Equivalent survival for sibling and unrelated donor allogeneic stem cell transplantation for acute myelogenous leukemia.

Recent studies have shown comparable survival outcomes for unrelated donor (URD) stem cell transplantation in chronic myelogenous leukemia compared to sibling donors. We compared outcomes for 105 patients aged 16 to 59 years undergoing URD transplants for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) who were reported to the Australasian Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient Registry between 1992 and 2002, and a strictly selected matching set of 105 HLA-matched sibling donor (MSD) transplants. There was no significant difference between URD and MSD controls in the distributions of time from diagnosis to transplant, donor-recipient sex match, prior therapies, donor age, or performance status. The median follow-up of live URD patients was 4.4 years and for live MSD controls was 6.3 years. There were 18 good risk (complete remission [CR]1) and 87 poor risk (>CR1) recipients in both URD and sibling groups. Five-year disease-free survival (DFS) was not significantly different for good-risk URD and sibling donor recipients (62% versus 40%, P = .2), or poor-risk URD and sibling recipients (21% versus 25%, P = .2). In a stratified multivariate Cox regression model, the independent adverse risk factors for DFS were recipient cytomegalovirus positivity (P = .01) and the interaction of URD and earlier year of transplant (P = .006). Both neutrophil and platelet engraftment were significantly more rapid in the sibling group, but transplant-related mortality at 100 days was not significantly different. There was no difference in the cumulative incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease grade II or above at 100 days. Relapse occurred in 28% of good risk URD subjects and 16% of siblings (P = .3), and in poor risk subjects 39% and 29%, respectively (P = .2). Based on this data, URD allografts should be considered in AML patients without a matched sibling donor. This study provides a rationale for a larger prospective study of risk factors in allogeneic transplantation for AML and a guide on the subset of patients who may most benefit from an unrelated donor allograft in AML.     

单倍体相合造血干细胞移植治疗高危白血病

背景：异基因造血干细胞移植是治疗高危白血病的主要方法,单倍体相合的造血干细胞移植扩展了移植的应用范围。 目的：观察“改良Bu/Cy+ATG”为预处理方案的单倍体相合造血干细胞移植治疗高危白血病的疗效。 方法：对19例高危白血病患者,均采用“改良Bu/Cy+ATG”预处理方案,采用外周血造血干细胞移植5例,外周血+骨髓造血干细胞移植14例。应用甲氨蝶呤,环孢素A,吗替麦考酚酯预防移植物抗宿主病。 结果与结论：①短期疗效：中性粒细胞恢复的中位时间为12(8~20) d;血小板恢复的中位时间为13(10~31) d;移植后100 d内,移植相关死亡率为(15.8±8.4)%。②移植物抗宿主病发生情况：Ⅰ~Ⅳ度急性移植物抗宿主病总发生率(63.1±11.1)%,慢性移植物抗宿主病发生率(54.54±15.0)%。③远期疗效：2年无病生存率为(28.2±15.5)%,2年总体生存率为(46.9±16.5)%。结果提示,高危白血病无人类白细胞抗原相合血缘供者及无人类白细胞抗原相合非血缘供者,而又急需进行挽救性移植时,“改良Bu/Cy+ATG”为预处理方案的单倍体相合造血干细胞移植是一种可行的选择。     

Marrow versus blood-derived stem cell grafts for allogeneic transplantation from unrelated donors in patients with active myeloid leukemia or myelodysplasia

Peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) are increasingly used as the graft source in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. We compared long-term outcome after unrelated donor transplantation of 85 consecutive patients with acute myelogenous leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome regarding disease status (early disease [CR1, refractory anemia); n = 25 and advanced/active disease [>CR1, >refractory anemia]; n = 60) who were treated with conventional conditioning regimens followed by bone marrow (BM) or PBSC grafts. Graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis consisted mainly of cyclosporine A, short-course methotrexate, and anti-T-lymphocyte globulin. After a median follow-up of 118?months (68-174), the 10-year event-free survival rate after peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) was 54.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 39.7%-69.8%), and after bone marrow transplantation (BMT), it was 27.9% (14.5%-41.3%; P < .004). In the advanced/active disease group, the 10-year event-free survival rate after PBSCT was 50% (30.8%-69.2%), and after BMT, it was 23.5% (9.3%-37.8%; P < .007). Non relapse mortality was less after PBSCT than BMT (14.3% vs 30.2%), respectively. In multivariate Cox regression analysis, PBSCT showed a better overall survival (OS; hazard ratio [HR], 0.43; 95% CI, 0.23-0.79; P = .007) compared to BMT; unfavorable/unknown prognostic impact cytogenetic abnormalities were an adverse factor for all patients (HR, 2.202; 95% CI, 1.19-4.06; P = .011). In patients with advanced disease, the use of PBSCs showed a significant favorable outcome via multivariate analysis (HR, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.24-0.99; P = .046). Outcome of acute myelogenous leukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome after unrelated hematopoietic cell transplantation is adversely affected by cytogenetic abnormalities and state of remission at hematopoietic cell transplantation. PBSC as a graft source has a significant favorable influence on survival.     

