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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Several studies showed that age alone should not be used as an arbitrary parameter to exclude patients from allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). The accessibility to allogeneic HCT programs for older patients with hematological diseases is growing up constantly. The Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research has recently shown that over 30% of allogeneic HCT recipients are at least 60âyears old and that nearly 4% are aged 70 or more. Historically, the use of allogeneic HCT among elderly patients has been limited by age restrictions, reflecting physicians' concerns regarding prohibitive transplant-related mortality and HCT-associated morbidity. RECENT FINDINGS: The introduction of reduced intensity/toxicity conditioning regimens has allowed transplant Centers to carry out allogeneic HCT on patients previously considered not ideal candidates. The integration of specific risk scores could lead to better capture mental and physical frailties of older patients. Older adults less frequently have available medically fit siblings, able to donate, so, unrelated donors, familial haploidentical donors or umbilical cord blood grafts could potentially abrogate such a difficulty, allowing the curative potential of allogeneic HCT. SUMMARY: The appropriate assessing of allogeneic HCT feasibility for elderly patients should be the resonate application of different clinical and biological principles.
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Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Idoso , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Transplante Homólogo , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/efeitos adversos , Fatores de Risco , Doadores não Relacionados , Condicionamento Pré-TransplanteRESUMO
Pure RBC aplasia (PRCS) is a well-recognized complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Many therapeutic options are available to treat this condition, including erythropoietin, rituximab, bortezomib, plasma exchange, immunoadsorption, donor lymphocyte infusion, mesenchymal stem cells, antithymocyte globulin, and high-dose steroids; however, treatment outcomes are often variable and can sometimes lead to disappointing results. In this brief article we report our experience with 2 patients with PRCA after major ABO-incompatible HSCT who were resistant to multiple therapeutic interventions and who eventually benefited from treatment with eltrombopag, a thrombopoietin mimetic approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura or severe aplastic anemia refractory to immunosuppressive agents or not eligible for HSCT. Data from these 2 patients show that eltrombopag was effective in treating erythroid aplasia and transfusion dependence after HSCT in patients who did not benefit from multiple previous treatments. Moreover, eltrombopag was well tolerated, with only a transient thrombocytosis requiring dose adjustment and no evidence of clonal evolution. Based on the positive results obtained in these 2 patients, we suggest that eltrombopag may have a favorable effect on unilineage cytopenias such as PRCA. Further studies in a large proportion of patients are mandatory to confirm these preliminary results.
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Benzoatos/uso terapêutico , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/efeitos adversos , Hidrazinas/uso terapêutico , Pirazóis/uso terapêutico , Aplasia Pura de Série Vermelha/tratamento farmacológico , Sistema ABO de Grupos Sanguíneos , Aloenxertos , Benzoatos/efeitos adversos , Incompatibilidade de Grupos Sanguíneos/complicações , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Humanos , Hidrazinas/efeitos adversos , Masculino , Pirazóis/efeitos adversos , Aplasia Pura de Série Vermelha/etiologia , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Before the introduction of "new drugs," we designed a trial in which 162 newly diagnosed myeloma patients were biologically randomized to receive either an autologous stem cell transplant (auto-SCT) followed by a nonmyeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplant (allo-SCT) or a double auto-SCT. Fifty-eight patients in the allo-SCT arm and 46 in the double auto-SCT arm completed the assigned treatment. At a median follow-up of 12.3 years from allo-SCT and 12.1 years from second auto-SCT, median overall survival (OS) was 11.4 in the allo-SCT arm and 3.9 years in the auto-SCT -arm (P = .007), whereas event-free survival was 3.6 and 1.5 years (P < .001), respectively. A subset of allo-SCT patients showed persistent molecular remission. Two-year cumulative incidence of chronic graft-versus-host disease was 67.2%. At 5 years, 39% of these patients were alive, disease-free, and off immunosuppression; 36.6% had relapsed and 12.2% were still on immunosuppression. Thirty-three of 58 patients (allo-SCT arm) and 39 of 46 (auto-SCT arm) relapsed at least once and were rescued with new drugs. In the allo-SCT arm, 2 patients in biochemical relapse did not reach clinical criteria for treatment. Overall 28 (90%) were treated with new drugs and 14 (45%) received donor lymphocyte infusions (DLIs). In 28 of 31 patients (90%) DLIs were given with new drugs. Median OS from first relapse was 7.5 years in the allo-SCT arm and 2 years in the auto-SCT arm (P = .01). Patients who received DLI showed significantly longer OS (hazard ratio, .38; P = .042) as compared with auto-SCT patients. This difference was slightly lower when only allo-SCT patients who did not receive DLIs were considered (hazard ratio, .56; P = .154). In summary, long-term disease-free survival and survival outcomes after treating relapse with new drugs with or without DLIs were better in allo-SCT patients.
