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ABSTRACT: Background
Allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is the most effective post-remission treatment for adults with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The aim of the study was to analyze results of unmanipulated haploidentical allo-SCT (haplo-SCT) for adults with ALL and to identify prognostic factors.Methods
We performed a retrospective analysis on 208 adults transplanted in EBMT centers from 2007 to 2014.Results
Median age at haplo-SCT was 32 years and median follow-up, 31 months. Forty-four percent of the patients were in first complete remission (CR1). Stem cell source was the bone marrow (BM) for 43% and peripheral blood (PB) for 57% of patients. Myeloablative conditioning (MAC) was used for 66% and reduced intensity regimen (RIC) for 34% of patients. GVHD prophylaxis was based on post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PT-Cy) for 118 (57%) or on anti-thymocyte-globulin (ATG) for 90 (43%) plus standard prophylaxis. One hundred eighty-four (92%) patients achieved engraftment. Cumulative incidence (CI) of grade II-IV acute-graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) was 31%, grade III-IV 11%, and chronic GVHD 29%. Non-relapse mortality (NRM) and relapse-incidence (RI) were 32 and 37%, respectively. Overall survival (OS), leukemia-free survival (LFS), and GVHD-free, relapse-free-survival (GRFS) at 3 years were 33, 31, and 26%. For patients in CR1, OS, LFS, and GRFS were 52, 47, and 40%, respectively. Disease status was the main factor associated with transplant outcomes. Use of BM was independently associated with improvement in NRM, acute GVHD, GRFS, LFS, and OS.Conclusions
Unmanipulated haplo-SCT may be considered a valid option for adult patients with high-risk ALL lacking HLA identical donor preferably in early disease status.
SUBMITTER: Santoro N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5450162 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Santoro Nicole N Ruggeri Annalisa A Labopin Myriam M Bacigalupo Andrea A Ciceri Fabio F Gülbaş Zafer Z Huang He H Afanasyev Boris B Arcese William W Wu Depei D Koc Yener Y Tischer Johanna J Santarone Stella S Giebel Sebastian S Mohty Mohamad M Nagler Arnon A
Journal of hematology & oncology 20170530 1
<h4>Background</h4>Allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is the most effective post-remission treatment for adults with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The aim of the study was to analyze results of unmanipulated haploidentical allo-SCT (haplo-SCT) for adults with ALL and to identify prognostic factors.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a retrospective analysis on 208 adults transplanted in EBMT centers from 2007 to 2014.<h4>Results</h4>Median age at haplo-SCT was ...[more]