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Rotz SJ, Bhatt NS, Hamilton BK, Duncan C, Aljurf M, Atsuta Y, Beebe K, Buchbinder D, Burkhard P, Carpenter PA, Chaudhri N, Elemary M, Elsawy M, Guilcher GMT, Hamad N, Karduss A, Peric Z, Purtill D, Rizzo D, Rodrigues M, Ostriz MBR, Salooja N, Schoemans H, Seber A, Sharma A, Srivastava A, Stewart SK, Baker KS, Majhail NS, Phelan R. International recommendations for screening and preventative practices for long-term survivors of transplantation and cellular therapy: a 2023 update. Bone Marrow Transplant 2024; 59:717-741. [PMID: 38413823 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-023-02190-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
Abstract
As hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and cellular therapy expand to new indications and international access improves, the volume of HCT performed annually continues to rise. Parallel improvements in HCT techniques and supportive care entails more patients surviving long-term, creating further emphasis on survivorship needs. Survivors are at risk for developing late complications secondary to pre-, peri- and post-transplant exposures and other underlying risk-factors. Guidelines for screening and preventive practices for HCT survivors were originally published in 2006 and updated in 2012. To review contemporary literature and update the recommendations while considering the changing practice of HCT and cellular therapy, an international group of experts was again convened. This review provides updated pediatric and adult survivorship guidelines for HCT and cellular therapy. The contributory role of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) to the development of late effects is discussed but cGVHD management is not covered in detail. These guidelines emphasize special needs of patients with distinct underlying HCT indications or comorbidities (e.g., hemoglobinopathies, older adults) but do not replace more detailed group, disease, or condition specific guidelines. Although these recommendations should be applicable to the vast majority of HCT recipients, resource constraints may limit their implementation in some settings.
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Affiliation(s)
- Seth J Rotz
- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Pediatric Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
- Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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- Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Dana Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Registry Science for Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan
- Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Nagakute, Japan
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- Phoenix Children's Hospital and Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA, USA
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- National Bone Marrow Transplant Link, Southfield, MI, USA
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Hematology and BMT, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Division of Hematology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
- QEII Health Sciences Center, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Section of Pediatric Oncology/Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Alberta Children's Hospital, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- St Vincent's Clinical School Sydney, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- School of Medicine Sydney, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, WA, Australia
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Clinica las Americas, Medellin, Colombia
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- BMT Unit, Department of Hematology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb and School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA, Australia
- PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Division of hematology and bone marrow transplantation, Instituto de trasplante y alta complejidad (ITAC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centre for Haematology, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, ACCENT VV, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network, Highland Park, IL, 60035, USA
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- Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Network, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplant, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Rotz SJ, Bhatt NS, Hamilton BK, Duncan C, Aljurf M, Atsuta Y, Beebe K, Buchbinder D, Burkhard P, Carpenter PA, Chaudhri N, Elemary M, Elsawy M, Guilcher GM, Hamad N, Karduss A, Peric Z, Purtill D, Rizzo D, Rodrigues M, Ostriz MBR, Salooja N, Schoemans H, Seber A, Sharma A, Srivastava A, Stewart SK, Baker KS, Majhail NS, Phelan R. International Recommendations for Screening and Preventative Practices for Long-Term Survivors of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy: A 2023 Update. Transplant Cell Ther 2024; 30:349-385. [PMID: 38413247 PMCID: PMC11181337 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.12.001] [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] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
Abstract
As hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and cellular therapy expand to new indications and international access improves, the number of HCTs performed annually continues to rise. Parallel improvements in HCT techniques and supportive care entails more patients surviving long term, creating further emphasis on survivorship needs. Survivors are at risk for developing late complications secondary to pretransplantation, peritransplantation, and post-transplantation exposures and other underlying risk factors. Guidelines for screening and preventive practices for HCT survivors were originally published in 2006 and then updated in 2012. An international group of experts was convened to review the contemporary literature and update the recommendations while considering the changing practices of HCT and cellular therapy. This review provides updated pediatric and adult survivorship guidelines for HCT and cellular therapy. The contributory role of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) to the development of late effects is discussed, but cGVHD management is not covered in detail. These guidelines emphasize the special needs of patients with distinct underlying HCT indications or comorbidities (eg, hemoglobinopathies, older adults) but do not replace more detailed group-, disease-, or condition-specific guidelines. Although these recommendations should be applicable to the vast majority of HCT recipients, resource constraints may limit their implementation in some settings.
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- Seth J Rotz
- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Pediatric Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio; Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Dana Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Registry Science for Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Nagakute, Japan
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- Phoenix Children's Hospital and Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Division of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Hematology and BMT, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Division of Hematology, Dalhousie University, QEII Health Sciences Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Section of Pediatric Oncology/Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Alberta Children's Hospital, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, St Vincent's Clinical School Sydney, University of New South Wales, School of Medicine Sydney, University of Notre Dame Australia, Australia
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Clinica las Americas, Medellin, Colombia
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- BMT Unit, Department of Hematology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb and School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Australia
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of hematology and bone marrow transplantation, Instituto de trasplante y alta complejidad (ITAC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centre for Haematology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, ACCENT VV, KU Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Network, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplant, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Long-Term Health Effects of Curative Therapies on Heart, Lungs, and Kidneys for Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease Compared to Those with Hematologic Malignancies. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11113118. [PMID: 35683502 PMCID: PMC9181610 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11113118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The goal of curing children and adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) is to maximize benefits and minimize intermediate and long-term adverse outcomes so that individuals can live an average life span with a high quality of life. While greater than 2000 individuals with SCD have been treated with curative therapy, systematic studies have not been performed to evaluate the long-term health effects of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) in this population. Individuals with SCD suffer progressive heart, lung, and kidney disease prior to curative therapy. In adults, these sequalae are associated with earlier death. In comparison, individuals who undergo HSCT for cancer are heavily pretreated with chemotherapy, resulting in potential acute and chronic heart, lung, and kidney disease. The long-term health effects on the heart, lung, and kidney for children and adults undergoing HSCT for cancer have been extensively investigated. These studies provide the best available data to extrapolate the possible late health effects after curative therapy for SCD. Future research is needed to evaluate whether HSCT abates, stabilizes, or exacerbates heart, lung, kidney, and other diseases in children and adults with SCD receiving myeloablative and non-myeloablative conditioning regimens for curative therapy.
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Efficacy and Safety of Iron Chelation Therapy After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Pediatric Thalassemia Patients: A Retrospective Observational Study. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2022; 44:e26-e34. [PMID: 34986131 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Studies on the increased body iron load in patients with thalassemia major have thoroughly demonstrated the problems caused by iron overload. In patients who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) as curative therapy, iron overload continues long after transplantation. There are few pediatric studies on chelation therapy in the posttransplant period. In this study, we present the outcomes of our patients who received posttransplant oral chelation therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective observational study evaluated the outcomes of pediatric patients with thalassemia major who used oral chelation therapy after allogeneic HSCT at the Akdeniz University Pediatric Bone Marrow Unit between January 2008 and October 2019. RESULTS Deferasirox therapy was initiated in 58 pediatric patients who underwent HSCT for thalassemia. Pretreatment mean serum ferritin was 2166±1038 ng/mL. Treatment was initiated at a mean of 12±6.7 months after transplantation and continued for a mean of 15.7±11.5 months. At treatment discontinuation, the mean serum ferritin was 693±405 ng/mL and the mean reduction was -1472.75±1121.09 ng/mL (P<0.001 vs. posttreatment). Serum ferritin was below 500 ng/mL in 52% of the patients at treatment discontinuation. Manageable side effects such as nausea, vomiting, liver enzyme elevation, and proteinuria were observed in 17% of the patients, while one patient developed ototoxicity. CONCLUSIONS Deferasirox therapy effectively reduces iron overload in the posttransplant period. Studies evaluating the effects of early treatment on the graft may help to establish guidelines for posttransplant chelation therapy. Clear guidelines are needed regarding when to initiate and discontinue treatment.
