非清髓异基因外周血造血干细胞移植治疗慢性粒细胞白血病

目的：探索非清髓异基因外周血干细胞移植(NST)治疗不能耐受清髓性异基因造血干细胞移植的慢性粒细胞白血病(CML)患者的疗效。方法：将5例CML患者中的4例以全身放疗加氟达拉宾，1例以马利兰、氟达拉宾加抗人胸腺细胞免疫球蛋白为预处理方案，联合环孢霉素A、霉酚酸酯和(或)短程氨甲蝶呤预防移植物抗宿主病。结果：5例均造血重建，3例完全供者型植入，2例混合型植入，其中1例植入率持续低于50％，经2次清髓性异基因造血干细胞移植后达到完全供者型植入。2例发生Ⅰ度急性移植物抗宿主病，1例发生Ⅳ度急性移植物抗宿主病，无慢性移植物抗宿主病发生。中位随访时间5(3～37)个月，无病生存3例，死亡2例。结论：对不能耐受清髓性异基因造血干细胞移植的CML患者，NST是可行而有效的。     

异基因造血干细胞移植治疗慢性粒细胞白血病的疗效及预后因素分析

目的 探讨异基因造血于细胞移植（allo—HSCT）治疗慢性粒细胞白血病（CML）的疗效及预后因素分析。方法选择104例CML患者,采用Bu＋cy、改良Bu＋Cy、TBI＋CY及非清髓方案预处理后行allo—HSCT治疗。结果除1例未植活外,其余均持久性植活。3年无病生存率（DFS）为74．5％,5年累积生存率（OS）为70％。CML慢性期移植、Ⅰ-Ⅱ度急性移植物抗宿主病（GVHD）患者3年DFS分别高于CML加速期／急变期移植、Ⅲ～Ⅳ度急性GVHD患者。多因素Cox回归分析显示,疾病状态、移植类型、急性GVHD的严重程度是异基因HSCT患者长期生存的独立影响因素。结论慢性期且有HLA相合同胞供者的CML患者行allo-HSCT可获得较高长期生存率。     

Notch信号通路在急性移植物抗宿主病中的作用

目的:分析异基因造血干细胞移植后患者Notch1的表达,了解Notch1信号通路与急性移植物抗宿主病发生、发展的关系。方法:采集54例异基因造血干细胞移植后患者外周血,同期采集26例自体造血干细胞移植患者和10例正常志愿者外周血标本作为对照,检测Notch1和Hes-1 mRNA的表达,分析其与急性移植物抗宿主病的关系。结果:异基因造血干细胞移植患者Notch1和Hes-1 mRNA表达较自体造血干细胞移植患者和正常志愿者高(P0.05),其中急性移植物抗宿主病患者Notch1 mRNA表达明显高于非急性移植物抗宿主病患者、自体造血干细胞移植患者及正常志愿者(P0.05)。Notch1 mRNA的表达与急性移植物抗宿主病总体分度呈正相关,急性移植物抗宿主病越严重,Notch1 mRNA的表达越高(P0.05)。结论:Notch1信号参与调节急性移植物抗宿主病;Notch1及其靶基因的表达与急性移植物抗宿主病的严重程度密切相关。     

单倍型供者造血干细胞移植治疗母细胞性浆细胞样树突细胞肿瘤

目的:探讨异基因造血干细胞移植治疗母细胞性浆细胞样树突细胞肿瘤(BPDCN)的疗效及患者生存情况。方法:回顾性分析该中心13例诊断为BPDCN的患者,均接受清髓预处理方案(MAC)的单倍型供者造血干细胞移植(HID-HSCT)。结果:所有患者均以髓外病变为初发表现(皮肤病变11例,乳房1例,淋巴结1例),均涉及骨髓,其中2例合并中枢神经系统侵犯。在进行HID-HSCT前,所有患者均达到缓解状态(9例CR1,4例CR2),其中4例微小残留白血病阳性。所有患者干细胞均顺利植入,其中1例患者出现移植物功能不良,3例患者出现Ⅱ～Ⅳ级急性移植物抗宿主病,5例患者出现慢性移植物抗宿主病(4例轻度,1例中度)。生存患者的中位随访时间为34(5～64)个月,无病生存率为(76.9±12.6)%。3例患者死亡(1例急性移植物抗宿主病,1例复发,1例移植后血栓性微血管病/移植物抗宿主病)。结论:采用MAC的HID-HSCT治疗BPDCN患者安全有效。     

