Nonmyeloablative preparative regimens: how relevant for acute myelogenous leukemia?
Nonmyeloablative preparative regimens: how relevant for acute myelogenous leukemia?
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DOI:
10.1038/sj.leu.2402034
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发表时间:
2001-04-01
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11.4
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Storb, R
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作者:
Storb, R
In the major histocompatibility identical setting of a marrow transplant, two barriers must be overcome. One is the rejection barrier, or host-versus-graft reaction; the other is the graftversus-host reaction. Both processes are mediated by T lymphocytes, suggesting that agents which were effective in controlling graft-versus-host reactions might also be able to modulate hostversus-graft reactions, thereby allowing minimization of the pretransplant high-dose therapy aimed at myeloablation. Animal models have demonstrated a dose–response relationship with respect to total body irradiation (TBI) and engraftment. In dogs, a single dose of 920 cGy, corresponding to 1500 cGy fractionated TBI, results in engraftment in virtually all of the animals. When the dose is decreased by 50%, the majority of animals reject their grafts. Using this dose, the addition of prednisone did not enhance engraftment, but cyclosporine given for 5 weeks led to engraftment in all of the animals. When the radiation dose was decreased further to 200cGy, cyclosporine only allowed engraftment for 3–4 months, after which the grafts were rejected. The combination of methotrexate and cyclosporine resulted in engraftment in 2/5 animals, but the rest rejected. The novel immunosuppressant, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), which blocks de novo purine synthesis, was shown to be synergistic with cyclosporine. Using 4 weeks of MMF and 5 weeks of cyclosporine, 11/12 animals successfully established long-term engraftment. 1 After 2 years of observation, mixed donor chimerism was maintained. When the dose of TBI was further decreased to 100 cGy, long-term engraftment did not occur, suggesting a delicate balance between the host and the graft. To elucidate whether TBI is important for creating marrow space, we irradiated the central lymph node chain from the neck down to the upper abdomen with 450 cGy and then administered MMF and cyclosporine. 2 The hematologic toxicity was mild, with a platelet nadir of 100 000/l and granulocyte nadir of 3000–5000/l. At 6 weeks post transplant, donor cells were present in nonirradiated marrow spaces, suggesting that radiation is not necessary to create space. After 1 year, donor lymphocyte infusions were given to the animals and, within 9 weeks, recipient cells disappeared by PCR, indicating complete allograft. Therefore, an allograft had been established without systemic cytotoxic therapy. Clinical trials using 200 cGy of total body radiation and HLA-identical allogeneic stem cells along with MMF and cyclosporine have resulted in mixed chimerism initially. Complete chimerism occurs in patients who develop graft-versushost disease. Many of these patients had remissions of their disease. In those patients who did not develop an acute graft-