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Drogas em Investigação/farmacologia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Adulto , Idoso , Drogas em Investigação/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Seguimentos , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/efeitos adversos , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/mortalidade , Humanos , Terapia de Imunossupressão , Transfusão de Linfócitos/mortalidade , Masculino , Mieloma Múltiplo/tratamento farmacológico , Mieloma Múltiplo/mortalidade , Mieloma Múltiplo/terapia , Recidiva , Análise de Sobrevida , Transplante Autólogo , Transplante HomólogoRESUMO
Haplo-identical transplants (Haplo-Tx) are an important alternative for patients with hematological malignancies who lack a HLA-identical donor. Seventy-one T-replete Haplo-Tx were performed in 70 high-risk patients at our center; 22/70 (31%) patients with refractory/relapsed leukemia received sequential salvage therapy (SeqTh) with high-dose chemotherapy followed by Haplo-Tx during the chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis consisted of post-transplant cyclophosphamide (days + 3 and + 4) with tacrolimus and mycophenolic acid. After a median follow-up of 29.2 months, 3-year overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) were 43.8 and 40.2%, while 3-year cumulative incidences (CIs) of non-relapse mortality (NRM) and relapse (RI) were 27 and 33%. Day 100 and day 400 CI of grade III-IV acute and moderate-severe chronic GVHD were 11 and 15%. Three-year RI was significantly lower in patients in complete remission (CR) versus those not in CR at the time of transplant (21.5 vs. 48%, p = 0.009) and in patients who received PBSC as compared to BM (22 vs. 45%, p = 0.009). In patients treated with SeqTh, 3-year OS was 19%, while 3-year RI and NRM were 52 and 28% at a median follow-up of 50 months. Overall, Haplo-Tx was feasible in heavily pretreated high-risk patients without a suitable HLA-identical donor.
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Ciclofosfamida/administração & dosagem , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro , Neoplasias Hematológicas , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Leucemia , Sistema de Registros , Adulto , Idoso , Aloenxertos , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/mortalidade , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/patologia , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/prevenção & controle , Neoplasias Hematológicas/mortalidade , Neoplasias Hematológicas/patologia , Neoplasias Hematológicas/terapia , Humanos , Incidência , Leucemia/mortalidade , Leucemia/patologia , Leucemia/terapia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Ácido Micofenólico/administração & dosagem , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Taxa de Sobrevida , Tacrolimo/administração & dosagemRESUMO
Neurologic complications after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation are frequently life-threatening, and their clinical management can be highly challenging. A wide spectrum of causative factors-including drug-related toxicities; infections sustained by virus, bacteria, or invasive molds; metabolic encephalopathy; cerebrovascular disorders; immune-mediated disorders; and disease recurrence-may lead to potentially lethal complications. Moreover, given that some neurologic complications are not uncommonly diagnosed post mortem, their overall incidence is likely to be underestimated. Their prompt recognition and timely treatment are of paramount importance to reduce the risk for transplantation-related death.
