{"title":"Allogeneic stem cell transplant for myelofibrosis- A retrospective single-center study.","authors":"Dharma Choudhary, Divya Doval, Vipin Khandelwal, Rasika Setia, Anil Handoo","doi":"10.31547/bct-2022-003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31547/bct-2022-003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is currently the only curative treatment option for myelofibrosis (MF). Despite the benefits of long-term relapse-free survival, HSCT can be associated with substantial treatment-related morbidity and mortality.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is an observational retrospective study of 15 consecutive patients with MF who underwent allogeneic HSCT at a tertiary care center in Northern India between June 2012 and January 2020. The pre-transplant Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System (DIPSS) and hematopoietic cell transplantation-specific co-morbidity index (HCT-CI) scores were used. The primary endpoints were overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS), and the secondary endpoints were post-transplant complications (acute and chronic graft-versus-host-disease [GvHD], graft failure [GF], and cytomegalovirus reactivation [CMV]).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The OS and DFS in our study were 60% with no relapse at a median follow-up of 364 days (range 7-2,815 days). Twenty-seven percent of patients developed acute GvHD and 27% of patients developed chronic (limited) GvHD. The non-relapse mortality (NRM) was 40%, with the main cause of death being sepsis, followed by acute GvHD.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>MF remains a challenging condition to treat, with a poor prognosis. Our study showed that reduced toxicity conditioning provided good DFS and OS. Thus, it should be offered to patients with high DIPSS scores. Sepsis was the predominant cause of mortality in this cohort.</p>","PeriodicalId":72423,"journal":{"name":"Blood cell therapy","volume":"6 1","pages":"5-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/4e/63/2432-7026-6-1-0005.PMC10266917.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9647636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease after respiratory syncytial virus infection in a post hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patient.","authors":"Tatsuo Watanabe, Kazutoshi Komori, Shoji Saito, Eriko Uchida, Takashi Kurata, Masatomo Kitamura, Hikoro Matsui, Kohta Takei, Yoshifumi Ogiso, Keiko Ohta-Ogo, Yozo Nakazawa, Kazuo Sakashita","doi":"10.31547/bct-2022-005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31547/bct-2022-005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare but fatal complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Although literature on PVOD post-HSCT is scarce, a recent study has indicated that this condition may be underestimated. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common respiratory pathogen that causes common cold in healthy individuals but may lead to severe lower respiratory infection accompanied by respiratory distress in infants and immunocompromised individuals, such as post-HSCT patients. However, little is known about the relationship between PVOD and RSV infections.</p><p><strong>Case report: </strong>A 4-year-old boy was diagnosed with metastatic neuroblastoma and underwent intensive chemotherapy, autologous HSCT, and allogeneic cord blood transplantation (CBT). He experienced PVOD on day 194 following CBT after displaying upper respiratory symptoms and positive RSV antigen test results approximately one month prior. Pathological examination of a lung biopsy specimen revealed lung injury suspected to be associated with viral infection in addition to PVOD-related findings, suggesting that RSV infection might have contributed to the onset of PVOD.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The patient's clinical history and histological findings indicated that RSV could have triggered the development of PVOD under potential endothelial damage caused by HSCT and other prior treatments. Common respiratory viral infections, such as RSV infection, may evoke the development of PVOD.</p>","PeriodicalId":72423,"journal":{"name":"Blood cell therapy","volume":"6 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/76/c6/2432-7026-6-1-0001.PMC10266921.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9653979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kimiko Nakano, Shiro Fujii, Reiko Yamahana, Chiemi Onishi
{"title":"Motivation for physical activity before and after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.","authors":"Kimiko Nakano, Shiro Fujii, Reiko Yamahana, Chiemi Onishi","doi":"10.31547/bct-2022-016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31547/bct-2022-016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and purpose: </strong>This study aimed to identify patient motivation for physical activity before and after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted 14 semi-structured interviews of seven patients (two of each patient): one before starting a conditioning regimen and one after leaving the protected environment. All interviews were recorded and analyzed using the inductive content analysis method. The data collection period was May to December 2018.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The participants comprised three men and four women aged 40-70 years. The patients underwent bone marrow, umbilical cord blood, or peripheral HSCT. The patients' motivation for physical activity before and after HSCT was classified into six categories and categorized into five themes including \"to overcome HSCT,\" \"to look after myself,\" \"to respond to the donor,\" \"the existence of supporters,\" and \"encouragement from supporters.\"</p><p><strong>Conclusions and implications for practice: </strong>The categories and themes developed here based on patient responses provide an important perspective that should be promoted among healthcare providers who care for patients undergoing HSCT.