Prospective Evaluation Of Allo-HSCT From Haploidentical-Related Donors Compared With Matched Sibling Donors and Unrelated Donors For Patients With Hematological Malignancies: Results From An Open-Label Trial

Blood ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 122 (21) ◽  
pp. 3338-3338
Author(s):  
Yi Luo ◽  
Haowen Xiao ◽  
Xiaoyu Lai ◽  
Jimin Shi ◽  
Yamin Tan ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction The order of alternative donor selection for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for patients with hematologic malignancies has not been addressed. We performed the first prospective trial to compare the effect of HSCT from matched sibling donors (MSDs), unrelated donors (URDs) and haploidentical- related donors (HRDs) in a contemporary protocol. Methods From 2008 to 2012, 234 patients with hematologic malignancies were enrolled. The treatment schedule was as follows: if a fully MSD was available, patients were assigned treatment with MSD-HSCT. If an MSD was unavailable, a suitably matched URD was used as the alternative, where a suitable match involved matching more than 8 of 10 HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1and DQ allele loci ( ¡Ý 8/10) and at least 5 of 6 matching HLA-A, -B, and -DRB1 antigen loci. If only URDs with > 2 mismatching allele loci were available, patients were allowed treatment with HRD-HSCT. Results (1) Sixty-eight patients underwent MSD-HSCT, 98 patients underwent URD-HSCT, and 68 patients underwent HRD-HSCT (Table 1). (2) Grades II¨CIV and severe aGVHD were all significantly more frequent in patients undergoing HRD-HSCT compared with those undergoing MSD-HSCT (II¨CIV: 42.6% vs 19.1%, P = 0.0015; severe aGVHD: 17.65% vs 5.88%, P = 0.03). However, the incidences of II¨CIV and severe aGVHD were comparable in patients receiving transplants from HRDs to those from URDs (II¨CIV: 42.6% vs 40.8%, P = 0.89; severe aGVHD: 17.65% vs 13.27%, P = 0.48). The incidence of cGVHD was not significantly affected by donor types. (3) The 4-year incidence of relapse was not significantly affected by donor types according to all patients (24.2% in the MSD cohort, 22.8% in the URD cohort, 11.9% in the HRD cohort, P > 0.05). However, after controlling for high-risk patients, a superior graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect was observed in patients undergoing HRD-HSCT compared to MSD-HSCT or URD-HSCT. In high-risk patients receiving MSD, 36.8% experienced relapse, as did 33.6% in the URD cohort, but the incidence decreased to11.1% in the HRD cohort (MSD vs HRD, P = 0.015; URD vs HRD, P = 0 .028). (4) HRD-HSCT yielded comparable rates of 4-year overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) to MSD-HSCT ( OS: 66.4% vs 79.5%, P = 0.071; DFS: 66.4% vs 78.2 %, P = 0.109) or URD-HSCT (OS: 66.4% vs 59%, P = 0.952; DFS: 66.4% vs 58.1%, P = 0.864) (Figure 1). Conclusion Our data provide convincing clinical evidence to support the use of HRDs, as well as URDs, can be selected as first-line alternative donors, especially for high-risk 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 ◽  
...  

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.


Blood ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 78 (8) ◽  
pp. 2139-2149 ◽  
Author(s):  
JH Antin ◽  
BE Bierer ◽  
BR Smith ◽  
J Ferrara ◽  
EC Guinan ◽  
...  

Seventy-one patients with hematologic malignancies received bone marrow from a histocompatible sibling (n = 48) or a partially matched relative (n = 23) that had been depleted of CD5+ T cells with either an anti-CD5 mooclonal antibody (MoAb) plus complement (anti-Leu1 + C) or an anti- CD5 MoAb conjugated to ricin A chain (ST1 immunotoxin [ST1-IT]). These patients received intensive chemoradiotherapy consisting of cytosine arabinoside, cyclophosphamide, and fractionated total body irradiation. Both anti-Leu1 + C and ST1-IT ex vivo treatments effectively depleted bone marrow of T cells (97% and 95%, respectively). Overall, primary and late graft failure each occurred in 4% of evaluable patients. The diagnosis of myelodysplasia was a significant risk factor for graft failure (P less than .001), and if myelodysplastic patients were excluded, there were no graft failures in major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-matched patients and 2 of 23 (8.7%) in MHC-mismatched patients. The actuarial risk of grade 2 to 4 acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was 23% in MHC-matched patients and 50% in MHC- mismatched patients. In MHC-matched patients, acute GVHD tended to be mild and treatable with corticosteroids. Chronic GVHD was observed in 6 of 36 (17%) MHC-matched patients and none of 11 MHC-mismatched patients. There were no deaths attributable to GVHD in the MHC-matched group. Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disorders were observed in 3 of 23 MHC-mismatched patients. The actuarial event-free survival was 38% in the MHC-matched patients versus 21% in the MHC- mismatched patients. However, if outcome is analyzed by risk of relapse, low-risk patients had a 62% actuarial survival compared with 11% in high-risk patients. These data indicate that the use of anti-CD5 MoAbs can effectively control GVHD in histocompatible patients, and that additional strategies are required in MHC-mismatched and high-risk patients.