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Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/efeitos adversos , Doenças do Sistema Nervoso/etiologia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/mortalidade , Humanos , Incidência , Doenças do Sistema Nervoso/diagnóstico , Doenças do Sistema Nervoso/terapia , Transplante HomólogoRESUMO
The prognosis of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) after failure of hypomethylating agent (HMA) therapy is poor. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) can be effective in curing patients who have failed therapy with HMA. However, published results have not addressed the outcomes with HCT in this setting. We identified 125 MDS patients who had been treated with HMA and underwent subsequent HCT. Among these, 68 were considered HMA failures and 57 responders. Failure was defined as progression to higher grade MDS or acute myeloid leukemia, lack of hematologic improvement after at least 4 HMA cycles, or loss of response after initial improvement. Response was defined as showing at least hematologic improvement. Outcomes were compared using Cox regression. Overall, 73 of 125 HMA-treated patients (58%) had died by the time of last contact. Median follow-up of survivors, measured from HCT, was 41.9 months (range, 2.7 to 98.5). The estimated probability of relapse at 3 years was 56.6% and 34.2% among failing and responding patients, respectively (hazard ratio [HR], 2.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2 to 3.66; P < .01). The estimated probability of relapse-free survival at 3 years was 23.8% and 42% in failing and responding patients, respectively (HR for relapse/death, 1.88; 95% CI, 1.19 to 2.95; P < .01). The risk of nonrelapse mortality was similar for both groups (HR, 1.12; 95% CI, .52 to 2.39; P = .77). Failure of treatment with HMA was associated with higher risk of post-HCT relapse than observed in patients responding to HMA. Prospective trials are needed to evaluate the efficacy of novel conditioning regimens and post-HCT maintenance strategies in patients who have failed HMA pre-HCT.
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Antimetabólitos Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Azacitidina/análogos & derivados , Azacitidina/uso terapêutico , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/terapia , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/terapia , Adulto , Idoso , Metilação de DNA , Decitabina , Progressão da Doença , Feminino , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/etiologia , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/metabolismo , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/mortalidade , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/complicações , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/metabolismo , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/mortalidade , Prognóstico , Recidiva , Estudos Retrospectivos , Análise de Sobrevida , Condicionamento Pré-Transplante/métodos , Transplante Homólogo , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is the only known treatment with curative potential for myelodysplastic syndrome, but relapse is a major cause of failure. We studied results in 289 patients transplanted between June 2004 and December 2013. Minimal identifiable disease (MID) markers pre-HCT were determined by multiparameter flow cytometry (MFC) and cytogenetics on marrow aspirates. The impact of MID on outcome after low- and high-intensity conditioning HCT was determined. Among 287 assessable patients, 68 (23.7%) had more than 5% marrow blasts at HCT; 219 patients were in morphologic remission but 154 (53.7%) were MID positive, whereas 65 (22.6%) were MID negative. The impact of MID on outcome was significantly different between patients who received low-intensity conditioning and patients who received a high-intensity regimen. The impact of conditioning intensity differed across the various MID categories. In particular, the risk of overall mortality was higher with low-intensity than with high-intensity regimens for patients who were positive for MID by cytogenetics regardless of positivity by MFC (HR, 1.67 if MFC positive/cytogenetics positive, HR, 7.23 if MFC negative/cytogenetics positive). On the other hand, patients who were MID negative by both MFC and cytogenetics had similar risks of mortality with low- and high-intensity regimens (HR, .99). The main factor responsible for mortality after low-intensity conditioning in MID-positive patients was relapse. The presence of MID should be considered when deciding on conditioning intensity because it identifies subgroups of patients who may benefit from high- or low-intensity conditioning.
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Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/etiologia , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/complicações , Neoplasia Residual/diagnóstico , Condicionamento Pré-Transplante/métodos , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Exame de Medula Óssea , Criança , Técnicas e Procedimentos Diagnósticos , Feminino , Citometria de Fluxo , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/terapia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/mortalidade , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/terapia , Neoplasia Residual/mortalidade , Prognóstico , Análise de Sobrevida , Condicionamento Pré-Transplante/mortalidade , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto JovemRESUMO
