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Palmieri R, Billio A, Ferrara F, Galimberti S, Lemoli RM, Todisco E, Moretti F, Venditti A. Literature review and expert opinion on the treatment of high-risk acute myeloid leukemia in patients who are eligible for intensive chemotherapy. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1367393. [PMID: 38444680 PMCID: PMC10912626 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1367393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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In patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), the assessment of disease risk plays a central role in the era of personalized medicine. Indeed, integrating baseline clinical and biological features on a case-by-case basis is not only essential to select which treatment would likely result in a higher probability of achieving complete remission, but also to dynamically customize any subsequent therapeutic intervention. For young high-risk patients with low comorbidities burden and in good general conditions (also called "fit" patients), intensive chemotherapy followed by allogeneic stem cell transplantation still represents the backbone of any therapeutic program. However, with the approval of novel promising agents in both the induction/consolidation and the maintenance setting, the algorithms for the management of AML patients considered eligible for intensive chemotherapy are in constant evolution. In this view, we selected burning issues regarding the identification and management of high-risk AML, aiming to provide practical advice to facilitate their daily clinical management in patients considered eligible for intensive chemotherapy.
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- Raffaele Palmieri
- Hematology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT), Hospital S. Maurizio, Bolzano, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Cattedra di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna (DiMI), Università di Genova, Genova, Italy
- Clinica Ematologica, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Struttura Complessa (SC) Ematologia, Ospedale Busto Arsizio, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Valle Olona, Varese, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Seyedin R, Snider JT, Rajagopalan K, Wade SW, Gergis U. Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell treatment patterns in relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma. Future Oncol 2023; 19:1535-1547. [PMID: 37578377 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2023-0140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Aim: To investigate real-world chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy treatment patterns. Patient & methods: Relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma patients who received CAR T-cell therapy were identified. Patient characteristics, setting of CAR T-cell infusion, incidence of CAR T-cell therapy-associated adverse events and healthcare resource utilization were assessed. Results: Of 1175 patients, 83% were infused inpatient. Within three days postinfusion, inpatient-infused patients had a significantly higher risk of CAR T-associated adverse events (hazard ratio: 2.67; 95% CI: 2.09-3.42) compared with outpatient-infused patients. By day 30, 67% of outpatient-infused patients were hospitalized at least once. Conclusion: These findings suggest that physicians were able to select lower-risk patients for outpatient infusion, but postinfusion hospitalizations still occur.
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- Wade Outcomes Research & Consulting, Salt Lake City, UT 84103, USA
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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Applebaum AJ, Sannes T, Mitchell HR, McAndrew NS, Wiener L, Knight JM, Nelson AJ, Gray TF, Fank PM, Lahijani SC, Pozo-Kaderman C, Rueda-Lara M, Miran DM, Landau H, Amonoo HL. Fit for Duty: Lessons Learned from Outpatient and Homebound Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation to Prepare Family Caregivers for Home-Based Care. Transplant Cell Ther 2023; 29:143-150. [PMID: 36572386 PMCID: PMC9780643 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2022.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In the past decade, the demand for home-based care has been amplified by the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Home-based care has significant benefits for patients, their families, and healthcare systems, but it relies on the often-invisible workforce of family and friend caregivers who shoulder essential health care responsibilities, frequently with inadequate training and support. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), a potentially curative but intensive treatment for many patients with blood disorders, is being increasingly offered in home-based care settings and necessitates the involvement of family caregivers for significant patient care responsibilities. However, guidelines for supporting and preparing HCT caregivers to effectively care for their loved ones at home have not yet been established. Here, informed by the literature and our collective experience as clinicians and researchers who care for diverse patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing HCT, we provide considerations and recommendations to better support and prepare family caregivers in home-based HCT and, by extension, family caregivers supporting patients with other serious illnesses at home. We suggest tangible ways to screen family caregivers for distress and care delivery challenges, educate and train them to prepare for their caregiving role, and create an infrastructure of support for family caregivers within this emerging care delivery model.
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- A J Applebaum
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
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- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York
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- College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Hospital, Patient Care Research, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Departments of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Microbiology & Immunology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Division of Medical Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- University of Miami/Leonard Miller School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Grosso D, Leiby B, Wilde L, Carabasi M, Filicko-O'Hara J, O'Hara W, Wagner JL, Mateja G, Alpdogan O, Binder A, Kasner M, Keiffer G, Klumpp T, Martinez UO, Palmisiano N, Porcu P, Gergis U, Flomenberg N. A Prospective, Randomized Trial Examining the Use of G-CSF Versus No G-CSF in Patients Post-Autologous Transplantation. Transplant Cell Ther 2022; 28:831.e1-831.e7. [PMID: 36167307 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2022.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Contemporary, prospective data regarding the impact of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) on outcomes after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Auto-HSCT) in an era when stem cell grafts are more qualitatively robust are limited. Recent retrospective analyses have not supported a beneficial effect of post-transplantation G-CSF use on major outcomes after Auto-HSCT leading to strategies to delay or eliminate the use of G-CSF altogether in this context. To test the hypothesis that the infusion of consistently higher doses of stem cells (defined as ≥4 × 106/kg) in Auto-HSCT will obviate the need for post-transplantation G-CSF. If so, the impact of withholding G-CSF will be noninferior to the use of G-CSF in terms of length of stay (LOS). The specific objectives were to conduct a prospective, randomized clinical trial primarily examining the impact of post-transplantation G-CSF on LOS, and secondarily on engraftment, infectious complications, antibiotic usage, and incidence of engraftment syndrome after Auto-HSCT in patients receiving versus not receiving G-CSF after Auto-HSCT. Patients with multiple myeloma or non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) who underwent Pegfilgrastim plus Plerixafor-primed stem cell collection followed by Auto-HSCT were randomized to the G-CSF group (receive G-CSF starting at day 3 after Auto-HSCT) or