Blood ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 108 (11) ◽  
pp. 5285-5285
Author(s):  
Sang Kyun Sohn ◽  
YoonYoung Cho ◽  
JongGwang Kim ◽  
YeeSoo Chae

Abstract Background Reharvesting leukocytes from donors for a donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) is inconvenient and occasionally impossible in case of unrelated donors. The effect of a growth factor-primed DLI is known to be comparable to that of nonprimed DLI for patients with relapsed disease. We reserved some portion of PBSCs harvested at the time of transplantation for the purpose of future DLI for relaping disease. Method In total, ninety nine patients (43 high risk, 46 standard disease) with hematologic malignancies who were treated by allo-PBSCT were allocated on an intent-to-treat basis. The dose of CD34+ cells with a range of 2–6*106/kg was transplanted, and additional PBSCs were cryopreserved. Result PBSC harvest for transplantation allowed to reserve extra cells in 35 (67.3%) high risk patients and in low risk 25 (55.6%) patients. Among 29 patients (29.9%) who relapsed after allogeneic PBSCT, 19 (65.5%) patients were treated with mainly cytarabine-based chemotherapy followed by cryopreserved PBSC infusion. The median dose of CD3+ and CD34+ cells for the primed DLI was 1.43*108/kg and 4.75*106/kg, respectively. Six (24.9%) out of 19 relapsed patients exhibited a complete response after the primed DLI, and their 1-year survival rate was 36%. The new development or progression of graft-versus-host disease after the primed DLI was observed in 16 (82%) patients. Overall, the survival at 1 year after the primed DLI was 21%. Conclusion The induction of a graft-versus-leukemia effect through a primed DLI, using additional PBSCs reserved at the time of transplantation, would appear to be feasible for patients with relapsed hematologic malignancies. Furthermore, this approach seem to be more convenient for donors.


