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。     

HLA单倍体相合与全相合外周血造血干细胞移植后的急性移植物抗宿主病

背景：异基因外周血造血干细胞移植成为造血干细胞移植的主要方式,近年来HLA单倍体相合造血干细胞移植因供者来源广泛在临床应用较多,急性移植物抗宿主病仍是影响移植成功率的主要因素。 目的：观察亲缘HLA单倍体相合与全相合异基因外周血造血干细胞移植后急性移植物抗宿主病的发生特点,探讨降低急性移植物抗宿主病发生率的方法及单倍体造血干细胞移植应用于临床的意义。 方法：行异基因外周血造血干细胞移植的患者52例,其中HLA全相合组31例,单倍体组21例。HLA单倍体组采用改良马利兰/环磷酰胺+兔抗人胸腺T细胞免疫球蛋白预处理方案,HLA全相合组采用改良马利兰/环磷酰胺预处理方案。移植物抗宿主病的预防采用短程甲氨蝶呤+环孢素A+吗替麦考酚酯的方案。 结果与结论：52例患者均获得完全持久干细胞植入。其中,急性移植物抗宿主病发病率为48%(25/52),Ⅲ-Ⅳ度急性移植物抗宿主病发病率为23%(12/52);全相合组及单倍体组急性移植物抗宿主病累积发病率分别为39%(12/31)和62%(13/21)(P > 0.05);全相合组及单倍体组Ⅲ-Ⅳ度急性移植物抗宿主病累积发病率分别为10%(3/31)和43%(9/21)(P < 0.05);发生于移植后+30 d、+31 d-+60 d、+61 d-+100 d的急性移植物抗宿主病类型分布差异无显著性意义(P > 0.05);发生在移植后+30 d内的急性移植物抗宿主病发生率高于移植后   +31 d-+60 d和+61 d-+100 d;发生急性移植物抗宿主病组和无急性移植物抗宿主病组复发率、2年无病生存率差异无显著性意义(P > 0.05),全相合组与单倍体组相比复发率差异无显著性意义(P > 0.05),2年无病生存率前者高于后者(P < 0.05)。说明采用上述移植方案,单倍体组安全性与疗效接近全相合组;在缺乏HLA相合供者时,单倍体造血干细胞移植是治疗恶性血液病的重要方法。中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程全文链接：     

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。     

免疫耐受新方法单倍型造血干细胞移植治疗重型再生障碍性贫血

背景：异基因造血干细胞移植是根治重型再生障碍性贫血的有效手段,尤其单倍型造血干细胞移植是具有中国特色的移植体系,在国际上处于领先水平。 目的：探索免疫耐受新方法单倍型异基因造血干细胞移植治疗重型再生障碍性贫血的模式,解决移植后排斥和移植物抗宿主病问题。 方法：解放军北京军区总医院血液科在2013年4月至2014年5月期间采用单倍型供者造血干细胞移植治疗重型再生障碍性贫血患者12例,单倍型供者采集经动员的骨髓及外周血干细胞,预处理方案中给予环磷酰胺400 mg/m2,连续用3 d,移植后+3 d用环磷酰胺诱导免疫耐受,剂量为50 mg/kg。 结果与结论：粒细胞植活中位时间17(13-21) d,血小板植活中位时间21(15-31) d。全部患者移植后发生Ⅱ度急性移植物抗宿主病1例,慢性广泛性移植物抗宿主病1例,经治疗后控制。所有存活患者最少随访时间在6个月以上,中位随访时间11个月,死亡2例,其中1例死于排斥反应,另1例死于肺部严重感染,其余10例随访期间生存。结果表明诱导免疫耐受新方法单倍型造血干细胞移植可减少移植物抗宿主病和移植相关病死率,取得了显著成效。 中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程     

