Haiqiong Zheng, Shi Han, Yijin Chen, Houli Zhao, Rongrong Chen, Qiqi Zhang, Delin Kong, Mingming Zhang, Yongxian Hu, He Huang
{"title":"Clinical characteristics and outcomes of BCMA-targeted CAR-T cell recipients with COVID-19 during the Omicron wave: a retrospective study","authors":"Haiqiong Zheng, Shi Han, Yijin Chen, Houli Zhao, Rongrong Chen, Qiqi Zhang, Delin Kong, Mingming Zhang, Yongxian Hu, He Huang","doi":"10.1038/s41409-025-02525-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41409-025-02525-1","url":null,"abstract":"Patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (R/R-MM) are more susceptible to develop severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for their immunocompromised states. Despite good responses to B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, deficiencies in humoral immunity following CAR-T cell infusions can still cause life-threatening complications in these patients. We conducted a comparative study to delineate the clinical characteristics and outcomes between recipients of BCMA-targeted CAR-T cell therapy who contracted COVID-19 vs. unaffected counterparts. Advanced age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.367, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.017–1.838, P = 0.038) was a risk factor for developing severe COVID-19, while complete remission (CR) achieved by CAR-T cell therapy (OR = 0.012, 95% CI = 0.000–0.674, P = 0.032) was protective. Male sex (hazard ratio [HR] = 5.274, 95% CI = 1.584–17.562, P = 0.007) and CR achieved by CAR-T cell therapy (HR = 3.107, 95% CI = 1.025–9.418, P = 0.045) were protective factors associated with COVID-19 duration. CR achieved by CAR-T cell therapy (HR = 0.064, 95% CI = 0.007–0.589, P = 0.015) was also a protective factor for OS, while progression disease at the time of COVID-19 diagnosis (HR = 14.206, 95% CI = 1.555–129.819, P = 0.019) was regarded as a risk factor. Thus, older patients with R/R-MM and those who do not achieve CR after CAR-T cell therapy should be most protected from COVID-19 infection by the Omicron variant.","PeriodicalId":9126,"journal":{"name":"Bone Marrow Transplantation","volume":"60 5","pages":"587-594"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41409-025-02525-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143472246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. G. M. Daenen, L. E. van der Wagen, E. F. Bonneville, L. López-Corral, A. Bukauskas, M. Bornhäuser, Y. Beguin, M. Itäla-Remes, J. D. Hoogenboom, L. C. de Wreede, F. Malard, C. Chabannon, F. Dazzi, A. Ruggeri, J. Kuball
{"title":"The use of MSCs in steroid-refractory acute GvHD in Europe: a survey from the EBMT cellular therapy & immunobiology working party","authors":"L. G. M. Daenen, L. E. van der Wagen, E. F. Bonneville, L. López-Corral, A. Bukauskas, M. Bornhäuser, Y. Beguin, M. Itäla-Remes, J. D. Hoogenboom, L. C. de Wreede, F. Malard, C. Chabannon, F. Dazzi, A. Ruggeri, J. Kuball","doi":"10.1038/s41409-025-02531-3","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41409-025-02531-3","url":null,"abstract":"Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD) remains a significant complication of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, with 40% of patients failing to respond to high-dose steroids. Ruxolitinib has become the standard treatment for steroid-refractory aGvHD (SR-GvHD), but its failure in approximately one-third of cases highlights the need for alternative therapies. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), known for their immunomodulatory properties, are suggested as a treatment option, but their role in SR-GvHD remains unclear. To better understand MSC therapy outcomes, the EBMT Cellular Therapy & Immunobiology Working Party conducted a survey of centers treating >20 SR-GvHD patients with MSCs between 2007 and 2020. Data from 313 patients were analyzed, revealing a 44.5% overall response rate at day 28. Responders at day 7 had a higher likelihood of maintaining responses by day 28. Using a landmark analysis, the overall survival at 12 months, conditional on being alive at day 28, was 39.2%. Survival at 12 months was 48.6% for responders, compared to 24.4% for non-responders. Despite manufacturing variabilities, MSCs produced by academic pharma appear effective in SR-GvHD, offering a viable treatment alternative for heavily pretreated patients. These findings support further investigation of MSCs to establish standardized protocols and validate their efficacy as third-line therapy for SR-GvHD.","PeriodicalId":9126,"journal":{"name":"Bone Marrow Transplantation","volume":"60 5","pages":"708-714"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143466949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Margery Gang, Megan Othus, Brenda M. Sandmaier, Chris Davis, Ryan S. Basom, Roland B. Walter
