Institute, London
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- Consultant Haematologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Clinical Haematology, Cancer and Haematology Centre, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford and NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford
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Kasamon YL, Fuchs EJ, Zahurak M, Rosner GL, Symons HJ, Gladstone DE, Huff CA, Swinnen LJ, Brodsky RA, Matsui WH, Borrello I, Shanbhag S, Cooke KR, Ambinder RF, Luznik L, Bolaños-Meade J, Jones RJ. Shortened-Duration Tacrolimus after Nonmyeloablative, HLA-Haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018; 24:1022-1028. [PMID: 29353109 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
With post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy) as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis, nonmyeloablative HLA-haploidentical (NMA haplo) and HLA-matched blood or marrow transplantation (BMT) have comparable outcomes. Early discontinuation of immunosuppression may reduce the risk of relapse and improve immune reconstitution, but may increase the risk of GVHD. We conducted a prospective trial of NMA haplo BMT for patients with hematologic malignancies (median age, 61 years), evaluating the safety of early discontinuation of tacrolimus. All patients received T cell-replete bone marrow followed by high-dose PTCy, mycophenolate mofetil, and tacrolimus. Tacrolimus was prespecified to stop without taper at day +90, +60, or +120, contingent on having ≥5% donor T cells, no relapse, and no grade II-IV acute or significant chronic GVHD. Safety stopping rules were based on ≥5% graft failure, ≥10% nonrelapse mortality (NRM), or a ≥20% combined incidence of severe acute and chronic GVHD from the tacrolimus stop date through day +180. Of the 47 patients in the day +90 arm, 23 (49%) stopped tacrolimus as planned. Of the 55 patients in the day +60 arm, 38 (69%) stopped as planned. Safety stopping criteria were not met. In both arms, at day +180, the probability of grade II-IV acute GVHD was <40%, that of grade III-IV acute GVHD was <8%, and that of NRM was <5%. The 1-year probabilities of chronic GVHD and NRM were <15% and <10%, respectively, in both arms. The 1-year GVHD-free relapse-free survival was higher in the day 60 arm. Thus, stopping tacrolimus as early as day +60 is feasible and carries acceptable risks after NMA haplo BMT with PTCy. This approach may facilitate post-transplantation strategies for relapse reduction.
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- Yvette L Kasamon
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Raj M, Choi SW, Gurtekin TS, Platt J. Improving the Informed Consent Process in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Patient, Caregiver, and Provider Perspectives. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2017; 24:156-162. [PMID: 28882447 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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One of the significant modifications to the Common Rule is the requirement that prospective participants be given information sufficient for a "reasonable person." However, research is limited on what types of information patients, caregivers, and providers consider "key information." Although certain aspects of informed consent (IC) may be considered standard, considering the individualized needs and preferences of patients is necessary for patient-centered consent. In this study, we qualitatively examined the specific types of information that patients and caregivers involved in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), as well as their providers, believe to be important and necessary as part of the IC process to make a decision about participating in clinical research; and further, how these perspectives are aligned. Our findings suggest opportunities for improving the IC document and process by emphasizing information of importance to patients, such as the benefits to others and contributions to science that are associated with participation in clinical research. Furthermore, increasing patient engagement during the IC process may allow providers to streamline information that is aligned with patient information needs and preferences.
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- Minakshi Raj
- Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Grønningsæter IS, Tsykunova G, Lilleeng K, Ahmed AB, Bruserud Ø, Reikvam H. Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in adults after allogeneic stem cell transplantation-pathophysiology, diagnostics and treatment. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2017; 13:553-569. [DOI: 10.1080/1744666x.2017.1279053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Ida Sofie Grønningsæter
- Department of Medicine, Hematology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Medicine, Hematology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Raj M, Choi SW, Platt J. A qualitative exploration of the informed consent process in hematopoietic cell transplantation clinical research and opportunities for improvement. Bone Marrow Transplant 2016; 52:292-298. [PMID: 27748736 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Informed consent (IC) struggles to meet the ethical principles it strives to embody in the context of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Patients often participate in multiple clinical trials making it difficult to effectively inform the participants and fulfill complex regulations. The recent Notice of Proposed Rule Making would make major changes to federal requirements, providing a timely opportunity to evaluate existing practice. Twenty health care professionals within a Midwest Academic Medical Center involved in obtaining IC in the HCT clinic or involved in patient care during or after the IC process were interviewed to understand: (1) how they approached the IC process; (2) how they described a 'successful' IC process; and (3) opportunities for innovation. Narrative and discourse analyses of interviews indicate that providers understand IC to be a collaborative process requiring engagement and participation of providers, patients and caregivers. 'Markers of success' were identified including cognitive, affective and procedural markers focusing on patient understanding and comfort with the decision to participate. Opportunities for innovating the process included use of decision aids and tablet-based technology, and better use of patient portals. Our findings suggest specific interventions for the IC process that could support the process of consent for providers, patients and caregivers.
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- M Raj
- Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Parody R, López-Corral L, Lopez-Godino O, Martinez C, Martino R, Solano C, Barba P, Caballero D, García-Cadenas I, Piñana JL, Marquez-Malaver FJ, Vazquez L, Esquirol A, Boluda JCH, Sanchez-Guijo F, Pérez-Simon JA. GvHD prophylaxis with tacrolimus plus sirolimus after reduced intensity conditioning allogeneic transplantation: results of a multicenter study. Bone Marrow Transplant 2016; 51:1524-1526. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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