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。     

异基因外周血造血干细胞移植治疗白血病*

背景：异基因外周血造血干细胞移植是治疗白血病的有效手段。 目的：比较血缘与非血缘供者异基因外周血造血干细胞移植治疗白血病的造血重建、免疫重建、感染、移植物抗宿主病及疗效。 方法：选择接受异基因外周血造血干细胞移植治疗的白血病患者45例,其中30例患者接受血缘供者造血干细胞移植(血缘组),15例患者接受非血缘供者造血干细胞移植(非血缘组)。 结果与结论：①造血重建：血缘组白细胞和血小板重建时间均快于非血缘组(P < 0.05)。在移植后30~40 d植活证据指标测定提示异体造血干细胞在受者体内完全植活。②T细胞重建：两组移植后各时间点T细胞重建差异无显著性意义。③感染发生率：两组移植后早期感染发生率,急、慢性移植物抗宿主病发生率差异无显著性意义(P > 0.05)。④白血病复发：两组移植后复发率差异无显著性意义(P > 0.05)。⑤无病生存：两组移植后2年无病生存率差异无显著性意义(P > 0.05)。表明血缘供者异基因外周血造血干细胞移植后的造血重建较非血缘供者迅速,但两者间移植后T细胞重建、感染发生率、移植物抗宿主病及无病生存并无差异。      

异基因造血干细胞移植治疗24例重型再生障碍性贫血北大核心

背景:重型再生障碍性贫血病情重、病死率高,需快速恢复造血功能,目前异基因造血干细胞移植为一线治疗方案,同胞全相合异基因造血干细胞移植为首选,单倍体相合造血干细胞移植作为替代治疗方案也取得了较好的效果。目的:探讨异基因造血干细胞移植(包括同胞全相合造血干细胞移植及单倍体相合造血干细胞移植)治疗重型再生障碍性贫血的临床疗效。方法:回顾性分析2015年4月至2021年7月于徐州市中心医院接受异基因造血干细胞移植治疗24例重型再生障碍性贫血患者的临床资料,其中接受同胞全相合造血干细胞移植8例,接受单倍体相合造血干细胞移植16例。24例重型再生障碍性贫血患者预处理方案为氟达拉滨、环磷酰胺、抗淋巴细胞球蛋白方案。同胞全相合造血干细胞移植采用环孢素联合短程甲氨蝶呤预防移植物抗宿主病,单倍体相合造血干细胞移植在此基础上增加吗替麦考酚酯。结果与结论:①24例重型再生障碍性贫血患者中有2例患者预处理期间死于严重感染,其余22例均达造血重建;中性粒细胞植入中位时间为12.5(10-18)d,血小板植入中位时间为14.5(10-26)d;②22例植入成功患者发生急性移植物抗宿主病8例(36%),Ⅲ/Ⅳ度急性移植物抗宿主病2例,慢性移植物抗宿主病累计发生4例(18%),Ⅲ/Ⅳ度慢性移植物抗宿主病1例;③18例患者存活,6例患者死亡,5年预计总生存率为74%;④结果表明,异基因造血干细胞移植为重型再生障碍性贫血的有效治疗手段,同胞全合供者作为首选,无同胞全相合供者时可选择单倍体相合供者作为替代。     