We evaluated a maintenance, post-remission treatment with low-dose chemotherapy plus differentiating agents on poor-prognosis acute myeloid leukemia (AML)/myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients ineligible to allografting. Patients had either age over 60 and/or secondary AML, therapy-related AML, previous relapse, high-risk MDS. Forty-five patients received the maintenance therapy based on two alternated schedules: (a) 6-thioguanine + 13-cis retinoic acid + dihydroxylated vitamin D3 and (b) low-dose cytarabine + 6-mercaptopurine + all-trans retinoic acid + dihydroxylated vitamin D3. We compared their outcome, at a median follow-up of 52 months, to that of a matched population of 49 patients who stopped treatments after consolidation. Maintenance group had a lower relapse incidence (70.3 vs. 86.4 % at 5 years p = 0.007) and a longer disease-free survival (median 21.2 vs. 8.7 months, p = 0.017). The relapse reduction improved overall survival: median 40.4 months (35.9 % at 5 years) for maintenance group vs. 15.8 (14.2 % at 5 years) for controls (p = 0.005). At multivariate Cox analysis, both cytogenetic and maintenance therapies resulted independent outcome predictors for overall survival. Maintenance treatment also reduced minimal residual disease (detected by WT1 and CBFß-MYH11) in five of eight evaluable patients. The present results suggest that our strategy of maintenance therapy might improve the outcome of poor-risk AML/MDS patients.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/tratamento farmacológico , Quimioterapia de Manutenção , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto , Idoso , Antraciclinas/administração & dosagem , Terapia Combinada , Quimioterapia de Consolidação , Citarabina/administração & dosagem , Etoposídeo/administração & dosagem , Feminino , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/mortalidade , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/cirurgia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mitoxantrona/administração & dosagem , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/mortalidade , Síndromes Mielodisplásicas/cirurgia , Neoplasia Residual , Prognóstico , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Indução de Remissão , Risco , Análise de Sobrevida , Topotecan/administração & dosagem , Transplante Autólogo , Resultado do Tratamento , Vidarabina/administração & dosagem , Vidarabina/análogos & derivadosRESUMO
To evaluate trends in allografting from unrelated donors, we conducted a study on 196 consecutive myeloma patients transplanted between 2000 and 2009 in Italy. Twenty-eight percent, 37%, and 35%, respectively, received myeloablative, reduced-intensity, and nonmyeloablative conditioning. In these 3 cohorts, 1-year and 5-year transplantation-related mortalities were 28.8% and 37.0%, 20.3% and 31.3%, and 25.0% and 30.3%, respectively (P = .745). Median overall survival (OS) and event-free survival from transplantation for the 3 cohorts were 29 and 10 months, 11 and 6 months, and 32 and 13 months, respectively (P = .039 and P = .049). Overall cumulative incidences of acute and chronic graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) were 46.1% and 51.1%. By Cox multivariate analyses, chronic GVHD was significantly associated with longer OS (hazard ratio [HR], .51; P = .009), whereas the use of peripheral blood stem cells was borderline significant (HR, .55; P = .051). Better response posttransplantation was associated with longer event-free survival (HR, 2.13 to 4.25; P < .001). Acute GVHD was associated with poorer OS (HR, 2.53; P = .001). This analysis showed a strong association of acute and chronic GVHD and depth of response posttransplantation with clinical outcomes. Long-term disease control remains challenging regardless of the conditioning. In the light of these results, prospective trials may be designed to better define the role of allografting from unrelated donors in myeloma.
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Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/terapia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Mieloma Múltiplo/terapia , Agonistas Mieloablativos/uso terapêutico , Sistema de Registros , Condicionamento Pré-Transplante/métodos , Doadores não Relacionados , Doença Aguda , Adulto , Idoso , Doença Crônica , Feminino , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/imunologia , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/mortalidade , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/patologia , Humanos , Itália , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mieloma Múltiplo/imunologia , Mieloma Múltiplo/mortalidade , Mieloma Múltiplo/patologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Análise de Sobrevida , Transplante Homólogo , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Before the introduction of new drugs, we designed a trial where treatment of newly diagnosed myeloma patients was based on the presence or absence of HLA-identical siblings. First-line treatments included a cytoreductive autograft followed by a nonmyeloablative allograft or a second melphalan-based autograft. Here, we report long-term clinical outcomes and discuss them in the light of the recent remarkable advancements in the treatment of myeloma. After a median follow-up of 7 years, median overall survival (OS) was not reached (P = .001) and event-free survival (EFS) was 2.8 years (P = .005) for 80 patients with HLA-identical siblings and 4.25 and 2.4 years for 82 without, respectively. Median OS was not reached (P = .02) and EFS was 39 months (P = .02) in the 58 patients who received a nonmyeloablative allograft whereas OS was 5.3 years and EFS 33 months in the 46 who received 2 high-dose melphalan autografts. Among patients who reached complete remission in these 2 cohorts, 53% and 19% are in continuous complete remission. Among relapsed patients rescued with "new drugs," median OS from the start of salvage therapy was not reached and was 1.7 (P = .01) years, respectively. Allografting conferred a long-term survival and disease-free advantage over standard autografting in this comparative study.
