Abstract
In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), primary refractory or relapsed disease, secondary AML, and leukemia with unfavorable genetics are considered high-risk AML (hrAML), with allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) representing the standard treatment. Sequential conditioning has been successfully used for SCT in hrAML in HLA-matched transplants, and found its way into HLA-haploidentical SCT (haplo-SCT) later on. Hence, sequential conditioning had become standard for all patients with hrAML in our two centers, regardless of donor type. Thereby, HLA-matched family or unrelated transplants were first/second choice, post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCY)-based haplo-SCT was chosen in patients missing matched donors or requiring urgent transplantation. To compare the outcome after HLA-matched and haplo-SCT for hrAML following sequential conditioning, we performed a retrospective, matched-pair comparison, using disease stage, genetic subgroups and age as matching criteria. Thirty-four well-matched pairs were identified. At SCT, patients (median age 54years) were untreated (9%), had remission (13%), or active disease (78%). Three-year overall and leukemia-free survival (OS/LFS) of the entire cohort was 56 +/- 7%/49 +/- 7%, without significant differences between donor types (OS after HLA-matched/haplo-SCT 62 +/- 10%/52 +/- 9% (p=0.21), LFS 53 +/- 10%/46 +/- 9% (p=0.26)). Similarly, the cumulative incidence of relapse, non-relapse-mortality and chronic GvHD, as well as GvHD-free, relapse-free survival (GRFS), and chronic GvHD-free, relapse-free survival (cGRFS), were comparable. However, a higher incidence of acute GvHD II degrees was observed after HLA-matched SCT (15 +/- 1% versus 50 +/- 2%, p=0.001). In conclusion, sequential conditioning SCT achieved remarkable results in hrAML, independently from donor type. PTCY-based haplo-SCT produced results that were comparable to HLA-matched SCT and can be used as an alternative option.
Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
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Fakultät: | Medizin |
Themengebiete: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
ISSN: | 0939-5555 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Dokumenten ID: | 80432 |
Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 15. Dez. 2021, 14:53 |
Letzte Änderungen: | 15. Dez. 2021, 14:53 |