scholarly journals Marrow transplantation for chronic myeloid leukemia: a randomized study comparing cyclophosphamide and total body irradiation with busulfan and cyclophosphamide

Blood ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 84 (6) ◽  
pp. 2036-2043 ◽  
Author(s):  
RA Clift ◽  
CD Buckner ◽  
ED Thomas ◽  
WI Bensinger ◽  
R Bowden ◽  
...  

A prospective randomized study was conducted comparing two conditioning regimens for the treatment of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase by marrow transplantation from HLA identical siblings. Sixty-nine patients received 60 mg/kg of cyclophosphamide on each of 2 successive days followed by 6 fractions of total body irradiation each of 2.0 Gy (CY-TBI), and 73 patients received 16 mg/kg of busulfan delivered over 4 days followed by 60 mg/kg CY on each of 2 successive days (BU-CY). There was no significant difference between the CY-TBI and the BU-CY groups in the 3-year probabilities of survival (0.80 for both), relapse (0.13 for both), or event-free survival (CY-TBI, 0.68; BU-CY, 0.71) or in speed of engraftment or incidence of venocclusive disease of the liver. The 4-year probabilities of survival and event- free survival for patients transplanted within 1 year of diagnosis were 0.86 and 0.72, respectively, for each group. Significantly more patients in the CY-TBI group experienced major creatinine elevations. There was significantly more acute graft-versus-host disease in the CY- TBI group. Fever days, positive blood cultures, hospitalizations, and inpatient hospital days were significantly more common in the CY-TBI group than in the BU-CY group. In conclusion, the BU-CY regimen was better tolerated than, and associated with survival and relapse probabilities that compare favorably with, the CY-TBI regimen.

Blood ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 84 (6) ◽  
pp. 2036-2043 ◽  
Author(s):  
RA Clift ◽  
CD Buckner ◽  
ED Thomas ◽  
WI Bensinger ◽  
R Bowden ◽  
...  

Abstract A prospective randomized study was conducted comparing two conditioning regimens for the treatment of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase by marrow transplantation from HLA identical siblings. Sixty-nine patients received 60 mg/kg of cyclophosphamide on each of 2 successive days followed by 6 fractions of total body irradiation each of 2.0 Gy (CY-TBI), and 73 patients received 16 mg/kg of busulfan delivered over 4 days followed by 60 mg/kg CY on each of 2 successive days (BU-CY). There was no significant difference between the CY-TBI and the BU-CY groups in the 3-year probabilities of survival (0.80 for both), relapse (0.13 for both), or event-free survival (CY-TBI, 0.68; BU-CY, 0.71) or in speed of engraftment or incidence of venocclusive disease of the liver. The 4-year probabilities of survival and event- free survival for patients transplanted within 1 year of diagnosis were 0.86 and 0.72, respectively, for each group. Significantly more patients in the CY-TBI group experienced major creatinine elevations. There was significantly more acute graft-versus-host disease in the CY- TBI group. Fever days, positive blood cultures, hospitalizations, and inpatient hospital days were significantly more common in the CY-TBI group than in the BU-CY group. In conclusion, the BU-CY regimen was better tolerated than, and associated with survival and relapse probabilities that compare favorably with, the CY-TBI regimen.


Blood ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 85 (8) ◽  
pp. 2263-2268 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Devergie ◽  
D Blaise ◽  
M Attal ◽  
JD Tigaud ◽  
JP Jouet ◽  
...  

From March 1988 to March 1991, 19 French bone marrow transplant (BMT) centers participated in a prospective randomized trial comparing two conditioning regimens for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia transplanted in first chronic phase with an HLA identical sibling donor. A total of 120 consecutive patients were randomized to receive either 120 mg/kg of cyclophosphamide followed by total body irradiation (CY-TBI; n = 55) or 16 mg/kg of busulfan followed by 120 mg/kg of CY (BU-CY; n = 65). Two different TBI regimens were used. Thirteen patients received a 10-Gy single-dose TBI (SDTBI), and 42 received a fractionated TBI (FTBI). Median time between diagnosis and BMT was 315 days. Overall 5-year actuarial survival was 62.9% (65.8% +/- 12.5% for CY-TBI and 60.6 +/- 11.7% for BU-CY; P = .5), and overall disease-free survival was 55% (51% +/- 14% for CY-TBI and 59.1% +/- 11.8% for BU-CY; P = .75). All patients conditioned with CY-TBI experienced sustained engraftment; in contrast, 4 of 65 patients conditioned with BU-CY rejected the graft (P = .18). There was no significant statistical difference between the two groups regarding transplant-related mortality (29% for CY-TBI and 38% for BU-CY; P = .44). So far, with a median follow up of 42 months, 11 patients have relapsed; 9 relapses occurred after CY-TBI, mostly after FTBI (8 of 9) and 2 after BU-CY (P = .02). The actuarial risk of relapse was 4.4% +/- 6.7% after BU-CY, 11.1% +/- 20.8% after SDTBI, and 31.3% +/- 18.1% after FTBI (P = .039). In addition, independently of the conditioning regimen, the increase of posttransplant immunosuppression in 16 patients with an anti- interleukin-2 receptor monoclonal antibody (MoAb) in addition to a short course of methotrexate and cyclosporine was shown to increase the actuarial risk of relapse (57% +/- 30% with MoAb v 9% +/- 7.3% without MoAb; P = .001). We conclude that BU is an acceptable alternative to TBI for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in first chronic phase receiving BMT from HLA identical sibling donors. Both BU-CY and CY-TBI regimens gave similar transplant-related mortality, and the antileukemic efficiency of BU-CY regimen was either similar or even higher than that of CY-TBI.