{"title":"Modulators of relapse risk in adults allografted for acute myeloid leukemia in measurable residual disease-positive remission","authors":"Margery Gang, Megan Othus, Brenda M. Sandmaier, Chris Davis, Ryan S. Basom, Roland B. Walter","doi":"10.1038/s41409-025-02533-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41409-025-02533-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9126,"journal":{"name":"Bone Marrow Transplantation","volume":"60 5","pages":"705-707"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143439937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Isabelle Krämer, Laila König, Thomas Luft, Ute Hegenbart, Stefan Schönland, Tanja Eichkorn, Peter Stadtherr, Lorenz Selberg, Carsten Müller-Tidow, Peter Dreger
{"title":"Intermediate-dose TBI/fludarabine conditioning for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma","authors":"Isabelle Krämer, Laila König, Thomas Luft, Ute Hegenbart, Stefan Schönland, Tanja Eichkorn, Peter Stadtherr, Lorenz Selberg, Carsten Müller-Tidow, Peter Dreger","doi":"10.1038/s41409-025-02522-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41409-025-02522-4","url":null,"abstract":"Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) is an effective treatment for patients with relapsed/refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), but the contribution of the conditioning regimen is still unclear. Here we present a retrospective single-center study using conditioning with intermediate-dose total body irradiation (TBI) and fludarabine for alloHCT in PTCL. Forty-seven patients underwent alloHCT for PTCL between 2010 and 2023 after conditioning with fludarabine and intermediate-dose TBI (8 Gy in 87% of the cases). In most patients alloHCT was administered as part of second-line therapy, in 22 (47%) patients after having been primary refractory, and 21 (45%) of the patients were chemoresistant at alloHCT. With a median follow-up of 5.5 years, 5-year progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival, relapse incidence, and non-relapse mortality were 61%, 65%, 24%, and 15%, respectively. The 5-year PFS of patients transplanted with stable disease and progressive disease was 57% and 26%, respectively. Of 11 relapses, only 2 (18%) occurred beyond 6 months post transplant, and no relapse was observed after onset of chronic graft-versus-host disease. AlloHCT with intermediate-dose TBI/fludarabine conditioning is associated with a favorable toxicity/efficacy profile and can provide durable survival in a substantial fraction of patients with PTCL including those with poorly controlled disease at transplant.","PeriodicalId":9126,"journal":{"name":"Bone Marrow Transplantation","volume":"60 5","pages":"581-586"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41409-025-02522-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143412829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The haematopoietic cell transplantation comorbidity index predicts clinical outcomes for severe aplastic anaemia patients after haploidentical haematopoietic stem cell transplantation","authors":"Ming-Hao Lin, Xiao-Jun Huang, Lan-Ping Xu, Yu Wang, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Yi-Fei Cheng, Yuan-Yuan Zhang, Xiao-Dong Mo, Yu-Qian Sun, Ting-Ting Han, Jing-Zhi Wang, Yao Chen, Yu-Hong Chen, Huan Chen, Wei Han, Zheng-Li Xu","doi":"10.1038/s41409-025-02513-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41409-025-02513-5","url":null,"abstract":"To validate the ability of the haematopoietic cell transplantation comorbidity index (HCT-CI) to predict the outcomes of patients with severe aplastic anaemia (SAA) receiving haploidentical haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT), we conducted a retrospective study including 530 SAA patients. Patients were stratified based on their HCT-CI scores into three distinct risk categories: low-risk (HCT-CI scores of 0, n = 343), intermediate-risk (HCT-CI scores of 1, n = 126), and high-risk groups (HCT-CI scores ≥ 2, n = 61). The 100-day platelet engraftment rate was significantly higher in the low-risk group compared to the intermediate-risk and high-risk