the no G-CSF group (G-CSF withheld after Auto-HSCT). Seventy patients per arm were planned to demonstrate the primary endpoint of noninferiority in LOS between the G-CSF and the no G-CSF groups. Patient outcomes in the two groups were followed up and compared after Auto-HSCT, and an interim analysis for futility was planned when accrual reached 50%.The primary finding of this study was that despite only a 2-day longer median absolute neutrophil count (ANC) recovery in the no G-CSF arm (median 11 versus 13 days; P = .001), LOS was 4 days longer in patients not treated with G-CSF (median 11 days versus 15 days; P = .001). G-CSF use was associated with more robust incremental daily increases in ANC once recovered (P = .001), fewer days of febrile neutropenia (P = .001), and fewer days on antibiotics (P = .001), potentially contributing to this disproportionate finding. Inferiority in LOS in the no G-CSF group was demonstrated on the interim analysis, and the study was closed at the half-way point. There were no significant group differences in platelet recovery, documented infections, hospital readmissions, or overall survival at 1 year. Engraftment syndrome occurred in 54.3% of patients and was not related to G-CSF use. These results suggest that the increased LOS associated with the omission of G-CSF is largely due to concerns regarding the potential for infection in patients without a stable, recovered ANC in a hospital setting. Engraftment syndrome represented a significant source of febrile neutropenia further contributing to patient safety concerns and requires strategies to decrease its incidence. Infectious complications and death were not affected by the omission of G-CSF supporting a carefully monitored outpatient approach to Auto-HSCT in which white blood cell growth factor is eliminated or given as needed for documented infection. © 2023 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Dolores Grosso
- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Office of Clinical Research, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Feasibility of Outpatient Stem Cell Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma and Risk Factors Predictive of Hospital Admission. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11061640. [PMID: 35329966 PMCID: PMC8955129 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11061640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) remains the standard of care for multiple myeloma (MM) patients. Although outpatient ASCT has been shown to be safe and feasible, the procedure is overall rare with most patients in the US undergoing inpatient ASCT. Furthermore, hospitalization rates for patients that undergo outpatient ASCT remain high. Adequate markers that predict hospitalization during outpatient ASCT are lacking, yet would be of great clinical value to select patients that are suited to outpatient ASCT. In this study we aimed to elucidate differences between planned outpatient and inpatient ASCT and further evaluated clinical characteristics that are significantly associated with hospitalization during planned outpatient hospitalization. Factors that were significantly associated with a planned inpatient ASCT included an advanced MM disease stage, worse performance status as well as non-Caucasian race, while low albumin levels and female gender were significantly associated with hospitalization during outpatient ASCT. The results of this analysis provide crucial knowledge of factors that are associated with planned inpatient ASCT and hospitalization during outpatient ASCT and could guide the treating physician in decision-making and further facilitate outpatient transplantation.
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Gómez-Almaguer D, Gómez-De León A, Colunga-Pedraza PR, Cantú-Rodríguez OG, Gutierrez-Aguirre CH, Ruíz-Arguelles G. Outpatient allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation: a review. Ther Adv Hematol 2022; 13:20406207221080739. [PMID: 35237396 PMCID: PMC8882949 DOI: 10.1177/20406207221080739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) is usually performed in
well-equipped units inside a hospital. The cost of this in-hospital transplant
is usually very high; therefore, this procedure is more difficult to perform in
low- and middle-income countries. Autologous outpatient HSCT is now a common
procedure; however, outpatient allogeneic transplants are more complicated. Only
a few centers in the world have incorporated outpatient HSCT. This transplant
requires special adaptation, like a day hospital, careful selection of patients,
oral medications, and the patient must live relatively close to the hospital.
The results until now suggest that this outpatient transplant is factible and
similar to inpatient HSCT. The objective was to review and describe the
different methods and results following an outpatient allogeneic-HSCT
strategy.
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- David Gómez-Almaguer
- Hematology Service, Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Universitario ‘Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez’, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Francisco I. Madero Ave., Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Nuevo León, México
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- Hematology Service, Hospital Universitario ‘Dr. José Eleuterio González’, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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- Hematology Service, Hospital Universitario ‘Dr. José Eleuterio González’, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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- Hematology Service, Hospital Universitario ‘Dr. José Eleuterio González’, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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- Hematology Service, Hospital Universitario ‘Dr. José Eleuterio González’, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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Sarıcı A, Erkurt MA, Kuku İ, Bahçecioğlu ÖF, Biçim S, Kaya E, Berber İ, Keser MF, Gök S, Özgül M. The effect of comorbidity on survival and collected CD34 + cell counts in autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Transfus Apher Sci 2021; 61:103296. [PMID: 34696982 DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2021.103296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Revised: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to report the effectiveness of hematopoietic cell transplantation-specific comorbidity index (HCT-CI) and GATMO scores in predicting overall survival (OS) who underwent autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). MATERIAL AND METHODS The data of 263 MM and 204 lymphoma patients who underwent ASCT in the last 11 years were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS Neutrophil engraftment time, thrombocyte engraftment time and collected CD34+ cell counts were similar in MM patients with HCT-CI>2 and HCT-CI≤2 (all p>0.05). Although the estimated median OS of MM patients with HCT-CI ≤2 tended to be higher than those with HCT-CI>2, this difference was not statistically significant (52.8 vs 45 months, p=0.172). No effect of GATMO score on CD34 + count, engraftment times and OS in MM patients was detected (p>0.05). The effect of HCT-CI score on lymphoma patients was examined, it was found that the neutrophil engraftment time was longer (p=0.039) and the number of collected CD34+ cells was lower (p=0.02) in patients with HCT-CI>2 than those with HCT-CI≤2. While the estimated median OS of lymphoma patients with HCT-CI≤2 was 51.5 months, the estimated median OS of patients with HCT-CI>2 was 9.5 months (p=0.012). When lymphoma patients were divided into four groups according to their GATMO scores, the OS of the four groups was found to be different from each other (p<0.001). CONCLUSION HCT-CI and GATMO scores predict OS in lymphoma patients but not MM patients.
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- Ahmet Sarıcı
- İnönü University, Turgut Özal Medical Center, Adult Hematology Department, Malatya, Turkey.
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- İnönü University, Turgut Özal Medical Center, Adult Hematology Department, Malatya, Turkey.
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- İnönü University, Turgut Özal Medical Center, Adult Hematology Department, Malatya, Turkey.