非血缘外周血造血干细胞移植治疗重型再生障碍性贫血的有效性

文题释义：非血缘外周血造血干细胞移植：由于中华骨髓库的快速扩容,使得很多无HLA相合同胞供者的患者非血缘HLA配型成功,随着近期造血干细胞移植技术的不断完善,非血缘外周血造血干细胞移植治疗良性和恶性血液病的疗效已经取得与同胞相合造血干细胞移植相似的疗效。非血缘外周血造血干细胞移植治疗重型再生障碍性贫血：重型再生障碍性贫血如没有进行有效治疗,短期内死亡率高,强化免疫抑制治疗起效需要时间较长。虽然同胞相合造血干细胞移植是一线治疗方法,但多数患者无同胞相合供者,此类重型再生障碍性贫血患者非血缘外周血造血干细胞移植是有效可行的替代治疗方案。 背景：重型再生障碍性贫血患者获得同胞相合造血干细胞移植供者的概率低于30%,随着近期非血缘外周血造血干细胞移植技术的不断完善,其治疗良性和恶性血液病已经达到与同胞相合造血干细胞移植相似的疗效。目的：评价非血缘外周血造血干细胞移植治疗重型再生障碍性贫血的有效性和安全性。 方法：回顾性分析2014年3月至2019年9月期间接受非血缘外周血造血干细胞移植治疗的25例重型再生障碍性贫血(Ⅰ型和Ⅱ型)患者,均无同胞相合供者并且拒绝接受免疫抑制治疗。移植预处理方案为氟达拉滨+环磷酰胺+兔抗人胸腺细胞球蛋白抗体。移植物抗宿主病的预防方案为环孢素+吗替麦考酚酯+短程甲氨蝶呤。观察指标包括植入率及造血重建时间、移植物抗宿主病发生率、移植相关并发症发生率、5年预计总生存率、5年预计无病生存率。该临床研究的实施获得郑州大学第一附属医院伦理委员会批准,患者及亲属签署非血缘外周血造血干细胞移植相关知情同意书。结果与结论：①25例重型再生障碍性贫血患者中有3例移植后+28 d之内死亡,无法评价植入情况。剩余22例患者中有21例(95.4%)获得造血重建,植入成功;1例(4.6%)植入失败。中性粒细胞≥0.5×10⁹ L^-1和血小板≥20×10⁹ L^-1的中位时间分别为12 d(9-18 d)和13 d(10-32 d)。②植入成功的21例患者中,急性移植物抗宿主病发生率为28.6%(6/21),其中Ⅰ-Ⅱ度3例,Ⅲ-Ⅳ度3例。轻度慢性移植物抗宿主病患者仅有9.5%(2/21),无中度和重度慢性移植物抗宿主病发生。③中位随访396 d(15-1 886 d),18例(72.0%)存活,5年预计总生存率为71.1%,5年预计无病生存率为65.6%。7例(28.0%)死亡,其中3例(12.0%)患者死于感染,2例(8.0%)患者死于急性肠道移植物抗宿主病,1例(4.0%)患者死于颅内出血,1例(4.0%)患者死于多器官功能衰竭。④结果显示,对于无同胞相合供者的重型再生障碍性贫血患者,非血缘外周血造血干细胞移植是安全有效的治疗方法,是一项可行有益的替代治疗选择。 ORCID: 0000-0002-0880-309X(张素平) 中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程     

多种来源造血干细胞移植治疗重型再生障碍性贫血

背景：造血干细胞移植是年轻重型再生障碍性贫血患者首选方法,但在中国多数重型再生障碍性贫血患者无合适的供者,单倍体相合或非血缘造血干细胞移植国内外目前还处于探索阶段,联合间充质干细胞移植报道少见。 目的：观察不同干细胞来源造血干细胞移植治疗重型再生障碍性贫血的疗效。 方法：10例(3~52岁)重型再生障碍性贫血患者,分别接受了亲缘HLA相合(2例),单倍体相合(5例),非血缘(3例)的外周血和/或骨髓造血干细胞移植,其中5例患者同时联合了间充质干细胞共移植。预处理方案主要为环磷酰胺、氟达拉滨和抗人胸腺球蛋白,以霉酚酸酯、环孢素A加短疗程的甲氨蝶呤预防移植物抗宿主病,单倍体相合移植的患者在此基础上加马利兰和CD25单克隆抗体;同基因的例5患者预处理方案为抗人胸腺球蛋白+甲基泼尼龙。输注间充质干细胞的量为(0.27~1.85)×10⁶/kg。接受和未接受间充质干细胞组的患者回输的造血干细胞有核细胞分别为(7.4~17.38)×10⁸/kg和(6.09~13.68)×10⁸/kg。 结果与结论：除1例单倍体相合患者移植未成功,+36 d死于并发症外,余患者移植后染色体及DNA指纹检测等说明造血干细胞移植完全供者植入。移植后中性粒细胞达到0.5×10⁹ L^-1,血小板计数≥20×10⁹ L^-1中位时间分别为12 d和13 d;其中造血功能恢复快慢的趋势是同基因移植>外周血或/和骨髓+间充质干细胞移植>单纯外周血或/和骨髓干细胞移植,而亲缘HLA全相合的52岁患者造血恢复最慢。非血缘移植例1、6患者发生了Ⅰ度急性移植物抗宿主病,单倍体相合移植的例2和例10患者发生了Ⅱ度急性移植物抗宿主病后出现了局限性的慢性移植物抗宿主病,余下患者移植后生活质量良好,无慢性移植物抗宿主病;除未接受间充质干细胞的例3患者移植后出现严重感染外,其余患者移植后再未出现严重的感染和出血。结果提示造血干细胞是安全,高效治疗重型再生障碍性贫血的方法,联合应用间充质造血干细胞者患者造血恢复快,移植并发症少。     