单倍体相合异基因造血干细胞移植治疗白血病

背景：对于无HLA全相合同胞供者的患者,采用单倍体相合造血干细胞移植面临移植物抗宿主病重、移植相关死亡率高的风险,但通过不同的移植模式,将有可能获取相近的疗效。 目的：观察亲缘HLA单倍体相合异基因造血干细胞移植治疗白血病的疗效,并与亲缘HLA全相合异基因造血干细胞移植相比较。 方法：45例白血病患者分为2组。单倍体组移植方式为外周血或联合骨髓干细胞移植,预处理方案为改良白消安与环磷酰胺或加抗胸腺细胞球蛋白,移植物抗宿主病的预防采用环孢素A+甲氨蝶呤+霉酚酸脂;全相合组移植方式为外周血干细胞移植,预处理方案为BuCY,移植物抗宿主病的预防采用环孢素A+甲氨蝶呤。 结果与结论：两组均获得造血重建时间差异无显著性意义。单倍体及全相合组急性移植物抗宿主病的累积发病率分别为73%对52%(P > 0.05);慢性移植物抗宿主病的累积发病率分别为56%对45%(P > 0.05);移植相关死亡率分别为36%对17%(P > 0.05);单倍体组无复发,全相合组复发2例;两组的预计3年累积无病生存率分别为61%对60%(P > 0.05)。结果提示,亲缘单倍体异基因造血干细胞移植的总体疗效与亲缘全相合异基因造血干细胞移植相似,但中重度急性移植物抗宿主病的发生率较后者为高。     

白消安在非亲缘异基因造血干细胞移植预处理中的应用

背景：口服白消安剂型胃肠道吸收不稳定,影响异基因造血干细胞疗效且毒性增加。静脉剂型白消安在国内最近几年用于临床,但在非亲缘异基因移植预处理中应用的相关报道甚少。 目的：探讨静脉剂型白消安在非亲缘异基因造血干细胞移植预处理中应用的疗效并观察其毒副作用。 方法：14例非亲缘异基因干细胞移植采用静脉剂型白消安联合环磷酰胺预处理方案,18例亲缘异基因干细胞移植采用口服白消安联合环磷酰胺预处理方案,观察两组造血重建、植入率等疗效指标及胃肠道反应、口腔黏膜炎、出血性膀胱炎、肝功能损害、移植物抗宿主病等相关毒性指标。 结果与结论：两组患者植入率均为100%。静脉剂型组肝脏毒性、口腔黏膜炎发生率明显低于口服剂型组(14% vs. 67%,7% vs. 55%),差异均有显著性意义(P < 0.01),而胃肠道反应、出血性膀胱炎、造血重建、急性移植物抗宿主病、局限性移植物抗宿主病等方面差异均无显著性意义(P > 0.05)。结果可见静脉剂型白消安应用于非亲缘异基因造血干细胞移植预处理可获得满意疗效,且毒副反应少。     

Comparison of unrelated cord blood transplantation and HLA-mismatched unrelated bone marrow transplantation for adults with leukemia

