scholarly journals Excellent Outcomes of the Second Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Hematological Malignancies with Reduced Toxicity Conditioning and Donor Change

Blood ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 4891-4891
Author(s):  
Yongqiang Zhao ◽  
Yanzhi Song ◽  
Zhihui Li ◽  
Fan Yang ◽  
Feifei Li ◽  
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Abstract Introduction: High relapse rate and transplant-related mortality (TRM) are the major obstacles for the second allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Reduced-toxicity conditioning (RTC) can decrease TRM and healthier donor may provide stronger anti-leukemia and anti-infection effects. Objective:In current clinical study, the safety and efficacy of the second allo-HSCT with RTC and donor change were examined. Methods: Between April 2018 and June 2021, total 48 patients with hematological malignancies (B-ALL 26, T-ALL/LBL 4,AML16,MDS 2) who failed to the first allo-HSCT(relapsed 47, secondary rejection 1) and underwent the second allo-HSCT in our hospital were enrolled. The median age was 25(5-55) years old. Male to female was 25:23. Before the second allo-HSCT, 35 (72.9%) patients were in complete remission (CR) (minimal residual disease (MRD) negative in 28, MRD positive in 7), and 13 (27.1%) cases (B-ALL7,T-ALL/LBL2,AML3,MDS1) in non-remission(NR). The median interval between twoallo-HSCTs was 19.5 (8-77) months. For better donor selection, the functions of hematopoiesis and immune (subsets of lymphocyte, immune globulin,and granzyme and perforin of NK cell) as well as hematological and immunological hereditary predisposition gene variants for potential donors were tested. The types of the first allo-HSCT included haploidentical (n=33), unrelated (n=8), identical sibling (n=5), and unrelated cord blood (n=2). All donors were changed for the second allo-HSCT(haploidentical 35, unrelated 13)except one recipient no other donor available. RTC regimens were mainly total body irradiation(TBI)/fludarabine (FLU)-based(n=39) or busulfan (BU)/FLU-based (n=7).Two patients were with total marrow irradiation (TMI)/FLU-basedregimen. For TBI/FLU regimen, fractionated TBI (8Gy in 32, 10Gy in 7), cytarabine 1-2g/m 2 for 3 days,FLU 30mg/m 2 for 5 days, Me-CCNU 250mg/m 2 for 1 day, and ATG were used. For BU/FLU regimen, BU 0.8mg/kg q6h for 3 days, cytarabine 1-2g/m 2 for 3 days,FLU 30mg/m 2 for 5 days, Me-CCNU 250mg/m 2 for 1 day, and ATG were used. For TMI/FLU regimen, the same conditioning as TBI/FLU was used except fractionated TMI 10-12Gy instead of TBI. Decitabine (20mg/m 2, 3 days) or etoposide (200mg/m 2, 2 days) were administrated in some patients in NR or MRD positive. Cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil and short-term methotrexate were employed for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis. Some patients received maintenance therapy post-transplant with targeted medicine based on their fusion genes or gene mutations. Results: ALL patients became full donor chimerism. The median time for neutrophil and platelet recovery was 15 (11-22) days and 16 (10-240) days. The incidences of grade II-IV acute GVHD (aGVHD) and chronic GVHD(cGVHD) were 18.8%, 47.5% (limited 25%, extensive 22.5%), respectively. The incidences of CMV and EBV reactivation were 31.3% and 6.3%. No severe hemorrhagic cystitis occurred. The median follow-up was 13(1-38) months. One-year disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) of all patients were 68.7% (95% CI:0.511;0.811) and 78.9% (95% CI:0.62;0.889) . Nine patients died(relapse 7,GVHD and infection 2).The relapse rate was 22.9%.TRM was only 4.2%. NR before transplant and TP53 mutation were high risk for disease recurrence post-HSCT. Relapse rates were 53.8% vs. 11.4% in NR and CR patients, and 50% vs. 17.5% in the patients with or without TP53 mutation. Disease status before transplant was key impact factor for survival after the second allo-HSCT. One-year OS in CR and NR settings were81.4 % and 70%, respectively, p=0.13. One-year DFS in CR and NR settingswere79.6%, and 41.9%, respectively, p=0.005. No significant difference of DFS was seen in haploidentical and unrelated transplants(68.1% vs.71.8%, p=0.627). Conclusions: With our strategy of RTC regimens and donor change, excellent outcomes of the second allo-HSCT in hematological malignancies have been achieved. One-year DFS and OS are 68.7% and 78.9%. Both TRM and relapse rate are low (4.2%, 22.9%). The most important factor on prognosis of the second allo-HSCT is disease status before transplant but not donor type. TP53 mutation also has negative impact on DFS after the second allo-HSCT. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (21) ◽  
