Human Herpes Virus 6 Reactivation and Disease After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Blood ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 122 (21) ◽  
pp. 4539-4539
Author(s):  
Raffaella Greco ◽  
Francesca Lorentino ◽  
Lara Crucitti ◽  
Luca Vago ◽  
Maria Teresa Lupo Stanghellini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Overall Survival ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Viral Load ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Acute Gvhd ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
P Value ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Clinical Complications

Background Human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6) is a member of the beta herpesvirus subfamily (genus Roseolovirus) and two distinct variants have been described: types A and B. HHV-6 infection is recognized as the cause of a febrile disease and exanthem subitum in early childhood. The infection rarely causes serious events in healthy individuals, but viral reactivation in immunocompromised patients is frequently associated with severe clinical manifestations. Above all HHV-6 is increasingly recognized as an opportunistic and potentially life-threatening pathogen in recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AlloSCT). Approximately 60% of solid organ transplant and 40% of patients undergoing alloSCT experience HHV-6 reactivation, mainly of variant B. Reported clinical manifestations of HHV-6 infection in transplanted patients are skin rash, interstitial pneumonia, bone marrow suppression and encephalitis. Moreover, some clinical reports suggest that HHV-6 can facilitate the occurrence of severe clinical complications of alloSCT, increasing transplant-related mortality. Methods From January 2009 to February 2013, we retrospectively evaluated 54 consecutive adult patients (median age 50 years) who developed positivity to HHV-6 after alloSCT for high-risk hematological malignancies. Stem cell donors were family haploidentical (37), HLA identical sibling (8), unrelated volunteer (6), cord blood (3). The viral load was determined by quantitative PCR (Nanogen Advanced Diagnostic S.r.L) in cell-free body fluids such as plasma, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), bone marrow (BM) aspirates or in gastrointestinal biopsies. Results Median time from alloSCT to HHV-6 reactivation was 34 days (range: 0-705). Thirty-one patients presented HHV-6 positive in plasma, 9/54 in BM, 33/54 in gut biopsies or BAL, 7/54 in CSF. At the time of viral positivity all pts were receiving acyclovir as viral prophylaxis except five. Twenty-nine patients had acute graft versus host disease (GvHD). Twenty-two out of these twenty-nine patients experienced a grade III-IV acute GvHD, requiring high dose steroids in twenty-six cases. A concomitant CMV positivity was detected in 15/54 patients. The median absolute count of CD3+ lymphocytes was 262 cells/mcl. In 52/54 cases we reported HHV-6 clinical manifestations: fever (43), skin rash (22), hepatitis (19), diarrhoea (24), encephalitis (10), BM suppression (18), delayed engraftment (11). HHV-6 positivity led to antiviral pharmacological treatment in 37/54 cases, using as first choice therapy foscarnet. Amongst the total fifty-four patients with documented HHV-6 positivity thirty-one solved the clinical event. However the mortality rate was relatively high in this population (only 30% of patients were alive), mainly related to severe infections or GvHD. A better overall survival is significantly associated with CD3+ cells higher than 200/mcl (p-value 0.011) and time after alloSCT more than 2 months (p-value 0.035). In this analysis the overall survival was not significantly influenced by steroids administration, presence of acute GvHD, plasma viral load and organ involvement. Conclusions This retrospective study further demonstrates the correlation between HHV-6 reactivation and high morbidity and mortality rates in patients after alloSCT. Despite HHV-6 detection typically occurred in the first month after AlloSCT, a better immune reconstitution has the potential to improve the outcome. The regular monitoring of HHV-6 DNA, using a real-time PCR assay, may be useful for identifying active HHV-6 infection and for the introduction of a pre-emptive treatment, possibly reducing the incidence of the most severe clinical complications. Disclosures: Bonini: MolMed SpA: Consultancy.

Human Herpes Virus-6 and Clinical Manifestations After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (21) ◽  
pp. 1960-1960
Author(s):  
Raffaella Greco ◽  
Francesca Lorentino ◽  
Daniela Clerici ◽  
Francesca Matteazzi ◽  
Alessandra Forcina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Viral Load ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Median Viral Load ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Allogeneic Hsct ◽  
Clinical Complications