Recent advances in unrelated cord blood transplantation (UCBT) and high-resolution typing of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) from an unrelated donor have increased choices in alternative donor/stem cell source selection. We assessed HLA-mismatched locus-specific comparison of the outcomes of 351 single-unit UCB and 1,028 unrelated bone marrow (UBM) adult recipients 16 years old or older at the time of transplantation who received first stem cell transplantation with myeloablative conditioning for acute leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes. With adjusted analyses, HLA 0 to 2 mismatched UCBT showed similar overall mortality (relative risk [RR] = 0.85, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.68-1.06; P = .149) compared with that of single-HLA-DRB1-mismatched UBMT. UCBT showed inferior neutrophil recovery (RR = 0.50, 95% CI, 0.42-0.60; P < .001), lower risk of acute graft-versus-host disease (RR = 0.55, 95% CI, 0.42-0.72; P < .001), and lower risk of transplantation-related mortality (RR = 0.68, 95% CI, 0.50-0.92; P = .011) compared with single-HLA-DRB1-mismatched UBMT. No significant difference was observed for risk of relapse (RR = 1.28, 95% CI, 0.93-1.76; P = .125). HLA 0 to 2 antigen-mismatched UCBT is a reasonable second alternative donor/stem cell source with a survival outcome similar to that of single-HLA-DRB1-mismatched or other 7 of 8 UBMT.     

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from matched unrelated donors in chronic granulomatous disease

We report on 12 patients with chronic granulomatous disease transplanted with hematopoietic stem cells from matched unrelated (n = 9) or matched sibling donors (n = 3). The most common infectious complication was pulmonary aspergillosis, which nine patients had previously developed. Only 5 of 12 individuals had normal lung function prior to transplantation. At a mean follow-up of 53 months 9 of the 12 patients are alive including 7 of 9 following matched unrelated donor (MUD) transplantation. One patient died from ARDS, another from systemic BK virus infection, the third from complications of chronic graft-versus-host disease. Seven of nine surviving patients have normal lung function now. HSCT from a MUD is an option worth considering when no matched family donor is available. Restricted lung function prior to HSCT does not appear to be a limiting factor for such treatment.     

Comparison of outcomes after HLA-matched sibling and unrelated donor transplantation for children with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia

We compared outcomes after 94 HLA-matched sibling, 168 unrelated donor bone marrow (BM; n = 81 matched and n = 88 mismatched), and 86 cord blood transplantations in patients age 1 to 15 years with acute?lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in second complete remission (CR). All patients had their first BM relapse within 3 years from diagnosis. Cox regression models were constructed to examine for differences in transplant outcome by donor source. Risks of grade 2 to 4 acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) and chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), when compared to HLA-matched sibling transplants, were higher after matched unrelated donor BM (relative risk [RR], 2.42; P = .001; RR, 5.12; P < .001, respectively), mismatched BM (RR, 3.24; P < .001; RR, 5.19; P < .001, respectively), and cord blood (RR, 2.67; P < .001; RR, 2.54; P = .024, respectively) transplants. Although nonrelapse mortality was higher after transplantation of mismatched unrelated donor BM and cord blood, there were no differences in leukemia-free survival (LFS) between HLA-matched sibling and any of the unrelated donor transplantations. The 3-year probabilities of LFS were 50% after HLA-matched sibling and 44% after matched unrelated BM, and 44% after mismatched unrelated BM and 43% after cord blood transplantation. Our observations support transplantation of BM or cord blood from a suitably matched unrelated donor or cord blood for patients without an HLA-matched sibling with ALL in second CR.     

Isolated extramedullary relapse of acute myelogenous leukemia as a uterine granulocytic sarcoma in an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipient

We report an unusual case of acute myelogenous leukemia in a patient who showed an extramedullary relapse in her uterus, without bone marrow recurrence, two years after an allogeneic bone marrow transplant. She complained of irregular vaginal spotting, and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a uterine mass. A biopsy revealed a massive infiltration of immature myeloid cells. A variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) based on an examination of peripheral blood cells showed full donor chimerism. After receiving chemotherapy, her uterine mass had completely resolved. She has remained in complete remission for more than 6 months. This case suggests that physicians should be aware of the possibility of a uterine relapse in female bone marrow transplant recipients with acute myelogenous leukemia.     

Hematopoietic stem cell transplants from unrelated donors

Summary: Transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells is now well established as life-saving therapy for patients with several different genetic and acquired diseases. This has been possible largely because of the identification of HLA as the human major histocompatibility system and the application of new technologies for improving the accuracy of HLA typing and matching. Clinical advances including the development of more effective immune suppression therapy and improvements In supportive care have also been critically important. The lack of HLA-identical sibling donors for most patients and the extensive polymorphism of HLA genes have necessitated establishing very large registries of HLA-typed volunteers. With more than 3 million donors now available worldwide, the number of patients identifying HLA matches has increased substantially. Despite a higher incidence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). the results of unrelated donor transplants are favorable when performed under optimal conditions with a well-matched donor. In order to provide transplants for all patients, improved methods for GVHD prophylaxis are needed that will make it possible to safely perform transplants even across limited degrees of HLA disparity.     

