Allogeneic stem cell transplantation in patients with Hodgkin's-Lymphoma.
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation in patients with Hodgkin's-Lymphoma.
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霍奇金淋巴瘤患者的同种异体干细胞移植。
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发表时间:
2004
影响因子:
45.3
通讯作者:
Michael G. Kiehl
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作者:
H. Pohl;A. Shimoni;N. Kroeger;Hans Martin;V. Vučinić;N. Basara;A. Nagler;A. Zander;A. Fauser;Michael G. Kiehl
6690 Background: Due to intensified standard radio-chemotherapy a substantial proportion of patients will be cured of Hodgkin's Lymphoma. In patients with relapse after standard therapy, the therapy of choice is an autologous stem cell transplantation with high remission rates. Despite therapeutic progress some patients suffer from refractory or relapsing disease. As graft versus Hodgkin's lymphoma effects have been described allready, allogeneic stem cell transplantation might be an therapeutic effort in these high risk patients.
METHODS
We analysed the course of 14 patients receiving an allogeneic transplant between 07/99 and 11/03.
RESULTS
Median age was 23 years (range 19 to 41) and patients received a median of 4.5 chemotherapies (range 2 to 8) before transplant. All but one received previously an autologous transplant. Disease status at transplant was CR in 2, PR in 1, SD in 5, and PD in 6 patients. Eight patients received a transplant from a related HLA-identical donor and 6 from an unrelated donor (4 matched, 2 DRB1 mismatch). All but one received peripheral blood stem cell grafts. Different conditioning regimens were used (Fludarabine (Flu)/busulfan (Bu) "b ATG n=6, Flu/Melphalan (Mel) "b Campath n=5, Bu/Cy n=1, TBI/Cy n=1, Mel/Thiotepa/ATG n=1). Four patients received donor lymphocyte infusions in escalating dosage for SD (n=2), PD (n=1), or mixed chimerism (n=1), respectively. OS is 43% and DFS 28.6% after a median FU of 25 months (1 to 52 months). TRM is 14.3 %. Five patients died due to disease progression and one due to refractory GVHD.
CONCLUSIONS
Taking into account that all patients were heavily pre-treated and that only two patients were transplanted in CR these data argue for a strong graft versus Hodgkin effect. Especially a melphalan/fludarabin "b ATG reduced conditioning seems to be very effective in this setting. Furthermore, it's speculative but very likely that the results of allogeneic stem cell transplantation will improve significantly if patients receive the allo transplant earlier during their disease. Thus, risk factors should be defined and those patients with a high risk feature should be scheduled for allo transplant within a controlled clinical trial. No significant financial relationships to disclose.