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- İnönü University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Malatya, Turkey.
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- İnönü University, Turgut Özal Medical Center, Adult Hematology Department, Malatya, Turkey.
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- İnönü University, Turgut Özal Medical Center, Adult Hematology Department, Malatya, Turkey.
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- İnönü University, Turgut Özal Medical Center, Adult Hematology Department, Malatya, Turkey.
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- İnönü University, Turgut Özal Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Malatya, Turkey.
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- İnönü University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Malatya, Turkey.
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- İnönü University, Turgut Özal Medical Center, Adult Hematology Department, Malatya, Turkey.
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Hospital and outpatient models for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A systematic review of comparative studies for health outcomes, experience of care and costs. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0254135. [PMID: 34383780 PMCID: PMC8360565 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The number of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantations has risen in the past 20 years. The practice of outpatient Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation programs is increasing in an attempt to improve the quality of patient care and reduce the demand for hospital admission. A systematic review of 29 comparative studies between in-hospital and outpatient treatment of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, with no restriction by outpatient regime was conducted. This study aims to analyse the current evidence on the effects of the outpatient model on patient-centred outcomes, comparing both in-hospital and outpatient models for autologous and allogeneic HSCT using the Triple Aim framework: health outcomes, costs and experience of care. We found evidence on improved health outcomes and quality of life, on enhanced safety and effectiveness and on reduced overall costs and hospital stays, with similar results on overall survival rates comparing both models for autologous and allogeneic patients. We also found that the outpatient Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation is a safe practice as well as less costly, it requires fewer days of hospital stay both for autologous and allogeneic transplantations. Under a situation of an increasing number of transplants, rising healthcare costs and shortages of hospital capacity, incorporating outpatient models could improve the quality of care for people requiring Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation programs.
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Jaime-Pérez JC, Hernández-Coronado M, Picón-Galindo E, Salazar-Cavazos L, Gutiérrez-Aguirre CH, Gómez-Almaguer D. Results of a completely outpatient autologous stem cell transplant program for lymphoma patients receiving reduced-intensity conditioning. Leuk Lymphoma 2021; 62:1619-1628. [PMID: 33491518 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1876870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is commonly an in-patient procedure. However, outpatient ASCT grows as a cost-effective and feasible option for patients with lymphoma and reports assessing it after reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) are sparse. We report the outcome of 102 patients with lymphoma who underwent ASCT on a full outpatient basis in a single-center transplant program between 2010 and 2020. Forty-two percent of the cohort required transfusion support, 36.3% experienced a neutropenic fever episode, 25.5% mucositis, and 9.8% developed severe infection. At a median time of 5 days (range 1-28), only 22.5% of the cohort required admission within the first 100 days after the autograft, median length of hospital stay was 0 days (range 0-14) and neutropenic fever was the most common reason for hospitalization. Non-relapse mortality at 1 year was 5%. ASCT in a completely outpatient setting is feasible, safe, and highly effective to treat lymphoma patients.
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- José C Jaime-Pérez
- Department of Hematology, Internal Medicine Division, Dr. José Eleuterio González University Hospital, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México
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- Department of Hematology, Internal Medicine Division, Dr. José Eleuterio González University Hospital, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México
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- Department of Hematology, Internal Medicine Division, Dr. José Eleuterio González University Hospital, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México
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- Department of Hematology, Internal Medicine Division, Dr. José Eleuterio González University Hospital, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México
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- Department of Hematology, Internal Medicine Division, Dr. José Eleuterio González University Hospital, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México
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- Department of Hematology, Internal Medicine Division, Dr. José Eleuterio González University Hospital, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México
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Rodríguez-Lobato LG, Martínez-Roca A, Castaño-Díez S, Palomino-Mosquera A, Gutiérrez-García G, Pedraza A, Suárez-Lledó M, Rovira M, Martínez C, Fernández de Larrea C, Cibeira MT, Rosiñol L, Lozano E, Marín P, Cid J, Lozano M, Moreno-Castaño AB, Palomo M, Díaz-Ricart M, Gallego C, Hernando A, Segura S, Carreras E, Urbano-Ispizua Á, Bladé J, Fernández-Avilés F. The avoidance of G-CSF and the addition of prophylactic corticosteroids after autologous stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patients appeal for the at-home setting to reduce readmission for neutropenic fever. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0241778. [PMID: 33147257 PMCID: PMC7641449 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) remains the standard of care for young multiple myeloma (MM) patients; indeed, at-home ASCT has been positioned as an appropriate therapeutic strategy. However, despite the use of prophylactic antibiotics, neutropenic fever (NF) and hospital readmissions continue to pose as the most important limitations in the outpatient setting. It is possible that the febrile episodes may have a non-infectious etiology, and engraftment syndrome could play a more significant role. The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of both G-CSF withdrawal and the addition of primary prophylaxis with corticosteroids after ASCT. METHODS Between January 2002 and August 2018, 111 MM patients conditioned with melphalan were managed at-home beginning +1 day after ASCT. Three groups were established: Group A (n = 33) received standard G-CSF post-ASCT; group B (n = 32) avoided G-CSF post-ASCT; group C (n = 46) avoided G-CSF yet added corticosteroid prophylaxis post-ASCT. RESULTS The incidence of NF among the groups was reduced (64%, 44%, and 24%; P<0.001), with a non-significant decrease in hospital readmissions as well (12%, 6%, and 2%; P = 0.07). The most important variables identified for NF were: HCT-CI >2 (OR 6.1; P = 0.002) and G-CSF avoidance plus corticosteroids (OR 0.1; P<0.001); and for hospital readmission: age ≥60 years (OR 14.6; P = 0.04) and G-CSF avoidance plus corticosteroids (OR 0.07; P = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS G-CSF avoidance and corticosteroid prophylaxis post ASCT minimize the incidence of NF in MM patients undergoing at-home ASCT. This approach should be explored in a prospective randomized clinical trial.
