Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
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Biol. Blood Marrow Transplant. · Jan 2008
Long-term outcomes of autologous stem cell transplantation for follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma: effect of histological grade and Follicular International Prognostic Index.
Although results of autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT) for recurrent follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) have been previously reported, the long-term results and evaluation of prognostic factors in a large patient population receiving this therapy are difficult to find in the literature. To address these issues, we evaluated 248 patients with recurrent follicular NHL treated with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous SCT between 7/87 and 6/03. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification system, 64 patients (26%) had follicular NHL grade 1 (FL 1), 98 (40%) had FL 2, and 86 (35%) had FL 3. ⋯ In a multivariate analysis, a histological grade of FL 3, a high-risk FLIPI score at the time of transplantation, and having received 3 or more previous chemotherapy regimens were significant factors for predicting a worse OS. In addition, the use of a transplantation regimen including a monoclonal antibody decreased the relative risk of progressive lymphoma. These data suggest that transplantation earlier in the course of the disease for patients with follicular lymphoma with use of a monoclonal antibody-based regimen may lead to improved outcomes.
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Biol. Blood Marrow Transplant. · Jan 2008
Long-term outcome after bone marrow transplantation for aplastic anemia using cyclophosphamide and total lymphoid irradiation as conditioning regimen.
We retrospectively studied 49 patients in a single institute to evaluate the long-term outcome of total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) conditioning for allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) to treat aplastic anemia (AA). Most of the patients had received transfusions and had undergone previous treatment, with 33 receiving related transplants and 16 receiving unrelated transplants. Conditioning consisted of cyclophosphamide (Cy; 200 mg/kg) plus TLI (750 cGy) for related transplantation and Cy plus total body irradiation (TBI; 500 cGy) and TLI (500 cGy) for unrelated transplantation. ⋯ B cell lymphoproliferative disorder developed only after the ATG-containing conditioning. No other secondary malignancies developed after long-term follow-up. Our findings suggest that TLI conditioning is feasible and effective for patients with AA.
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Biol. Blood Marrow Transplant. · Jan 2008
Clinical TrialOnce-daily intravenous busulfan with therapeutic drug monitoring compared to conventional oral busulfan improves survival and engraftment in children undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
Because of intra- and interindividual variability, bioavailability, and pharmacokinetics of busulfan (Bu) in children, oral busulfan without therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is assumed to be associated with higher graft failure rates as well as higher toxicity (eg, veno-occlusive disease [VOD]). This study compares the outcome of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) of 2 groups: 1) 30 patients who received myeloablation with once-daily intravenous (i.v.) dose-targeted busulfan (BUdtIV) based on TDM and 2) 30 patients who received the current practice of untargeted oral busulfan (BUPO). Patients received a 3-hour infusion of Bu at a first dose of 120 mg/m(2) (age >or=1 year) or 80 mg/m(2) (<1 year), or BUPO 1 mg/kg 4 times daily. ⋯ TDM was feasible in routine clinical practice. The results show that i.v. Bu using TDM is preferable over oral Bu in children undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation, especially in those at high risk for graft failure/relapse.
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Biol. Blood Marrow Transplant. · Jan 2008
Donor killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genotype-patient cognate KIR ligand combination and antithymocyte globulin preadministration are critical factors in outcome of HLA-C-KIR ligand-mismatched T cell-replete unrelated bone marrow transplantation.
We previously reported the potent adverse effects of killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) ligand mismatch (KIR-L-MM) on the outcome of T cell-replete unrelated hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (UR-HSCT) through the Japan Marrow Donor Program. Other UR-HSCT studies have yielded inconsistent results. To address this discrepancy, we evaluated candidate factors contributing to the effects of KIR-L-MM on transplantation outcomes in retrospectively selected hematologic malignancy cases with uniform graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis (n = 1489). ⋯ Furthermore, in KIR-L-MM-G, the donor KIR2DS2 gene with the patient cognate C1 ligand was associated with a higher incidence of aGVHD (P = .012). Multivariate analysis by Cox proportional hazard models suggested that donor 2DS2 and ATG preadministration were critical factors in grade III-IV aGVHD (hazard ratio = 1.96; 95% confidence interval = 1.01-3.80; P = .045, and hazard ratio = 0.56; 95% confidence interval = 0.31-0.99; P = .047, respectively). These results indicate that the adverse effects of KIR-L-MM-G depend on combination of donor-activating KIR genotype-patient cognate KIR ligand type and no ATG preadministration, thereby suggesting the importance of these factors in UR-HSCT and in leukemia treatment using natural killer (NK) cell alloreactivity.
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Biol. Blood Marrow Transplant. · Jan 2008
Recipient NOD2/CARD15 variants: a novel independent risk factor for the development of bronchiolitis obliterans after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a serious complication after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. We hypothesized that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the NOD2/CARD15 gene (=NOD2/CARD15 variants) contribute to changes in host defense and subsequent alloreaction, leading to BO. We analyzed 427 donor-recipient pairs for the association of NOD2/CARD15 variants (SNP8 [Arg702Trp], SNP12 [Gly908Arg], and SNP13 [Leu1007fsinsC]) with BO occurrence. ⋯ The cumulative incidence of BO rose from 1.3% in donor-recipient pairs without mutation to 18.7% in pairs with donor or recipient NOD2/CARD15 variants (P < .001). Recipient NOD2/CARD15 variants alone led to BO in 22.3% (P < .001), whereas donor variants alone associated with BO in 13.2% (P = .04). Multivariate analysis proved recipient but not donor NOD2/CARD15 variants to be a novel independent risk factor for BO development, and NOD2/CARD15 typing may help identify patients at increased risk for BO.