pp. 228-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong Wu ◽  
Yan-Li Zhao ◽  
Jing-Bo Wang ◽  
Xing-Yu Cao ◽  
Yu-Ming Yin ◽  
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Abstract Abstract 228 Haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT) is an important alternative option for patients with hematological malignancies who need urgent transplant but without HLA matched either sibling or unrelated donor (Dao-Pei Lu et al., Blood 2006; 107:3065). Each patient usually has several haploidentical family members who could be selected as a donor. To determine the principal of donor selection among all available related haploidentical candidates, the clinical outcomes of a large series of haplo-HSCT in our hospital are analyzed. From April 2002 to April 2010, consecutive 440 patients with hematological malignancies who underwent haplo-HSCT were included. The median age of patients was 23 (3-59) years old. The diagnosis included AML (39.8%), ALL (35.9%), MDS (3.6%), CML (16.1%), and others (4.6%). Transplants at CR1 or CML-CP1, ≥CR2 or CML-CP2/AP, and advanced disease (refractory/relapsed acute leukemia or CML-BC) were 33.4%, 40.9% and 25.7%. HLA mismatched at 1, 2, 3 loci was 13.2 %, 27.5%, 59.3%, respectively. Transplants in sex-matched donor-recipient pair, female donor to male recipient, and male donor to female recipient were 55.1%, 33.0% and 13.9%. Major clinical characteristics among these three arms were similar. All patients received unmanipulated combined marrow and peripheral blood stem cells for transplant after BUCy2/CyTBI plus ATG conditioning. Fludarabine was substituted for cyclophosphamide in some patients due to impaired organ function. Prophylaxis and treatment of GVHD were reported previously. Steady hematopoietic reconstitution was seen in 98.6% of recipients. The cumulative incidences of grade II to IV acute GVHD and chronic GVHD were 32.6%, 61.3%, respectively. 100-day mortality was 10.5%. With the median follow-up of 32 (3-99) months, 2-year and 5-year overall survival (OS) rates for patients who were in different disease status were 57.9% and 52.9%. Univariate and multivariate analysis all showed that disease status before transplant, CD34+ cell dosage infused and sex-matched or not between donor and recipient but not HLA disparity and age were pivotal impact factors on survival. Two-year OS of transplants in sex-matched donor-recipient pair, female donor to male recipient, male donor to female recipient were 65.5%, 55.3%, 37.6, respectively (p=0.000). No significant differences were found on OS of transplants among haploidentical donors from sibling or parent or offspring or other relatives. In conclusion, our clinical results from a large series of transplants demonstrate that haplo-HSCT in sex-matched donor-recipient pair has survival advantage. Therefore, in haplo-HSCT, sex-matched donor should be the first choice, if not available, then female donor to male recipient could be the second option. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (21) ◽  
pp. 3087-3087
Author(s):  
Mauricette Michallet ◽  
Mohamad Sobh ◽  
Stephane Morisset ◽  
Marie Y. Detrait ◽  
Helene Labussiere ◽  
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Abstract Abstract 3087 Introduction Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) represents the only potential to cure wide types of hematological diseases. A patient has 30% of chance to find a HLA-identical sibling donor while the rest of patients should find an alternative unrelated donor. The use of 10/10 HLA matched unrelated transplants has been used as a main alternative and with its unavailability, when available, a 9/10 HLA mismatched unrelated transplant has been used. The outcome of this last mismatched transplant is not very clear and its use according to patient and disease conditions has not been well defined yet. Aims To evaluate the outcome of allo-HSCT from 9/10 HLA mismatched unrelated donors compared to those from 10/10 HLA identical unrelated donors and siblings; and to define which category of patients can benefit the more in each alternative. Material and methods We have retrospectively studied the outcome of 213 patients who received allo-HSCT for different hematological malignancies, 121 (57%) from HLA identical siblings, 63 (29%) from 10/10 HLA identical unrelated donors and 29 (14%) from 9/10 HLA mismatched unrelated donors treated during the same period of time between 