Invasive mold infections in acute leukemia patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Background/purposePatients with acute leukemia undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) are exposed to high risk of developing invasive fungal infections, and the invasive mold infections (IMIs) are becoming more and more common after transplantation. Here, we conducted a retrospective study to analyze demographics, microbiology, and risk factors for IMIs development in adult acute leukemia patients undergoing allo-HSCT.MethodsWe reviewed 245 adult acute leukemia patients undergoing allo-HSCT from January 2003 to December 2014. Clinical characteristics including age, sex, conditioning regimens, European Group for Blood and Bone marrow Transplantation (EBMT) risk score, and presence of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) or chronic GVHD (cGVHD) were collected and analyzed. Cox proportional hazard model was adopted to explore the independent risk factors for IMIs developments.ResultsSeventeen of 245 patients developed IMIs during the study period. The cumulative incidence of IMIs in this cohort was 8.7% and 16.8% at 6 and 12 months, respectively, with Aspergillus species being the most common pathogen. The significant risk factors predicting IMIs were unrelated donor transplantation (hazard ratio [HR] 5.11), smoking (HR 3.55), EBMT risk score > 2 (HR 4.22), and moderate to severe cGVHD (HR 3.76).ConclusionsWe identified four risk factors-unrelated donor transplantation, smoking, EBMT risk score >2 and moderate to severe cGVHD to predict IMIs among acute leukemia patients undergoing allo-HSCT. This cohort study suggests early identification of high-risk patients and to provide better prevention strategies would reduce the incidence and severity of IMIs in these patients.     

HLA单倍体与全相合异基因造血干细胞移植治疗恶性血液病

背景：异基因造血干细胞移植是治疗恶性血液病的一种非常有效的方法。单倍体相合的造血干细胞移植扩大了移植的应用范围,是无HLA相合供者患者的一种重要选择。 目的：比较HLA单倍体相合与全相合异基因造血干细胞移植治疗恶性血液病的临床疗效。 方法：回顾性分析接受异基因造血干细胞移植79例恶性血液病患者的临床资料,其中HLA单倍体相合组26例、全相合组53例,对比两组受者移植物抗宿主病的发生率、复发率、2年生存率等。 结果与结论：78例受者获得完全、持久供者干细胞植入;1例受者在移植后28 d尚未植入,后因感染死亡。两组慢性移植物抗宿主病发生率、复发率和2年无病生存率差异无显著性意义(P > 0.05)。单倍体相合组急性移植物抗宿主病发生率高于全相合组(P < 0.05);2年总生存率低于全相合组(P < 0.05)。提示血缘HLA单倍体相合移植治疗恶性血液病的安全性及疗效接近于全相合移植,在缺乏HLA相合供者的情况下,行HLA单倍体相合造血干细胞移植治疗恶性血液病是切实可行的选择。     

Comparison of autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for treatment of high-risk refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Chemoradiotherapy and transplantation of bone marrow from matched sibling donors have been useful for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in patients with a poor prognosis but are not available to some two thirds of patients who do not have a matched allogeneic donor. We undertook this study to compare autologous and allogeneic marrow transplantation in the treatment of such cases. We treated 91 patients with high-dose chemoradiotherapy and followed them for 1.4 to 5 years. Forty-six patients with an HLA-matched donor received allogeneic marrow, and 45 patients without a matched donor received their own marrow taken during remission and purged of leukemic cells with use of monoclonal antibodies. Bone marrow engraftment occurred earlier in patients who received autologous marrow. Recipients of autologous marrow had shorter hospital courses, with significantly fewer peritransplantation deaths than recipients of allogeneic marrow. Post-transplantation relapse of leukemia was the most frequent cause of treatment failure; relapses occurred in an estimated 37 percent of patients with allogeneic grafts in whom graft-versus-host disease developed, 75 percent of patients with allogeneic grafts in whom graft-versus-host disease did not develop, and 79 percent of patients who received autologous grafts. The interval before relapse was significantly shorter in the autologous-marrow group than in the allogeneic-marrow group. Recipients of autologous and allogeneic marrow whose first pretransplantation remissions were short (less than 18 months) had eventual outcomes similar to those whose first remissions were longer than 18 months. Patients with a first remission lasting less than 18 months had an outcome better than that expected with chemotherapy alone. The fractions of "cured" patients were estimated to be 20 percent in the autologous-marrow group and 27 percent in the allogeneic-marrow group--not a significant difference, but because of the limited statistical power of the study, the question of long-term disease-free survival must still be considered open.     