第2次同一供者Allo-PBSCT治疗移植后复发急性白血病的可行性

目的探讨急性白血病移植后复发患者行非清髓性第2次同一供者异基因外周血干细胞移植（Allo-PB-SCT）的可行性。方法1例难治急性髓细胞白血病（M2b型）Allo-PBSCT后复发患者行非清髓性第2次同一供者Allo-PBSCT治疗,调整患者第1次移植前复发达到完全缓解的药物剂量作为本次移植的预处理方案,且为了加强移植物抗白血病效应,移植初未采用预防移植物抗宿主病治疗。结果移植后第12天时,患者粒细胞〉0．5×10^9／L,血小板第45天后基本稳定于〉20×10^9／L水平,移植后4个月内3次复查骨髓示骨髓完全缓解,移植后第43天做AML1／ETO融合基因检测为阴性。结论第1次移植后复发的难治性自血病患者行非清髓性第2次同一供者Allo-PBSCT治疗安全可行。     

含全身照射预处理方案行HLA不相合非去T造血干细胞移植治疗白血病8例临床分析

目的探讨采用全身照射(TBI)预处理方案行人类白细胞抗原(HLA)配型不相合亲缘供者非去T异基因造血干细胞移植(allo-HSCT)治疗白血病的疗效。方法2002年4月至2007年1月北京大学血液病研究所8例采用TBI预处理方案行HLA不合非去T亲缘供者allo-HSCT的白血病患者,其中急性髓性白血病(AML)3例,急性淋巴细胞性白血病(ALL)4例,慢性粒细胞白血病1例;预处理方案采用TBI加环磷酰胺(CY)方案4例,TBI加氟达拉滨(FLU)方案4例;干细胞来源包括骨髓和外周血造血干细胞移植6例,外周血造血干细胞移植(PBSCT)2例;移植物抗宿主病(GVHD)预防采用经典的环孢素A(CsA) 霉酚酸酯(MMF) 短程甲氨蝶呤(MTX)方案。结果8例供者采集单个核细胞(MNC)中位数为7.39(6.27~12.46)×108/kg,粒细胞植入中位时间11(11~13)d,血小板植入中位时间13(11~21)d。5例发生Ⅰ~Ⅱ度急性GVHD,2例出现慢性广泛性GVHD,无严重急性GVHD或因GVHD死亡病例。中位随访时间9(3~53)个月,除1例复发存活外,其余病例无病存活。结论对于HLA不相合异基因造血干细胞移植,TBI方案是一种比较安全、有效的非去T预处理方案,对于高危和二次移植患者同样有效。     

FABC预处理异基因造血干细胞移植治疗难治未缓解急性白血病临床研究

目的观察FABC预处理异基因造血干细胞移植治疗未缓解急性白血病(AL)患者的疗效及安全性。方法收集2005年11月至2010年8月广东省人民医院采用FABC预处理方案进行异基因造血干细胞移植治疗18例难治未缓解AL患者。观察造血恢复、植入率、急慢性移植物抗宿主病发生率、移植相关病死率、复发、总存活率和无病存活率及预后因素分析。结果所有患者均于移植后14～21 d获得完全供者植入,中性粒细胞>0.5×109/L和血小板>20×109/L中位时间分别为12(7～72)d和13(7～60)d;急性移植物抗宿主病(GVHD)及慢性GVHD累积发生率分别为50%和73.3%。中位随访10.5(3.1～66.6)个月,移植相关病死率5.6%(1/18),复发率为36.8%(7/18)。1年的预期总生存(OS)率和无病生存(DFS)率分别是(58.9±13.2)%和(53.6±15.5%)。COX逐步回归模型分析显示,慢性GVHD是DFS独立有利因素。结论 FABC预处理异基因造血干细胞移植是治疗难治性未缓解AL安全有效的方法。     

异基因外周血干细胞移植治疗白血病9例临床分析

目的评价异基因外周血干细胞移植（Allo-PBSCT）治疗白血病的疗效及移植相关并发症。方法回顾分析9例白血病患者行同胞供者Allo-PBSCT治疗。预处理方案为改良马利兰加环磷酰胺（Bu／CY）;预防移植物抗宿主病（GVHD）采用环孢素A（CSA）加短程甲氨蝶呤（MTX）和霉酚酸酯（MMF）。结果8例患者均获得造血重建,白细胞植活的中位时间为15（13～16）d;1例未植入。出现GVHD7例,肝静脉闭塞病（HVOD）3例,出血性膀胱炎（HC）1例。中位随访时间为13（0～30）个月6例存活,其中5例为无病存活,3例死亡。结论Allo-PBSCT治疗白血病有效,移植相关并发症可接受。     