</p>","PeriodicalId":72423,"journal":{"name":"Blood cell therapy","volume":"6 1","pages":"11-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/8d/5a/2432-7026-6-1-0011.PMC10266920.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9653982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lenalidomide with or without dexamethasone for relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma post autologous stem cell transplant","authors":"","doi":"10.31547/bct-2023-009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31547/bct-2023-009","url":null,"abstract":"Background : The prognosis of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) relapsing post autologous transplant (AuSCT) is poor. Even with novel therapies, only approximately 20%-25% of patients attain complete remissions, with a median progression-free survival (PFS) of approximately 5-15 months. Lenalidomide has been shown to have activity in relapsed HL. We retrospectively analyzed the outcomes of patients with relapsed HL post AuSCT treated with le-nalidomide alone or in combination with dexamethasone at our center. Patients and methods : Records of 143 patients transplanted from November 2007 to October 2021 were reviewed. Of these patients, 41 (28%) relapsed, and 16 (39%) received lenalidomide alone or in combination with dexamethasone. Data collected included demographic, pathological, staging, and prior therapy details. Le-nalidomide was administered at 10-25 mg/day on an intermittent or continuous schedule alone or in combination with dexamethasone (20-40 mg weekly). Response was assessed using PET-CT scan in accordance with Lugano criteria. Standard definitions were used for response, PFS, and overall survival (OS). Toxicities were graded using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS Version 21. Results : The median age of the patients was 25.5 years, and 10 were males. Eleven (69%) had advanced disease, and 7 (44%) were refractory to last systemic therapy. Nine patients received lenalidomide alone and 7 with dexamethasone. Four (25%) had complete response, and another four (25%) had partial response, with an overall response rate of 50%. The 3-year PFS and OS were 31% and 38%, respectively. Grade III/IV toxicities were only hematological, neutropenia and thrombocytopenia in four and three patients, respectively. No therapy-related deaths were recorded. Conclusions : Lenalidomide alone or in combination with dexamethasone is a safe and effective therapy for re-lapsed HL post AuSCT and results in durable response and long-term survival in approximately one-third of the patients. However, these results needs verification in larger prospective studies.","PeriodicalId":72423,"journal":{"name":"Blood cell therapy","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135401233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GVHD relapse-free survival after peripheral blood hematopoietic cell transplantation for hematologic malignancies","authors":"","doi":"10.31547/bct-2022-014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31547/bct-2022-014","url":null,"abstract":"The preferred choice for hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) donors in India is a matched related donor (MRD) followed by a haploidentical (haplo) donor for patients with hematological malignancies. International data in the haplo-HCT setting is mainly using bone marrow as a source. Almost all HCTs in India use peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC), which increases the risk of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). In this single-center prospective study from 2017 to 2021, we sought to compare these outcomes prospectively in adult patients with hematological malignancies. Patient, disease, donor, and HCT details were prospectively recorded. GVHD prophylaxis included cyclosporine + methotrexate in MRD-HCT and post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) based in haplo-HCT. The primary endpoint GVHD relapse-free survival (GRFS) was defined as the time post-HCT without any of the following events: grade III-IV acute GVHD, chronic GVHD requiring systemic immunosuppressive treatment, disease relapse, or death from any cause. A total of 41 MRD and 33 haplo-HCT recipients were included in the study. Both cohorts were matched for age, sex, diagnosis, disease risk index, donor age, sex and CMV mismatches, and CD34 counts. A lower proportion of MRD-HCT recipients than haplo-HCT received myeloablative conditioning (39% vs. 76%, p = 0.002). There was no difference in the cumulative incidence of grade III-IV acute GVHD (16% vs. 27%, p = 0.2) or moderate-to-severe chronic GVHD (58% vs. 71%, p = 0.5). The one-year GRFS was not significantly different (53% vs. 38%, p = 0.2), with median GRFS of 420 and 274 days. The relapse incidence (22% vs. 19%, p = 0.6) and non-relapse mortality (25% vs. 35%, p = 0.4) did not differ. There was no difference in overall survival at one year (60% vs. 52%, p = 0.3). Despite a higher proportion of myeloablative conditioning in the haplo-HCT cohort, all outcomes, including GRFS, were comparable to those of the MRD-HCT cohort. This should encourage patients without an MRD to undergo haplo-HCT.","PeriodicalId":72423,"journal":{"name":"Blood cell therapy","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135401528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gilteritinib in peritransplant period for relapsed or refractory FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukemia: A case report of three patients","authors":"","doi":"10.31547/bct-2023-003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31547/bct-2023-003","url":null,"abstract":"Patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (RR-AML) with mutations of FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) have a poor prognosis even after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Multiple