Abstract Abstract 1960 BACKGROUND: Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is increasingly recognized as an opportunistic and potentially life-threatening pathogen in recipients of allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT). Reported clinical manifestations of HHV-6 infection in transplanted patients are skin rash, interstitial pneumonia, bone marrow suppression and encephalitis. Moreover, an increasing number of clinical reports suggest that HHV-6 can facilitate the occurrence of other severe clinical complications of allogeneic HSCT, including Graft-versus-Host Disease (GvHD), ultimately increasining transplant-related mortality. Still, the actual incidence of HHV-6 infection in recipients of HSCT and the causative link between infection and clinical complications remain elusive, mostly due to the small and heterogeneous patient cohorts analyzed to date. METHODS: From January 2009 to July 2011, we retrospectively evaluated 43 consecutive adult patients (median age 51 years) who developed positivity to HHV-6 after allogeneic HSCT for high-risk hematological malignancies. Stem cell donor was for 30 patients family haploidentical, for 5 an HLA identical sibling, and for 8 an unrelated volunteer (1 of which cord blood). The viral load was determined by quantitative PCR in cell-free body fluids such as plasma, bronchoalveolar lavage, cerebrospinal fluid, bone marrow aspirates or in gastrointestinal biopsies. At the time of positivity all patients were receiving acyclovir as viral prophylaxis except 5. Sixteen patients had clinical acute GvHD at time of HHV-6 positivity (grade III-IV in 14), and 33 were profoundly immunosuppressed with variable association of 2–4 immunosuppressive drugs (steroids included). Moreover concomitant CMV positivity was detected in 11 patients, while a severe neutropenia in 12. RESULTS: Median time from allogeneic HSCT to HHV-6 reactivation was 36 days (range: 7–625). In 19 patients HHV-6 was detected in plasma, with a median viral load of 19,454 cp/mL (34-4,524,600); 15 had concomitant fever, 5 skin rash of new onset, 4 impaired liver function, and 5 developed cytopenia subsequently to the infection. In 7 patients HHV-6 was detected in the bone marrow: the median viral load was 163'800 cp/mL (568-1'552'982). In 8 patients, all febrile, HHV-6 was observed in bronchoalveolar lavage samples with a median of 4'149 cp/mL (85–39250). In 16 patients, 10 with documented gut aGvHD, 11 with diarrhoea, HHV-6 was detected in gastrointestinal biopsies with a median of 7'510 cp/mL (120-4'524'600). HHV-6 was found in cerebrospinal fluid in 4 cases (all within 30 days after HSCT); the median viral load was 29'352 cp/mL (4'508-1'552'982); all these patients experienced encephalitis with confusion and anxiety, 2 suffered seizures and 3 showed abnormal findings on brain MRI. Amongst patients with organ localizations of HHV-6 only 28% had concomitant plasma positivity. HHV-6 positivity led to antiviral pharmacological treatment only when associated with clinical manifestations (n=21), using as first choice therapy foscarnet. Amongst the total 43 patients with documented HHV-6 positivity 11 completely solved the clinical event, whereas 19 (44%) died. CONCLUSIONS: HHV-6 infection/reactivation is associated with high morbidity and mortality in patients who undergo allogeneic HSCT. HHV-6 infection typically occurred close to the time of neutrophil engraftment. HSCT from an HLA-mismatched donor and steroid administration were associated with increased risk of active HHV-6 infection. Development of encephalitis was associated with high HHV-6 viral load. The regular monitoring of HHV-6 DNA in allogeneic HSCT recipients, using a real-time PCR assay, may be useful for identifying active HHV-6 infection and for the introduction of a pre-emptive treatment, possibly reducing the incidence of the most severe clinical complications. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Human Herpes Virus 6 Infection in 54 Patients after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Clinical Manifestations and Outcome

Blood ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 124 (21) ◽  
pp. 3899-3899
Author(s):  
Raffaella Greco ◽  
Lara Crucitti ◽  
Sara Racca ◽  
Roee Dvir ◽  
Francesca Lorentino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Overall Survival ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Acute Gvhd ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
P Value ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Clinical Complications ◽  
Log Rank Test ◽  
Blue Line

