Comparative outcome of nonmyeloablative and myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for patients older than 50 years of age
Comparative outcome of nonmyeloablative and myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for patients older than 50 years of age
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10.1182/blood-2004-05-1947
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发表时间:
2005-02-15
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20.3
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Soiffer, RJ
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Alyea, EP;Kim, HT;Soiffer, RJ
Nonmyeloablative stem cell transplantation (NST) is increasingly used in older patients. The impact of the shift from myeloalblative transplantation to NST on relapse, transplant complications, and outcome has yet to be fully examined. We performed a retrospective analysis of 152 patients older than 50 years undergoing NST or myeloalblative transplantation. Seventy-one patients received nonmyeloablative conditioning, fludarabine (30 mg/m(2)/d x 4) and intravenous busulfan (0.8 mg/kg/d x 4); 81 patients received myeloablative conditioning, primarily cyclophosphamide and total body irradiation. NST patients were more likely to have unrelated donors (58%, versus 36%; P =.009), a prior transplant (25% versus 4%; P = < .0001), and active disease at transplantation (85% versus 59%; P = < .001). Despite the adverse characteristics, overall survival was improved in the NST group at 1 year (51% versus 39%) and 2 years (39% versus 29%; P =.056). There was no difference in progression-free survival (2 years, 27% versus 25%; P =.24). The incidence of grade 2 to 4 graft-versus- host disease was similar (28% versus 270%). The nonrelapse mortality rate was lower for NST patients (32% versus 50%; P = .01), but the relapse rate was higher (46% versus 30%; P = .052). Our experience suggests that, in patients over age 50, NST with fludarabine and low-dose busulfan leads to an overall outcome at least as good as that following myeloablative therapy. (C) 2005 by The American Society of Hematology.