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Kendler DL, Body JJ, Brandi ML, Broady R, Cannata-Andia J, Cannata-Ortiz MJ, El Maghraoui A, Guglielmi G, Hadji P, Pierroz DD, de Villiers TJ, Ebeling PR, Rizzoli R. Osteoporosis management in hematologic stem cell transplant recipients: Executive summary. J Bone Oncol 2021; 28:100361. [PMID: 33996429 PMCID: PMC8095179 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbo.2021.100361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients are living longer. Bone health is an important long-term comorbidity post-HSCT. HSCT patients are at high risk of bone loss and fragility fracture. HSCT patients are at high risk of bone loss and fragility fracture. Recommendations are provided for better monitoring of bone health. Recommendations include bone assessment, dietary advice and osteoporosis medication.
Background Treatment advances have reduced the adverse events associated with hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and led to an increased number of transplants performed. HSCT patients are living longer with concerns on long-term outcomes. Bone fragility and fracture are at the forefront for long-term morbidities post-HSCT. Results In HSCT recipients, evidence has accumulated to support recommendations for more extensive monitoring of bone fragility and more appropriate administration of osteoporosis pharmacotherapies for patients at high risk of bone loss and/or fracture. Conclusion This executive summary reports and summarizes the main recommendations published previously, including bone assessment, dietary and lifestyle recommendations and osteoporosis medication.
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- D L Kendler
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- CHU Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Mineral and Bone Metabolic Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Servicio de Metabolismo Óseo y Mineral, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Haematology Department, Hospital de la Princesa, IIS Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Rheumatology Department, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Mohammed V-Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Radiology, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Frankfurt Center of Bone Health, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), Nyon, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Mediclinic Panorama, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Division of Bone Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals & Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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Jaime-Pérez JC, Hernández-Coronado M, Ancer-Rodríguez J, Gómez-Almaguer D. Increased blood transfusion after outpatient autologous transplantation with reduced intensity conditioning for hematological malignancies predicts worse outcomes. Clin Transplant 2021; 35:e14247. [PMID: 33559181 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14247] [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: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Transfusion has a recognized immunomodulatory effect, and its role on the outcomes after an ambulatory autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT) following reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) has not been documented. A study to assess factors associated with the number of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) and platelet units transfused and their impact on survival rates of auto-HSCT recipients after RIC was conducted between 2013 and 2019. Transfusions were recorded from days 0 to 100. Of the 130 patients studied, seventy (53.9%) required transfusion support. The median number of PRBC transfused was 2 (range 1-20), and for platelets, it was also 2 units (range 1-19). Infused CD34 + cells/kg, pre-transplant CMV status, and relapse/progression were significantly associated with the number of PRBC units transfused and sex, infused CD34 + cells/kg, and pre-transplant CMV status with the number of platelet units transfused. In multivariate analysis, a high/very high Disease Risk Index (P = .001) (P = .001) and transfusion of ≥ 5 total blood products (P = .001) (P = .010) were associated with decreased disease-free and overall survival. Two-year cumulative incidence of relapse was 50% for transfused patients vs. 34% for those not transfused (P = .009). These data suggest that the transfusion burden and its interplay with other patient and transplant-related factors could be associated with inferior auto-HSCT outcomes.
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- José Carlos Jaime-Pérez
- Department of Hematology, Dr. José Eleuterio González University Hospital, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México
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- Department of Hematology, Dr. José Eleuterio González University Hospital, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México
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- Department of Pathology, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Department of Hematology, Dr. José Eleuterio González University Hospital, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México
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Jaime-Pérez JC, Hernández-Coronado M, Salazar-Cavazos L, Marfil-Rivera LJ, Gómez-Almaguer D. A high transfusion burden following an ambulatory-allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation using reduced-intensity conditioning is associated with adverse outcomes. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2021; 88:102537. [PMID: 33493823 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2021.102537] [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: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Ambulatory allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) after reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) is a cost-effective option for hematology patients. Data on the impact of transfusion burden in this setting are scarce; we analyzed this retrospectively. METHODS A study of 177 HLA-identical and haploidentical allo-HCT recipients on an outpatient basis was conducted between 2013 and 2019. Packed red blood cell (PRBC) and platelet transfusions were documented from days 0-100 after HCT. RESULTS A total of 121 patients (68.4%) required transfusion while 56 (31.6%) did not. In the multivariate analysis, a lower disease-free (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were documented for patients that received ≥9 total blood products (p = 0.018) (p = 0.014), those who required hospitalization (p = 0.001) (p < 0.001), had acute graft-versus-host disease (p = 0.016) (p = 0.004), and a high/very high Disease-Risk-Index (p = 0.002; p = 0.004), respectively. Transfusion of ≥5 PRBC units was associated with a lower OS (p = 0.027). The cumulative incidence of transplant-related mortality at two years for an HLA-identical transplant was 9.5% and for haploidentical, it was 27.1% (p = 0.027); this last group had significantly more transfusion demands than HLA-identical recipients (p = 0.029). CONCLUSION Increased blood product utilization is an independent predictor of decreased survival in ambulatory RIC allo-HCT recipients. Further evidence leading to individualized guidelines to transfuse in this complex scenario is needed.
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- José Carlos Jaime-Pérez
- Department of Hematology, Dr. José Eleuterio González University Hospital, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico.
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- Department of Hematology, Dr. José Eleuterio González University Hospital, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Department of Hematology, Dr. José Eleuterio González University Hospital, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Department of Hematology, Dr. José Eleuterio González University Hospital, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Department of Hematology, Dr. José Eleuterio González University Hospital, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
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Preussler JM, Payton TJ, Moore HK, Denzen EM, McCann M, Mau LW. Application and Evaluation of Survivorship Care Guides for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients. Transplant Cell Ther 2020; 27:266.e1-266.e7. [PMID: 33781534 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2020.12.007] [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: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is a treatment for hematologic malignancies and disorders. Patients who receive HCT can face long-term physical and psychosocial effects. Survivorship care guides (care guides), which describe screening and preventive care practices were mailed to allogenic HCT recipients at clinically important timepoints (6, 12, and 24 months after HCT). The primary objective of this study was to evaluate how patients perceived and used the care guides. A cross-sectional, time-series survey was sent to all National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match allogeneic HCT recipients from September 2012 to November 2016 after the care guides were sent; patients or caregivers could respond. Respondents who returned all 3 surveys were included (554 patients; 65 caregivers), for an overall response rate of 13% (maintenance rate of 45%). The majority of patients and caregivers strongly agreed or agreed that the care guides helped them understand that post-HCT care is important to staying healthy and that they were more familiar with recommended tests at check-up appointments. Most patients who did not share the care guides with their doctors at any of the timepoints believed their doctor knew which tests were needed. Results from this study can help inform and guide development of future tools and evaluations of educational resources for patients after HCT. Tools and educational resources, such as survivorship care guides, have the potential to help empower patients to be more knowledgeable and to understand and advocate for their survivorship care needs.
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- Jaime M Preussler
- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Wolff D, Bardak J, Edinger M, Klinger-Schindler U, Holler E, Lawitschka A, Schoemans H, Herr W, Kröger N, Ayuk Ayuketang F. Evaluation of the Cost of Survivorship Care After Allogeneic Hematopoeitic Stem Cell Transplantation-An Analysis of 2 German Transplantation Centers. Front Public Health 2020; 8:572470. [PMID: 33072711 PMCID: PMC7544947 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.572470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The aim of the presented study was to analyze the care expenditure for outpatients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) done in accordance with the national, European guidelines and the German Social Law. We performed an analysis of the National and European survivorship care guidelines and in parallel recorded the time expenditure and staff costs separated according to different occupational groups involved in outpatient care at two German transplantation centers [University Hospital Regensburg (UKR) and University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)]. In addition, we performed a comparison of real costs vs. reimbursed costs according to the standard rating benchmark catalog (EBM), which was supplemented by a survey of German transplantation centers. The results showed that the staff costs are only covered by the EBM for patients without complications during long-term follow-up care-notably, this accounts for 15% of alloHSCT patients. Staff costs for patients requiring treatment of graft-vs.-host disease or relapse of the malignant underlying malignancy exceed to the factor 6.5 (UKR) to 12 (UKE) of the EBM revenue, caused both by the increased duration and frequency of the outpatient visits. As a result of the survey at German transplant centers, 15 out of 18 responding centers reported a lack of cost coverage for follow-up care. Two/15 centers reported that survivorship care is limited to a restricted time, independent of patient's needs, due to a lack of cost reimbursement. The results show that alloHSCT survivorship care of patients requires significant staff resources, which are not covered by the current version of the German EBM catalog. New approaches to finance labor intensive after care of transplant patients are required.