Abstract BACKGROUND: Human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6) is increasingly recognized as an opportunistic and potentially life-threatening pathogen in recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AlloSCT). HHV-6 is a member of the beta herpesvirus subfamily (genus Roseolovirus). HHV-6 infection is recognized as the cause of a febrile disease and exanthem subitum in early childhood. Approximately 60% of solid organ transplant and 40% of patients after alloSCT experienced HHV-6 reactivation. Reported clinical manifestations of HHV-6 infection in transplanted patients are skin rash, interstitial pneumonia, bone marrow suppression and encephalitis. Moreover, some clinical reports suggest that HHV-6 can facilitate the occurrence of severe clinical complications of alloSCT, increasing transplant-related mortality. METHODS: From January 2009 to February 2013, we retrospectively evaluated 54 consecutive adult patients (median age 50 years) who developed positivity to HHV-6 after alloSCT for high-risk hematological malignancies. Stem cell donors were family haploidentical (37), HLA identical sibling (8), unrelated volunteer (6), cord blood (3). The viral load was determined by quantitative PCR (Nanogen Advanced Diagnostic S.r.L) in cell-free body fluids such as plasma, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), bone marrow (BM) aspirates or in gastrointestinal biopsies. RESULTS: Median time from alloSCT to HHV-6 reactivation was 34 days (range: 0-705). Thirty-one patients presented HHV-6 positive in plasma, 9/54 in BM, 33/54 in gut biopsies or BAL, 7/54 in CSF. At the time of viral positivity all pts were receiving acyclovir as viral prophylaxis except five. Twenty-nine patients had acute graft versus host disease (GvHD). Twenty-two out of these twenty-nine patients experienced a grade III-IV acute GvHD, requiring high dose steroids in twenty-six cases. A concomitant CMV positivity was detected in 15/54 patients. The median absolute count of CD3+ lymphocytes was 207 cells/mcl. In 52/54 cases we reported HHV-6 clinical manifestations: fever (43), skin rash (22), hepatitis (19), diarrhoea (24), encephalitis (10), BM suppression (18), delayed engraftment (11). HHV-6 positivity led to antiviral pharmacological treatment in 37/54 cases, using as first choice therapy foscarnet. Amongst the total fifty-four patients with documented HHV-6 positivity thirty-one solved the clinical event. However the mortality rate was relatively high in this population (overall survival (OS) ±SE at 1 year after HHV-6 reactivation was 38% ± 7%), mainly related to severe infections or GvHD. A better OS is significantly associated with CD3+ cells ≥200/mcl at the time of HHV-6 reactivation (fig 1) (OS at 1 year 63% compared to 11% for patients with CD3 <200/mcl; HR: 0.27, 95% CI 0.12-0.54, p=0.0002). The overall survival of these patients was also positively affected by the absence of acute GvHD grade III-IV at time of viral reactivation (HR: 0.03, 95% CI 1.08-4.03, p=0.03) and by the complete disease remission at time of HSCT (HR:0.26, 95% CI 0.07-0.89, p=0.03). In this analysis the overall survival was not significantly influenced by steroids administration (HR: 1.36, 95% CI 0.71-2.60, p=0.36), time after alloSCT (HR: 1.30, 95% CI 0.51-3.33, p=0.59), type of antiviral prophylaxis (HR: 1.02, 95% CI 0.45-2.33, p=0.96), plasma viral load (HR:1.18, 95% CI 0.51-2.76, p=0.69) and organ involvement (HR:1.14, 95% CI 0.59-2.20, p=0.70). CONCLUSIONS: This retrospective study confirms a correlation of HHV-6 with high morbidity and mortality rates after alloSCT, thus suggesting a regular HHV-6 monitoring in alloSCT recipients. The regular monitoring of HHV-6 DNA, using a real-time PCR assay, may be useful for identifying active HHV-6 infection and for the introduction of a pre-emptive treatment, possibly reducing the incidence of the most severe clinical complications. Despite HHV-6 detection typically occurred early after alloSCT, a better immune reconstitution has the potential to improve clinical outcome. Figure 1: Overall survival after alloSCT in HHV-6 positive patients: green line showed patients with more than 200/mcl CD3+ cells, blue line the ones with less than 200/mcl CD3+ cells at HHV-6 reactivation. P value is provided by Log Rank test. Figure 1:. Overall survival after alloSCT in HHV-6 positive patients: green line showed patients with more than 200/mcl CD3+ cells, blue line the ones with less than 200/mcl CD3+ cells at HHV-6 reactivation. P value is provided by Log Rank test. Disclosures Bonini: MolMed S.p.A.: Consultancy.

Changing to a New Donor for Second Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Fanconi Anemia Seems to Improve Survival.