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- Luis-Gerardo Rodríguez-Lobato
- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Hematology, Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Hematology, Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hemotherapy and Hemostasis, Apheresis and Cellular Therapy Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Hemotherapy and Hemostasis, Apheresis and Cellular Therapy Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Hemotherapy and Hemostasis, Apheresis and Cellular Therapy Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematopathology, Laboratory of Hemostasis and Eritropathology, Biomedical Diagnosis Center (CDB), Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Barcelona Endothelium Team (BET), Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Hematopathology, Laboratory of Hemostasis and Eritropathology, Biomedical Diagnosis Center (CDB), Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Barcelona Endothelium Team (BET), Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
- Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Hospital Clínic/University of Barcelona Campus, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Hematopathology, Laboratory of Hemostasis and Eritropathology, Biomedical Diagnosis Center (CDB), Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Barcelona Endothelium Team (BET), Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Endothelium Team (BET), Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
- Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Hospital Clínic/University of Barcelona Campus, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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Oliveira GH, Al-Kindi SG, Guha A, Dey AK, Rhea IB, deLima MJ. Cardiovascular risk assessment and management of patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2020; 56:544-551. [PMID: 33130819 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-01080-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The purpose of this review is to provide a framework for the cardiovascular evaluation and management of patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). To accomplish this, we have performed an extensive literature review, critically analyzed the available evidence, and developed a set of recommendations to guide best practice. Herein, we discuss the cardiovascular risk profile of patients undergoing HCT along with putative mechanisms of HCT-induced cardiovascular injury. We then present an algorithm for cardiovascular testing and risk mitigation of potential recipients. Last, we address the management of the most prevalent cardiovascular conditions associated with HCT recipients.
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- Guilherme H Oliveira
- Heart and Vascular Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa General Hospital and Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
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- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Stem Cell Transplant Program, Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Exploring the caregiver's experience in an innovative homebound hematopoietic stem cell transplantation program. Palliat Support Care 2020; 19:397-404. [PMID: 33118909 DOI: 10.1017/s1478951520000954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Home care for hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCTs), an alternative to traditional inpatient or outpatient recovery programs, is safe and feasible but may place greater demand on full-time caregivers. The goal of this study was to characterize the experiences of caregivers in a newly piloted homebound HSCT program as a means of identifying unmet needs and ensuring adequate support. METHOD A qualitative approach was utilized. Participants created self-recorded video diaries guided by open-ended prompts at designated time points throughout recovery and participated in a single follow-up interview within four weeks post-discharge. Diaries and interviews were transcribed, analyzed, and coded to identify recurrent ideas and themes. RESULTS Data were collected from 12 caregivers of homebound HSCT patients. Thematic content analysis yielded four themes: facilitators (external support, sense of normalcy, and patient wellness), challenges (difficulties with transplant care instructions, managing the patient's physical and emotional health, and caregiver psychological distress), roles in recovery (caregiving responsibilities), and analysis of homebound experience (positive outcomes and suggestions for improvement). SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS Caregivers perceived the homebound program as offering high-quality medical care in a setting that provided a sense of normalcy, privacy, and greater level of oversight. Unmet needs included lacking preparedness in completing nursing responsibilities and handling caregiver and patient distress. While the homebound program was preferred to routine hospital care, psychotherapeutic support and programming to improve caregiver preparedness in a homebound HSCT recovery program is indicated.
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Rodriguez AL, Jackson HJ, Cloud R, Morris K, Stansel CC. Oncology Nursing Considerations when Developing Outpatient Staffing and Acuity Models. Semin Oncol Nurs 2020; 36:151018. [PMID: 32430212 DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2020.151018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Objectives include review of existing benchmarks and nurse-sensitive indicators relevant to the ambulatory care setting. Applying the data to existing ambulatory staffing models with consideration of multiple clinic settings that include medical oncology, infusion, and stem cell transplant clinics. And to describe key considerations needed to optimize oncology care efficiently with an acuity-based staffing model. DATA SOURCES Published literature indexed in PubMed, CINAHL, textbooks. CONCLUSION In today's complex oncology environment, optimization and utilization of outpatient facilities is essential in providing high-quality care and improving satisfaction of patients as well as providers and staff. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE Nurse leaders should utilize benchmarking data to ensure staffing levels are appropriate, given the size and scope of their facility. Staff nurses should be engaged to ensure that acuity tools are developed in accordance with their experiences and perceptions of patient care.
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- Vanderbilt School of Nursing, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN
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Lyman GH, Nguyen A, Snyder S, Gitlin M, Chung KC. Economic Evaluation of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy by Site of Care Among Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma. JAMA Netw Open 2020; 3:e202072. [PMID: 32250433 PMCID: PMC7136832 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies are currently administered at a limited number of cancer centers and are primarily delivered in an inpatient setting. However, variations in total costs associated with these therapies remain unknown. OBJECTIVE To estimate the economic differences in the administration of CAR T-cell therapy by the site of care and the incidence of key adverse events. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A decision-tree model was designed to capture clinical outcomes and associated costs during a predefined period (from lymphodepletion to 30 days after the receipt of CAR T-cell infusion) to account for the potential incidence of acute adverse events and to evaluate variations in total costs for the administration of CAR T-cell therapy by site of care. Cost estimates were from the health care practitioner perspective and were based on data obtained from the literature and publicly available databases, including the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project National Inpatient Sample, the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, the Medicare physician fee schedule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, and the IBM Micromedex RED BOOK. The model evaluated an average adult patient with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma who received CAR T-cell therapy in an academic inpatient hospital or nonacademic specialty oncology network. INTERVENTION The administration of CAR T-cell therapy. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Total cost of the administration of CAR T-cell therapy by site of care. The costs associated with lymphodepletion, acquisition and infusion of CAR T cells, and management of acute adverse events were also examined. RESULTS The estimated total cost of care associated with the administration of CAR T-cell therapy was $454 611 (95% CI, $452 466-$458 267) in the academic hospital inpatient setting compared with $421 624 (95% CI, $417 204-$422 325) in the nonacademic specialty oncology network setting, for a difference of $32 987. After excluding the CAR T-cell acquisition cost, hospitalization and office visit costs were $53 360 (65.3% of the total cost) in academic inpatient hospitals and $23 526 (48.4% of the total cost) in nonacademic specialty oncology networks. The administration of CAR T-cell therapy in nonacademic specialty oncology networks was associated with a $29 834 (55.9%) decrease in hospitalization and office visit costs and a $3154 (20.1%) decrease in procedure costs. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE The potential availability of CAR T-cell therapies that are associated with a lower incidence of adverse events and are suitable for outpatient administration may reduce the total costs of care by enabling the use of these therapies in nonacademic specialty oncology networks.