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- Daniel Wolff
- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- St. Anna Children's Hospital, Stem Cell Transplantation (SCT)-Outpatient and Aftercare Clinic, Medical University Vienna and Children's Cancer Research Institute, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Wolff D, Herzberg PY, Herrmann A, Pavletic SZ, Heussner P, Mumm F, Höfer C, Hilgendorf I, Hemmati PG, Holler E, Greinix H, Mitchell SA. Post-transplant multimorbidity index and quality of life in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease-results from a joint evaluation of a prospective German multicenter validation trial and a cohort from the National Institutes of Health. Bone Marrow Transplant 2020; 56:243-256. [PMID: 32737446 PMCID: PMC8376641 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-01017-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Comorbidity after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) impairs quality of life (QoL), physical functioning, and survival. We developed a new standardized measure to capture comorbidity after transplantation, the Post-transplant Multimorbidity Index (PTMI) in a cohort of 50 long term survivors. We subsequently evaluated the content validity and impact on survival and QoL within a multicenter trial, including 208 patients (pts) after alloHSCT, who were prospectively evaluated applying the FACT-BMT, the Human Activity Profile (HAP), the SF-36 v.2, PTMI and the Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation-Comorbidity Index (HCT-CI). The most prevalent comorbidities were compensated arterial hypertension (28.4%), ambulatory infections (25.5%), iron overload (23%), mild renal function impairment (20%), and osteoporosis (13%). Applying the PTMI 13% of patients had no comorbidity, while 37.1% had 1–3 comorbidities, 27.4% had 4–6 comorbidities, and 13.5% had > 6 comorbidities. Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) was significantly associated with the PTMI, while age and prior acute GvHD were not. In contrast, the HCT-CI was not associated with the presence of cGvHD. cGvHD was significantly associated with depression (r = 0.16), neurological disease (r = 0.21), osteoporosis (r = 0.18) and nonmelanoma skin cancer (r = 0.26). The PTMI demonstrated strong measurement properties and compared to the HCT-CI captured a wider range of comorbidities associated with cGvHD.
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- Daniel Wolff
- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment, Helmut Schmidt University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Immune Deficiency Cellular Therapy Program, Center of Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine III, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Abteilung für Hämatologie und Onkologie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Tumor Immunology, Campus Virchow Klinikum Charité-University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Outcomes Research Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Ataca Atilla P, Akkus E, Atilla E, Gokmen N, Civriz Bozdag S, Kurt Yuksel M, Toprak SK, Baskal N, Akan H, Demirer T, Topcuoglu P, Arslan O, Ilhan O, Ozcan M, Beksac M, Gurman G. Thyroid dysfunctions in adult patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Clin Transplant 2020; 34:e14049. [PMID: 32713042 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14049] [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] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Thyroid dysfunction (TD) is one of the major endocrinopathies shown after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation over the long term. The incidence and the risk factors for TD have varied widely. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two hundred and fifty-nine patients with pre-transplant normal thyroid function tests who survived at least 1 year after allo-HSCT between 2006-2016 were included in the study. RESULTS Sixty-four patients (25%) developed TD at median of 34 months (range, 1-112 months). Hypothyroidism was detected in 32 patients (12%): 5 patients had primary hypothyroidism, and subclinical hypothyroidism occurred in 27 patients. 18 patients (7%) were diagnosed with hyperthyroidism: 2 patients (0.07%) were treated for primary hyperthyroidism, and 16 patients (6%) were followed for subclinical hyperthyroidism. Euthyroid sick syndrome occurred in 14 cases. None of the patients with thyroid dysfunction developed secondary thyroid malignancy. Receiving high-dose TBI (P = .001) was found to be significant risk for hypothyroidism; older age than median (P = .01) and pre-transplant active disease (P < .0001) were related to hyperthyroidism. CONCLUSIONS Thyroid dysfunction, mostly hypothyroidism, is a long-term complication after allo-HSCT in 25% of patients. Older age, pre-transplant active disease, and receiving TBI are among the risk factors. Sustained long-term monitoring of thyroid function test should be considered post allo-HSCT.
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- Pinar Ataca Atilla
- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Roussel X, Daguindau E, Berceanu A, Desbrosses Y, Saas P, Ferrand C, Seilles E, Pouthier F, Deconinck E, Larosa F. Altered thymic CD4 + T-cell recovery after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is critical for nocardiosis. Curr Res Transl Med 2019; 67:135-143. [PMID: 31164285 DOI: 10.1016/j.retram.2019.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Nocardia affects immunocompromised human host exhibiting an altered cell-mediated immunity. Infectious risk after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT) is significantly correlated to the recovery status of donor-derived immune system, especially CD4+ T-cells reconstitution and thymopoiesis. The purpose of this paper is to highlight a lack of cell-mediated immunity recovery for patients presenting a nocardiosis compared to a control cohort. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is a case control retrospective monocentric study. We retrospectively analyzed a monocentric cohort of 15 cases of nocardiosis after AHCT and we explored the degree of patients' immunosuppression by phenotyping circulating lymphoid subpopulations, including NK cells, CD8+ T-cells, CD4+ T-cells and CD19+ B-cells. We focused on CD4+ T-cell subsets to appreciate thymic output, especially on naive CD4+ T-cells (NTE, CD45RA+/RO- CD4+ T-cells) and recent thymic emigrants (RTE, CD4+CD45RA+/RO-/CD31+). Infected patients were paired with a control cohort of patients with identical transplantation characteristics screened on hematological disease, AHCT conditioning, primary graft-versus-host disease (GHVD) prophylaxis, graft type, sex, age, and season at the AHCT and data concerning immunological reconstitution were compared. RESULTS At onset of nocardiosis, circulating lymphocytes and CD4+ T-cells means count were respectively 730/μL and 162/μL. CD8+ T-cells, CD56+ NK cells and CD19+ B-cells means count were respectively 362/μL, 160/μL, 112/μL. CD4+ T-cells subpopulations, naïve CD4+ T-cells production was impaired with NTE and RTE means count at 26/μL and 11/μL respectively. Comparison between nocardiosis cohort and control cohort over time highlight significant lower cellular count for lymphocytes, CD4+ T-cells, NTE and RTE with p = 0.001, p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p < 0.001 respectively. CONCLUSION Immune recovery monitoring follow-up after AHCT is of particular importance to identify patients susceptible to develop Nocardiosis. Efficient microbiological investigations toward Nocardia such PCR should be used in case of compatible clinical presentation.
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- Xavier Roussel
- University Hospital of Besancon, Department of Hematology, F-25000 Besançon, France.
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- University Hospital of Besancon, Department of Hematology, F-25000 Besançon, France; Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR 1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France
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- University Hospital of Besancon, Department of Hematology, F-25000 Besançon, France
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- University Hospital of Besancon, Department of Hematology, F-25000 Besançon, France
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR 1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR 1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR 1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR 1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France
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- University Hospital of Besancon, Department of Hematology, F-25000 Besançon, France; Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR 1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France
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- University Hospital of Besancon, Department of Hematology, F-25000 Besançon, France
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Kendler DL, Body JJ, Brandi ML, Broady R, Cannata-Andia J, Cannata-Ortiz MJ, El Maghraoui A, Guglielmi G, Hadji P, Pierroz DD, de Villiers TJ, Rizzoli R, Ebeling PR. Bone management in hematologic stem cell transplant recipients. Osteoporos Int 2018; 29:2597-2610. [PMID: 30178158 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-018-4669-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the treatment of choice for patients with some malignant and non-malignant hematological diseases. Advances in transplantation techniques and supportive care measures have substantially increased the number of long-term HSCT survivors. This has led to an increasing patient population suffering from the late effects of HSCT, of which, bone loss and its consequent fragility fractures lead to substantial morbidity. Altered bone health, with consequent fragility fractures, and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) are factors affecting long-term quality of life after HSCT. Hypogonadism, HSCT preparative regimens, nutritional factors, and glucocorticoids all contribute to accelerated bone loss and increased fracture risk. Management strategies should include bone mineral density examination, evaluation of clinical risk factors, and general dietary and physical activity measures. Evidence has accumulated permitting recommendations for more attentiveness to evaluation and monitoring of bone health, with appropriate application of osteoporosis pharmacotherapies to patients at increased risk of bone loss and fracture.