父母供者外周血单倍体移植治疗儿童难治性重型再生障碍性贫血

背景：在中国,儿童患者获得人类白细胞抗原相合同胞供者较困难,而以父母供者较多。 目的：回顾性分析父母供者外周血单倍体造血干细胞移植治疗儿童复发难治性重型再生障碍性贫血的疗效及安全性。 方法：纳入17例无人类白细胞抗原相合同胞及相合非血缘供者,且免疫抑制疗效不佳的复发难治性儿童重型再生障碍性贫血患者,行父母供者外周血单倍体造血干细胞移植。采用“氟达拉滨+环磷酰胺＋兔抗人胸腺细胞球蛋白抗体”预处理方案,应用环孢素+吗替麦考酚酯+甲氨蝶呤三联短程预防移植物抗宿主病。 结果与结论：①患者17例中16例(94%)获得造血重建,中性粒细胞≥0.5×109 L-1和血小板≥20×109 L-1的中位时间分别为13(11-15) d和17(12-28) d。②急性移植物抗宿主病发生率47%(8/17),其中Ⅰ-Ⅱ度29%(5/17),Ⅲ-Ⅳ度18%(3/17)。慢性移植物抗宿主病发生率41%(7/17)。③中位随访268(43-753) d,12例存活,总生存率为71%(12/17),死亡5例(29%),均为移植相关死亡,其中1例植入失败死于皮肤真菌感染,1例死于移植物抗宿主病,3例死于肺部重症感染。无患儿移植后复发。④结果显示,无人类白细胞抗原相合同胞及相合非血缘供者,且免疫抑制疗效不佳的复发难治性儿童重型再生障碍性贫血患者,父母供者外周血单倍体造血干细胞移植是一种安全有效的挽救治疗方法。 中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点：干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程     

Sirolimus,Tacrolimus, and Low-Dose Methotrexate as Graft-versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis in Related and Unrelated Donor Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation

We assessed the combination of sirolimus, tacrolimus, and low-dose methotrexate as acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) prophylaxis after reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplantation from matched related (MRD, n = 46) and unrelated (URD, n = 45) donors. All patients received fludarabine and intravenous busulfan conditioning followed by transplantation of mobilized PBSC. The median time to neutrophil engraftment was 13 days. The cumulative incidence of grade II-IV and III-IV aGVHD were 16% and 7%, respectively. There was no difference in the incidence of aGVHD between MRD and URD cohorts. Two-year cumulative incidence of extensive chronic GVHD (cGVHD) was 40%. Relapse-free survival (RFS) at 2 years was 34%: 21% in MRD and 45% in URD. Overall survival (OS) at 2 years was 59%: 47% in MRD and 67% in URD. High levels (>90%) of donor derived hematopoiesis were achieved in 59% of patients early after transplantation. The addition of sirolimus to tacrolimus and low-dose methotrexate as GVHD prophylaxis following RIC with fludarabine and low-dose intravenous busulfan is associated with rapid engraftment, low rates of aGVHD, and achievement of high levels of donor chimerism.     