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Mieloma Múltiplo/terapia , Agonistas Mieloablativos/uso terapêutico , Adulto , Idoso , Algoritmos , Feminino , Seguimentos , Histocompatibilidade/fisiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Melfalan/uso terapêutico , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mieloma Múltiplo/diagnóstico , Mieloma Múltiplo/mortalidade , Terapia Neoadjuvante , Terapia de Salvação , Irmãos , Análise de Sobrevida , Fatores de Tempo , Condicionamento Pré-Transplante/métodos , Transplante Autólogo , Transplante HomólogoRESUMO
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) using reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) is a feasible procedure in selected patients with relapsed multiple myeloma (MM), but its efficacy remains a matter of debate. The mortality and morbidity related to the procedure and the rather high relapse risk make the use of allo-SCT controversial. In addition, the availability of novel antimyeloma treatments, such as bortezomib and immunomodulatory agents, have made allo-SCT less appealing to clinicians. We investigated the role of RIC allo-SCT in patients with MM who relapsed after autologous stem cell transplantation and were then treated with a salvage therapy based on novel agents. This study was structured similarly to an intention-to-treat analysis and included only those patients who underwent HLA typing immediately after the relapse. Patients with a donor (donor group) and those without a suitable donor (no-donor group) were compared. A total of 169 consecutive patients were evaluated retrospectively in a multicenter study. Of these, 75 patients found a donor and 68 (91%) underwent RIC allo-SCT, including 24 from an HLA-identical sibling (35%) and 44 from an unrelated donor (65%). Seven patients with a donor did not undergo allo-SCT for progressive disease or concomitant severe comorbidities. The 2-year cumulative incidence of nonrelapse mortality was 22% in the donor group and 1% in the no-donor group (P < .0001). The 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) was 42% in the donor group and 18% in the no-donor group (P < .0001). The 2-year overall survival (OS) was 54% in the donor group and 53% in the no-donor group (P = .329). In multivariate analysis, lack of a donor was a significant unfavorable factor for PFS, but not for OS. Lack of chemosensitivity after salvage treatment and high-risk karyotype at diagnosis significantly shortened OS. In patients who underwent allo-SCT, the development of chronic graft-versus-host disease had a significant protective effect on OS. This study provides evidence for a significant PFS benefit of salvage treatment with novel drugs followed by RIC allo-SCT in patients with relapsed MM who have a suitable donor.
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Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/prevenção & controle , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Mieloma Múltiplo/terapia , Condicionamento Pré-Transplante , Adulto , Idoso , Antineoplásicos/administração & dosagem , Ácidos Borônicos/administração & dosagem , Ácidos Borônicos/uso terapêutico , Bortezomib , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/imunologia , Teste de Histocompatibilidade , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mieloma Múltiplo/imunologia , Mieloma Múltiplo/mortalidade , Agonistas Mieloablativos/administração & dosagem , Agonistas Mieloablativos/uso terapêutico , Pirazinas/administração & dosagem , Pirazinas/uso terapêutico , Recidiva , Estudos Retrospectivos , Terapia de Salvação , Talidomida/administração & dosagem , Talidomida/uso terapêutico , Doadores de Tecidos , Transplante AutólogoRESUMO
A non myeloablative conditioning with total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) and antithymocyte globulin (ATG) was shown to protect against graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). To evaluate the effects of TLI-ATG in a multicenter study, 45 heavily pretreated patients, median age 51, with lymphoid (n = 38) and myeloid (n = 7) malignancies were enrolled at 9 centers. Twenty-eight patients (62%) received at least 3 lines of treatment before allografting, and 13 (29%) had refractory/relapsed disease at the time of transplantation. Peripheral blood hematopoietic cells were from HLA identical sibling (n = 30), HLA-matched (n = 9), or 1 antigen HLA-mismatched (n = 6) unrelated donors. A cumulative TLI dose of 8 Gy was administered from day -11 through -1 with ATG at the dose of 1.5 mg/kg/day (from day -11 through -7). GVHD prophylaxis consisted of cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil. Donor engraftment was reached in 95% of patients. Grade II to IV acute GVHD (aGVHD) developed in 6 patients (13.3%), and in 2 of these patients, it developed beyond day 100. Incidence of chronic GVHD (cGVHD) was 35.8%. One-year nonrelapse mortality was 9.1%. After a median follow-up of 28 months (range, 3-57 months) from transplantation, median overall survival was not reached, whereas median event-free survival was 20 months. This multicenter experience confirms that TLI-ATG protects against GVHD and maintains graft-vs-tumor effects.