异基因造血干细胞移植术后移植物抗宿主病的研究进展

造血干细胞移植（HSCT）特别是异基因造血干细胞移植（allo—HSCT）越来越多地用于治疗恶性血液系统疾病,而移植后出现的移植物抗宿主病（GVHD）是allo-HSCT的主要并发症和死亡原因之一。移植物抗宿主病按发生时间分为急性移植物抗宿主病（aGVHD）和慢性移植物抗宿主病（cGVHD）。     

同基因造血干细胞移植治疗白血病的临床疗效

目的探讨同基因造血干细胞移植（syn—HSCT）治疗白血病的疗效。方法对1例慢性髓性白血病一慢性期及1例急性髓性白血病M2型的患者进行了syn—HSCT的外周血干细胞移植,分别采用改良的马利兰／环磷酰胺及环磷酰胺／全身放疗方案作为预处理,未采用预防移植物抗宿主病（GVHD）措施。结果2例患者移植后造血恢复顺利,中性粒细胞绝对数（ANC）〉0．5×10^9／L时间分别为移植后8天和13天,血小板〉20×10^9／L时间分别为移植后8天和14天。移植后均未发生急性和慢性GVHD。分别随访至移植后12月和60月,慢性髓性白血病患者在骨髓细胞学及染色体水平完全缓解,在低BCL／ABL融合基因水平带病生存,急性髓性白血病M2型患者病情处于持续完全缓解状态,仍在继续随访中。结论Syn—HSCT相关并发症少,移植相关病死率低,复发率并不高,可能存在同基因移植物抗白血病作用,是治疗白血病的有效方法。     

The analysis of leukemic relapse after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation]

This report presents the analysis of leukemic relapse of 52 patients who received allogeneic bone marrow transplantation between July 1984 and May 1990. Conditioning regimen consisted of TBI + CY and GVHD prophylaxis consisted of cyclosporin-A and methotrexate. The relapse ratios of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) (21 in chronic phase, 1 in accelerated phase, 1 in blastic crisis), acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) (all 17 in 1st CR), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) (all 12 in 1st CR) were 13%, 18%, 25%, respectively, and 3 year disease free survival (DFS) was as follows, CML 68%, ANLL 72%, ALL 49%. Regarding acute GVHD grading and chronic GVHD presence, 3 year DFS was as follows, acute GVHD 0 degree: 59%, I degree: 78%, II degree-IV degree: 53%, chronic GVHD (+): 82% GVHD (-): 77%. In our center leukemic relapse has been the major cause of death after BMT since 1984. Among 9 relapsed cases, one recurred more than 3 years after BMT, and another one got recurrent leukemia of donor origin.     

Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for leukemia with marrow grafts depleted of lymphocytes by counterflow centrifugation

Eighty consecutive patients were transplanted with human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-identical sibling marrow for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML, N = 29), acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL, N = 23), or chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML, N = 28). Donor marrow was depleted of lymphocytes using counterflow centrifugation. Median age of the recipients was 31 years. Pretransplant conditioning consisted of cyclophosphamide and fractionated total body irradiation (TBI) with a low (4.1 +/- 0.3 cGy/min) or high (13.1 +/- 1.6 cGy/min) midline average dose rate. In 43 patients, cytosine-arabinoside or anthracyclines were added to the conditioning regimen. Immunoprophylaxis posttransplant consisted of methotrexate (MTX) alone, cyclosporine A (CsA) in combination with MTX, or CsA alone; two patients received no immunoprophylaxis at all. Graft failure occurred in 4 of 77 evaluable patients (5%). The probability of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) greater than or equal to grade 2 at day 100 after transplantation was 15%. The projected 3-year estimate of extensive chronic GVHD was 12%. Only three patients died of cytomegalovirus-interstitial pneumonitis. The projected 3-year probability of relapse was 30% (95% confidence interval [CI], range 8% to 53%) in transplants for AML in first complete remission (CR1), 35% (95% CI, 1% to 69%) after transplantation for ALL in CR1, and 38% (95% CI, 2% to 74%) after transplantation for CML in first chronic phase (CP1). The projected 3-year probability of leukemia-free survival (LFS) was 56% (95% CI, 35% to 77%) after transplantation for AML-CR1, 42% (95% CI, 16% to 69%) in patients transplanted for ALL-CR1, and 49% (95% CI, 18% to 80%) after transplantation for CML-CP1. After transplantation for AML-CR1, ALL-CR1, or CML-CP1, the median follow-up time for leukemia-free survivors was 31+, 30+, and 21+ months, respectively. Probabilities of relapse, survival, and LFS in AML-CR1 and ALL-CR1 transplants were comparable with those reported in recipients of untreated grafts. In patients transplanted for CML-CP1, probability of relapse was higher and probability of LFS was lower than in recipients of untreated grafts. In transplants for leukemia in CR1 and CP1, preparative regimen and immunoprophylaxis posttransplant were not associated significantly with the probability of acute GVHD greater than or equal to grade 2, extensive chronic GVHD, relapse, survival, or LFS. In bone marrow transplantation for leukemia, counterflow centrifugation is a useful technique for the prevention of GVHD.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)     