Blood ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 114 (22) ◽  
pp. 2294-2294
Author(s):  
Korthof Elisabeth ◽  
Marlieke Ridder ◽  
Rosi Oneto ◽  
Andrea Bacigalupo ◽  
Johannes R Rischewski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Overall Survival ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Fanconi Anemia ◽  
Acute Gvhd ◽  
Conditioning Regimen ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Study Population

Abstract Abstract 2294 Poster Board II-271 This retrospective analysis of the EBMT ProMISe database was designed to investigate the role of donor choice for second hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in Fanconi Anemia (FA). Our hypothesis was that using a different donor for the second HSCT would increase the probability of survival, the patient not being sensitized to donor antigens as a result of the first HSCT. We conducted a survey of the EBMT ProMISe database in order to identify FA patients transplanted more than once for bone marrow failure and retrospectively analyzed their data to determine overall survival and presence of acute GvHD. A donor for the second HSCT was defined as the “same” as for the first if both donors had identical: birth date, relation to patient (identical sibling or not), gender and family relation or donor number. A donor was “different” when this information indicated that a different person donated for second HSCT. One hundred and three patients were eligible for the study by the following criteria: diagnosis of Fanconi Anemia (confirmed by chromosome breakage test), presentation with aplastic anemia (AA) and having undergone two HSCTs between August, 1980 and December, 2007. FA patients with myelodysplasia or acute leukemia were excluded. After retracing data in the database, additional questionnaires were sent out to 44 EBMT centers that had performed second HSCTs for FA-AA, asking for supplementary data. In 80 cases (study population), enough information was collected to identify first and second donors. Forty four subjects (25 males and 19 females) received a second HSCT from the “same donor” (SD) and 36 patients (15 males and 21 females) from a “different donor” (DD). The mean age of the study population at second HSCT was 10.7 years (range, 1.8-34.5). Median interval between first and second HSCT was 63 days. At first HSCT patient gender, age at HSCT, use of cyclophosphamide and irradiation in the conditioning regimen and type of rejection were not differently distributed in the SD and DD group whereas significantly more HLA identical sibling donors were used in the SD (31%) vs. DD (11%) group (p=0.027). In 68.2% of the SD group bone marrow was used vs. in 52.7% of the DD group (p=0.002). Median cell dose in SD group was 9×106 CD34+/kg and in DD group 1.8×106 CD 34+/kg (p=0.002). At second HSCT age at HSCT, use of cyclophosphamide and irradiation in the conditioning regimen, dose of CD34+ cells and cell source were not differently distributed between SD and DD groups whereas significantly more HLA identical sibling donors were used in SD (31%) vs. DD (11%) group (p=0.027). Overall survival of all 80 patients at one year from second transplant is 36%. Probability of overall survival after 7 years is 35%. An interval between first and second HSCT of >80 days resulted in better survival (p=0.007). Overall survival at 7 years is 41% in DD and 26% in SD patients (Cox regression, HR 0.483, p=0.017). This difference remained significant after correction for the confounding effects of irradiation in first HSCT and relation donor/patient (identical sibling or not). Rejection rate after second HSCT was similar in SD and DD group (54.5%). Death occurred in 73% of SD vs. 56% of DD. Causes of death included infections (70% in SD vs. 48% in DD) and rejection (39% in SD and 38% in DD). Noteworthy more than one major cause of death was often found in the same patient. Only 2 secondary tumors were reported in the whole group. Acute GvHD gr II-IV was not significantly different in SD vs DD groups (multivariate logistic regression models, OR 1.642, p=0.47). Our data suggest that after having failed a first transplant, using the same or a different donor does not affect the occurrence of aGVHD, whereas change of donor would improve the survival of FA patients in need of a second HSCT for AA. Mechanisms underlying rejection of a first HSCT should be studied more in depth. International centers should collaborate in finding the most appropriate regimen for first and second transplants in FA. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

MRD assessment using NGS in patients with acute myeloid leukemia undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Meta-analysis.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e19002-e19002
Author(s):  
Osama Mosalem ◽  
Mahmoud Abdelsamia ◽  
Haitham Abdelhakim
Keyword(s):  
Overall Survival ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Cell Transplantation ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Hazard Ratio ◽  
P Value ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem

