Tacrolimus/Methotrexate versus cyclosporine/methotrexate as graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis in patients with severe aplastic anemia who received bone marrow transplantation from unrelated donors: results of matched pair analysis.
Tacrolimus/Methotrexate versus cyclosporine/methotrexate as graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis in patients with severe aplastic anemia who received bone marrow transplantation from unrelated donors: results of matched pair analysis.
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10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.08.012
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2009-12
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H. Yagasaki;S. Kojima;H. Yabe;Koji Kato;H. Kigasawa;H. Sakamaki;M. Tsuchida;S. Kato;Takakaza Kawase;H. Muramatsu;Y. Morishima;Y. Kodera
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H. Yagasaki;S. Kojima;H. Yabe;Koji Kato;H. Kigasawa;H. Sakamaki;M. Tsuchida;S. Kato;Takakaza Kawase;H. Muramatsu;Y. Morishima;Y. Kodera
Tacrolimus (FK) and cyclosporine (CSA) have been shown to be effective in the prophylaxis of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). However, no comparative studies have yet been conducted to examine the efficacy of FK/methotrexate (MTX) and CSA/MTX in patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA) given unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation (U-BMT). We used matched-pair analysis to compare FK/MTX with CSA/MTX in patients with SAA who received U-BMT through the Japan Marrow Donor Program. Forty-seven pairs could be matched exactly for recipient age and conditioning regimens. Forty-five patients achieved engraftment in the FK group and 42 patients in the CSA group. The probability of grade II-IV acute GVHD (aGVHD) was 28.9% in the FK group and 32.6% in the CSA group (P=.558). The probability of chronic GVHD (cGVHD) was 13.3% in the FK group and 36.0% in the CSA group (P=.104). The 5-year survival rate was 82.8% in the FK group and 49.5% in the CSA group (P=.012). The study shows the superiority of FK/MTX over CSA/MTX in overall survival (OS) because of the lower incidence of transplantation-related deaths. A prospective randomized study comparing FK/MTX and CSA/MTX is warranted.