Treosulfan-based conditioning and hematopoietic cell transplantation for nonmalignant diseases: a prospective multicenter trial.
Submitted by Eneida R Nemecek on
Title | Treosulfan-based conditioning and hematopoietic cell transplantation for nonmalignant diseases: a prospective multicenter trial. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Burroughs, LM, Nemecek, ER, Torgerson, TR, Storer, BE, Talano, J-A, Domm, J, Giller, RH, Shimamura, A, Delaney, C, Skoda-Smith, S, Thakar, MS, K Baker, S, Rawlings, DJ, Englund, JA, Flowers, MED, H Deeg, J, Storb, R, Woolfrey, AE |
Journal | Biol Blood Marrow Transplant |
Volume | 20 |
Issue | 12 |
Pagination | 1996-2003 |
Date Published | 2014 Dec |
ISSN | 1523-6536 |
Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Anemia, Aplastic, Antilymphocyte Serum, Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating, Busulfan, Child, Child, Preschool, Fanconi Anemia, Female, Graft vs Host Disease, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents, Infant, Male, Methotrexate, Myeloablative Agonists, Prospective Studies, Tacrolimus, Transplantation Conditioning, Unrelated Donors, Vidarabine |
Abstract | Hematopoietic cell transplantation is an effective treatment for patients with nonmalignant diseases and for many is the only known cure. Conventional myeloablative regimens have been associated with unacceptably high early transplant-related mortality (TRM), particularly in patients with comorbid conditions. This prospective multicenter trial was designed to determine the safety and engraftment efficacy of treosulfan-based conditioning in patients with nonmalignant diseases. Thirty-one patients received HLA-matched related (n = 4) or unrelated (n = 27) grafts after conditioning with treosulfan (total dose, 42 g/m(2)), fludarabine (total dose, 150 mg/m(2)), ± thymoglobulin (6 mg/kg; n = 22). Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis consisted of tacrolimus and methotrexate. All patients engrafted. Day-100 TRM was 0%. With a median follow-up of 2 years, the 2-year survival was 90%. Three patients died of GVHD, recurrent hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, and a surgical complication, respectively. The cumulative incidences of grades II to IV and III to IV acute GVHD at day 100 and chronic GVHD at 2 years were 62%, 10%, and 21%, respectively. Patients who received thymoglobulin had a significantly lower incidence of grades III to IV acute GVHD (0% versus 33%; P = .005). These results indicate that the combination of treosulfan, fludarabine, and thymoglobulin is effective at establishing donor engraftment with low toxicity and improved survival in patients with nonmalignant diseases and support the need for future disease-specific clinical trials. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.08.020 |
Alternate Journal | Biol. Blood Marrow Transplant. |
PubMed ID | 25196857 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC4324724 |
Grant List | K23 HL085288 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States P01 HL036444 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States P30 CA015704 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States |