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- Gary H. Lyman
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
- Department of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Juno Therapeutics, a Celgene company, Seattle, Washington
- Now with GRAIL, Menlo Park, California
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Rodríguez-Lobato LG, Martínez-Roca A, Moreno DF, Gutiérrez-García G, Suárez-Lledó M, Rovira M, Martínez C, Rosiñol L, Almeida Jorge AS, Pedraza A, Cardozo C, Puerta-Alcalde P, Garcia-Vidal C, Marín P, Cid J, Lozano M, Gallego C, Hernando A, Segura S, Urbano-Ispizua Á, Fernández-Avilés F. Impact of intensifying primary antibiotic prophylaxis in at-home autologous stem cell transplantation program for lymphoma patients. Leuk Lymphoma 2020; 61:1565-1574. [PMID: 32208787 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1742901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Despite the use of fluoroquinolone (FQ) prophylaxis, neutropenic fever (NF) is the most frequent cause of hospital readmission in ambulatory care programs for patients treated with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). We analyzed the impact of intensifying primary prophylaxis with the addition of piperacillin/tazobactam (PT) to FQ. Between January 2002 and August 2018, 154 lymphoma patients conditioned with BEAM were included (40% received ceftriaxone (Ct) plus FQ and 60% PT plus FQ). NF and hospital readmission were required in 84 vs. 41% (p < .0001) and 12 vs. 1% (p = .007) of patients within the Ct and PT groups, respectively. The multivariate analysis showed that PT plus FQ retained its independent protective factor for NF (odds ratio (OR): 0.13; p < .001) and for hospital readmission (OR: 0.07; p = .01). The use of PT and FQ prophylaxis may effectively prevent episodes of NF and hospitalizations in lymphoma patients managed in our at-home ASCT care model.
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- Luis Gerardo Rodríguez-Lobato
- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hemotherapy and Hemostasis, Apheresis and Cellular Therapy Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Hemotherapy and Hemostasis, Apheresis and Cellular Therapy Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Hemotherapy and Hemostasis, Apheresis and Cellular Therapy Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Home Care and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Gutiérrez-García G, Rovira M, Arab N, Gallego C, Sánchez J, Ángeles Álvarez M, Ayora P, Domenech A, Borràs N, Gerardo Rodríguez-Lobato L, Rosiñol L, Marín P, Pedraza A, Martínez-Roca A, Carcelero E, Dolores Herrera M, Teresa Solano M, Ramos C, de Llobet N, Serrahima A, Lozano M, Cid J, Martínez C, Suárez-Lledó M, Urbano-Ispizua Á, Fernández-Avilés F. A reproducible and safe at-home allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplant program: first experience in Central and Southern Europe. Bone Marrow Transplant 2020; 55:965-973. [PMID: 31932656 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-019-0768-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
In 2015, we implemented an at-home allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplant (allo-HCT) program. Between 2015 and 2018, 252 patients underwent allo-HCT; 41 patients underwent allo-HCT in the at-home program (46% myeloablative; 63% unrelated donor; 32% posttransplant cyclophosphamide), and these patients were compared with 39 in-patients; safety, capacity to release beds for other programs, and economic efficiency cost were evaluated. We observed a lower incidence of febrile neutropenia in the at-home group compared with that in the in-patient group (32% versus 90%; p < 0.0001), whereas the incidence of aspergillosis was similar among groups (at-home 1% versus in-patient 3%; p = 0.5). The at-home patients showed a lower incidence of 1-year severe graft-versus-host disease (GVHD; 10% versus 29%; p = 0.03). There were no differences in 1-year transplant-related mortality, relapse, or overall survival among groups. The re-admission rate in the at-home group was 7%. The at-home setting was less expensive (9087 €/transplant), and its implementation increased capacity by 10.5 allo-HCTs/year. Moreover, a chimeric antigen receptor T-cell program could be established without increasing beds. Thus, our at-home allo-HCT program may be a safe modality to reduce febrile neutropenia and acute GVHD, resulting in lower re-admission rates.
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- Gonzalo Gutiérrez-García
- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. .,University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. .,Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain. .,Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.,Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.,Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.,Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.,Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.,Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.,Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Hemotherapy and Homeostasis, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Hemotherapy and Homeostasis, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.,Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.,Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.,Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut de Recerca Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.,Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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Dunavin N, Mau LW, Meyer CL, Divine C, Abdallah AO, Leppke S, D'Souza A, Denzen E, Saber W, Burns LJ, Ganguly S. Health Care Reimbursement, Service Utilization, and Outcomes among Medicare Beneficiaries with Multiple Myeloma Receiving Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Inpatient and Outpatient Settings. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2020; 26:805-813. [PMID: 31917269 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.12.772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HCT) is a complex procedure that can be performed in both inpatient (IP) and outpatient (OP) care settings. We examined reimbursement, service utilization, and patient financial responsibility among Medicare beneficiaries with multiple myeloma who underwent auto-HCT in the IP and OP settings using a merged dataset of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research observational database and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare administrative claims data. Selection criteria included first auto-HCT, time from diagnosis to auto-HCT <18 months, and continuous enrollment in Medicare Parts A and B for 30 days before HCT index claims and 100 days post-HCT or until death. Total reimbursement and patient responsibility were adjusted for patient and disease characteristics using a weighted generalized linear model. The final cohort comprised 1640 patients, 1445 (88%) who received IP-HCT and 195 (12%) who received OP-HCT. The adjusted total mean reimbursement was higher for IP-HCT compared with OP-HCT ($82,368 [95% CI, $77,643 to $87,381] versus $46,824 [95% CI, $43,567-$50,325]; P < .0001). Adjusted total mean patient responsibility was $4736 for IP-HCT (95% CI, $4731 to $5133) and $6944 for OP-HCT (95% CI, $6296 to $7658) (P < .0001). Within 100 days post-HCT, 107 of the 195 OP-HCT recipients (55%) had at least 1 subsequent admission, compared with 348 of the 1445 IP-HCT recipients (24%). Reimbursement, service utilization, and financial responsibility varied by HCT setting. As the number of Medicare beneficiaries who undergo auto-HCT increases, coverage policy needs to consider how location of services leads to variations in the financial burden for both hospital systems and patients.