e19002 Background: The presence of measurable residual disease (MRD) preceding hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for leukemic relapse and decreased survival. Over many years, attempts have been looking at developing tools to detect MRD; this includes multiparametric flow cytometry, quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and most recently, next-generation sequencing (NGS). NGS offers higher sensitivity and detection rate of disease-related gene mutations, thereby potentially improving disease outcomes. Our study sought to review the scientific literature that included NGS‐detected molecular MRD in patients with AML who underwent bone marrow transplantation. Methods: We performed a systematic search using PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE, and SCOPUS up until October 2020. Inclusion criteria included articles that reported the association between pre-HSCT MRD detected by NGS and post HSCT outcome in patients with AML. We extracted hazard ratios for the cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR), overall survival (OS) and leukemia free survival (LFS). A random-effect model was utilized to calculate the hazard ratio (HR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: Six studies met our inclusion criteria. Our meta-analysis showed that the detection of pre-transplant MRD by NGS was associated with increased risk of cumulative incidence of relapse (hazard ratio=2.5, CI= 1.6-3.9, with p-value <0.001) and decreased overall survival (hazard ratio=1.6, CI= 1.6-2.3, p-value 0.005). LFS was significantly higher in those who had negative MRD detection by NGS before transplantation (HR=1.9, CI= 1.3-2.8 with p-value 0.001). These results were independent of the cytogenetic risk of conditioning intensity. There was heterogeneity between our studies (I2 = 53%, 52%, and 59% for CIR, OS, and LFS, respectively). Conclusions: The application of NGS to detect MRD is a strong predictor of outcome in patients with AML who are undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. NGS-detected MRD positive status prior to HSCT is indicative of a higher risk of relapse and decreased overall survival in this meta-analysis. Despite the limitations in our study, it demonstrates the value of MRD detection by NGS in HSCT recipients.

Successful Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Using an Immunosuppressive Conditioning Regimen in Ten Patients with Severe Congenital Neutropenia: A Single-Institute Experience

Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (22) ◽  
pp. 3688-3688
Author(s):  
Yoko Mizoguchi ◽  
Mizuka Miki ◽  
Aya Furue ◽  
Shiho Nishimura ◽  
Maiko Shimomura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Acute Gvhd ◽  
Conditioning Regimen ◽  
Severe Congenital Neutropenia ◽  
Congenital Neutropenia ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Engraftment Failure

Abstract Severe congenital neutropenia (SCN) is a rare heterogeneous genetic disorder characterized by severe chronic neutropenia, with absolute neutrophil counts below 0.5×109/L, and by recurrent bacterial infections from early infancy. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is widely used for the treatment of neutropenia in patients with SCN. However, the long-term G-CSF therapy has a relative risk of developing myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The only curative treatment available for SCN patients is hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Recently, HSCTs with reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens have been applied to the treatment of SCN patients without malignant transformation who have become G-CSF refractory. However, the optimal conditions of HSCT for SCN patients have not been established. In this study, we conducted bone marrow cell transplantations (BMT) in ten patients with SCN using an immunosuppressive conditioning regimen to minimize early and late transplant-related morbidity in Hiroshima University Hospital. Ten patients with a total of 11 HSCT procedures in our institution (performed from 2007 to 2015) were enrolled in this study. Four of the ten patients had experienced engraftment failure of the initial HSCT and three of them were referred to our hospital for re-transplantation. Heterozygous mutation inthe ELANE gene was identified in nine of ten patients. These nine patients received BMT less than 10 years of age. All ten patients had recurrently experienced moderate to severe bacterial or fungal infection before HSCT and received temporal or regular administration of G-CSF. Bone marrow cells (BM) were obtained from five HLA-matched related (MRD), three HLA-matched unrelated (MUD), and three HLA-mismatched unrelated (7/8) donors (MMUD), respectively. The conditioning regimen basically consisted of fludarabine (100 to 125 mg/m2), cyclophosphamide (100 to 150 mg/kg), melphalan (70 to 90 mg/m2), total body irradiation (3 to 3.6 Gy), and/or anti-thymocyte globulin (10 to 12 mg/kg). Short-term methotrexate and tacrolimus were administered for the prophylaxis of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Engraftment of neutrophils was successfully observed within 24 days of post-transplantation in all patients. All patients achieved complete chimerism at the time of engraftment. Two patients who underwent BMT from MRD and one patient who underwent BMT from MUD showed the gradual decrease of donor-derived cells. Donor lymphocyte infusion treatment successfully achieved the complete chimerism or stable mixed chimerism in these 3 patients. Although 3 patients experienced the acute GVHD (Grade I-II), the addition of glucocorticoids to tacrolimus prevented the extension of acute GVHD. Only one patient developed mild chronic GVHD presenting limited type of skin involvement. All patients are alive for 9 months to 9 years after HSCT with no signs of severe infections or transplantation-related morbidity. Our results demonstrate that BMT together with a sufficient immunosuppressive conditioning regimen may be a feasible and effective treatment for SCN patients, irrespective of initial engraftment failure. Although our results through the small number of cohort is limited to conclude, the BMT with the optimal donors may lead to the increased opportunity for lower risk of SCN patients especially at younger age as a curative treatment. The further analyses of accumulated cases are necessary to assess the efficacy, safety, and less late adverse effects related to HSCT including fertility. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

scholarly journals Donor-Derived Myeloid Heme Oxygenase-1 Controls the Development of Graft-Versus-Host Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chloé Spilleboudt ◽  
Virginie De Wilde ◽  
Philippe Lewalle ◽  
Ludovic Cabanne ◽  
Mathieu Leclerc ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Heme Oxygenase ◽  
Graft Versus Host Disease ◽  
Acute Gvhd ◽  
Heme Oxygenase 1 ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Graft Versus Host