FLT3 inhibitors, including gilteritinib, have been developed and serve as treatment options for RR-AML. Here, we describe three cases of FLT3 mutated RR-AML that were successfully treated with gilteritinib administration before and after allo-HCT. Gilteritinib treatment before HCT was helpful in achieving remission. However, HCT often resulted in mild liver damage, and careful introduction of gilteritinib after HCT at a lower dose may be helpful for its safe usage. The three cases discussed had a successful clinical outcome in terms of disease control as well as the management of side effects associated with gilteritinib treatment.","PeriodicalId":72423,"journal":{"name":"Blood cell therapy","volume":"232 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135401240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Long-term Use of Ibrutinib in Japanese Patients with Steroid Dependent/Refractory cGVHD: Final Analysis of Multicenter Study","authors":"","doi":"10.31547/bct-2023-010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31547/bct-2023-010","url":null,"abstract":"Background : Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a serious complication after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Poor prognosis has been shown in patients with cGVHD after the failure of primary steroid-based treatments. A previous report demonstrated the efficacy and safety of ibrutinib in these patients, leading to the approval of ibrutinib for cGVHD in Japan. Here, we report the extended follow-up of patients in this study. Objectives : To evaluate the safety and efficacy of ibrutinib in Japanese patients with steroid-dependent or refractory cGVHD. Study Design : An open-label","PeriodicalId":72423,"journal":{"name":"Blood cell therapy","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135758605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association of CDKN2A/2B deletion with relapse after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia","authors":"","doi":"10.31547/bct-2023-004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31547/bct-2023-004","url":null,"abstract":"The most important prognostic factor for Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ALL) is minimal residual disease (MRD). Previous studies have reported copy number variants of genes such as IKZF1 , CDKN2A/2B , and PAX5 . These gene mutations can be analyzed using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA), which is less costly and easier to perform than large-scale gene mutation analyses. In this study, we performed copy number variant analysis of leukemia cells at the first onset of Ph+ALL in a case series of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) using the MLPA method. We analyzed how it influenced allo-HSCT prognosis together with MRD information. CDKN2A/2B copy number variations significantly increased the rate of post-transplant recurrence (P=0.025) and significantly reduced disease-free survival (P=0.015). Additionally, patients with IKZF1 deletions had a significantly higher post-transplant recurrence rate (P=0.042). Although they were positive for pre-transplant MRD, no relapse was observed in patients with wild-type copy number variations in IKZF1 or CDKN2A/2B . CDKN2A/2B copy number variation is a crucial factor that can be confirmed at initial onset as a post-transplant prognostic factor of Ph+","PeriodicalId":72423,"journal":{"name":"Blood cell therapy","volume":"80 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135401529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Maintenance therapy with Everolimus in patients with refractory or relapsing Hodgkin lymphoma after autologous stem cell transplantation","authors":"","doi":"10.31547/bct-2023-005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31547/bct-2023-005","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction : Patients with relapsing or primary refractory Hodgkin lymphoma, still have unsatisfactory outcomes after high dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Brentuximab Ve-dotin (BV) is the only approved agent for maintenance therapy for up to one year in these patients, however, this agent is often not available or affordable for many patients, especially in the developing countries. In this study, we used Everolimus as maintenance therapy after ASCT among patients with relapsing/refractory Hodg-kin lymphoma. Materials and Methods : We collected the data of 20 patients with primary refractory or relapsing Hodgkin lymphoma who had undergone ASCT between June 2016 and June 2021. Everolimus was started at 10 mg daily on day +90 after ASCT for at least two years in patients with stable disease status, confirmed by imaging modalities. Patients were followed for disease status and drug side effects every 3 months. Results : In our single-arm case-series study, the median duration of treatment was 22.95 months. Except for three patients, who had progression, others had no progression and are still receiving Everolimus (85%). No serious side effect was seen. We had no mortality due to disease recurrence. Conclusion : Until now, results showed promising effects of Everolimus in patients with relapsing or primary refractory Hodgkin lymphoma as maintenance therapy after ASCT.","PeriodicalId":72423,"journal":{"name":"Blood cell therapy","volume":"267 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135401239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Report on hematopoietic cell transplantations performed in 2018/2019 focusing on the trends of selection of stem cell sources in the Asia-Pacific region: APBMT Activity Survey","authors":"","doi":"10.31547/bct-2023-015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31547/bct-2023-015","url":null,"abstract":"Cell","PeriodicalId":72423,"journal":{"name":"Blood cell therapy","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135007221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}