Demodicidosis simulating acute graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic stem cell transplantation in one patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

One important differential diagnosis of facial erythema in a patient receiving an allogeneic bone marrow transplant (BMT) is acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Demodex folliculorum has been rarely implicated in the development of facial rashes in immunosuppressed patients, including BMT recipients. We report the case of a patient, suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, who after bone marrow transplantation developed a facial rash due to D. folliculorum mimicking GVHD. Differential diagnosis of facial rashes and demodicidosis after BMT is reviewed.     

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of high-risk acute myelogenous leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome using reduced-intensity conditioning with fludarabine and melphalan.

Reduced-intensity conditioning has extended the use of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) to patients otherwise not eligible for this treatment due to older age or frailty. One hundred twelve acute myelogenous leukemia/myelodysplastic syndromes patients received fludarabine and melphalan (FM) conditioning with allogeneic HSCT. Most patients (73%) were not in remission. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis consisted of tacrolimus and mini-methotrexate. Median age was 55 years (range, 22-74). Donors were related (53%) and unrelated (47%). Median follow-up of surviving patients (n = 43) was 29.4 months (range, 13.1-87.7). The complete remission (CR) rate was 82%. Estimates of 2-year survival were 66%, 40%, and 23% for patients in CR, with active disease without and with circulating blasts at HSCT, respectively. In multivariate analysis, survival was negatively influenced by active disease at HSCT and development of grade II-IV acute GVHD. Presence of circulating blasts at HSCT negatively influenced freedom from disease progression. Incidence of nonrelapse mortality (NRM) was significantly higher for patients with active disease, but was not influenced by patient age. Patients in CR had a day-100 and 2-year NRM of 0% and 20%, respectively. Use of unrelated donors increased the risk of NRM only among patients with active disease. FM and HSCT elicited long-term disease control in a significant fraction of this high-risk cohort.     

Human Herpesvirus 6 replication predicts Cytomegalovirus reactivation after allogeneic stem cell transplantation from haploidentical donor

Background and objectivesSince HHV-6 reactivation after transplant has been reported to increase the risk of CMV infection, we tested this hypothesis in the HLA-haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation setting.Study designFrom February 2011 to October 2015, 75 patients received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using a T-cell replete graft from a HLA-haploidentical donor at our Institution.ResultsInterestingly, 87% of HHV-6 reactivations were followed by a CMV reactivation, at a median of 15 days between the two viruses. Incidence of CMV reactivation was 14.5-fold higher in those patients with prior HHV-6 reactivation vs. those without it (p-value < 0.001).ConclusionThe present results suggest that HHV-6 can be considered as a predicting indicator of cellular immunosuppression preceding the onset of CMV infection.     

HLA相合同胞异基因外周血造血干细胞移植治疗急性白血病

背景：HLA相合同胞间异基因外周血造血干细胞移植是治疗急性白血病的一种有效方法。 目的：评价HLA相合异基因外周血造血干细胞移植治疗急性白血病的临床疗效及并发症。 方法：25例急性白血病患者接受HLA相合同胞的异基因外周血造血干细胞移植,其中急性髓系白血病20例,急性淋巴细胞白血病5例。预处理方案为BU+CY方案或CY+TBI方案,移植物抗宿主病预防采用环孢素A+吗替麦考酚酯+短程甲氨蝶呤。 结果：最短随访2个月,最长随访80个月。患者均获造血重建,中性粒细胞≥0.5×10⁹ L^-1的时间为10~18 d,血小板≥20× 10⁹ L^-1的时间为10~37 d。主要并发症：感染败血症12例,巨细胞病毒感染9例,带状疱疹病毒感染3例,发生急性移植物抗宿主病10例,慢性移植物抗宿主病11例,出血性膀胱炎4例。至随访结束,17例无病生存,8例死亡。提示HLA相合同胞异基因外周血造血干细胞移植是治疗急性白血病安全有效的方法。