groups (92.1% vs. 86.5% vs. 83.6%, P = 0.014). In addition, compared with the intermediate-risk and high-risk groups, the low-risk group demonstrated superior 5-year overall survival (OS, 91.8% vs. 83.3% vs. 70.1%, P < 0.001) and graft-versus-host disease-free/graft failure-free survival (GFFS, 80.1% vs. 71.3% vs. 63.6%, P = 0.009). Multivariate analysis revealed that elevated HCT-CI scores and previous antithymocyte globulin treatment were independent risk factors for OS, whereas elevated HCT-CI scores and donor age ≥ 40 years were correlated with worse GFFS. Consequently, the HCT-CI is associated with the clinical outcomes of SAA patients following haplo-HSCT, and it is imperative to closely monitor patients with a high comorbidity burden.","PeriodicalId":9126,"journal":{"name":"Bone Marrow Transplantation","volume":"60 5","pages":"573-580"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143412909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jaime Sanz, Myriam Labopin, Jurjen Versluis, Didier Blaise, Lorenzo Lazzari, Juan Montoro, Gwendolyn Van Gorkom, Peter von dem Borne, Loron Sandrine, Montserrat Rovira, Péter Reményi, Patrice Chevallier, Mi Kwon, Matthias Eder, Jan Vydra, Eolia Brissot, Alexandros Spyridonidis, Simona Piemontese, Mohamad Mohty, Fabio Ciceri
{"title":"Cytogenetic and molecular risk-driven conditioning intensity in acute myeloid leukemia patients undergoing stem cell transplantation with post-transplant cyclophosphamide: a study from the acute leukemia working party of the EBMT","authors":"Jaime Sanz, Myriam Labopin, Jurjen Versluis, Didier Blaise, Lorenzo Lazzari, Juan Montoro, Gwendolyn Van Gorkom, Peter von dem Borne, Loron Sandrine, Montserrat Rovira, Péter Reményi, Patrice Chevallier, Mi Kwon, Matthias Eder, Jan Vydra, Eolia Brissot, Alexandros Spyridonidis, Simona Piemontese, Mohamad Mohty, Fabio Ciceri","doi":"10.1038/s41409-025-02527-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41409-025-02527-z","url":null,"abstract":"We retrospectively analyzed the impact of conditioning intensity on transplant outcomes according to their cytogenetic/molecular risk in a cohort of 1823 patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and intermediate- or adverse-risk cytogenetics in first complete remission (CR1). These patients received their first hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) using post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy). The intermediate-risk cytogenetic group included 1386 (76%) patients, and 608 (34%) had mutated FLT3-ITD. Myeloablative conditioning was used in 930 patients (51%), while 1130 (62%) received an intensified conditioning (score ≥2.5) based on the transplant conditioning intensity (TCI) score. Conditioning intensity using the myeloablative/reduced intensity stratification did not impact transplant outcomes across the entire cohort. However, a higher TCI score was associated with a lower risk of relapse, with no effect on survival. In specific cytogenetic risk groups, a higher TCI score did not influence outcomes in the adverse-risk group. In the intermediate-risk group, the impact varied with FLT3-ITD status. Patients with FLT3-ITD mutation who received a higher TCI showed a beneficial effect on relapse, leukemia-free survival (LFS), and overall survival. Conversely, in FLT3-ITD wild-type patients, more intense conditioning had a detrimental effect on graft-versus-host disease-free, and relapse-free survival with no effect on other outcomes. In conclusion, for AML patients in CR1 undergoing HSCT with PTCy, it is crucial to consider cytogenetic risk and molecular status when selecting the conditioning regimen. Intensive conditioning should be considered for patients with intermediate-risk cytogenetics and mutated FLT3-ITD but should probably be avoided for those with wild-type FLT3-ITD.","PeriodicalId":9126,"journal":{"name":"Bone Marrow Transplantation","volume":"60 4","pages":"529-534"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41409-025-02527-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143405488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jian Zhou, Fengrong Wang, Shenmiao Yang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Yang Liu, Ting Zhao, Yuqian Sun, Shen Zhang, Xiaodong Mo, Huan Chen, Pan Suo, Lei Wen, Jinsong Jia, Jing Wang, Robert Peter Gale, Jin Lu