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) remains a major clinical drawback of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Here, we investigated how the stress responsive heme catabolizing enzyme heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1, encoded by HMOX1) regulates GVHD in response to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in mice and humans. We found that deletion of the Hmox1 allele, specifically in the myeloid compartment of mouse donor bone marrow, promotes the development of aggressive GVHD after allogeneic transplantation. The mechanism driving GVHD in mice transplanted with allogeneic bone marrow lacking HO-1 expression in the myeloid compartment involves enhanced T cell alloreactivity. The clinical relevance of these observations was validated in two independent cohorts of HSCT patients. Individuals transplanted with hematopoietic stem cells from donors carrying a long homozygous (GT)n repeat polymorphism (L/L) in the HMOX1 promoter, which is associated with lower HO-1 expression, were at higher risk of developing severe acute GVHD as compared to donors carrying a short (GT)n repeat (S/L or S/S) polymorphism associated with higher HO-1 expression. In this study, we showed the unique importance of donor-derived myeloid HO-1 in the prevention of lethal experimental GVHD and we corroborated this observation by demonstrating the association between human HMOX1 (GT)n microsatellite polymorphisms and the incidence of severe acute GVHD in two independent HSCT patient cohorts. Donor-derived myeloid HO-1 constitutes a potential therapeutic target for HSCT patients and large-scale prospective studies in HSCT patients are necessary to validate the HO-1 L/L genotype as an independent risk factor for developing severe acute GVHD.

Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) Reactivation After Reduced Intensity Conditioning (RIC) Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (21) ◽  
pp. 1259-1259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zinaida Peric ◽  
Xavier Cahu ◽  
Patrice Chevallier ◽  
Eolia Brissot ◽  
Florent Malard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Viral Load ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Acute Gvhd ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Ebv Reactivation ◽  
Unrelated Donors ◽  
Ebv Dna

Abstract Abstract 1259 Following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), EBV reactivation and EBV lymphoprolipherative disease (LPD) are well recognized complications. To date, few data has been reported regarding the features of EBV LPD following RIC allo-HSCT. The aim of this study was to define the incidence and risk factors of EBV reactivation in 175 consecutive adult patients undergoing RIC allo-HSCT between January 2005 and June 2009 in our institution and to assess its impact on clinical outcome. In this series, the median age of recipients was 56 (range 18–71) years. In all, 85 patients (49%) had a myeloid malignancy, whereas 86 (49%) patients were diagnosed with lymphoid malignancies. The remaining 4 patients (2%) were treated for severe aplastic anemia. In total, 165 patients (94%) received peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) whereas 10 patients (6%) received a bone marrow (BM) graft. 84 grafts (48%) were obtained from HLA identical sibling donors, 80 (46%) from HLA matched unrelated donors and 11 (6%) from 1 Ag HLA mismatched unrelated donors. The conditioning regimen associated fludarabine, busulfan, and ATG in 107 cases (61%), while 37 patients (21%) received fludarabine and low-dose TBI. The remaining 31 patient (18%) received different chemotherapy-based RIC regimens. EBV reactivation was defined as any EBV PCR load above 1000 copies of EBV DNA /105 cells. EBV LPD was defined as biopsy or autopsy proven post-transplantation lymphoma, or reactivation along with computerized tomography nodal or soft tissue abnormalities consistent with LPD. Patients with EBV viral load >1000 copies/105 cells on at least two consecutive occasions were treated with rituximab at a dose of 375 mg/m2 weekly until clearance of viremia. In our series, the median time to neutrophil recovery (absolute neutrophil count >0.5×109/L) was 17 (range, 6–48) days. Clinically significant grade II to IV acute GVHD occurred in 61 of cases (35%) and severe grade III to IV acute GVHD occurred in 37 of cases (21%). The cumulative incidence of EBV reactivation at 6 months after allo-HSCT was 15% (95% CI, 10–21%). EBV reactivation was observed at a median of 58 (range 0–930) days after allo-HSCT, with 27 (79%) of reactivations occurring during the first 6 months. In 141 patients (81%), the EBV load remained less than 1000 EBV copies/105 cells at all time. The remaining 34 patients (19%) experienced at least one EBV reactivation episode. Among these 34 patients, 17 patients had an EBV load superior to 1000/105 cells at a single time point after allo-HSCT. In these 17 cases, there were no concomitant clinical symptoms and the EBV load normalized spontaneously. The 17 patients who had EBV DNA levels exceeding 1000 copies/105 cells on 2 or more occasions were pre-emptively treated with a median number of 3 (range, 1–4) rituximab infusions which resulted in complete clearance of EBV viremia in all, but one patient (97%). This patient was severely immunosupressed, receiving three different immunosupressive agents and experienced both EBV and adenovirus (ADV) infection. This patient had symptoms mainly related to ADV infection, and died of multiorgan failure. Most importantly, none of the patients from this series developed EBV induced LPD. With a median follow-up of 655 (range, 92–1542) days post allo-HSCT among surviving patients, 104 patients (59%) were still alive and the overall survival (OS) was 47% at 4 years. There was no statistically significant difference in terms of OS or transplant related mortality (TRM) between patients who experienced an EBV reactivation and patients who did not (OS: log rank test, p=0.62; TRM: Gray test, p=0.99). In univariate analysis for risk factors associated with EBV reactivation only the use of ATG as part of the RIC regimen prior to allo-HSCT was significantly different between subgroups with and without EBV reactivation (Fisher's exact test, p=0.006). In the multivariate analysis, the use of ATG remained the only independent risk factor associated with EBV reactivation (Fine and Gray test; RR=4.9; 95%CI, 1.1–21.0; p=0.03). In all, we conclude that patients undergoing RIC allo-HSCT using ATG as part of the preparative regimen are at higher risk for EBV reactivation. However, this did not translate into a significant impact on outcome since monitoring of EBV viral load with quantitative PCR and early systematic pre-emptive rituximab therapy allowed for significantly reducing the risk of EBV-related LPD. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