Outcomes following HSCT Using Fludarabine,Busulfan, and Thymoglobulin: A Matched Comparison to Allogeneic Transplants Conditioned with Busulfan and Cyclophosphamide

We have reported a lower incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) with a novel conditioning regimen using low-dose rabbit antithymocyte globulin (ATG; Thymoglobulin [TG]) with fludarabine and intravenous busulfan (FluBuTG). To assess further this single-center experience, we performed a retrospective matched-pair analysis comparing outcomes of adult patients transplanted using the FluBuTG conditioning regimen with matched controls from patients reported to the CIBMTR receiving a first allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) after standard oral busulfan and cyclophosphamide (BuCy). One hundred twenty cases and 215 matched controls were available for comparison. Patients receiving FluBuTG had significantly less treatment related mortality (TRM; 12% versus 34%, P < .001) and grades II-IV aGVHD (15% versus 34%, P < .001) compared to BuCy patients. The risk of relapse was higher in the FluBuTG patients (42% versus 20%, P < .001). The risks of chronic GVHD (cGVHD) and disease free survival (DFS) were similar in the cases and controls. These results suggest that the novel regimen FluBuTG decreases the risk of aGVHD and TRM after HLA-identical sibling HSCT, but is associated with an increased risk of relapse, resulting in similar DFS. Whether these conditioning regimens may be more suitable for specific patient populations based on relapse risk requires testing in prospective randomized trials.     

非清髓性异基因造血干细胞移植预处理方案的毒性比较

背景：选择高效低毒的预处理方案是提高造血干细胞移植成功率的关键。氟达拉滨和抗胸腺细胞球蛋白,均属于强效免疫抑制剂,常用于非清髓性造血干细胞移植预处理中。 目的：对采用氟达拉滨或抗胸腺细胞球蛋白为基础的非清髓性异基因造血干细胞移植预处理方案患者,在预处理中及移植后早期毒性进行比较。 方法：32例血液系统恶性肿瘤患者中,按照非清髓性预处理方案中的免疫抑制剂分成两组即氟达拉滨组和抗胸腺细胞球蛋白组,预处理方案均为氟达拉滨或抗胸腺细胞球蛋白联合减低化疗强度的白消安/环磷酰胺,或者马法兰。抗胸腺细胞球蛋白组在形成混合性嵌合体后进行供者淋巴细胞输注。对两组患者预处理中出现的器官毒性进行统计学分析,毒性分级参照Bearman等制订的预处理相关毒性(RRT)分级标准。 结果与结论：两组无因预处理相关毒性而死亡。氟达拉滨组转氨酶发生率、腹泻发生率与和抗胸腺细胞球蛋白组比较差异均无显著性意义(P > 0.05);氟达拉滨组肝脏毒性发生率、黏膜炎发生率均显著低于抗胸腺细胞球蛋白组(P < 0.05);血液学毒性方面,氟达拉滨组白细胞达最低值、血小板≥50×109 L-1的时间、输注红细胞量、输注血小板的量均低于抗胸腺细胞球蛋白组(P < 0.05)。     

Busulfan in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

The development of intravenous busulfan (Bu) and its incorporation in the preparative regimens for allogeneic stem cell transplantation has changed transplantation for myelogenous malignancies. Bypassing the oral route to achieve 100% bioavailability translated into improved control over drug administration, with increased safety and reliability of generating therapeutic Bu levels, maximizing antileukemic efficacy. Bu-nucleoside analog-based conditioning chemotherapy, thus far represented by fludarabine (Flu), is becoming the conditioning chemotherapy regimen of choice for patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) at many transplant centers. The use of busulfan Bu-based conditioning is extending rapidly also to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for lymphoid malignancies, genetic diseases, and umbilical cord blood transplantation.     