{"title":"Survival outcomes between haploidentical stem cell transplantation and chemotherapy for blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm","authors":"Jian Zhou, Fengrong Wang, Shenmiao Yang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Yang Liu, Ting Zhao, Yuqian Sun, Shen Zhang, Xiaodong Mo, Huan Chen, Pan Suo, Lei Wen, Jinsong Jia, Jing Wang, Robert Peter Gale, Jin Lu","doi":"10.1038/s41409-025-02528-y","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41409-025-02528-y","url":null,"abstract":"Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is an aggressive and rare hematological malignancy with poor clinical outcomes. Stem cell transplantation helps to achieve long-term survival in adults. However, the benefit of haploidentical stem cell transplantation (HID-SCT) versus chemotherapy is unclear with BPDCN. We retrospectively analyzed 32 patients diagnosed with BPDCN including 15 who underwent HID-SCT and 17 who only received chemotherapy. The median age was 52 (range, 19–78) years. The ratio of male/female was 2.2. Skin, bone marrow and lymph node were the most three common sites of disease involvement. Compared with the chemotherapy group, patients in the HID-SCT group had significantly better progression-free survival (PFS; median, 7 months versus not reached, P < 0.001) and overall survival (OS; median, 13 months versus not reached, P < 0.001). The 4-year rates for PFS and OS in transplant patients were 74% (95% Confidence Interval [CI], 47, 100%) and 93% (79, 100%), respectively, compared to 0 in non-transplant patients. In conclusion, our results demonstrated HID-SCT could provide long-term remissions in BPDCN patients.","PeriodicalId":9126,"journal":{"name":"Bone Marrow Transplantation","volume":"60 5","pages":"568-572"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143405491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jakob R. Passweg, Helen Baldomero, Marina Atlija, Iliana Kleovoulou, Aleksandra Witaszek, Tobias Alexander, Emanuele Angelucci, Dina Averbuch, Ali Bazarbachi, Fabio Ciceri, Raffaella Greco, Mette D. Hazenberg, Krzysztof Kalwak, Donal P. McLornan, Bénédicte Neven, Zinaida Perić, Antonio M. Risitano, Annalisa Ruggeri, Isabel Sánchez-Ortega, John A. Snowden, Anna Sureda
{"title":"The 2023 EBMT report on hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular therapies. Increased use of allogeneic HCT for myeloid malignancies and of CAR-T at the expense of autologous HCT","authors":"Jakob R. Passweg, Helen Baldomero, Marina Atlija, Iliana Kleovoulou, Aleksandra Witaszek, Tobias Alexander, Emanuele Angelucci, Dina Averbuch, Ali Bazarbachi, Fabio Ciceri, Raffaella Greco, Mette D. Hazenberg, Krzysztof Kalwak, Donal P. McLornan, Bénédicte Neven, Zinaida Perić, Antonio M. Risitano, Annalisa Ruggeri, Isabel Sánchez-Ortega, John A. Snowden, Anna Sureda","doi":"10.1038/s41409-025-02524-2","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41409-025-02524-2","url":null,"abstract":"In 2023, 47,731 HCT (20,485 (42.9%) allogeneic and 27,246 (57.1%) autologous) in 43,902 patients were reported by 696 European centers. 6042 patients received advanced cellular therapies, 4888 of which were CAR-T. Compared to the previous year there was an increase in CAR-T (+52.5%), in allogeneic HCT (+7.8%) but none in autologous HCT (+0.4%). Main indications for allogeneic HCT were myeloid (11,748; 60.7%), lymphoid malignancies (4,850; 25.0%), and non-malignant disorders (2558; 13.2%). Use of allogeneic HCT increased for AML (+12.1%) and for NHL (+11.0%), particularly in T-NHL (+25.6%). Main indications for autologous HCT were lymphomas (7890; 32.2%), PCD (14,271; 58.2%), and solid tumors (1608; 6.6%) with recovering numbers for autoimmune diseases. In patients with allogeneic HCT, the use of sibling donors increased by +1.0%, haploidentical donors by +11.7%, and unrelated donors by +11.1%. Cord blood HCT decreased again by −5.4%. Pediatric HCT activity increased slightly (5455; +0.1%) with differences between allogeneic (4111; −0.5%) and autologous HCT (1344: +1.7%). Use of CAR-T increased to a cumulative total of 13,927 patients including patients treated for autoimmune diseases. Overall, numbers show a complete recovery from the pandemic dip with increased cellular therapy at the expense of autologous HCT. Allogeneic HCT activity focuses on myeloid malignancies.","PeriodicalId":9126,"journal":{"name":"Bone Marrow Transplantation","volume":"60 4","pages":"519-528"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41409-025-02524-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143405496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}