Combining therapeutic antibodies using basiliximab and etanercept for severe steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease: A multi-center prospective study
Combining therapeutic antibodies using basiliximab and etanercept for severe steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease: A multi-center prospective study
复制标题
使用巴利昔单抗和依那西普联合治疗抗体治疗严重类固醇难治性急性移植物抗宿主病:一项多中心前瞻性研究
DOI:
10.1080/2162402x.2016.1277307
复制
发表时间:
2017-01-01
期刊:
影响因子:
7.2
通讯作者:
Huang, He
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Tan, Yamin;Xiao, Haowen;Huang, He
Acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) remains a major problem after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Standard frontline therapy for aGVHD involves corticosteroids. However, fewer than half of patients have a lasting complete response. The long-term mortality rate of steroid-refractory aGVHD (SR-aGVHD) remains around 70%. To date, no consensus has been reached regarding the optimal salvage treatment for SR-aGVHD. We performed the first prospective, multi-center clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of a novel approach to treat severe (grades III-IV) SR-aGVHD with the combination of basiliximab and etanercept. Sixty-five patients with severe SR-aGVHD from six centers were included. The median number of basiliximab infusions was 4 (range 2-11) and of etanercept was 9 (range 2-12). At day 28 after starting the combination treatment, overall response (complete and partial response: CRCPR) to second-line treatment was 90.8% with 75.4% being CR. The incidences of CR per organ were 100%, 73.8%, and 79.7% for skin, liver, and gut involvement, respectively. Patients >30-y old (p = 0.043, RR = 3.169), development of grades III-IV liver aGVHD (p = 0.007, RR = 5.034) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation (p = 0.035, RR = 4.02) were independent predictors for incomplete response. Combined treatment with basiliximab and etanercept resulted in improved CR to visceral aGVHD and significantly superior 2-y overall survival (54.7% vs. 14.8%, p < 0.001) compared with classical salvage treatments. Our data suggest that the combination of basiliximab and etanercept may constitute a promising new treatment option for SR-aGVHD.