自体外周血干细胞移植治疗血液恶性肿瘤231例临床观察

目的观察自体外周血干细胞移植(APBSCT)治疗血液恶性肿瘤的疗效。方法2001年3月至2007年2月对第三军医大学新桥医院231例血液恶性肿瘤患者施行APBSCT,其中急性淋巴细胞白血病(ALL)45例,急性髓性白血病(AML)34例,非霍奇金淋巴瘤(NHL)100例,霍奇金淋巴瘤(HD)31例,多发性骨髓瘤(MM)21例,观察临床疗效和并发症。结果除1例ALL外,230例患者移植后造血功能均快速重建。ALL首次完全缓解(CR1)28例患者中无病存活(DFS)13例,带病存活4例,死亡11例;ALL二次缓解(CR2)17例患者中DFS3例,带病存活4例,死亡10例。AMLCR120例患者中DFS11例,带病存活3例,死亡6例;AMLCR214例患者中DFS6例,带病存活2例,死亡6例。NHLCR159例患者中DFS43例,带病存活7例,死亡9例;NHLCR230例患者中DFS18例,带病存活5例,死亡7例;NHL未缓解(NR)11例患者中DFS2例,带病存活4例,死亡5例。HDCR110例患者中DFS10例;HD部分缓解(PR)15例患者中DFS12例,带病存活3例;HD疾病复发(RE)6例患者中DFS3例,带病存活2例,死亡1例。MM21例患者中DFS7例,带病存活6例,死亡8例。结论APBSCT是一种安全有效的血液肿瘤治疗方法。     

Donor Leukocyte Infusion for Japanese Patients with Relapsed Leukemia After Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation: Indications and Dose Escalation

Abstract: To clarify the role of dose escalation of donor leukocyte infusion (DLI) in the treatment of relapsed leukemia after allogeneic bone marrow transplant (BMT), data from 100 patients were collected from 46 facilities in Japan and analyzed with respect to indications and infused cell dose. Complete remission (CR) was achieved in 11 of 12 (91%) patients with relapsed chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in the chronic phase, 3 of 11 (27%) with CML in the acute phase, 8 of 21 (38%) with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), 6 of 23 (25%) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and 5 of 11 (45%) with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The probability of remaining in CR at 3 years was 82% in CML patients in the chronic phase, but 0% in those with CML in the acute phase, 7% in those with AML, 0% with ALL, and 33% with MDS. Acute graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD) (≥2) developed in 31 of 89 (34%) patients with human leukocyte antigen identical related donors and was fatal for 7 (7%). A leukocyte dose of 1 × 10⁷/kg of recipient body weight with CML in the chronic phase, 3 × 10⁷/kg of recipient body weight with MDS, and 1 × 10⁸/kg of recipient body weight with acute leukemia appeared to be optimal as an initial dose of DLI. However, the minimal dose of leukocyte developing fatal GVHD was 7 × 10⁷/kg of recipient body weight. These suggest that a relatively small dose of DLI ranging from 1 × 10⁷/kg to 5 × 10⁷/kg of recipient body weight should be administered initially then the infused escalating dose 2 or 3 months later in patients with CML in the chronic phase and MDS. However, a large number of leukocytes around 1 × 10⁸/kg are needed to induce graft versus leukemia effects in patients with acute leukemia despite a 7% fatality in GVHD.     

Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for high risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Results from a single institution.