ASXL1 mutations in GATA2-Deficiency Correlate with Leukemic Transformation

Blood ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 120 (21) ◽  
pp. 405-405
Author(s):  
Robert R. West ◽  
Amy Hsu ◽  
Katherine R. Calvo ◽  
Jennifer Cuellar-Rodriguez ◽  
Steven M. Holland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Overall Survival ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Cell Transplantation ◽  
Poor Overall Survival ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Gata2 Deficiency ◽  
Primer Sets

Abstract Abstract 405 Background: Recently, monoallelic mutations in the zinc-finger transcription factor GATA2 have been shown to be responsible for GATA2-deficiency, a syndrome characterized by opportunistic infections, frequently atypical mycobacterial infections or MAC, and a hypocellular myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) that transforms into acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). GATA2-deficiency was previously known by several other names: MonoMAC (Monocytopenia and Atypical Mycobacterial Infection), DCML (Dendritic Cell Monocyte, Lymphoid Deficiency), Familial MDS/AML, or Emberger syndrome (lymphedema with monosomy 7). Heterogeneous genetic defects in GATA2 result in haploinsufficiency in both spontaneous and familial forms of the disease. Predicting the transformation from MDS to AML in GATA2-deficiency has clinical implications for both prognosis and the timing of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. ASXL1, a gene related to the Drosophilia additional sex combs gene, encodes a chromatin binding/transcription repressor protein that is frequently mutated in MDS/AML. Mutations in ASXL1 are associated with reduced time to progression to AML and poor overall survival, independent of IPSS score. Methods: We sequenced the critical region of the ASXL1 gene in 20 patients with GATA2- deficiency to determine the frequency of ASXL1 mutations, and to correlate the presence of ASXL1 mutations with hematopoietic transformation. Since the ASXL1 mutations described in hematopoietic malignancies are located within the coding sequence of the two 3Õ-terminal exons (COSMIC: Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer), this ∼4.3kb region of ASLX1 was amplified by PCR and sequenced using five overlapping primer sets with substrate DNA isolated from mononuclear cell and granulocyte cell preparations from peripheral blood or bone marrow aspirates, or from extracts prepared from unfixed, unstained bone marrow aspirates. Mutations were confirmed with at least two independent PCR reactions with two unique primer sets. Results: Somatic ASXL1 mutations were detected in 8 of 20 patients with GATA2 mutations, 19/20 of whom had MDS. Five of these ASXL1 mutations have been previously associated with MDS/AML, including four independent cases of the most frequently described ASXL1 mutation (G646fs*12insG). The other four mutations were found once each; two of these were previously unreported (G652S(G>A) and L817fs*1delT). The patient cohort included two sisters with the same germline GATA2R398W mutation, but different somatic ASXL1 mutations (G464fs*12insG and R693X(C>T)). ASXL1 mutations were found in 4/5 GATA2- deficiency patients whose MDS had transformed into chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML). Overall survival was lower for GATA2-deficiency patients with ASXL1 mutation (50% survival) compared to patients without ASXL1 mutation (83% survival), and was independent of IPSS score. Conclusions: ASXL1 is frequently mutated in patients with GATA2-deficiency with at least 40% of patients having a mutation in ASXL1 compared to a 10–15% mutation rate reported for all MDS/AML patients. ASXL1 mutation correlates with the development of CMML and with poor overall survival, as reported previously for MDS/AML patients. There was no correlation between the presence and type of ASXL1 mutation and the specific GATA2 mutation: the eight different ASXL1 mutation events were found in six different GATA2 mutant backgrounds. These results are directly relevant to the prognosis and the timing of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for GATA2-deficiency. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Low Counts Of Natural Killer Cells CD56 bright CD16 negative After Engraftment Are Associated With Worse Survival In Patients Receiving Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Blood ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 122 (21) ◽  
pp. 4625-4625
Author(s):  
Matheus Vescovi Gonçalves ◽  
Mihoko Yamamoto ◽  
Eliza Y. S. Kimura ◽  
Vergilio Antonio Renzi Colturato ◽  
Maura Valerio Ikoma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Overall Survival ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Natural Killer Cells ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Natural Killer ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Acute Gvhd ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Related Mortality