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- D L Kendler
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of British Columbia, 150 - 943 W. Broadway, Vancouver, V5Z 4E1, Canada.
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- CHU Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Mineral and Bone Metabolic Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Servicio de Metabolismo Óseo y Mineral, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Haematology Department, IIS Princesa, Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Rheumatology Department, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Mohammed V-Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of Radiology, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Bone Oncology, Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Nord West Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), Nyon, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Mediclinic Panorama, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Bone Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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Denzen EM, Preussler JM, Murphy EA, Baker KS, Burns LJ, Foster J, Idossa L, Moore HK, Payton TJ, Haven D, Jahagirdar B, Kamani N, Rizzo JD, Salazar L, Schatz BA, Syrjala KL, Wingard JR, Majhail NS. Tailoring a Survivorship Care Plan: Patient and Provider Preferences for Recipients of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018; 25:562-569. [PMID: 30315940 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
This study aimed to develop a survivorship care plan (SCP) that can be individualized to facilitate long-term follow-up care of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) survivors. A sample SCP was developed that included 2 documents: a treatment summary and preventive care recommendations that combined data on treatment exposures routinely submitted by HCT centers to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) with long-term follow-up guidelines. Focus groups were conducted by phone to characterize the critical patient-centered elements of the SCP. Focus group eligibility criteria included (1) adult patients >1 year post-HCT and their caregivers (3 groups; n = 22), (2) HCT physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) (2 groups; n = 14), (3) HCT nurses and social workers (4 groups; n = 17), and (4) community health care professionals (3 groups; n = 24). Transcripts were analyzed for saturation of key themes using NVivo 10 software. Patients and caregivers suggested combining the treatment summary and care guidelines into a single document. They also requested sections on sexual and emotional health and the immune system. Providers wanted the treatment summary to focus only on what they absolutely must know. Themes were similar across healthcare professionals, although screening for psychosocial issues was emphasized more by the nurses and social workers. All preferred to receive the SCP electronically; however, hardcopy was considered necessary for some patients. All felt that the SCP would facilitate appropriate post-HCT care. This study highlights the need for an SCP instrument to facilitate HCT survivorship care. Furthermore, it demonstrates the feasibility and value of engaging HCT recipients, caregivers, and providers in developing an SCP. Their feedback was incorporated into a final SCP that was subsequently tested in a randomized trial.
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- Ellen M Denzen
- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN; Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, MN
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN; Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, MN
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN; Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, MN.
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Milwaukee, WI
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Jaime-Pérez JC, Salazar-Cavazos L, Aguilar-Calderón P, Herrera-Garza JL, Gutiérrez-Aguirre CH, Gómez-Almaguer D. Assessing the efficacy of an ambulatory peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell transplant program using reduced intensity conditioning in a low-middle-income country. Bone Marrow Transplant 2018; 54:828-838. [DOI: 10.1038/s41409-018-0338-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Watkins BK, Tkachev V, Furlan SN, Hunt DJ, Betz K, Yu A, Brown M, Poirier N, Zheng HB, Taraseviciute A, Colonna L, Mary C, Blancho G, Soulillou JP, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A, Sharma P, Garcia A, Strobert E, Hamby K, Garrett A, Deane T, Blazar BR, Vanhove B, Kean LS. CD28 blockade controls T cell activation to prevent graft-versus-host disease in primates. J Clin Invest 2018; 128:3991-4007. [PMID: 30102255 DOI: 10.1172/jci98793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Controlling graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) remains a major unmet need in stem cell transplantation, and new, targeted therapies are being actively developed. CD28-CD80/86 costimulation blockade represents a promising strategy, but targeting CD80/CD86 with CTLA4-Ig may be associated with undesired blockade of coinhibitory pathways. In contrast, targeted blockade of CD28 exclusively inhibits T cell costimulation and may more potently prevent GVHD. Here, we investigated FR104, an antagonistic CD28-specific pegylated-Fab', in the nonhuman primate (NHP) GVHD model and completed a multiparameter interrogation comparing it with CTLA4-Ig, with and without sirolimus, including clinical, histopathologic, flow cytometric, and transcriptomic analyses. We document that FR104 monoprophylaxis and combined prophylaxis with FR104/sirolimus led to enhanced control of effector T cell proliferation and activation compared with the use of CTLA4-Ig or CTLA4-Ig/sirolimus. Importantly, FR104/sirolimus did not lead to a beneficial impact on Treg reconstitution or homeostasis, consistent with control of conventional T cell activation and IL-2 production needed to support Tregs. While FR104/sirolimus had a salutary effect on GVHD-free survival, overall survival was not improved, due to death in the absence of GVHD in several FR104/sirolimus recipients in the setting of sepsis and a paralyzed INF-γ response. These results therefore suggest that effectively deploying CD28 in the clinic will require close scrutiny of both the benefits and risks of extensively abrogating conventional T cell activation after transplant.
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- Benjamin K Watkins
- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Nantes, Nantes, France.,OSE Immunotherapeutics, Nantes, France
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Nantes, Nantes, France.,OSE Immunotherapeutics, Nantes, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, UMR 1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Transplantation Urologie Néphrologie (ITUN), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Nantes, Nantes, France.,OSE Immunotherapeutics, Nantes, France
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- Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute; The University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Fracture risk prediction using FRAX in patients following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Arch Osteoporos 2018; 13:38. [PMID: 29619576 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-018-0453-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/25/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED We aimed to study the utility of the FRAX tool in predicting fractures in patient's receiving a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Our results indicate that the FRAX tool has modest fracture predictive ability in patients greater than 50 years of age at the time of HSCT. PURPOSE Identifying patients at high risk of osteoporotic fractures following HSCT is challenging. We aimed to evaluate the utility of the FRAX tool at the time of HSCT in predicting fractures following transplant. METHODS We conducted a retrospective chart review of adults (> 18 years) who underwent HSCT at MD Anderson Cancer Center from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2010, and were followed until December 31, 2013, to identify osteoporotic fractures. Multivariate Cox regression models were built using FRAX score thresholds of low risk < 10%, medium risk 10 to 20%, and high risk > 20% probability of osteoporotic fracture. RESULTS We identified 5170 patients who had undergone HSCT, 10% of whom developed an osteoporotic fracture during a median follow-up of 3.2 years. In patients > 65 years of age, those with medium risk (hazard ratio (HR) 2.38, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.27-4.47) and high risk (HR 3.41, 95% CI 1.73-6.75) had a greater probability of developing an osteoporotic fracture compared to those at low risk. Similar trends were seen in patients 50 to 65 years of age. CONCLUSIONS In patients greater than 50 years, the FRAX tool has modest predictive ability and could be used to aid in preventive treatment decision-making at the time of transplant.
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Pai ALH, Rausch J, Drake S, Morrison CF, Lee JL, Nelson A, Tackett A, Berger S, Szulczewski L, Mara C, Davies S. Poor Adherence Is Associated with More Infections after Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2017; 24:381-385. [PMID: 29102720 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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We prospectively examined rates of outpatient oral medication adherence in children after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (post-HSCT). For 6 months after first discharge post-HSCT, 50 patients (aged 0 to 16 years) and their primary caregivers agreed to store 1 oral medication in an electronic pill bottle that date and time stamps each bottle opening. Demographics, disease, donor type, and prescribed post-HSCT medication regimen were collected via chart review. For each patient percent adherence was calculated by dividing the number of doses taken as indicated by the electronic pill bottle by the number of doses prescribed for the same time period. Average percent adherence ranged from 63% at 1 month after discharge to 57% at 6 months after discharge. For patients who received an allogeneic transplant, lower adherence was associated (P < .005) with higher infection rates, after controlling for age and time since transplant. No such relationship was observed for patients who received an autologous transplant. This study demonstrates that poor oral medication adherence is prevalent, persistent, and, for patients receiving an allogeneic transplant, associated with increased incidence of infections during the outpatient treatment period. This study highlights the need for further research examining factors that hinder medication adherence as well as monitoring, promoting, and intervening to maximize medication adherence throughout the HSCT course.