2006 and 2011 at our institution. In the mismatched group, 12 patients had the mismatch at HLA-A locus, 7 at the HLA-B, 7 at the HLA-C and 3 at the HLA-DQ. Characteristics between the 3 groups were comparable except for: disease type between the 2 unrelated groups, sex-matching, CMV-matching and ABO-matching. The different characteristics are detailed in Table 1. Results After HSCT, engraftment was significantly lower in the 9/10 HLA group (90%) than in the 10/10 HLA group (95%) than in the sibling group (99%), (p=0.03); the cumulative incidence of acute GVHD ≥2 at 3 months was 32% (23–41), 20% (15–26) and 27% (23–32) respectively; the cumulative incidence of extensive chronic GVHD at one year was 21% (13–30), 9% (5–13) and 17% (14–21) for the 3 groups respectively. After a median follow-up of 8 months (0–54) in the 9/10 HLA group, 10 months (0–60) in the 10/10 HLA group and 18 months in the siblings group, the median overall survival (OS) was 10 months (5–21), 18 months (11-NR) and 60 months (31-NR) respectively with a 2-years probability of 19% (8–44), 43% (31–59) and 63% (54–74) respectively. There was a higher but not significant relapse incidence at one year in the 9/10 HLA group compared to other groups while the transplant related mortality was significantly higher with a cumulative incidence at 1 year of 45% (35–55), (p<0.001) (Table1-results). In multivariate analysis, OS was negatively affected by unrelated donors [9/10 HR=5 (2.7–10), p=0.0001; 10/10 HR=2 (1.2–4), p=0.01], female donors [HR=2 (1.4–4), p=0.03] and disease status < CR1 or <chronic phase (CP) 1 [HR=3 (1.4–6), p=0.003]; while the TRM was negatively affected by unrelated donors [9/10 HR=9 (4–20), p<0.001; 10/10 HR=4 (1.2–10), p=0.03], female donors [HR=3 (1.2–7); p=0.01] and ABO minor incompatibility [HR=2.5 (1.2–5), p=0.01]. The funnel plot showing the adjusted TRM according to all covariates and comparing to the global population death rate, shows that the 9/10 HLA group has the worse TRM independently of any other factor. Conclusion We showed that allo-HSCT from 9/10 HLA mismatched unrelated donors have a significantly worse OS than those from matched unrelated donors and siblings; this was mainly due to an increased TRM in this group. Patients in first CR or CP could benefit the more from matched or 9/10 unrelated allo-HSCT while the use of transplants from 9/10 HLA unrelated donors in patients not in CR1 or CP1 should be limited to clinical trials. In view of these results, we should consider and evaluate the use of cord blood as an alternative source of transplant according to patient and disease conditions. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1843-1843
Author(s):  
Yanzhi Song ◽  
Zhihui Li ◽  
Yongqiang Zhao ◽  
Fan Yang ◽  
Erhui Yuan ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CART) Therapy has induced high rates of complete remission (CR) in the patients with relapsed/refractory (r/r) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), but a small portion of them still cannot obtain CR or minimal residual disease (MRD) negative. Salvaged allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) could be the only curative treatment for this setting. According to previous reports, around 20% to 30% overall survival (OS) has been seen in the patients with r/r B-ALL treated with salvaged allo-HSCT. Aim: In current study, the efficacy and safety of allo-HSCT for the patients with r/r B-ALL who cannot achieve CR or MRD negative after CART therapy were evaluated. Methods: Between January 2018 and June 2021, 23 consecutive patients with r/r B-ALL who did not achieve CR or MRD negative after CART treatment and received allo-HSCT in our hospital were included. The median age was 10 (1-47) years old. The median disease course was 24 (8-89) months. Eight patients were in non-remission (NR) and 15 cases were MRD positive (10 detected by flow cytometry, and 5 detected by RT-PCR). The median blast in bone marrow (BM) in NR series was 39 (0.5-94)% in which two patients were only extramedullary leukemia, and the median flow cytometric MRD level in BM in MRD positive series was 0.11 (0-3)%. One patient had TP53 mutation, one had MLL-AF4 fusion gene and one had both TP53 mutation and MLL-AF4 fusion gene. Nineteen patients (82.6%) received at least two kinds of CART therapies (murinized CD19, humanized CD22, humanized CD19) and 4 patients (17.4%) received one kind of CART therapy (murinized CD19, humanized CD22 or humanized CD19). Three patents underwent second transplantation. Eighteen patients (78.3%) received allo-HSCT from haploidentical