Busulfan- or Thiotepa-Based Conditioning in Myelofibrosis: A Phase II Multicenter Randomized Study from the GITMO Group

We report a randomized study comparing fludarabine in combination with busulfan (FB) or thiotepa (FT), as conditioning regimen for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in patients with myelofibrosis. The primary study endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS).Sixty patients were enrolled with a median age of 56 years and an intermediate-2 or high-risk score in 65%, according to the Dynamic International Prognostic Staging System (DIPSS). Donors were HLA-identical sibling (n = 25), matched unrelated (n = 25) or single allele mismatched unrelated (n = 10). With a median follow-up of 22 months (range, 1 to 68 months), outcomes at 2 years after HSCT in the FB arm versus the FT arm were as follows: PFS, 43% versus 55% (P = .28); overall survival (OS), 54% versus 70% (P = .17); relapse/progression, 36% versus 24% (P = .24); nonrelapse mortality (NRM), 21% in both arms (P = .99); and graft failure, 14% versus 10% (P = .96). A better PFS was observed in patients with intermediate-1 DIPSS score (P = .03). Both neutrophil engraftment and platelet engraftment were significantly influenced by previous splenectomy (hazard ratio [HR], 2.28; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.16 to 4.51; P = .02) and splenomegaly at transplantation (HR, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.27 to 0.94; P = .03). In conclusion, the clinical outcome after HSCT was comparable when using either a busulfan or thiotepa based conditioning regimen.     

Stem cell transplantation using non-myeloablative conditioning regimen with fludarabine for hematological malignancies

Stem cell transplantation (SCT) is a useful treatment for hematological malignancies, but it is limited to younger patients because of its high treatment-related mortality. Fludarabine (Flu), a novel anticancer agent with potent immunosuppressive activity, used as a conditioning regimen (reduced intensity transplantation; RIST), can decrease treatment-related mortality, as recently reported. However, the best drug combination and the best timing for RIST remain unknown. We herein report the SCT outcomes of 36 patients undergoing Flu treatment at our institution since December 2002 and retrospectively analyze the results. RIST conditioning with Flu was well-tolerated. No severe toxicity related conditioning regimens was observed in our patients, even though there were 10 patients with a history of autologous (n = 5) or allogeneic stem cell transplantation (n = 5). Hematological engraftment was found in 33 patients. The median times for reconstitution of WBCs, RBCs, and platelets were 16 days, 27.5 days and 34 days, respectively. Stable complete donor chimerism after SCT was present in all patients with WBC engraftment, and no patients experienced late rejection. Thirty-two patients were evaluated for acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD). Nine patients had no aGVHD. The incidence of grade I/II and III/IV aGVHD was 78% and 22%, respectively. Skin lesions were the major sites of involvement. Gut involvement was present in 9 patients. All 4 patients with grade IV GVHD had stage four hepatic GVHD. Twenty-two patients were analyzed for chronic GVHD (cGVHD). Twelve patients had no cGVHD, 6 had limited type and 4 had extended type. The overall survival (OS), relapse rate (RR), and non-relapse mortality (NRM) in all patients over 7 years were found to be 41.7%, 20.1%, and 34.6%, respectively. Induction failures were present in 5 cases of AML and 1 case of NHL. Disease progression was the primary cause of death, which occurred in 12 of 21 patients. Six patients died of grade IV GVHD (n = 2) or complicated fungal infection contracted during the GVHD treatment (n = 4). One patient died of secondary MSD, which originated from donor hematopoietic cells. Two patients died of cerebral bleeding and cardiac rapture, respectively. We found that the patients' state on SCT was the most important factor in long-term survival. The OS of standard risk and high risk patients with hematological malignancies were 75% and 30.3%. We concluded that stem cell transplantation using a non-myeloablative conditioning regimen with Flu was a useful therapeutic approach for patients with hematological malignancies.     