Blood ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 77 (8) ◽  
pp. 1660-1665 ◽  
Author(s):  
RA Clift ◽  
CD Buckner ◽  
FR Appelbaum ◽  
E Bryant ◽  
SI Bearman ◽  
...  

A randomized trial was performed to compare two regimens of total body irradiation in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated by allogeneic marrow transplantation while in the chronic phase. All patients received cyclophosphamide 120 mg/kg followed by total body irradiation and marrow from HLA-identical siblings. Cyclosporine and methotrexate were used for prophylaxis against acute graft-versus-host disease. Fifty-seven patients were randomized to receive 2.0 Gy fractions of irradiation daily for 6 days and 59 were randomized to receive 2.25 Gy fractions daily for 7 days. The probabilities of relapse at 4 years were 0.25 for the 12.0 Gy group and 0.00 for the 15.75 Gy group (P = .008). The actuarial probabilities of survival and relapse-free survival at 4 years were 0.60 and 0.58 among the patients who received 12.0 Gy compared with 0.66 and 0.66 for those who received 15.75 Gy. The 4-year probabilities of transplant-related mortality were 0.24 and 0.34 respectively (P = .13) while the probability of moderate to severe acute graft-versus-host disease was 0.33 for the 12.0 Gy group and 0.44 for the 15.75 Gy group (P = .15). The lower relapse probability in the patients receiving the higher dose of total body irradiation did not result in improved survival because mortality from causes other than relapse was increased.


Blood ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 80 (5) ◽  
pp. 1352-1357
Author(s):  
JC Biggs ◽  
J Szer ◽  
P Crilley ◽  
K Atkinson ◽  
K Downs ◽  
...  

One hundred fifteen patients with chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML) were administered busulphan 4 mg/kg for 4 days and cyclophosphamide 60 mg/kg on each of 2 days (BuCy2) followed by allogeneic bone marrow transplantation from histocompatible sibling donors. For 62 patients in chronic phase, 26 in accelerated phase, and 27 in blast transformation, the actuarial survival at 3 years was 58%, 41%, and 25%, respectively. Actuarial probability of relapse was 3%, 12%, and 27%, respectively. Only two patients in chronic phase showed a transient cytogenetic relapse and one of these died from subsequent transplant-related complications, whereas the other remains cytogenetically normal 697 days posttransplant. Patients who were transplanted within 1 year of diagnosis in chronic phase had a survival of 70% compared with 40% when transplanted beyond 1 year from diagnosis. This significant difference in survival was due to transplant-related complications and was correlated with previous exposure to high doses of busulphan. This study indicates that BuCy2 is a useful conditioning regimen for marrow transplantation in patients with CML and results in similar survival statistics and transplant-related mortality as would be expected with conditioning regimens containing total body irradiation. It is possible that relapse after BuCy2 may be lower than expected with regimens containing total body irradiation, but larger analyses are required.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (35) ◽  
pp. 4323-4329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Branford ◽  
Dong-Wook Kim ◽  
Simona Soverini ◽  
Ariful Haque ◽  
Yaping Shou ◽  
...  