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- Ahna L H Pai
- Patient and Family Wellness Center, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Center for the Promotion of Adherence and Self-Management, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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- Center for Biobehavioral Health, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Patient and Family Wellness Center, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Center for the Promotion of Adherence and Self-Management, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Patient and Family Wellness Center, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Center for the Promotion of Adherence and Self-Management, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Center for the Promotion of Adherence and Self-Management, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Center for the Promotion of Adherence and Self-Management, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Patient and Family Wellness Center, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Center for the Promotion of Adherence and Self-Management, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio; Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Hamblin A, Greenfield DM, Gilleece M, Salooja N, Kenyon M, Morris E, Glover N, Miller P, Braund H, Peniket A, Shaw BE, Snowden JA. Provision of long-term monitoring and late effects services following adult allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant: a survey of UK NHS-based programmes. Bone Marrow Transplant 2017; 52:889-894. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2017.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Revised: 01/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Sirvent A, Auquier P, Oudin C, Bertrand Y, Bohrer S, Chastagner P, Poirée M, Kanold J, Thouvenin S, Perel Y, Plantaz D, Tabone MD, Yakouben K, Gandemer V, Lutz P, Sirvent N, Vercasson C, Berbis J, Chambost H, Leverger G, Baruchel A, Michel G. Prevalence and risk factors of iron overload after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for childhood acute leukemia: a LEA study. Bone Marrow Transplant 2016; 52:80-87. [PMID: 27595286 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Revised: 06/26/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Data on post-transplant iron overload (IO) are scarce in pediatrics. We conducted a prospective multicenter cohort study (Leucémie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent cohort) to determine the prevalence and risk factors of IO in 384 acute leukemia survivors transplanted during childhood. Prevalence of IO (ferritin level ⩾350 ng/mL) was 42.2% (95%CI 37.2-47.2%). Factors significantly associated with IO were: 1) in univariate analysis: older age at transplant (P<0.001), allogeneic versus autologous transplantation (P<0.001), radiation-based preparative regimen (P=0.035) and recent period of transplantation (P<0.001); 2) in multivariate analysis: older age at transplant in quartiles (Odds Ratio (OR)=7.64, 95% CI: 3.73-15.64 for age >12.7 years and OR=5.36, 95% CI: 2.63-10.95 for age from 8.2 to 12.7 years compared to age < 4.7 years), acute myeloid leukemia (OR=3.23, 95% CI: 1.47-7.13), allogeneic graft (OR=4.34, 95% CI: 2.07-9.12 for alternative donors and OR=2.53, 95% CI: 1.2-5.33 for siblings, compared to autologous graft) and radiation-based conditioning regimen (OR=2.45, 95% CI: 1.09-5.53). Graft-versus-host disease was an additional risk factor for allogeneic graft recipients. In conclusion, IO is a frequent complication in pediatric long-term survivors after transplantation for acute leukemia, more frequently observed in older children, those transplanted from alternative donors or with graft-versus-host disease.
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- A Sirvent
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Research Unit EA 3279 and Department of Public Health, Aix-Marseille University and Timone Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Research Unit EA 3279 and Department of Public Health, Aix-Marseille University and Timone Hospital, Marseille, France.,Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Timone Enfants Hospital and Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hôpital d'Enfants de Brabois, Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital L'Archet, Nice, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital, Saint Etienne, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Trousseau Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology- Immunology, Robert Debré Hospital, and Paris Diderot University, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology-oncology, Hospital University, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Research Unit EA 3279 and Department of Public Health, Aix-Marseille University and Timone Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Research Unit EA 3279 and Department of Public Health, Aix-Marseille University and Timone Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Timone Enfants Hospital and Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Trousseau Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology- Immunology, Robert Debré Hospital, and Paris Diderot University, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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- Research Unit EA 3279 and Department of Public Health, Aix-Marseille University and Timone Hospital, Marseille, France.,Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Timone Enfants Hospital and Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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Smith J, Poon C, Gilroy N, Kabir M, Brice L, Dyer G, Hogg M, Greenwood M, Moore J, Hertzberg M, Brown L, Tan J, Huang G, Kwan J, Larsen S, Ward C, Kerridge I. Nutritional issues and body weight in long-term survivors of allogeneic blood and marrow transplant (BMT) in NSW Australia. Support Care Cancer 2016; 25:137-144. [PMID: 27585809 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3398-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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PURPOSE The aims of this study were to describe the long-term nutrition, body weight and body image issues facing survivors of Allogeneic Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) and their impact on quality of life. It also describes survivors' perception of enteral feeding during BMT. METHODS Four hundred and forty-one survivors who had undergone a BMT in NSW, Australia between 2000 and 2012 (n = 441/583) completed the Sydney Post BMT Study Survey (SPBS). RESULTS Forty-five percent of survivors less than 2-year post-transplant reported a dry mouth, 36 % reported mouth ulcers and 19 % had diarrhoea. This was consistent across all survivor groups, regardless of time since transplant. Patients with one or more gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms had significantly lower quality of life scores. There was a significant difference in quality of life scores when comparing those with no GI symptoms to those with one or more symptoms (P = <0.0001). Quality of life was significantly higher in those who once again enjoyed mealtimes (P < 0.0001). Males were more likely to be satisfied with their body weight compared to females (P = 0.009). The median body mass index (BMI) for all patients reporting body weight satisfaction was significantly lower (BMI 23.5) than those reporting dissatisfaction (BMI 27.5) (P = <0.0001). Survivors who had a normal BMI had significantly higher rates of body weight satisfaction compared to underweight, overweight and obese survivors (P = <0.0001). Those survivors who were overweight or obese were significantly more likely to be diabetic (P = 0.008). CONCLUSION This study revealed an important relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms, body weight and body image and survivor's quality of life. It provides further support for the importance of nutrition therapy post-BMT.
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- Jennifer Smith
- Nutrition Services, Royal North Shore Hospital, Building 30, Level 2, Pacific Highway, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia.
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- Nutrition Services, Royal North Shore Hospital, Building 30, Level 2, Pacific Highway, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia
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- Blood and Marrow Transplant Network, New South Wales Agency for Clinical Innovation, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Westmead Breast Cancer Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Blood and Marrow Transplant Network, New South Wales Agency for Clinical Innovation, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Northern Blood Research Centre, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Institute of Haematology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Northern Blood Research Centre, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Northern Blood Research Centre, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Imig JD, Hye Khan MA, Sharma A, Fish BL, Mandel NS, Cohen EP. Radiation-induced afferent arteriolar endothelial-dependent dysfunction involves decreased epoxygenase metabolites. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2016; 310:H1695-701. [PMID: 27106038 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00023.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Chronic kidney disease is a known complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and can be caused by irradiation at the time of the HSCT. In our rat model there is a 6- to 8-wk latent period after irradiation that leads to the development of proteinuria, azotemia, and hypertension. The current study tested the hypothesis that decreased endothelial-derived factors contribute to impaired afferent arteriolar function in rats exposed to total body irradiation (TBI). WAG/RijCmcr rats underwent 11 Gy TBI, and afferent arteriolar responses to acetylcholine were determined at 1, 3, and 6 wk. Blood pressure and blood urea nitrogen were not different between control and irradiated rats. Afferent arteriolar diameters were not altered in irradiated rats. Impaired endothelial-dependent responses to acetylcholine were evident at 3 and 6 wk following TBI. Nitric oxide synthase (NOS), cyclooxygenase (COX), and epoxygenase (EPOX) contribution to acetylcholine dilator responses were evaluated. NOS inhibition with N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) reduced acetylcholine responses by 50% in controls and 90% in 3-wk TBI rats. COX inhibition with indomethacin did not significantly alter the acetylcholine response in the presence or absence of l-NAME. EPOX inhibition with N-methylsulfonyl-6-(2-propargyloxyphenyl)hexanamide significantly decreased acetylcholine responses (35%) in controls but did not significantly alter acetylcholine responses (4%) in TBI rats. Biochemical analysis revealed decreased urinary EPOX metabolites but no change in COX, NOS, or reactive oxygen species at 3 wk TBI. Taken together, these results indicate that afferent arteriolar endothelial dysfunction involves a decrease in EPOX metabolites that precedes the development of proteinuria, azotemia, and hypertension in irradiated rats.