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Soro Antilinfocitário/uso terapêutico , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/prevenção & controle , Neoplasias Hematológicas/terapia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Condicionamento Pré-Transplante/métodos , Adulto , Idoso , Soro Antilinfocitário/farmacologia , Ciclosporina/farmacologia , Ciclosporina/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Antígenos HLA/imunologia , Neoplasias Hematológicas/imunologia , Neoplasias Hematológicas/mortalidade , Histocompatibilidade , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Ácido Micofenólico/análogos & derivados , Ácido Micofenólico/farmacologia , Ácido Micofenólico/uso terapêutico , Recidiva , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Análise de Sobrevida , Transplante Homólogo , Irradiação Corporal TotalRESUMO
Jak inhibitors are potent anti-inflammatory drugs that have the potential to dampen the hyperactive inflammatory response associated with severe COVID-19. We reviewed the clinical outcomes of 218 patients with COVID-19 hospitalized for severe pneumonia and treated with ruxolitinib through a compassionate use program. Data on the duration of treatment; outcomes at 4, 7, 14, and 28 days; oxygen support requirements; clinical status; and laboratory parameters were retrospectively collected. Overall, according to the physician evaluation, 66.5% of patients showed improvement at follow-up; of these, 83.5% showed improvement by day 7. Oxygen support status also showed improvement, and by day 7, 21.6% of patients were on ambient air, compared with 1.4% at baseline, which increased to 48.2% by day 28. Significant decreases in C-reactive protein and increases in the lymphocyte total count were already observed by day 4, which seemed to correlate with a positive outcome. At the end of the observation period, 87.2% of patients were alive. No unexpected safety findings were observed, and grade 3/4 adverse events were reported in 6.9% of patients.
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Patients previously infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) undergoing an allograft and recipients from HBV carrier donors are at risk of posttransplant viral reactivation. The role of prophylaxis with lamivudine remains unclear. One hundred seventeen patients, with a median age of 52 years (20-67 years), with various hematologic malignancies transplanted between 1999 and 2007 entered the study. Eighty-seven recipients negative for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg), antihepatitis B core antigen antibodies (anti-HBc), and HBV-DNA with HBsAg and HBV-DNA negative donors were defined as at low risk of HBV reactivation, whereas all the remaining 30 patients were defined as at high risk. Patients at high risk transplanted in 2005 or after received lamivudine to prevent HBV reactivation as per the Italian guidelines by the Associazione Italiana per lo Studio del Fegato (AISF). Patients at low risk did not experience HBV reactivation/hepatitis. Among the recipients at high risk, 11 of 25 anti-HBc positive, those HBsAg positive (2 of 2) or negative but transplanted from HBsAg positive donors (3 of 3) were treated with lamivudine. None of these developed HBV reactivation/hepatitis after a median follow-up of 40 months (17-55 months). Hepatitis developed in 3 anti-HBc positive untreated patients conditioned with a reduced-intensity regimen. Hepatitis B was not observed in recipients at low risk, transplanted from HBsAg negative/anti-HBc positive or negative donors. Lamivudine was effective in controlling reactivation in: HBsAg positive recipients, in patients transplanted from HBsAg positive donors and in HBsAg negative/antiHBc positive recipients, who showed a significant risk of reactivation if not given prophylaxis (NCT 00876148).