Purpose The association between initial molecular response and longer-term outcomes with nilotinib was examined. Patients and Methods Patients with imatinib-resistant or -intolerant chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase from the phase II nilotinib registration study with available postbaseline BCR-ABL1 transcript assessments were included (N = 237). Results BCR-ABL1 transcript levels (International Scale [IS]) at 3 months correlated with complete cytogenetic response (CCyR) by 24 months. Patients with BCR-ABL1 (IS) of > 1% to ≤ 10% at 3 months with nilotinib had higher cumulative incidence of CCyR by 24 months than patients with BCR-ABL1 (IS) of > 10% (53% v 16%). BCR-ABL1 (IS) at 3 months predicted major molecular response (MMR) by 24 months. Cumulative incidence of MMR by 24 months for patients with BCR-ABL1 (IS) of > 0.1% to ≤ 1%, > 1% to ≤ 10%, and > 10% was 65%, 27%, and 9%, respectively. These differences were observed for patients with or without baseline BCR–ABL1 mutations and for those with imatinib resistance or intolerance. Estimated event-free survival (EFS) rates at 24 months decreased with higher transcript levels at 3 months; patients with BCR-ABL1 (IS) of ≤ 1% had an estimated 24-month EFS rate of 82%, compared with 70% for patients with BCR-ABL1 (IS) of > 1% to ≤ 10% and 48% for patients with BCR-ABL1 (IS) of > 10%. Conclusion Patients with BCR-ABL1 (IS) of > 10% at 3 months had a lower cumulative incidence of CCyR and MMR and lower rates of EFS versus patients with BCR-ABL1 (IS) of ≤ 10%. Prospective studies may determine whether close monitoring or alternative therapies are warranted for patients with minimal initial molecular response.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (B) ◽  
pp. 623-630
Author(s):  
Yasser H. ElNahass ◽  
Magda M. Assem ◽  
Magdy M. Saber ◽  
Sarah K. Abdalla ◽  
Hossam K. Mahmoud ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND: Emergence of additional chromosomal abnormalities (ACAs) in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is associated with disease progression to advanced phases and reflects the genetic instability of CML. AIM: Is to evaluate the frequency of ACAs in chronic phase (CP) and advanced disease (AP) CML patients and study their impact on patient’s outcome, overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS). RESULTS: The studied group (n = 73) included 31 males (43%) and 42 females (57%). Median age of patients at diagnosis was 37 years (17–76). Median TLC was 208×109/L (2.1–784.2), median Hb was 9.4 g/dL (5.7–13), and median platelets count was 290.5×109/L (13–1271). We identified 32 patients (44%) with ACAs. ACAs emergence was significantly associated with advanced phases of CML (13/21, 62%) compared to CP (19/52, 36%) (p = 0.048). ACAs were associated with lower median OS and EFS in CP compared to AP (38 vs. 120 ms) and (58.3 vs. 77 ms) (p = 0.026 and p = 0.065, respectively). Early molecular responders (6/17, 35%) at 3 months, and 6 months (10/26, 38%) developed ACAs less than nonoptimal responders. Disease phase, hepatomegaly and bone marrow eosinophilia were significant predictors of OS (p < 0.001, p = 0.02, p = 0.04, respectively). CONCLUSION: Early identification of ACAs in Ph+ metaphases at diagnosis and during therapy predicts CML outcome. ACAs emergence occurred at a higher frequency and at a younger age in our CML patients and are related to inferior EFS and OS.


Blood ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 120 (21) ◽  
pp. 1691-1691
Author(s):  
Jeong-Ok Lee ◽  
Inho Kim ◽  
Joo-Seop Chung ◽  
Yeo-Kyeoung Kim ◽  
Ho-Young Yhim ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 1691 Dasatinib and nilotinib have been founded to be effective and well-tolerated in patients who develop resistance or intolerance to imatinib. Not enough data are currently available to recommend one over the other as the preferred second-line therapy based on efficacy data. Therefore we planned a multicenter retrospective study to analyze the efficacy and safety of dasatinib and nilotinib in patients with imatinib-resistant or –intolerant chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase. In this Korean multicenter study, 126 patients imatinib-resistant or –intolerant chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase were treated with dasatinib (n=76) or nilotinib (n=50) The purpose of this study was to compare rates of cytogenetic and molecular response rate, event-free survival (EFS), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS), and toxicities of nilotinib and dasatinib treatment of imatinib-resistant or –intolerant chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase. PFS was defined as the time from the start of treatment to the earliest date of any of following event: loss of complete hematologic response (CHR), loss of major cytogenetic response (MCyR), progression to accelerated phase (AP) or blastic phase (BP), discontinuation due to treatment failure as assessed by the clinician, and death from any cause on therapy. Event was defined by any one of the following: loss of CHR, loss of MCyR, progression to AP or BP, discontinuation due to treatment failure as assessed by the clinician, treatment discontinuation due to toxicity, and death from any cause on therapy. For dasatinib and nilotinib group, median ages (51 years old vs. 53), median durations of CML (23.7 months vs. 19.8 ) before receiving dasatinib or nilotinib and duration of prior imatinib treatment (21.7 months vs 17.7) were comparable. Nilotinib group had a higher proportion of intermediate and high sokal scores at the time of diagnosis than dasatinib group (41.5 vs 29.3% (high), 41.5% vs 32.5%(intermediate), 17.1% vs 37.9(low), p= 0.04). After median follow-up durations of 20.2 months of dasatinib group and 25.3 months of nilotinib group, the rates of major molecular response were 50.0% for dasatinib group and 59.6% for nilotinib group (p=NS) and the rates of MCyR (complete and partial cytogenetic response) were 78.4% for dasatinib group and 74.5% for nilotinib group (p=NS). The estimated EFS at 24 months was 67% and 48% in dasatinib and nilotinib group, respectively. (p<0.05). The estimated PFS at 24 months was 85% and 56% in dasatinib and nilotinib group, respectively. (p<0.05) Overall survival rates were comparable in both treatment groups (24-months OS; dasatinib 91%, nilotinib 94%; p=0.65). Both were generally well tolerated. Hematologic toxicities were more frequent among patients receiving dasatinib. 10 patients (13%) had pleural effusion in dasatinib; 9 events were grade 1 or 2. Elevated liver enzyme were more frequent among patients receiving dasatinib. In conclusion, In this study population, nilotinib and dasatinib showed similar cytogenetic and molecular response rates and survival. Toxicity profiles of two drugs were different and both drugs showed tolerable toxicities. In terms of event-free survival and progression-free survival, dasatinib was superior to nilotinib, but caution is warranted in interpretation because baseline characteristics including hematologic and cytogenetic response at the time of start with dasatinib and nilotinib and sokal scores at the time of diagnosis were different. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (21) ◽  
pp. 4449-4449
Author(s):  
Aimee Torres ◽  
Juan Ramon Navarro ◽  
Jose Untama ◽  
Mariela Moreno ◽  
Sergio Murillo