Bone Marrow Transplantation after Nonmyeloablative Treosulfan Conditioning Is Curative in a Murine Model of Sickle Cell Disease

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can be curative for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). However, morbidity associated with myeloablative conditioning and graft-versus-host disease has limited its utility. To this end, autologous HSCT for SCD using lentiviral gene-modified bone marrow (BM) or peripheral blood stem cells has been undertaken, although toxicities of fully ablative conditioning with busulfan and incomplete engraftment have been encountered. Treosulfan, a busulfan analog with a low extramedullary toxicity profile, has been used successfully as part of a myeloablative conditioning regimen in the allogeneic setting in SCD. To further minimize toxicity of conditioning, noncytotoxic monoclonal antibodies that clear stem cells from the marrow niche, such as anti-c-Kit (ACK2), have been considered. Using a murine model of SCD, we sought to determine whether nonmyeloablative conditioning followed by transplantation with syngeneic BM cells could ameliorate the disease phenotype. Treosulfan and ACK2, in a dose-dependent manner, decreased BM cellularity and induced cytopenia in SCD mice. Conditioning with treosulfan alone at nonmyeloablative dosing (3.6?g/kg), followed by transplantation with syngeneic BM donor cells, permitted long-term mixed-donor chimerism. Level of chimerism correlated with improvement in hematologic parameters, normalization of urine osmolality, and improvement in liver and spleen pathology. Addition of ACK2 to treosulfan conditioning did not enhance engraftment. Our data suggests that pretransplant conditioning with treosulfan alone may allow sufficient erythroid engraftment to reverse manifestations of SCD, with clinical application as a preparative regimen in SCD patients undergoing gene-modified autologous HSCT.     

Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for advanced polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia

Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is curative for selected patients with advanced essential thrombocythemia (ET) or polycythemia vera (PV). From 1990 to 2007, 75 patients with ET (median age 49 years) and 42 patients with PV (median age 53 years) underwent transplantations at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC; n = 43) or at other Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) centers (n = 74). Thirty-eight percent of the patients had splenomegaly and 28% had a prior splenectomy. Most patients (69% for ET and 67% for PV) received a myeloablative (MA) conditioning regimen. Cumulative incidence of neutrophil engraftment at 28 days was 88% for ET patients and 90% for PV patients. Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) grades II to IV occurred in 57% and 50% of ET and PV patients, respectively. The 1-year treatment-related mortality (TRM) was 27% for ET and 22% for PV. The 5-year cumulative incidence of relapse was 13% for ET and 30% for PV. Five-year survival/progression-free survival (PFS) was 55%/47% and 71%/48% for ET and PV, respectively. Patients without splenomegaly had faster neutrophil and platelet engraftment, but there were no differences in TRM, survival, or PFS. Presence of myelofibrosis (MF) did not affect engraftment or TRM. Over 45% of the patients who undergo transplantations for ET and PV experience long-term PFS.     

Randomized comparison of four-times-daily versus once-daily intravenous busulfan in conditioning therapy for hematopoietic cell transplantation.

Sixty patients were randomized to receive intravenous busulfan (iBU) either as 0.8 mg/kg, over 2 hours 4 times a day (BU4 arm) or 3.2 mg/kg, over 3 hours once a day (BU1 arm) in conditioning therapy for hematopoietic cell transplantation. The complete pharmacokinetic parameters for the first busulfan dose were obtained from all patients and were comparable between the 2 arms: for the BU4 and BU1 groups, elimination half-life (mean+/-SD) was 2.75+/-0.22 versus 2.83+/-0.21 hours, estimated daily AUC was 6058.0+/-1091.9 versus 6475.5+/-1099.4 microM.min per day, and clearance was 2.05+/-0.36 versus 1.91+/-0.31 mL/min/kg, respectively. Times to engraftment after transplantation were similar between the 2 arms. No significant differences were evident in the occurrence of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) and hepatic veno-occlusion disease (VOD). Moreover, other toxicities observed within 100 days after transplantation were not significantly different between the 2 arms. The cumulative incidence of nonrelapse mortality was 20.8% in BU4 arm and 13.3% in BU1 arm. In conclusion, our randomized study demonstrates that the pharmacokinetic profiles and posttransplant complications are similar for once-daily iBU and traditional 4-times-daily iBU.