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Vírus da Hepatite B/efeitos dos fármacos , Hepatite B/prevenção & controle , Hepatite B/virologia , Lamivudina/uso terapêutico , Transplante de Células-Tronco/efeitos adversos , Ativação Viral/efeitos dos fármacos , Adulto , Idoso , Doadores de Sangue , DNA Viral/sangue , Feminino , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Hematológicas/cirurgia , Hepatite B/diagnóstico , Hepatite B/tratamento farmacológico , Anticorpos Anti-Hepatite B/sangue , Anticorpos Anti-Hepatite B/imunologia , Antígenos do Núcleo do Vírus da Hepatite B/imunologia , Antígenos de Superfície da Hepatite B/sangue , Antígenos de Superfície da Hepatite B/imunologia , Vírus da Hepatite B/genética , Vírus da Hepatite B/imunologia , Vírus da Hepatite B/fisiologia , Humanos , Lamivudina/efeitos adversos , Lamivudina/farmacologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Transplante de Células-Tronco de Sangue Periférico/efeitos adversos , Análise de Sobrevida , Transplante Homólogo , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto JovemRESUMO
We evaluated the potential correlation of the hematopoietic cell transplantation comorbidity index (HCT-CI) with the risk of developing post-transplant invasive fungal infections (IFIs). Between January 2009 and March 2015, 312 consecutive patients who received a first allograft entered the study. Low/intermediate HCT-CI risk score (0-2) was observed in 172/312 (55%), whereas high HCT-CI score (≥3) was seen in 140/312 (45%). Overall, 51/312 (16%) patients experienced IFI, defined as possible in 19 (6%), probable in 27 (9%), and proven in 5 (2%). Cumulative incidence of probable-proven IFI at 1 year was 8.5% with a significant higher incidence in patients with high HCT-CI (12%) vs. those with low-intermediate HCT-CI (5%; p = 0.006). There was a strong trend for a higher incidence of baseline severe pulmonary comorbidity in patients who developed probable-proven IFI (p = 0.051). One-year cumulative incidence of non-relapse mortality was higher in patients with IFI vs. those without, 49 and 16% (p < 0.001). By multivariate analysis, disease status at transplant and high HCT-CI, when combined with acute GVHD, were independently associated with the risk of post-transplant IFI. This study shows that a high HCT-CI predicts the risk of developing IFI and may indicate the need of mold-active antifungal prophylaxis in high-risk patients.
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Antifúngicos/administração & dosagem , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/tratamento farmacológico , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/mortalidade , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Infecções Fúngicas Invasivas/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções Fúngicas Invasivas/mortalidade , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Infecções Fúngicas Invasivas/etiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Taxa de Sobrevida , Transplante HomólogoRESUMO
Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease (VOD) is a potentially severe complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Here we report two patients receiving an allogeneic HSCT who developed late onset VOD with atypical clinical features. The two patients presented with only few risk factors, namely, advanced acute leukemia, a myeloablative busulphan-containing regimen and received grafts from an unrelated donor. The first patient did not experience painful hepatomegaly and weight gain and both patients showed only a mild elevation in total serum bilirubin level. Most importantly, the two patients developed clinical signs beyond day 21 post-HSCT. Hepatic transjugular biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of VOD. Intravenous defibrotide was promptly started leading to a marked clinical improvement. Based on our experience, liver biopsy may represent a useful diagnostic tool when the clinical features of VOD are ambiguous. Early therapeutic intervention with defibrotide represents a crucial issue for the successful outcome of patients with VOD.
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Advances in understanding myeloma biology have shown that disease progression is not only the consequence of intrinsic tumor changes but also of interactions between the tumor and the microenvironment in which the cancer grows. The immune system is an important component of the tumor microenvironment in myeloma, and acting on the immune system is an appealing new treatment strategy. There are 2 ways to act toward immune cells and boost antitumor immunity: (1) to increase antitumor activity (acting on T and NK cytotoxic cells), and (2) to reduce immunosuppression (acting on myeloid-derived stem cells and T regulatory cells). Checkpoint inhibitors and adoptive cell therapy (ACT) are 2 of the main actors, together with monoclonal antibodies and immunomodulatory agents, in the immune-oncologic approach. The aim of checkpoint inhibitors is to release the brakes that block the action of the immune system against the tumor. Anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) and PD-1-Ligand, as well as anti-CTLA4 and KIR are currently under evaluation, as single agents or in combination, with the best results achieved so far with combination of anti-PD-1 and immunomodulatory agents. The aim of ACT is to create an immune effector specific against the tumor. Preliminary results on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, first against CD19, and more recently against B-cell maturation antigen, have shown to induce durable responses in heavily pretreated patients. This review focuses on the most recent clinical results available on the use of checkpoint inhibitors and CAR-T cells in myeloma, in the context of the new immune-oncologic approach.