Blood ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 114 (22) ◽  
pp. 4251-4251
Author(s):  
Angelo Michele Carella ◽  
Gabriella Cirmena ◽  
Gioacchino Catania ◽  
Gianmatteo Pica ◽  
Germana Beltrami ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 4251 Kinase domain (KD) mutations are associated with resistance to Imatinib in CP-CML but their incidence and prognostic significance before any treatment are unclear. To assess if KD mutations at diagnosis may have prognostic significance, we have recently reviewed (before treatment with Imatinib) the mutation status of 45 patients,of whom low risk: 24 patients; intermediate risk: 8 patients; high risk: 13 patients, according to Sokal/Euro. We found that a) no patient with low and intermediate risk showed KD mutations at diagnosis; b) 4/13 high risk patients showed the following mutations at diagnosis: S265R, E255K, F359Y and E255V/E258V; other 5 patients developed mutations during Imatinib treatment (E255V, T315I, E255V/E258V, H396R and D248-274). All patients with low-intermediate risk are alive and well at a median of 44 months (range, 15-71 months). On the contrary, 3/4 high risk patients with KD mutations at diagnosis progressed and died of blastic evolution at 23, 33 and 69 months despite Nilotinib and Dasatinib therapy. Other 3/5 high risk patients who developed mutations under Imatinib, died of blastic evolution at 22, 23 and 43 months despite Nilotinib and Dasatinib treatment. Seven high risk patients are alive under Imatinib between 4 and 51 months. In conclusion, the KD mutations at diagnosis were frequent in high Sokal/Euro risk group supporting the concept that such mutations could be related to the basic biology of the disease. These data, if confirmed, could modify our approach to high risk patients with KD mutation at diagnosis, i.e. utilizing second/third TKI generation earlier during the disease and, in selected cases, reconsidering allografting earlier before leukemic evolution make such procedure useless. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (21) ◽  
pp. 4541-4541
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Irrera ◽  
Messina Giuseppe ◽  
Giuseppe Console ◽  
Massimo Martino ◽  
Cuzzola Maria ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 4541 Introduction: Limited data demonstrate to what extent preventing fungal exposures is effective in preventing infection and disease. Further studies are needed to determine the optimal duration of fluconazole prophylaxis in allogeneic recipients to prevent invasive disease with fluconazole-susceptible Candida species during neutropenia. Oral, nonabsorbable antifungal drugs might reduce superficial colonization and control local mucosal candidiasis, but have not been demonstrated to reduce invasive candidiasis. Anti-fungal prophylaxis is recommended in a subpopulation of autologous recipients with underlying hematologic malignancies with prolonged neutropenia and mucosal damage. Methods: This is a retrospective study of 1007 SCT performed in our center between 1992 and 2009 in 809 consecutive patients, irrespective of diagnosis. HEPA filter and environmental monitoring (air, water, surfaces) are attributes of our transplant center. Results: The main characteristics of the patients are reported in Table 1. Systemic prophylaxis was used according to the guidelines (Table 2): fluconazole in the nineties, then itraconazole and from 2004 was either abolished or substituted with non-adsorbable prophylaxis in transplants with standard risk. Secondary prophylaxis was prescribed for high risk patients (with infectious fungal history, suggestive iconography, positive fungal biomarker). In 17 years our Center has never been colonized by mould. Only 3 probable aspergillosis infections and 4 proven fungal infections (fusarium, mucor and 2 aspergillosis) were diagnosed, all in allogeneic patients (2 haplotipical, 1 singenic, 1 sibiling, 1 MUD and 2 mismatched), resulting in death in all cases. No infection was documented in autologous setting, while the infection rate in allogenic setting was 3.6% with an incidence rate of 1.1 infection per 10000 transplants/year. These results are significantly lower than published reports. Conclusion: Systemic antifungal prophylaxis should not be performed in autologous SCT patients. The abuse of systemic prophylaxis targeting yeasts has influenced the change of epidemiology in the transplant setting with prevalence of mould infections. The identification of high risk patients is useful to select patients for systemic antifungal or secondary prophylaxis to reducing overtreatment, incidence of resistant strains and costs. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 124 (21) ◽  
pp. 3573-3573
Author(s):  
Sheryl M Gough ◽  
Liat Goldberg ◽  
Marbin Pineda ◽  
Robert L Walker ◽  
Yuelin J Zhu ◽  
...  

Abstract NUP98 gene fusions, generated by non-random chromosomal translocations, are associated with a wide spectrum of high risk hematologic malignancies and have been shown to alter normal hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) gene expression programs. A recurrent t(11;17)(p15;p13) translocation in patients with AML leads to the production of a NUP98–PHF23 (NP23) fusion gene. The consequent NP23 fusion protein retains the PHD domain, known to bind H3K4me3, and is thought to have aberrant chromatin regulation properties. We have generated a transgenic mouse model of the NUP98-PHF23 gene fusion which develops a range of hematologic malignancies, most commonly pre-T LBL and AML. However, approximately 10% of NP23 mice develop an aggressive B-1 progenitor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (pro B-1 ALL). B-1 and B-2 lymphocytes have distinct developmental pathways and are thought to represent arms of the innate and adaptive immune systems, respectively. Mature B-2 lymphocytes predominate in the peripheral circulation, and are characterized by expression of B220; whereas B-1 lymphocytes are more prevalent in the pleural and peritoneal cavities, and do not express B220. Murine B cell malignancies typically stain positive for B220, and represent transformed B-2 cells. In the present study, NP23 progenitor ALLs displayed an immunophenotype (Lin-B220- CD19+ AA4.1+) that was identical to that of the recently described B-1 progenitor cell. All B-1 progenitor ALLs exhibited clonal rearrangements of the IgH gene locus. Specifically, these rearrangements involve favored usage of 3’ VH regions, similar to observations with fetal B-1 progenitor cells, further supporting the notion that these are leukemias of B-1 progenitors. Using whole exome sequencing, we found acquired mutations in the BCL6 interacting corepressor (Bcor) gene in 5 out of 7 B-1 progenitor leukemias. The mutations were all frame shift or nonsense mutations, and were located within a 9 bp “hot spot” in Bcor exon 8. In addition, 4 of 7 cases had somatic mutations of Janus kinase 1 (Jak1) or 2 (Jak2), and 7/7 cases showed hyperphosphorylation of Stat3 or Stat5, consistent with the contention that the Jak1/2 mutations are activating mutations, and leading to a hypothesis that the NP23 pro B-1 ALLs which do not harbor Jak1/2 mutations may have acquired an unidentified mutation in the Jak-Stat pathway. Of note, Jak1/2 mutations have previously been identified in a subset of high-risk pediatric B-cell precursor ALL patients. The striking correlation between Bcor and Jak1/2 mutations, occurring specifically in a subset of NP23 leukemias, implies that these three mutations (NP23, Bcor, and Jak1/2) collaborate and provide the oncogenic setting for B-1 progenitor transformation. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2007 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 1126-1132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Koog Cheon ◽  
Kwang Bum Cho ◽  
James L. Watkins ◽  
Lee McHenry ◽  
Evan L. Fogel ◽  
...  