donors and 5 patients (21.7%) from unrelated donors (HLA 10/10 matched in 3 and 9/10 matched in 2). Myeloablative conditioning regimens with total body irradiation (fractionated, total 10 Gy) /etoposide (200mg/m 2 x 3) /fludarabine (30mg/m 2 x 5) or cyclophosphamide (1.8g/m 2 x 2) /rabbit anti-T-cell globulin were used. Cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil and short-term methotrexate were employed for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis. Some patients received maintenance regimens with targeted medicine based on their fusion genes or gene mutations up to 2 years post-transplant. Results:All patients achieved durable engraftment. For the patients in NR (n=8) before transplantation, the median follow-up time was 336 (22-803) days. Four of them had been alive free of leukemia and MRD negative, and 4 patients died of relapse. One-year OS and leukemia-free survival (LFS) were 85.7% and 35.7%, respectively. No patient died of transplant-related events. Two patients developed grade III acute GVHD (aGVHD) and 1 patient had extensive chronic GVHD (cGVHD). All of them were resolved with immune-suppressants. CMV and EBV reactivation was detected in 6 and 1 patients, respectively. One patient had severe lung fungal infection and 1 case developed mild hemorrhagic cystitis. For the patients with MRD positive (n=15) before transplantation, the median follow-up time was 359 (42-872) days and one-year OS and LFS were 68.1% and 40.9%, respectively. Seven patients relapsed, three of them achieved MRD negative CR with donor-derived CART therapies, and 3 patients died of relapse. Six patients developed grade III~IV aGVHD and one patient had extensive cGVHD. All of them were resolved except one patient died from grade IV aGVHD. CMV and EBV reactivation was found in 6 and 1 patients, respectively. Three patients had mild hemorrhagic cystitis. No other severe infection occurred. C onclusion: Our results indicate that salvaged allo-HSCT has improved survival remarkably in r/r B-ALL patients who failed not only chemotherapy but also CART therapy.One-year OS and LFS can reach 85.7% and 35.7%, 68.1% and 40.9% in NR and MRD positive cohorts, respectively. Transplant-related mortality is quite low (1/23). The leading cause of death is disease recurrence (7/23). Under our protocol, allo-HSCT is a safe and effective salvaged modality for r/r B-ALL who cannot obtain CR or MRD negative with CART therapy. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-48
Author(s):  
L. A. Kuzmina ◽  
Z. V. Konova ◽  
E. N. Parovichnikova ◽  
M. Y. Drokov ◽  
V. A. Vasilyeva ◽  
...  

Background.Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is a standard treatment for many patients with hematological malignancies. Complications of allo-HSCT are frequently associated either with a relapse of the underlying disease or a graft failure. Second transplantation can be offered to selected patients and is seen as the only curative option. In this paper, we report the experience of managing 24 such patients, all of whom underwent a second allo-HSCT.Patients and methods.The research involved 24 patients (12 males/12 females) suffering from acute myeloid leukemia (AML, n = 14), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL, n = 4), myeloproliferative disease (MPD, n = 3) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS, n = 3). The patients’ age ranged from 18 to 56 years, with the median age being 32 years. All the patients underwent a second allo-HSCT due to the disease relapse (n = 11) or graft failure (n = 13). 12 patients underwent a second allo-HSCT within the period of less than 6 months after the first allo-HSCT.Results.Following the second allo-HSCT, engraftment occurred in 18/24 (75 %) patients, while 3 patients demonstrated graft failure and 3 — disease progression. Out of 18 patients having engrafted, 9 (50%) died during the first 100 days after allo-HSCT as a result of severe infections or visceral toxicity. 3 more lethal outcomes were recorded in later periods due to the disease progression. The overall mortality rate after the second allo-HSCT equalled 61.5 %. The median overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) rates were 13.5 months and 10.59 months, respectively. Three-year OS and DFS were 38.5 % and 27.6 % respectively. Significant differences in terms of OS were detected for patients with a longer interval (>6 months) between the first and second allo-HSCT. The change of a donor was not associated with a better clinical outcome.


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