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Imunoterapia , Mieloma Múltiplo/imunologia , Mieloma Múltiplo/terapia , Animais , Antineoplásicos Imunológicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos Imunológicos/uso terapêutico , Antígeno B7-H1/antagonistas & inibidores , Antígeno CTLA-4/antagonistas & inibidores , Humanos , Imunomodulação/efeitos dos fármacos , Imunoterapia/métodos , Imunoterapia Adotiva , Terapia de Alvo Molecular , Receptor de Morte Celular Programada 1/antagonistas & inibidores , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T/genética , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusão/metabolismo , Subpopulações de Linfócitos T/efeitos dos fármacos , Subpopulações de Linfócitos T/imunologia , Subpopulações de Linfócitos T/metabolismoRESUMO
Transformed plasma cells in multiple myeloma (MM) are susceptible to natural killer (NK) cell-mediated killing via engagement of tumor ligands for NK activating receptors or "missing-self" recognition. Similar to other cancers, MM targets may elude NK cell immunosurveillance by reprogramming tumor microenvironment and editing cell surface antigen repertoire. Along disease continuum, these effects collectively result in a progressive decline of NK cell immunity, a phenomenon increasingly recognized as a critical determinant of MM progression. In recent years, unprecedented efforts in drug development and experimental research have brought about emergence of novel therapeutic interventions with the potential to override MM-induced NK cell immunosuppression. These NK-cell enhancing treatment strategies may be identified in two major groups: (1) immunomodulatory biologics and small molecules, namely, immune checkpoint inhibitors, therapeutic antibodies, lenalidomide, and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibitors and (2) NK cell therapy, namely, adoptive transfer of unmanipulated and chimeric antigen receptor-engineered NK cells. Here, we summarize the mechanisms responsible for NK cell functional suppression in the context of cancer and, specifically, myeloma. Subsequently, contemporary strategies potentially able to reverse NK dysfunction in MM are discussed.
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INTRODUCTION: Novel targeted therapies and monoclonal antibodies can be combined with allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) at different time-points: 1) before the transplant to reduce tumour burden, 2) as part of the conditioning in place of or in addition to conventional agents 3) after the transplant to allow long-term disease control. Areas covered: This review focuses on the current integration of new drugs with allo-SCT for the treatment of major hematological malignancies for which allo-SCT has been a widely-adopted therapy. Expert opinion: After having been used as single agent salvage treatments in relapsed patients after allo-SCT or in combination with donor lymphocyte infusions, many new drugs have also been safely employed before allo-SCT as a bridge to transplantation or after it as planned consolidation/maintenance. This era of new drugs has opened new important opportunities to 'smartly' combine 'targeted drugs and cell therapies' in new treatment paradigms that may lead to higher cure rates or longer disease control in patients with hematological malignancies.
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Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias Hematológicas/terapia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Anticorpos Monoclonais/imunologia , Anticorpos Monoclonais/uso terapêutico , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/etiologia , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/imunologia , Neoplasias Hematológicas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Hematológicas/patologia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/uso terapêutico , Terapia de Salvação , Transplante HomólogoRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Febrile neutropenia (FN) represents a life-threatening complication in hematological malignancies. Its etiology is most often due to infections even though FN of other origins, such as tumor-related fever and non-infectious inflammation, should rapidly be ruled out. Initially, C-reactive protein and, more recently, procalcitonin (PCT) have been proposed as useful biomarkers for differential diagnosis. PCT was shown to be a good biomarker of bacterial infections and their clinical outcomes. Definition of standard cut-offs and design of PCT-guided treatment protocols remain however to be defined. Areas covered: In this review, highlights on the current clinical use of PCT and its potential role as a diagnostic tool have been discussed by a panel of physicians from different areas of expertise. We provide current clinical evidence that PCT has been shown to be a reliable biomarker to differentiate fever of bacterial origin from other causes. Moreover, the Authors convened to a round-table to discuss their 'real-life experience' and offer their recommendations by a Delphi survey. Expert commentary: PCT has an important clinical role in FN. Issues such as the validation of a specific decision algorithm that includes PCT to monitor antibiotic choice and treatment duration will be addressed in prospective studies.