Second Bacteremia During Antibiotic Treatment In Children With Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Report From The Canadian Infections In AML Research Group

Blood ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 122 (21) ◽  
pp. 1415-1415
Author(s):  
Thai Hoa Tran ◽  
Rochelle Yanofsky ◽  
Donna Johnston ◽  
David Dix ◽  
Biljana Gillmeister ◽  
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Abstract Background The risk of second bacteremia during antibiotic treatment for initial bacteremia is unknown in high-risk populations. Objectives were to describe the prevalence of second bacteremia during treatment and identify risk factors in children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Methods We conducted a retrospective, population-based cohort study that included children and adolescents with de novo, non-M3 AML who were diagnosed and treated between January 1, 1995 and December 31, 2004 at 15 Canadian centers. Patients were monitored for bacteremia during chemotherapy until completion of treatment, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, relapse, refractory disease, or death. Results There were 290 episodes of bacteremia occurring in 185 (54.3%) of 341 children. Eighteen (6.2%) had a second bacteremia while receiving antibiotic treatment. Two episodes of second bacteremia were complicated by sepsis; there were no infection-related deaths. Eleven episodes (61.1%) had either an initial Gram-positive and subsequent Gram-negative bacteremia or initial Gram-negative followed by Gram-positive bacteremia. Days receiving corticosteroids (odds ratio (OR) 1.09, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.07-1.12; P<0.0001), cumulative dose of corticosteroids (OR 1.04, 95% CI 1.00-1.08; P=0.035) and days of neutropenia from start of course to initial bacteremia (OR 1.07, 95% CI 1.02-1.12; P=0.007) were significantly associated with second bacteremia. Conclusion In pediatric AML, 6% will experience a second bacteremia during antibiotic treatment; duration of corticosteroid exposure and neutropenia are risk factors. These patients remain at high risk for second bacteremia after identification of the initial bacteremia and warrant continued broad-spectrum treatment during profound neutropenia. Abbreviations CONS: coagulase negative Staphylococcus ; VGS: viridans group Streptococcus; Amp: ampicillin; Cz: ceftazidime; Cef: cefotaxime; Cipro: ciprofloxacin; Clin: clindamycin; Clox: cloxacillin; G: gentamicin; Metro: metronidazole; Mero: meropenem; O: oxacillin; Pip: piperacillin; Ta: piperacillin/tazobactam; Tm:ticarcillin/clavulanate; To: tobramycin; V: vancomycin. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Blood ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 124 (21) ◽  
pp. 5270-5270
Author(s):  
Xiaoqin Feng ◽  
Chunfu Li

Abstract Objectives: The objective of the present study was to investigate the therapeutic efficacy and feasibility of NOPHO-AML 2004 study in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML; excluding acute promyelocytic leukemia) in Chinese children. Methods: Thirty-one children with novo AML treated with the NOPHO-AML 2004 study were recruited from Jan. 2010 to Dec. 2013, and the clinical data were retrospectively analyzed. Among 31 AML children, their age were from 2-14 years old (median age 8 years old). There were 12,15 and 4 children classified in low risk group, intermediate risk group and high risk group by cytogenetic risk classification respectively. Eight children received concomitant hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Kaplan Meier method with Log-Rank testing was employed for survival analysis. Results: Follow-up was for a median 24 months (range: 5–50 months). The complete remission rate was 83.8%. The predicted 3-year leukemia free survival (LFS) rate was 53.8%. The LFS rate of low, intermediate and high risk group were 55.6%, 52.5% and 50.0% respectively. There was no significance in risk groups. The LFS rate of chemotherapy and chemotherapy concomitant HSCT were 42.7% and 87.5%, P<0.05. There were 2 cases of treatment related mortality including one case of sepsis and one case of ARDS. Conclusions: NOPHO-AML 2004 study is clinically efficacious for the treatment of AML in Chinese children. HSCT treatment had better outcome than only chemotherapy in childhood with non low risk AML in CR1 phase. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 3306-3306
Author(s):  
Yunju Ma ◽  
Changju Qu ◽  
Haiping Dai ◽  
Jia Yin ◽  
Zheng Li ◽  
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Background: Relapse remains the main cause of treatment failure post transplantation. Relapse prevention is an important strategy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. M ethods: We retrospectively analyzed the results of21 high risk AML patients who received a median number of 3 courses (range, 2 - 8) of decitabine (DAC) maintenance treatment (20mg/m2/d ×5d every 3 months for 1 year). Meanwhile, another 63 high risk AML patients without any prophylactic treatment after transplantation were included as a control group for 1:3 pair matched study. Results: With median follow-up of 23 months, 20 out of 21 (95.2%) patients maintained complete molecular remission (CMR) in DAC group, while 35 out of 63 (55.6%) patients maintained CMR in control group. Comparing with control group, the patients of DAC group had higher 3-year overall survival (OS) rates and 3-year leukemia free survival (LFS) rates (92.9% vs 51.8%, P =0.003; 94.1% vs 54.7%, P=0.002 respectively). Moreover, DAC maintenance was well tolerated in all patients and grade 3/4 or 4/4 hematological toxicities were observed in 11 of 21 (52.4%) patients. Conclusion: Our results suggested that DAC maintenance therapy was an effective and safe treatment option to prevent relapse after transplantation for high risk AML patients. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (30) ◽  
pp. 4642-4648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard F. Schlenk ◽  
Konstanze Döhner ◽  
Silja Mack ◽  
Michael Stoppel ◽  
Franz Király ◽  
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Purpose To assess the impact of allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) from matched related donors (MRDs) and matched unrelated donors (MUDs) on outcome in high-risk patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) within a prospective multicenter treatment trial. Patients and Methods Between 1998 and 2004, 844 patients (median age, 48 years; range, 16 to 62 years) with AML were enrolled onto protocol AMLHD98A that included a risk-adapted treatment strategy. High risk was defined by the presence of unfavorable cytogenetics and/or by no response to induction therapy. Results Two hundred sixty-seven (32%) of 844 patients were assigned to the high-risk group. Of these 267 patients, 51 patients (19%) achieved complete remission but had adverse cytogenetics, and 216 patients (81%) had no response to induction therapy. Allogeneic HSCT was actually performed in 162 (61%) of 267 high-risk patients, after a median time of 147 days after diagnosis. Graft sources were as follows: MRD (n = 62), MUD (n = 89), haploidentical donor (n = 10), and cord blood (n = 1). The 5-year overall survival rates were 6.5% (95% CI, 3.1% to 13.6%) for patients (n = 105) not proceeding to HSCT and 25.1% (95% CI, 19.1% to 33.0%; from date of transplantation) for patients (n = 162) receiving HSCT. Multivariable analysis including allogeneic HSCT as a time-dependent covariable revealed that allogeneic HSCT significantly improved outcome; there was no difference in outcome between allogeneic HSCT from MRD and MUD. Conclusion Allogeneic HSCT in younger adults with high-risk AML has a significant beneficial impact on outcome, and allogeneic HSCT from MRD and MUD yields similar results.