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- John D Imig
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and
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- Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Efficacy of High-Dose Therapy and Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Peripheral T Cell Lymphomas as Front-Line Consolidation or in the Relapsed/Refractory Setting: A Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2016; 22:802-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Gregory M T Guilcher
- Section of Pediatric Oncology/BMT, Alberta Children's Hospital; Departments of Oncology and Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Ippolito D, Masetto A, Franzesi CT, Bonaffini PA, Sala A, Biondi A, Sironi S. Lower-limb MRI in the staging and re-staging of osteonecrosis in paediatric patients affected by acute lymphoblastic leukaemia after therapy. Skeletal Radiol 2016; 45:495-503. [PMID: 26782927 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-016-2329-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Revised: 01/03/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the diagnostic value of MRI examination in detecting and monitoring osteonecrotic lesions (ON) in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) after chemotherapy (CHT) and/or bone marrow transplantation (BMT). METHODS AND MATERIALS Seventy-three patients (37 males, mean age 12.4 years old) with ALL after treatment underwent a lower-limb MR examination between November 2006 and March 2012. In 47 there was clinical suspicion of ON, 26 were asymptomatic. Studies were performed with a 1 T and a 1.5 T scanner, acquiring short tau inversion recovery (STIR) and T1-weighted sequences in coronal plane from the hips to the ankles. The average acquisition time was 18 min. Considering baseline and follow-up examinations, the overall number of MRI studies was 195. RESULTS Fifty-four of 73 patients showed ON at MRI study, with an overall number of 323 ON (89 involving articular surface, 24 with joint deformity, JD). Twenty-five of 47 symptomatic patients showed subchondral ON lesions, 11 developed JD. Three of 26 asymptomatic patients showed subchondral bone ON at baseline examination but no JD at follow-up. Twenty-two of 28 BMT, 32/45 CHT patients developed ON. CONCLUSION Our MRI protocol proved to be feasible in evaluating ON in paediatric patients. Studies should be addressed only to symptomatic patients.
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- D Ippolito
- School of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy.
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, H. San Gerardo, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy.
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- School of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, H. San Gerardo, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy
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- School of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, H. San Gerardo, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy
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- School of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, H. San Gerardo, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy
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- School of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy
- Department of Paediatric Haematology, H S. Gerardo, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy
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- School of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy
- Department of Paediatric Haematology, H S. Gerardo, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy
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- School of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, H. San Gerardo, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza (MB), Italy
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Rioth MJ, Warner J, Savani BN, Jagasia M. Next-generation long-term transplant clinics: improving resource utilization and the quality of care through health information technology. Bone Marrow Transplant 2016; 51:34-40. [PMID: 26367235 PMCID: PMC4915825 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2015.210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Revised: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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By the year 2020, potentially one-half a million hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients will need long-term follow-up care to address not only chronic GvHD but also multiple other late consequences of transplant. Despite this increase in patients, there will not be a concomitant increase in the HCT workforce. Thus, the future of long-term patient management will require a new 'next-generation' clinical model that utilizes technological solutions to make the care of the HCT patient efficient, safe and cost-effective. Guideline-based decision support will be embedded in clinical workflows. Documentation requirements will be reduced as automated data collection from electronic medical records (EMRs) will populate registries and provide feedback for a rapid learning health system. Interoperable EMRs will disseminate treatment protocols to multiple care providers in a distributed long-term clinic model, such that providers outside of the transplant center can provide services closer to the patient. Patients will increase their participatory role through patient portals and mobile devices. At Vanderbilt, we have responded to some of these future challenges by embedding guideline-based decision support, structuring clinical documentation and being early adopters of communication technology. This manuscript describes the current state of some of these innovations, and a vision for the future of the long-term transplant clinic.
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- Matthew J Rioth
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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Tichelli A, Rovó A. Survivorship after allogeneic transplantation-management recommendations for the primary care provider. Curr Hematol Malig Rep 2015; 10:35-44. [PMID: 25667128 DOI: 10.1007/s11899-014-0243-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Prognosis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has greatly improved. Therefore, long-term survivorship becomes an important issue. A number of malignant and nonmalignant late effects can cause substantial morbidity, with considerable impact on health and quality of life. The main factors responsible for late effects after HSCT are total body irradiation-based conditioning and chronic graft-versus-host disease and its treatment. The knowledge on late effects serves as guidance for surveillance and management decision. Aftercare includes screening and counseling for prevention and treatment of late complications. The care of HSCT recipients tends with time to be transferred from the transplant center back to the primary care provider, who might not be however familiar with the unique needs of long-term survivors. A broad expertise is needed for the post-transplant management; therefore, transplant centers together with primary care providers should ensure complementary care delivery. Standardized follow-up guidelines on late effects represent the best tool to guaranty good management of long-term survivors. Distribution, broad promotion, and applications of these guidelines are therefore needed.
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- André Tichelli
- Division of Hematology, University Hospital of Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland,
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Survival of patients who develop solid tumors following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2015; 51:83-8. [PMID: 26367222 PMCID: PMC4570237 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2015.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Revised: 06/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation is associated with late adverse effects of therapy, including secondary solid cancers. Most reports address risk factors; however outcomes after secondary solid cancer development are incompletely described. Our objective was to estimate survival probabilities for transplant recipients dependent on secondary solid cancer subtype. We used a previously identified and published cohort who developed secondary solid cancers following allogeneic transplant. Follow-up for these 112 previously identified patients was extended and their survival probabilities were studied. Median duration of follow-up from the development of secondary cancer for survivors was 11.9 years (range: 0.8 – 23.4) and 75% were followed greater than 7.0 years. The 5- and 10-year overall survival probabilities were 50% (95% CI: 41 – 60%) and 46% (95% CI: 37 – 57%), respectively. Overall survival varied by secondary cancer type. Secondary cancer was the cause of death in most patients who died following development of melanoma, central nervous system, oral cavity, thyroid, lung, lower gastrointestinal tract, and bone cancers. Extended follow-up allowed for the most comprehensive longitudinal evaluation to date of this rare condition. These findings will enhance clinician ability to predict outcomes and counsel transplant survivors who develop secondary solid cancers.
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Abudayyeh A, Abdelrahim M. Current Strategies for Prevention and Management of Stem Cell Transplant-Related Urinary Tract and Voiding Dysfunction. CURRENT BLADDER DYSFUNCTION REPORTS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11884-015-0289-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Majhail NS, Rizzo JD, Lee SJ, Aljurf M, Atsuta Y, Bonfim C, Burns LJ, Chaudhri N, Davies S, Okamoto S, Seber A, Socie G, Szer J, Van Lint MT, Wingard JR, Tichelli A. [Recommended screening and preventive practices for long-term survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantation]. Bone Marrow Transplant 2014; 47:337-41. [PMID: 24975331 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2012.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Advances in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) technology and supportive care techniques have led to improvements in long-term survival after HCT. Emerging indications for transplantation, introduction of newer graft sources (eg, umbilical cord blood) and transplantation of older patients using less intense conditioning regimens have also contributed to an increase in the number of HCT survivors. These survivors are at risk for developing late complications secondary to pre-, peri-, and posttransplantation exposures and risk factors. Guidelines for screening and preventive practices for HCT survivors were published in 2006. An international group of transplantation experts was convened in 2011 to review contemporary literature and update the recommendations while considering the changing practice of transplantation and international applicability of these guidelines. This review provides the updated recommendations for screening and preventive practices for pediatric and adult survivors of autologous and allogeneic HCT.