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- Neil Dunavin
- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and the National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and the National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood, Kansas
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and the National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and the National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Shah NA. Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in the Outpatient Setting. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 25:e319-e320. [PMID: 31585166 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Nilay A Shah
- Atrium Health, Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Cho SK, McCombs J, Punwani N, Lam J. Complications and hospital costs during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the United States. Leuk Lymphoma 2019; 60:2464-2470. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1581932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Sang Kyu Cho
- Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Hagen PA, Stiff P. The Role of Salvage Second Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 25:e98-e107. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Koo J, Silverman S, Nuechterlein B, Keating AK, Verneris MR, Foreman NK, Mulcahy Levy JM. Safety and feasibility of outpatient autologous stem cell transplantation in pediatric patients with primary central nervous system tumors. Bone Marrow Transplant 2019; 54:1605-1613. [PMID: 30783209 PMCID: PMC6957458 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-019-0479-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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High-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (autoHSCT) is a well-established treatment for pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors. Given the risks of toxicity and infection, pediatric autoHSCT has been historically performed on hospitalized children. As our practice evolved, some patients were transplanted as outpatients. We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of 37 patients who received 90 transplant procedures (49 outpatient and 41 inpatient) at Children’s Hospital Colorado. The most common primary diagnosis was medulloblastoma (51.4%). Of the patients transplanted as outpatients, 69.4% were admitted for fever and neutropenia and had a median time to hospitalization of day +6, with fever and neutropenia being the most common reasons for admission. The median time to neutrophil engraftment was the same in both cohorts, 11 days. Median time to platelet engraftment was 13 days (8–82 days) vs 16 days (8–106 days) (p = 0.0008). At day +100, the transplant-related mortality (TRM) was 0% for both the cohorts. At a median follow-up of 1.7 years, overall survival (OS) for all patients was 66.1% and TRM was 0% for both the cohorts. Outpatient autoHSCT for properly selected children with CNS tumors is safe and effective.
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- Jane Koo
- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.,The Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.,The Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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Psychological Considerations in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. PSYCHOSOMATICS 2019; 60:331-342. [PMID: 31072626 DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND In recent decades, advances in transplantation medicine, and improved posttransplant care have reduced morbidity and mortality from hematopoietic stem cell transplantations (HSCTs). However, patients undergoing HSCT report a high prevalence of psychological distress, which can negatively impact recovery, function, and health outcomes, including mortality and higher risk of graft vs. host disease. Appropriate assessment and management of these psychological symptoms lead to better engagement with treatment and a variety of superior health outcomes. OBJECTIVE We provide a narrative review of the psychological challenges that accompany HSCT and suggest management approaches to equip psychiatric consultants involved in the care of this patient population. METHODS We reviewed published work in PubMed, PsycInfo, and Scopus electronic databases on the common psychological challenges in HSCT, their vulnerability factors, as well as practical interventions for managing these challenges. RESULTS We outline the phases of the HSCT hospitalization and discuss common psychological challenges, such as depression, delirium, and post-traumatic stress reactions that accompany HSCT. We suggest an approach to psychiatric consults during the HSCT hospitalization and discuss practical interventions for managing psychological challenges in this population. CONCLUSIONS Though pharmacological and behavioral interventions have been successfully used to treat psychosocial challenges in HSCT, further research is needed to understand the optimal psychiatric assessment tools, treatment strategies, and the long-term psychiatric care needed to address psychiatric comorbidities in this growing patient population.
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Zhou J, Han J, Nutescu EA, Patel PR, Sweiss K, Calip GS. Discontinuation and Nonadherence to Medications for Chronic Conditions after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A 6-Year Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study. Pharmacotherapy 2019; 39:55-66. [PMID: 30485471 DOI: 10.1002/phar.2197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established curative option for patients with hematological malignancies and other life-threatening conditions. Evidence on nonpersistence and nonadherence to oral medications for chronic conditions among patients following HCT is lacking. OBJECTIVES This study aims to examine patterns of oral medication use for chronic conditions following HCT in the U.S. POPULATION METHODS Nonpersistence and nonadherence to oral medications for diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia among HCT recipients were assessed in a cohort that included 1382 autologous and 650 allogeneic HCT recipients with hematological malignancies using the Truven Health MarketScan Research Database between 2009 and 2014. Recipients of HCT were compared to propensity score-matched cancer patients receiving chemotherapy without transplantation. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models and generalized estimating equations were used to determine characteristics associated with nonpersistence and nonadherence to oral chronic medications, respectively. RESULTS Recipients of HCT had higher risks of discontinuing medication for diabetes mellitus (allogeneic HCT hazard ratio [HR] = 1.93, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.10-3.39; autologous HCT HR = 1.49, 95% CI 1.04-2.15); hypertension (allogeneic HCT HR = 1.75, 95% CI 1.21-2.53; autologous HCT HR = 1.32, 95% CI 1.07-1.62), and dyslipidemia (allogeneic HCT HR = 2.02, 95% CI 1.39-2.93; autologous HCT, HR = 1.26, 95% CI 0.98-1.61) compared to patients treated with only chemotherapy. Lower odds of adherence to antihypertensive medications (odds ratio [OR] = 0.58, 95% CI 0.38-0.89) and to lipid-lowering medications (OR = 0.38, 95% CI 0.22-0.65) were observed in allogeneic HCT recipients compared with propensity score-matched patients who underwent chemotherapy only. CONCLUSIONS Poor medication persistence and adherence to chronic disease medications are common after HCT. Further research to improve long-term outcomes following HCT should include management of medication therapy for chronic comorbid conditions.
