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Liver Graft-Versus-Host Disease is associated with poor survival among allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.

ABSTRACT: Liver Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is common in patients with post-transplant liver dysfunction following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT). Oftentimes, the diagnosis is made clinically, and liver biopsy is deferred. Our objective was to evaluate the risk factors and clinical outcomes of liver GVHD among patients who developed post-transplant liver dysfunction. Additionally, we evaluated the feasibility of liver biopsy in this population. We compared outcomes between liver GVHD and a "non-liver GVHD" group, which consisted of other etiologies of post-transplant liver dysfunction. Between January 2003 and December 2010, 249 patients developed post-transplant liver dysfunction following AHSCT: 124 patients developed liver GVHD and 125 were in the "non-liver GVHD" group. The incidence of acute and chronic liver GVHD at one year was 15.7% and 31.0%, respectively. The competing risk analysis revealed full intensity conditioning regimen (Hazard ratio [HR], 1.76; P = .008) and related donor (HR, 1.68; P = .004) as independent risk factors for liver GVHD. The time-varying covariate Cox regression analysis with competing risk event, demonstrated that liver GVHD was independently associated with higher non-relapse mortality, and adverse relapse-free and overall survival. A total of 112 liver biopsies were performed in 100 patients. No major complications were observed. Liver biopsy confirmed prebiopsy hypotheses in 49% of cases, and led to treatment modification in 49% of patients. Our study shows that liver GVHD is associated with adverse survival. Liver biopsy is safe and often helps directing care in this setting.

SUBMITTER: Modi D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8422561 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Project description:BackgroundAdvances in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) have increased patient survival, although substantial treatment-related toxicity remains, including chronic kidney disease (CKD). We assessed the association between CKD and survival and transplant-specific outcomes in HSCT recipients.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective study of all 408 adult patients with allogenic HSCT at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (Toronto, Canada, 2015-18). We used logistic regression to identify risk factors for CKD at 1 year post-transplant. Associations between CKD at 1 year and overall survival, relapse-free survival, graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD)-free/relapse-free survival, relapse and transplant-related mortality were examined using extended time-varying Cox models. In a sensitivity analysis, we restricted the cohort to survivors at 1 year, using standard Cox proportional hazard models to examine associations between CKD and overall survival, relapse-free survival and GVHD-free/relapse-free survival, and Fine and Gray's competing risk models to determine associations between CKD and relapse/transplant-related mortality.ResultsThe prevalence of CKD at 1 year was 19% (46 patients) with median follow-up of 23 months. Multivariable regression identified age at transplant [adjusted OR (aOR) 1.09, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) = 1.05-1.14; P < 0.0001), female gender (aOR 2.83, 95% CI = 1.34-5.97; P = 0.006) and acute kidney injury during the first 100 days (aOR 3.86, 95% CI = 1.70-8.73; P = 0.001) as risk factors for CKD at 1 year. Patients with CKD at 1 year had significantly poorer overall survival than those without CKD, when adjusted for relevant covariates [adjusted HR (aHR) 1.93, 95% CI = 1.02-3.66; P = 0.04 in the time-varying Cox model, and aHR 2.06, 95% CI = 1.04-4.07; P = 0.04 using the standard Cox model]. CKD at 1 year was also associated with worse GVHD-free/relapse-free survival (aHR 1.65, 95% CI = 1.04-2.61; P = 0.03).ConclusionsCKD adversely affects the long-term prognosis for allogeneic HSCT recipients, with increased mortality risk and worse GVHD-free/relapse-free survival.

Project description:BackgroundResponses to influenza vaccines are poorly characterized in immunocompromised patients. The goal of this study was to assess the efficacy of the AS03-adjuvanted influenza H1N1/A/09 vaccine in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.Design and methodsWe enrolled 65 patients and 138 controls in an open prospective study. Controls received one dose and patients 2 doses of the AS03-adjuvanted influenza H1N1/A/09 vaccine at a 3-week interval. Geometric mean titers and seroprotection/seroconversion rates were determined by hemagglutination inhibition before and four weeks after the last immunization. Clinical and biological markers, including immunoglobulins, CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ and naïve CD4+ T-cell counts were assessed in all patients.ResultsBaseline seroprotection rates were low in patients (6.6%) and controls (14.8%). After 2 doses, patients (n=57, 92.3%) achieved similar seroprotection rates (84% vs. 87%, P=0.65) and antibody titers (305 vs. 340, P=0.88) as controls (n=131, 93.9%) after one dose. In univariate analysis, transplant-to-vaccination interval less than 12 months, active graft-versus-host disease, immunosuppressive drugs, hemoglobin less than 12 g/L, lymphopenia less than 1 G/L, IgG less than 4 g/L, IgA less than 0.5 g/L, IgM less than 0.5 g/L and naive CD4+ T cells less than 150/μL were significantly associated with weaker responses. Multivariate analysis identified transplant-to-vaccination interval and active graft-versus-host disease as the most powerful negative predictors of antibody responses (P=0.04 and P=0.002, respectively). Vaccination was well tolerated in both cohorts.ConclusionsIn allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients, 2 doses of an adjuvanted influenza vaccine elicited comparable responses to a single dose in healthy individuals. However, vaccine responses remained poor in patients with ongoing graft-versus-host disease, supporting the need for additional strategies in this high-risk patient population. (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01022905).

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