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Tichelli A, Rovó A, Passweg J, Schwarze CP, Van Lint MT, Arat M, Socié G. Late complications after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Expert Rev Hematol 2014; 2:583-601. [DOI: 10.1586/ehm.09.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Tachibana T, Tanaka M, Numata A, Matsumoto K, Tomita N, Fujimaki K, Taguchi J, Sakai R, Fujita H, Fujisawa S, Maruta A, Ishigatsubo Y, Kanamori H. Clinical significance of pre- and 1-year post-transplant serum ferritin among adult transplant recipients. Leuk Lymphoma 2013; 55:1350-6. [PMID: 24024470 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2013.842981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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To clarify the significance of post-transplant serum ferritin (SF), we retrospectively assessed pre- and post-transplant SF. Among 256 patients undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT) for hematologic malignancies between 2000 and 2011, those who had relapsed within 1 year were excluded, and 110 patients surviving for more than 1 year were included in the analysis. The cut-off value of SF was 1000 ng/mL, and four pre- and post-SF groups were defined: low-low (n = 62), low-high (n = 12), high-low (n = 13) and high-high (n = 23). Outcomes at 5 years for each group were as follows: overall survival (OS) 88.2, 38.1, 92.3 and 76.7%, respectively, p = 0.004, and non-relapse mortality (NRM) 11.3, 53.6, 7.7 and 18.9%, respectively, p = 0.037. Patients receiving larger transfusion volumes or developing chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) demonstrated higher 1-year SF values. In multivariate analysis for OS and NRM, low-high SF remained a significant predictor of OS (hazard ratio [HR] = 3.49, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.10-11.0, p = 0.032) and NRM (HR = 2.95, 95%CI: 1.04-8.36, p = 0.041). These results suggest that the elevation of SF at 1 year after SCT, which may reflect transfusion and the development of chronic GVHD, may have an aggravating influence on outcomes after SCT. This study provides a clue to clarifying the clinical significance of SF in a transplant setting.
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Moore HK, Santibañez MEB, Denzen EM, Carr DW, Murphy EA. Barriers to Accessing Health Care for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients Living in Rural Areas. Clin J Oncol Nurs 2013; 17:405-11. [DOI: 10.1188/13.cjon.405-411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Surviving the cure: long term followup of hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. Bone Marrow Transplant 2013; 48:1145-51. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2012.258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2012] [Accepted: 11/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Majhail NS, Rizzo JD, Lee SJ, Aljurf M, Atsuta Y, Bonfim C, Burns LJ, Chaudhri N, Davies S, Okamoto S, Seber A, Socie G, Szer J, Lint MTV, Wingard JR, Tichelli A. Recommended screening and preventive practices for long-term survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Rev Bras Hematol Hemoter 2012; 34:109-33. [PMID: 23049402 PMCID: PMC3459383 DOI: 10.5581/1516-8484.20120032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2012] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Advances in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) technology and supportive care techniques have led to improvements in long-term survival after HCT. Emerging indications for transplantation, introduction of newer graft sources (e.g. umbilical cord blood) and transplantation of older patients using less intense conditioning regimens have also contributed to an increase in the number of HCT survivors. These survivors are at risk for developing late complications secondary to pre-, periand post-transplant exposures and risk-factors. Guidelines for screening and preventive practices for HCT survivors were published in 2006. An international group of transplant experts was convened in 2011 to review contemporary literature and update the recommendations while considering the changing practice of transplantation and international applicability of these guidelines. This review provides the updated recommendations for screening and preventive practices for pediatric and adult survivors of autologous and allogeneic HCT.
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- Navneet Singh Majhail
- National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, MN, USA ; Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Scherwath A, Schirmer L, Kruse M, Ernst G, Eder M, Dinkel A, Kunze S, Balck F, Bornhäuser M, Ehninger G, Dolan K, Gramatzki M, Kolb HJ, Heußner P, Wilhelm H, Beelen DW, Schulz-Kindermann F, Zander AR, Koch U, Mehnert A. Cognitive functioning in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients and its medical correlates: a prospective multicenter study. Psychooncology 2012; 22:1509-16. [PMID: 22945857 DOI: 10.1002/pon.3159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2012] [Revised: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Owing to its neurotoxicity, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) carries risks for cognitive impairment. In this multicenter study, we prospectively evaluated cognitive functioning and its medical and demographic correlates in patients undergoing allogeneic HSCT. METHODS A total of 102 patients were consecutively assessed prior to (T0 ), 100 ± 20 days (T1 ) after, and 12 ± 1 months (T2 ) after HSCT (61% men, 41% acute myeloid leukemia). A comprehensive neuropsychological test battery was applied to evaluate attention, memory, executive function, and fine motor function, summing up into 14 test scores. RESULTS Before and after HSCT, patients performed below test norms in up to 50% of the test scores. Patients were mostly impaired on word fluency (24%, T0 ), fine motor function, and verbal delayed recall (19% each, T2 ). Impairment on ≥ 1/5 cognitive domains occurred in 47% (T0 ) and 41% (T2 ) of the patients. Performance (mean z-scores) partially improved over time (i.e., visual span forward, verbal learning, and word fluency). However, from baseline to T2 , 16% of the patients showed reliable decline on ≥ 3/14 test scores (reliable change index method). For the majority of neuropsychological subtests, no associations with conditioning intensity, total body irradiation, graft-versus-host disease, cyclosporine treatment, and length of hospital stay were found. Age and premorbid intelligence level were consistently associated with cognition. CONCLUSIONS Below average cognitive performance is common in this patient group. In addition, a subgroup shows reliable cognitive decline after allogeneic HSCT. Healthcare professionals should be aware of these treatment-related cognitive side effects.
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- Angela Scherwath
- Department and Outpatient Clinic of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Frangoul H, Najjar J, Simmons J, Domm J. Long-term follow-up and management guidelines in pediatric patients after allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Semin Hematol 2012; 49:94-103. [PMID: 22221789 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2011.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Over the past 50 years there has been considerable progress and success in the field of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) in children. In addition there has been significant improvement in transplant outcomes for both malignant and nonmalignant indications. These improved outcomes have resulted in many long-term survivors who are experiencing substantial long-term morbidities. There are limited data examining the long-term complications of transplant on the various organs. This issue is complicated by the fact that children receive their transplant at different stages of their growth and development (ie, infant, toddler, child, adolescent, and young adult). Each of these developmental stages has different sensitivities to treatment and can result in different sets of complications. We summarize the long-term side effects of allogeneic HSCT in children.
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- Haydar Frangoul
- Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant and Pediatric Endocrinology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-2573, USA.
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Majhail NS, Rizzo JD, Lee SJ, Aljurf M, Atsuta Y, Bonfim C, Burns LJ, Chaudhri N, Davies S, Okamoto S, Seber A, Socie G, Szer J, Van Lint MT, Wingard JR, Tichelli A. Recommended screening and preventive practices for long-term survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther 2012; 5:1-30. [PMID: 22446607 DOI: 10.5144/1658-3876.2012.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Advances in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) technology and supportive care techniques have led to improvements in long-term survival after HCT. Emerging indications for transplantation, introduction of newer graft sources (eg, umbilical cord blood) and transplantation of older patients using less intense conditioning regimens have also contributed to an increase in the number of HCT survivors. These survivors are at risk for developing late complications secondary to pre-, peri-, and posttransplant exposures and risk factors. Guidelines for screening and preventive practices for HCT survivors were published in 2006. An international group of transplantation experts was convened in 2011 to review contemporary literature and update the recommendations while considering the changing practice of transplantation and international applicability of these guidelines. This review provides the updated recommendations for screening and preventive practices for pediatric and adult survivors of autologous and allogeneic HCT.
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- N S Majhail
- National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, MN 55413-1753, USA.
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Perrone S, Pecorella I, Barberi W, Valle V, Torelli GF, Natalino F, Mercanti C, Foà R, Iori AP. First case of ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor after an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for Hodgkin's disease. Leuk Res 2012; 36:e185-6. [PMID: 22633001 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2012.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2012] [Revised: 03/26/2012] [Accepted: 04/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Jim HSL, Syrjala KL, Rizzo D. Supportive care of hematopoietic cell transplant patients. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2012; 18:S12-6. [PMID: 22226095 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hematopoietic cell transplant survivors face a number of challenges including low energy and stamina, "chemo-brain" and emotional distress, and late effects that can compromise functioning or lead to early mortality. This session will review the most recent interventions and recommendations to avoid or mitigate these complications.