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- Jifang Zhou
- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.,Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.,Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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Guru Murthy GS, Hari PN, Szabo A, Pasquini M, Narra R, Khan M, Abedin S, Chhabra S, Dhakal B, D'Souza A, Drobyski WR, Rizzo JD, Runaas L, Shah NN, Shaw B, Saber W, Fenske T, Hamadani M. Outcomes of Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Performed in the Inpatient versus Outpatient Setting. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018; 25:827-833. [PMID: 30572109 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.12.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) with reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) is commonly performed as an inpatient procedure. The feasibility and outcomes of RIC allo-HCT in the outpatient setting is not known. We performed a single-center retrospective cohort study of patients aged ≥ 18years with hematologic malignancies who underwent RIC allo-HCT either in the inpatient or outpatient setting. Donor types included HLA-matched sibling and well-matched unrelated donors. The objectives were to compare the survival, complications, charges, and incidences of relapse, nonrelapse mortality (NRM), and acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) between the 2 groups. Between 2014 and 2017, 151 eligible patients were included, with 116 undergoing RIC allo-HCT in the inpatient setting and 35 patients undergoing RIC allo-HCT in the outpatient setting. Baseline characteristics were comparable between the 2 groups except for a higher proportion of patients with myeloma in the outpatient cohort (inpatient 15.5% versus outpatient 37.1%). The cumulative incidence of grades II to IV acute GVHD (inpatient 25.2% versus outpatient 25.7%), grades III to IV acute GVHD (inpatient 10.4% versus outpatient 8.5%), chronic GVHD (inpatient 38.3% versus outpatient 51.6%), NRM at 1 year (inpatient 10.8% versus outpatient 3.2%), and relapse (inpatient 24.8% versus outpatient 33.2%) did not significantly differ between the 2 cohorts. One-year progression-free survival (inpatient 64.4% versus outpatient 63.6%, P = .39) and overall survival (inpatient 73.8% versus outpatient 82.8%, P = .93) were also not significantly different between the 2 groups. The proportion of patients who developed neutropenic fever (inpatient 25.8% versus outpatient 8.5%, P = .03) and mucositis (inpatient 50.8% versus outpatient 8.5%, P < .001) and who required total parenteral nutrition (inpatient 20.6% versus outpatient 5.7%, P = .04) were more frequent in the inpatient cohort. About 51.5% of the outpatient cohort never required hospital admission in the first 100days. Outpatient HCT resulted in significantly lower charges than inpatient HCT in the first 100days (median charges: inpatient $339,621 versus outpatient $247,334; P < .001). On multivariate analysis the site of the HCT (outpatient versus inpatient) was not a significant predictor of either overall or progression-free survival. Outpatient RIC allo-HCT is feasible and safe with daily outpatient evaluation and aggressive supportive care resulting in outcomes comparable with those who received the transplant in the inpatient setting.
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- Guru Subramanian Guru Murthy
- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- BMT & Cellular Therapy Program, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Owattanapanich W, Suphadirekkul K, Kunacheewa C, Ungprasert P, Prayongratana K. Risk of febrile neutropenia among patients with multiple myeloma or lymphoma who undergo inpatient versus outpatient autologous stem cell transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Cancer 2018; 18:1126. [PMID: 30445930 PMCID: PMC6240267 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-5054-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Outpatient autologous stem cell transplantations (ASCTs) in multiple myeloma and lymphoma patients have been shown to reduce the overall costs and improve the quality of life relative to inpatient ASCTs. This systematic review and meta-analysis was performed with the aim of comprehensively comparing the risk of febrile neutropenia developing in ASCT outpatients and inpatients who have multiple myeloma or lymphoma. Methods To be eligible for the meta-analysis, studies needed to be either randomized, controlled studies or cohort studies. They also need to have two groups of patients with multiple myeloma or lymphoma who underwent ASCT, with the treatment being provided to one group in an outpatient setting and to the other on an inpatient basis. The studies had to report our primary outcome of interest, the rate of febrile neutropenia after stem cell infusion, for both groups. The Mantel–Haenszel method was used to pool the effect estimates and 95% confidence intervals of each study. Results From 9 eligible studies, a total of 1940 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Contrary to conventional concerns, the patients who underwent the outpatient ASCT had a significantly lower risk of developing febrile neutropenia than those admitted for ASCT, with a pooled odds ratio (OR) of 0.44 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.29–0.65; p < 0.0001; I2 = 52%). The risk of septicemia was also significantly lower for the outpatients than the inpatients, with a pooled OR of 0.40 (95% CI: 0.16–0.97; p = 0.04; I2 = 23%). Additional analyses found that the odds of having grade 2–3 mucositis and transplant-related mortality were numerically lower for the outpatient group, although the pooled result was not statistically significant. The odds of surviving at 2–3 years was also numerically higher for the ASCT outpatients, but the difference did not reach statistical significance. Conclusions This study found a significantly lower odds of developing febrile neutropenia and septicemia among patients with multiple myeloma and lymphoma who received an outpatient ASCT than among those who had an inpatient ASCT. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12885-018-5054-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Weerapat Owattanapanich
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 2 Wanglang Road, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand.
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 2 Wanglang Road, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital and College of Medicine, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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Advances in delivery of ambulatory autologous stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2018; 11:361-365. [PMID: 28922292 DOI: 10.1097/spc.0000000000000305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is generally performed in the inpatient setting in its entirety. Several centers have demonstrated the feasibility of performing ASCT for myeloma in the ambulatory setting. We review the safety, cost-effectiveness, complications and outcomes of outpatient ASCT for myeloma. RECENT FINDINGS Published studies are heterogeneous but suggest that outpatient ASCT for myeloma is cost-effective and associated with a shorter or no initial hospitalization, albeit there is a high rate of readmission for complications. The transplant-related mortality rate is less than 1%. Stringent patient selection criteria that include emphasis on functional status, caregiving support and psychosocial aspects for each patient are critical for identifying patients most appropriate for ASCT in the ambulatory setting. There exists considerable variability in outpatient transplant models and supportive care guidelines and data do not support preference for one delivery model over another. Survival and other transplant-related outcomes have not been reported widely and whether patients fare better with outpatient transplantation remains to be explored. SUMMARY Outpatient ASCT for multiple myeloma is feasible and well tolerated in selected patients. Several care models for outpatient ASCT exist and can be implemented based on transplant resources and preference.