Abstract Abstract 4449 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In our Hospital patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) in chronic phase (CP) were treated with imatinib (Glivec) 400 mg qd from june 2001 to june 2006. Since july 2006, only imatinib copy drugs (brand names: Zeite, Imatec, Imatib, Millatus and Celonib, all of Indian origin) are being used to treat this disease at the Rebagliati Hospital in Lima Peru. We present here the efficacy, security, event-free survival, progression free survival, overall survival of patients treated with imatinib copy drugs. METHODS Retrospective and descriptive analysis of CP-CML patients treated only with imatinib since july 2006. They all initiated the treatment with 400 mg qd. Five year experience is presented here. RESULTS We analyzed data from 51 patients (pts) with CP-CML. Median age at diagnosis was 45.1 years (15–90), 49% female and 51% male, all patients were Chromosome Philadelphia positive. Low, Intermediate and High Hasford Score were 32%, 48% and 20%, respectively. Median time from diagnosis to start of imatinib was 7.6 months (0–123). Five patients (9.8%) began treatment more than six months after diagnosis. All patients had at least a 3 month cytogenetic monitoring. Thirty five (68.6%) and 39 patients (76.4%) achieved Complete Cytogenetic Response (CCyR) and Mayor Cytogenetic Response (MCyR), respectively. Median time to CCyR was 7.6 months and 71.4% of these patients achieved it during the first six months of treatment. CCyR and MCyR were 38% and 67% at 3 months, 57% and 70% at 6 months, 63% and 83% at 12 monhts, 78% and 91% at 18 months, respectively. Quantitative RT-PCR was performed in 22 patients with CCyR and 18 pts (81.8%) had Mayor Molecular Response (MMR) in five years of follow up. Four pts (7.8%) progressed to Blastic Phase and all of them had Low Hasford Risk at diagnosis. Eight pts (15.6%) changed to 2nd line treatment. Two pts (3.9%) abandoned treatment. Only 1 pt (1.9%) had both anemias 3–4. Eighteen pts (35.2%) had neutropenia-3, 8 pts (15.6%) had neutropenia-4, 7 pts (13.7%) had thrombocytopenia-3 and 4 pts (7.8%) had thrombocytopenia-4. Neutropenias 3–4 were managed with filgrastim, as treatment and as prophylaxis. At 5 years, Event Free Survival (EFS), Progression Free Survival (PFS) and Overall Survival (OS) were 82%, 89% and 91%, respectively (Figure 1, 2 and 3). CONCLUSIONS In our hospital, CP-CML patients treated with imatinib copy drugs obtained important cytogenetic and molecular responses with prolonged EFS, PFS and OS and an acceptable safety profile. Hasford Score was not a good prognosis predictor. Treatment with Imatinib copy drugs has proven to be an acceptable treatment in CML patients in our hospital. Disclosures: Torres: Bristol Myers Squibb: Speakers Bureau.


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