We present our experience with bone marrow transplantation (BMT) in 30 consecutive patients with high risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia. With a median follow-up of 4 years the disease-free survival (DFS) was 44% for the whole group, with a significant difference between patients in first or second complete remission (CR 1 and 2, as one group), compared with patients with more advanced disease (greater than CR2), 69.5% versus 15.4% (p less than 0.01). The main cause of BMT failure was leukemic relapse, with a relapse rate of 15% for patients in CR 1 and 2 and of 77% for patients with greater than CR2 (p less than 0.01). Among patients with active disease at BMT those who had 15% blast cells or less in the marrow fared better than those with more advanced disease or extramedullary relapse. Transplant-related death was 17%. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was associated with an antileukemic effect; the DFS for patients with acute and/or chronic GVHD was better than for patients with no GVHD at all.     

Umbilical cord blood transplant from unrelated HLA-mismatched donors in children with high risk leukemia

In the last 3 years, 14 children with high-risk leukemia (11 ALL, 2 AML and 1 CML) underwent cord blood transplantation from unrelated HLA-mismatched donors at a median of 99 days from the start of search. Eight patients were transplanted in second CR, one in accelerated phase, three at relapse and two patients in first CR. Conditioning regimen (fractionated TBI, etoposide, CY and anti-lymphocyte serum) and prophylaxis of GVHD (CsA and 6-methylprednisolone) were identical for all patients. Neutrophils >0.5x10(9)/l were reached at a median of 33 days from transplant, but in four cases we observed an autologous hematopoietic reconstitution (three spontaneous, one after autologous BM rescue). Acute and chronic GVHD were observed in 10/14 and 3/8 evaluable cases, respectively. Three patients died of transplant-related toxicity and three patients relapsed. The probabilities of event-free, disease-free and overall survival were 50, 53 and 64%, respectively. Cord blood transplant from HLA-mismatched unrelated donor is a valid option for the treatment of children with high-risk leukemia. With our eligibility criteria, conditioning regimen and prophylaxis of graft-versus-host disease, the main obstacles to successful transplant were represented by graft failure and fatal acute GVHD.     

A prospective randomized comparison of total body irradiation-etoposide versus busulfan-cyclophosphamide as preparatory regimens for bone marrow transplantation in patients with leukemia who were not in first remission: a Southwest Oncology Group study

Two novel preparatory regimens for conditioning of patients with leukemia for allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) from histocompatible sibling donors have been tested in a phase III trial under the auspices of the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG 8612). These two regimens consisted either of fractionated total body irradiation and etoposide (FTBI/VP-16) or high-dose busulfan with cyclophosphamide (BU/CY). Only patients who had failed prior conventional management at least once were study eligible, ie, no patients with acute leukemia in first remission (CR) or in first chronic phase (CP) of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) participated. Patients were stratified according to the following risk criteria: "good-risk" patients were those who were in second CR of their acute leukemia or in accelerated phase (AP) of CML; "poor-risk" patients had further advanced stages of leukemia. During a 52-month period, 131 patients were registered of whom 122 (93%) were study eligible. Sixty-one eligible patients were randomized to the FTBI/VP-16 arm and 61 to the BU/CY regimen. Of these 122 patients, 114 (93%) proceeded to BMT according to protocol. Posttransplant immunosuppression to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) consisted of cyclosporine and prednisone (CSA/PSE). Neither overall survival nor disease-free survival (DFS) differed significantly between the two treatment groups (P = .89 and .69, respectively). Estimated DFS for "good-risk" patients who had been prepared with the FTBI/VP-16 regimen was 55% +/- 11%, as compared with patients treated with BU/CY whose DFS figure was 34% +/- 10% (P = .30). For "poor-risk" candidates, the DFS rates at 24 months were 17% +/- 6% (for FTBI/VP-16) and 24% +/- 8% (for BU/CY), respectively (P = .81). These figures do not differ significantly, especially in view of the fact that the "good- risk" patients prepared with the FTBI/VP-16 regimen were younger than those treated with BU/CY. Both regimens were well tolerated with no regimen-related deaths encountered during the 6-week period after BMT. This study also confirmed the efficacy of the CSA/PSE combination in the prevention of GVHD with 23 of 113 (20%) of BMT recipients developing moderate to severe acute GVHD. The leading cause for treatment failure was leukemic relapse (45 of the 114 BMT recipients suffered a recurrence of their leukemia), whereas 38 patients died without evidence of relapse. Thirty-one patients are alive and in continued CR after marrow transplantation; four are alive in relapse.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)     