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Safety and cost-effectiveness of outpatient autologous transplantation for multiple myeloma in Asia: single-center perspective from Singapore. Bone Marrow Transplant 2017; 52:1044-1046. [PMID: 28481354 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2017.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lisenko K, Sauer S, Bruckner T, Egerer G, Goldschmidt H, Hillengass J, Schmier JW, Shah S, Witzens-Harig M, Ho AD, Wuchter P. High-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation of patients with multiple myeloma in an outpatient setting. BMC Cancer 2017; 17:151. [PMID: 28228122 PMCID: PMC5322605 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-017-3137-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background High-dose (HD) chemotherapy with melphalan and autologous blood stem cell transplantation (ABSCT) for treatment of symptomatic multiple myeloma (MM) on an outpatient basis has been well established in the USA and Canada, whereas in Germany and Western Europe an inpatient setting is the current standard. We report on a German single-centre program to offer the procedure on an outpatient basis to selected patients. Methods Major requirements included: patients had to have family and/or other caregivers, had to be able to reach the hospital within 45 min and have an ECOG performance score of 0–1. Patients with severe co-morbidities were not included. Results From September 2012 until April 2016, 21 patients with MM stage IIIA were enrolled. All engrafted within the expected time range (median 14 days), and no severe adverse events occurred. 14 patients (67%) had an episode of neutropenic fever and blood cultures were positive in 4 patients (19%). Although rather liberal criteria for hospital admission were applied, 14 patients (67%) were treated entirely on an outpatient basis. Conclusions HD chemotherapy and ABSCT on an outpatient basis is safe and feasible if it is conducted in an elaborate surveillance program. The feedback from patients was very positive, thus encouraging further expansion of the program.
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- Katharina Lisenko
- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry und Informatics, Heidelberg University, Marsilius Arkaden 130.3, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,National Center for Tumor Diseases Heidelberg (NCT), Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine V, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 107, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
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Italian consensus conference for the outpatient autologous stem cell transplantation management in multiple myeloma. Bone Marrow Transplant 2016; 51:1032-40. [PMID: 27042841 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Revised: 02/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is the leading indication for autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) worldwide. The safety and efficacy of reducing hospital stay for MM patients undergoing ASCT have been widely explored, and different outpatient models have been proposed. However, there is no agreement on the criteria for selecting patients eligible for this strategy as well as the standards for their clinical management. On the basis of this rationale, the Italian Group for Stem Cell Transplantation (GITMO) endorsed a project to develop guidelines for the management of outpatient ASCT in MM, using evidence-based knowledge and consensus-formation techniques. An expert panel convened to discuss the currently available data on the practice of outpatient ASCT management and formulated recommendations according to the supporting evidence. Evidence gaps were filled with consensus-based statements. Three main topics were addressed: (1) the identification of criteria for selecting MM patients eligible for outpatient ASCT management; (2) the definition of standard procedures for performing outpatient ASCT (model, supportive care and monitoring during the aplastic phase); (3) the definition of the standard criteria and procedures for re-hospitalization during the aplastic phase at home. Herein, we report the summary and the results of the discussion and the consensus.
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Vaughn JE, Othus M, Powell MA, Gardner KM, Rizzuto DL, Hendrie PC, Becker PS, Pottinger PS, Estey EH, Walter RB. Resource Utilization and Safety of Outpatient Management Following Intensive Induction or Salvage Chemotherapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A Nonrandomized Clinical Comparative Analysis. JAMA Oncol 2016; 1:1120-7. [PMID: 26355382 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.2969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) typically remain hospitalized after induction or salvage chemotherapy until blood cell count recovery, with resulting prolonged inpatient stays being a primary driver of health care costs. Pilot studies suggest that outpatient management following chemotherapy might be safe and could reduce costs for these patients. OBJECTIVE To compare safety, resource utilization, infections, and costs between adults discharged early following AML or MDS induction or salvage chemotherapy and inpatient controls. DESIGN Nonrandomized, phase 2, single-center study conducted at the University of Washington Medical Center. Over a 43-month period (January 1, 2011, through July 31, 2014), 178 adults receiving intensive AML or MDS chemotherapy were enrolled. After completion of chemotherapy, 107 patients met predesignated medical and logistical criteria for early discharge, while 29 met medical criteria only and served as inpatient controls. INTERVENTIONS Early-discharge patients were released from the hospital at the completion of chemotherapy, and supportive care was provided in the outpatient setting until blood cell count recovery (median, 21 days; range, 2-45 days). Controls received inpatient supportive care (median, 16 days; range, 3-42 days). MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES We analyzed differences in early mortality, resource utilization including intensive care unit (ICU) days, transfusions per study day, and use of intravenous (IV) antibiotics per study day), numbers of infections, and total and inpatient charges per study day among early-discharge patients vs controls. RESULTS Four of the 107 early-discharge patients and none of the 29 control patients died within 30 days of enrollment (P=.58). Nine early-discharge patients (8%) but no controls required ICU-level care (P=.20). No differences were noted in the median daily number of transfused red blood cell units (0.27 vs 0.29; P=.55) or number of transfused platelet units (0.26 vs 0.29; P=.31). Early-discharge patients had more positive blood cultures (37 [35%] vs 4 [14%]; P=.04) but required fewer IV antibiotic days per study day (0.48 vs 0.71; P=.01). Overall, daily charges among early-discharge patients were significantly lower than for inpatients (median, $3840 vs $5852; P<.001) despite increased charges per inpatient day when readmitted (median, $7405 vs $5852; P<.001). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Early discharge following intensive AML or MDS chemotherapy can reduce costs and use of IV antibiotics, but attention should be paid to complications that may occur in the outpatient setting.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jennifer E Vaughn
- Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program, University of Washington, Seattle2Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington3now with Blue Ridge Cancer Care, Department of Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Med
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- Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
| | - Morgan A Powell
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington6Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington6Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
| | - Roland B Walter
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington6Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle8Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle
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