Background Natural Killer Cells are innate immune system cells important in host defenses against viruses and tumor cells. Two subpopulations are well described: NK CD56bright CD16neg (NK56++16-, lower frequency on peripheral blood-PB, high cytokine production) and NK56dim16pos (NK56+16+, higher frequency on PB, high cytotoxic activity). They are activated through a balance between signals given from activating and inhibitory receptors (KAR and KIR, respectively). The ligands of KIRs are the MHC molecules and in the absence of compatible MHC, NK cells are activated. In the allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), recent studies showed that NK cells recovery is important on infection control and, in the presence of a KIR-MHC mismatch, they may be important on graft versus host disease (GVHD) and graft versus leukemia effects. However few studies evaluated NK subpopulations recovery and HSCT endpoints. Objectives To evaluate the impact of NK subpopulations recovery on HSCT endpoints: relapse, GVHD, non-relapse mortality and overall survival. Patients and Methods NK (CD3-, CD56+) subpopulations (NK56++16- and NK56+16+) were quantified by multiparametric flow cytometry at 9 sequential time points (before conditioning, at engraftment, and at days 3, 7, 14, 21, 60, 100 and 180 after engraftment). Overall, 111 patients, from 4 HSCT centers (65% male, median age 17 years, range 1-74), receiving bone marrow (BM, 46%), umbilical cord (UCB, 32%) or peripheral blood (PB, 22%) from unrelated (n=90) or related donors (n=21) were studied. The most common diagnosis was acute leukemia (AML 36%, ALL 31%, MDS 9%, CML 9%, Aplastic anemia 8%). Most patients received myeloablative conditioning (MAC) regimens (60%). Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) was used in 44 patients (40%) and total body irradiation (TBI) in 56 (51%). Median follow up time was 14 months (range 4-35). Results Eighty-six patients presented sustained allogeneic recovery (no differences among sources). Of these, median time to neutrophil engraftment was 18 days (range: 8-52). The cumulative incidence (CI) of non-relapse-related mortality (NRM) was significantly higher in those with lower counts of NK56++16– during first 3 weeks after HSCT (34% at 1 year for patients with less than 30 cells/uL at day 21 vs 11% for patients with higher counts, p=0.03). Overall survival was significantly worse in patients with lower counts of NK56++16- subpopulations in the day 21 after engraftment (86% at 1 year vs 54% for patients with less than 30 cells/uL – p=0.003). CI of grade II-IV acute GVHD and relapse were not significantly affected by NK counts. The number of NK56+16+ cells did not affect any endpoint studied. Cell source, age and conditioning regimen did not affect any of the NK subpopulations counts. In multivariate analysis, NK56++16- counts lower than 30 cells/uL at 21 and 60 days after engraftment remain an independent risk factor for non relapse mortality [HR: 4.8, CI (95%): 1.2-18.8]. Conclusions Low NK56++16- counts in the first weeks after HSCT are associated with increased non relapse related mortality, but not acute GVHD or relapse. The mechanisms that rules the NK56++16- role on immunity deserve further investigations. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

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