Hematology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Stiff

Abstract The role of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in the management of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is evolving, in the era of novel agents. Multiple histologies and remission stages have been impacted with changing outcomes. In the 1990s, ASCT could cure 50% of relapsed chemosensitive aggressive NHL; now the percentage maybe as low as 20% for patients relapsing within 1 year of completing rituximab-containing induction. Yet recent trials have clarified the value of first remission ASCT for high-grade NHL, the utility of augmented preparative regimens, the efficacy of ASCT in primary CNS lymphoma and in the elderly and analyses have defined strategies to reduce transplant related myeloid malignancies. In addition, optimizing nontransplant induction therapy for mantle cell and double-hit NHL is leading to improved outcomes and a re-examination of the use of ASCT in first complete remission. Caution is needed, however, as delaying transplants may mean that patients will need more morbid allogeneic transplants to achieve long-term control of refractory disease. As an alternative, maintenance therapy trials to improve ASCT outcome in high-risk patients are starting, based on the efficacy of lenolidomide and brentuximab in myeloma and Hodgkin's lymphoma, respectively. In addition, efforts to define early high-risk patients by minimal residual disease (MRD) assessments and genetic profiling, are beginning even for those with “indolent” phenotypes not currently autotransplanted. These efforts should not only refine but also enhance the value of early potentially curative ASCT, especially if novel agents only delay but do not prevent relapse for patients with NHL.


Blood ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 78 (8) ◽  
pp. 2139-2149 ◽  
Author(s):  
JH Antin ◽  
BE Bierer ◽  
BR Smith ◽  
J Ferrara ◽  
EC Guinan ◽  
...  

Abstract Seventy-one patients with hematologic malignancies received bone marrow from a histocompatible sibling (n = 48) or a partially matched relative (n = 23) that had been depleted of CD5+ T cells with either an anti-CD5 mooclonal antibody (MoAb) plus complement (anti-Leu1 + C) or an anti- CD5 MoAb conjugated to ricin A chain (ST1 immunotoxin [ST1-IT]). These patients received intensive chemoradiotherapy consisting of cytosine arabinoside, cyclophosphamide, and fractionated total body irradiation. Both anti-Leu1 + C and ST1-IT ex vivo treatments effectively depleted bone marrow of T cells (97% and 95%, respectively). Overall, primary and late graft failure each occurred in 4% of evaluable patients. The diagnosis of myelodysplasia was a significant risk factor for graft failure (P less than .001), and if myelodysplastic patients were excluded, there were no graft failures in major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-matched patients and 2 of 23 (8.7%) in MHC-mismatched patients. The actuarial risk of grade 2 to 4 acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was 23% in MHC-matched patients and 50% in MHC- mismatched patients. In MHC-matched patients, acute GVHD tended to be mild and treatable with corticosteroids. Chronic GVHD was observed in 6 of 36 (17%) MHC-matched patients and none of 11 MHC-mismatched patients. There were no deaths attributable to GVHD in the MHC-matched group. Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disorders were observed in 3 of 23 MHC-mismatched patients. The actuarial event-free survival was 38% in the MHC-matched patients versus 21% in the MHC- mismatched patients. However, if outcome is analyzed by risk of relapse, low-risk patients had a 62% actuarial survival compared with 11% in high-risk patients. These data indicate that the use of anti-CD5 MoAbs can effectively control GVHD in histocompatible patients, and that additional strategies are required in MHC-mismatched and high-risk patients.


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