2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (31) ◽  
pp. 4938-4945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Schmid ◽  
Myriam Labopin ◽  
Arnon Nagler ◽  
Martin Bornhäuser ◽  
Jürgen Finke ◽  
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Purpose To evaluate the role of donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) in the treatment of relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Patients and Methods We retrospectively analyzed the data of 399 patients with AML in first hematological relapse after HSCT whose treatment did (n = 171) or did not (n = 228) include DLI. After correction for imbalances and established risk factors, the two groups were compared with respect to overall survival. Further, a detailed analysis of risk factors for survival among DLI recipients was performed. Results Median follow-up was 27 and 40 months, respectively. Estimated survival at 2 years (± standard deviation) was 21% ± 3% for patients receiving DLI and 9% ± 2% for patients not receiving DLI. After adjustment for differences between the groups, better outcome was associated with age younger than 37 years (P = .008), relapse occurring more than 5 months after HSCT (P < .0001), and use of DLI (P = .04). Among DLI recipients, a lower tumor burden at relapse (< 35% of bone marrow blasts; P = .006), female sex (P = .02), favorable cytogenetics (P = .004), and remission at time of DLI (P < .0001) were predictive for survival in a multivariate analysis. Two-year survival was 56% ± 10%, if DLI was performed in remission or with favorable karyotype, and 15% ± 3% if DLI was given in aplasia or with active disease. Conclusion Although further evidence for a graft-versus-leukemia effect by DLI is provided, our results confirm, that the clinical benefit is limited to a minority of patients. Strategies to reduce tumor burden before DLI, as well as alternative treatment options should be investigated in adults with relapsed AML after HSCT.


2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (15) ◽  
pp. 1486-1497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie D. Freeman ◽  
Robert K. Hills ◽  
Paul Virgo ◽  
Naeem Khan ◽  
Steve Couzens ◽  
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Purpose We investigated the effect on outcome of measurable or minimal residual disease (MRD) status after each induction course to evaluate the extent of its predictive value for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) risk groups, including NPM1 wild-type (wt) standard risk, when incorporated with other induction response criteria. Methods As part of the NCRI AML17 trial, 2,450 younger adult patients with AML or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome had prospective multiparameter flow cytometric MRD (MFC-MRD) assessment. After course 1 (C1), responses were categorized as resistant disease (RD), partial remission (PR), and complete remission (CR) or complete remission with absolute neutrophil count < 1,000/µL or thrombocytopenia < 100,000/μL (CRi) by clinicians, with CR/CRi subdivided by MFC-MRD assay into MRD+ and MRD−. Patients without high-risk factors, including Flt3 internal tandem duplication wt/− NPM1-wt subgroup, received a second daunorubicin/cytosine arabinoside induction; course 2 (C2) was intensified for patients with high-risk factors. Results Survival outcomes from PR and MRD+ responses after C1 were similar, particularly for good- to standard-risk subgroups (5-year overall survival [OS], 27% RD v 46% PR v 51% MRD+ v 70% MRD−; P < .001). Adjusted analyses confirmed significant OS differences between C1 RD versus PR/MRD+ but not PR versus MRD+. CRi after C1 reduced OS in MRD+ (19% CRi v 45% CR; P = .001) patients, with a smaller effect after C2. The prognostic effect of C2 MFC-MRD status (relapse: hazard ratio [HR], 1.88 [95% CI, 1.50 to 2.36], P < .001; survival: HR, 1.77 [95% CI, 1.41 to 2.22], P < .001) remained significant when adjusting for C1 response. MRD positivity appeared less discriminatory in poor-risk patients by stratified analyses. For the NPM1-wt standard-risk subgroup, C2 MRD+ was significantly associated with poorer outcomes (OS, 33% v 63% MRD−, P = .003; relapse incidence, 89% when MRD+ ≥ 0.1%); transplant benefit was more apparent in patients with MRD+ (HR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.31 to 1.69) than those with MRD− (HR, 1.68 [95% CI, 0.75 to 3.85]; P = .16 for interaction). Conclusion MFC-MRD can improve outcome stratification by extending the definition of partial response after first induction and may help predict NPM1-wt standard-risk patients with poor outcome who benefit from transplant in the first CR.


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