Unrelated donor marrow transplantation for chronic myelogenous leukemia: 9 years' experience of the national marrow donor program

Over a period of 8.5 years (February 1988 to October 1996), 1423 patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) underwent unrelated donor (URD) bone marrow transplants (BMTs) facilitated by the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) at 85 transplant centers. One hundred thirty-seven evaluable (9.9%) patients failed to engraft, and an additional 83 (6.6%) evaluable patients experienced late graft failure. Grade III/IV acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) developed in 33% of patients (95% confidence interval [CI], 30%-36%). The incidence of extensive chronic GVHD was 60% (95% CI, 56%-63%) at 2 years. Only 5.7% of patients (95% CI, 3.6%-7.8%) transplanted in chronic phase developed hematologic relapse at 3 years. Several factors were independently associated with improved disease-free survival (DFS), including transplant in chronic phase, transplant within 1 year of diagnosis, younger recipient age, a cytomegalovirus seronegative recipient, and development of no or mild acute GVHD. The combined effect of these factors on outcome is manifest in a subset (n = 157) of young (less than 35 years), chronic phase patients transplanted within 1 year of diagnosis using HLA-matched donors who had 63% (95% CI, 53%-73%) DFS at 3 years. URD BMT therapy for CML is both feasible and effective with more frequent and more rapid identification of suitable donors. Early URD transplant during chronic phase yields good results and should be considered in CML patients otherwise eligible for transplant but without a suitable related donor.     

Treatment of relapsed leukemia after unrelated donor marrow transplantation with unrelated donor leukocyte infusions

The efficacy and toxicity of donor leukocyte infusions (DLI) after unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is largely unknown. We identified 58 recipients of unrelated DLI (UDLI) for the treatment of relapsed disease from the National Marrow Donor Program database. A retrospective analysis was performed to determine response, toxicity, and survival after UDLI and to identify factors associated with successful therapy. UDLI was administered for relapsed chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) (n = 25), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) (n = 23), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) (n = 7), and other diseases (n = 3). Eight patients were in complete remission (CR) before UDLI, and 50 were evaluable for response. Forty-two percent (95% confidence interval [CI], 28%-56%) achieved CR, including 11 of 24 (46%; 95% CI, 26%-66%) with CML, 8 of 19 (42%; 95% CI, 20%-64%) with AML, and 2 of 4 (50%; 95% CI, 1%-99%) with ALL. The estimated probability of disease-free survival (DFS) at 1 year after CR was 65% (95% CI, 50%-79%) for CML, 23% (95% CI, 9%-38%) for AML, and 30% (95% CI, 6%-54%) for ALL. Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) complicated UDLI in 37% of patients (grade II-IV, 25%). A total of 13 of 32 evaluable patients (41%) developed chronic GVHD. There was no association between cell dose administered and either response or toxicity. In a multivariable analysis, only a longer interval from BMT to relapse and BMT to UDLI was associated with improved survival and DFS, respectively. UDLI is an acceptable alternative to other treatment options for relapse after unrelated donor BMT. (Blood. 2000;95:1214-1221)     

Clinical impact of graft-versus-host disease against leukemias not in remission at the time of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from related donors. The Japan Society for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Working Party

Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) increases post-transplant mortality and morbidity, but exerts a potent graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect. To clarify the impact of GVHD on outcome after transplant in aggressive diseases, patients with acute myeloid or lymphoblastic leukemia (AML, n = 366 or ALL, n = 255) in nonremission states, or chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML, n = 180) in accelerated phase (AP) or blastic crisis (BC), who received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from a related donor between 1991 and 2000, were analyzed. Significant improvement in overall and disease-free survival (DFS) was detected with grade I acute GVHD in AML (P = 0.0002 for overall survival and 0.0009 for DFS, respectively) and in CML (P = 0.0256 and 0.0366, respectively), while the trend towards improved survival was observed in ALL. Relapse rate was lower in grade I acute GVHD than in grade II in all three diseases, suggesting that treatment for grade II GVHD may compromise the GVL effect associated with GVHD. Chronic GVHD was found to suppress relapse in CML and ALL, but not in AML, although no improvement in survival was observed in any disease category. Our results suggest that treatment for grade II acute GVHD may need to be attenuated in transplant for refractory leukemias.