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Socié G, Rizzo JD. Second Solid Tumors: Screening and Management Guidelines in Long-Term Survivors After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation. Semin Hematol 2012; 49:4-9. [DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2011.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Brissot E, Savani BN, Mohty M. Management of High Ferritin in Long-Term Survivors After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Semin Hematol 2012; 49:35-42. [DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2011.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Rovó A, Tichelli A. Cardiovascular Complications in Long-Term Survivors After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Semin Hematol 2012; 49:25-34. [DOI: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2011.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Majhail NS, Rizzo JD, Lee SJ, Aljurf M, Atsuta Y, Bonfim C, Burns LJ, Chaudhri N, Davies S, Okamoto S, Seber A, Socie G, Szer J, Van Lint MT, Wingard JR, Tichelli A. Recommended screening and preventive practices for long-term survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2011; 18:348-71. [PMID: 22178693 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.12.519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2011] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Advances in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) technology and supportive care techniques have led to improvements in long-term survival after HCT. Emerging indications for transplantation, introduction of newer graft sources (eg, umbilical cord blood) and transplantation of older patients using less intense conditioning regimens have also contributed to an increase in the number of HCT survivors. These survivors are at risk for developing late complications secondary to pre-, peri-, and posttransplantation exposures and risk factors. Guidelines for screening and preventive practices for HCT survivors were published in 2006. An international group of transplantation experts was convened in 2011 to review contemporary literature and update the recommendations while considering the changing practice of transplantation and international applicability of these guidelines. This review provides the updated recommendations for screening and preventive practices for pediatric and adult survivors of autologous and allogeneic HCT.
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- Navneet S Majhail
- National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413-1753, USA.
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Jim HSL, Small B, Hartman S, Franzen J, Millay S, Phillips K, Jacobsen PB, Booth-Jones M, Pidala J. Clinical predictors of cognitive function in adults treated with hematopoietic cell transplantation. Cancer 2011; 118:3407-16. [PMID: 22139882 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2011] [Revised: 09/22/2011] [Accepted: 09/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Studies suggest that patients with cancer who undergo hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) are at risk for cognitive deficits. To date, little research has investigated the cumulative effects of clinical risk factors on cognitive function in patients who undergo HCT. METHODS Patients (N = 278) who were scheduled to undergo HCT for hematologic disease completed neuropsychological assessments before HCT and at 6 months and 12 months after HCT. A time-varying cumulative clinical risk variable was examined as a predictor of total neuropsychological performance (TNP). Cumulative clinical risk was calculated from pre-HCT neuropsychological risk factors (eg, history of cranial irradiation, intrathecal chemotherapy), HCT-related risk factors (eg, allogeneic transplantation, unrelated donor), and post-HCT complications (eg, severity of mucositis and enteritis, graft-versus-host disease). RESULTS Patients with greater cumulative clinical risk displayed worse TNP at baseline and at 6 months after HCT and less neuropsychological recovery over time than patients who had less risk (Ps < .05). Greater cumulative clinical risk predicted worse performance on tasks assessing executive function at baseline and 6 months after HCT and assessing memory at 6 months and 12 months after HCT (Ps < .05). Among risk variables, length of hospital stay was the only significant predictor of neuropsychological function (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS Findings from this study indicated that clinical risk factors may have a cumulative effect on cognitive function in patients who undergo HCT. Patients who have a complicated clinical course should be referred for evaluation and management of cognitive deficits.
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- Heather S L Jim
- Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA.
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Howell D, Hack T, Oliver T, Chulak T, Mayo S, Aubin M, Chasen M, Earle C, Friedman A, Green E, Jones G, Jones J, Parkinson M, Payeur N, Sabiston C, Sinclair S. Survivorship services for adult cancer populations: a pan-Canadian guideline. Curr Oncol 2011; 18:e265-81. [PMID: 22184494 PMCID: PMC3224035 DOI: 10.3747/co.v18i6.956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Our goal was to develop evidence-based recommendations for the organization and structure of cancer survivorship services, and best-care practices to optimize the health and well-being of post-primary treatment survivors. This review sought to determine the optimal organization and care delivery structure for cancer survivorship services, and the specific clinical practices and interventions that would improve or maximize the psychosocial health and overall well-being of adult cancer survivors. DATA SOURCES We conducted a systematic search of the Inventory of Cancer Guidelines at the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, the U.S. National Guideline Clearinghouse, the Canadian Medical Association InfoBase, medline (ovid: 1999 through November 2009), embase (ovid: 1999 through November 2009), Psychinfo (ovid: 1999 through November 2009), the Cochrane Library (ovid; Issue 1, 2009), and cinahl (ebsco: 1999 through December 2009). Reference lists of related papers and recent review articles were scanned for additional citations. METHODS Articles were selected for inclusion as evidence in the systematic review if they reported on organizational system components for survivors of cancer, or on psychosocial or supportive care interventions HOWELL et al. designed for survivors of cancer. Articles were excluded from the systematic review if they focused only on pediatric cancer survivor populations or on populations that transitioned from pediatric cancer to adult services; if they addressed only pharmacologic interventions or diagnostic testing and follow-up of cancer survivors; if they were systematic reviews with inadequately described methods; if they were qualitative or descriptive studies; and if they were opinion papers, letters, or editorials. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Evidence was selected and reviewed by three members of the Cancer Journey Survivorship Expert Panel (SM, TC, TKO). The resulting summary of the evidence was guided further and reviewed by the members of Cancer Journey Survivorship Expert Panel. Fourteen practice guidelines, eight systematic reviews, and sixty-thee randomized controlled trials form the evidence base for this guidance document. These publications demonstrate that survivors benefit from coordinated post-treatment care, including interventions to address specific psychosocial, supportive care, and rehabilitative concerns. CONCLUSIONS Ongoing high-quality research is essential to optimize services for cancer survivors. Interventions that promote healthy lifestyle behaviours or that address psychosocial concerns and distress appear to improve physical functioning, psychosocial well-being, and quality of life for survivors.
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- Faculty of Nursing (Howell, Chulak, Mayo), Cancer Patient Education and Survivorship (Friedman), and Cancer Survivorship Program (J.M. Jones), University Health Network, Toronto, ON
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- Faculty of Nursing (Hack) and Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit (Sabiston, Sinclair), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
- Patient and Family Support Services, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
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- Department of Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
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- Faculty of Nursing (Howell, Chulak, Mayo), Cancer Patient Education and Survivorship (Friedman), and Cancer Survivorship Program (J.M. Jones), University Health Network, Toronto, ON
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- Faculty of Nursing (Howell, Chulak, Mayo), Cancer Patient Education and Survivorship (Friedman), and Cancer Survivorship Program (J.M. Jones), University Health Network, Toronto, ON
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC
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- Palliative Care Program, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
- Palliative Rehabilitation and Survivorship, Elisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, and Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation, Ottawa, ON
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- Health Services Research Program, Cancer Care Ontario, and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, ON
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- Faculty of Nursing (Howell, Chulak, Mayo), Cancer Patient Education and Survivorship (Friedman), and Cancer Survivorship Program (J.M. Jones), University Health Network, Toronto, ON
- Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON
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- Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON
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- Peel Regional Oncology Programme, Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, ON
- Department of Radiation Oncology (G.W. Jones) and Department of Psychiatry (J.M. Jones), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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- Faculty of Nursing (Howell, Chulak, Mayo), Cancer Patient Education and Survivorship (Friedman), and Cancer Survivorship Program (J.M. Jones), University Health Network, Toronto, ON
- Department of Radiation Oncology (G.W. Jones) and Department of Psychiatry (J.M. Jones), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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- Patient and Family Counselling Services, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver (Parkinson) and Victoria (Payeur), BC
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- Patient and Family Counselling Services, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver (Parkinson) and Victoria (Payeur), BC
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC
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- Faculty of Nursing (Howell, Chulak, Mayo), Cancer Patient Education and Survivorship (Friedman), and Cancer Survivorship Program (J.M. Jones), University Health Network, Toronto, ON
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, and Spiritual Care Services, Alberta Health Services, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
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Nieder ML, McDonald GB, Kida A, Hingorani S, Armenian SH, Cooke KR, Pulsipher MA, Baker KS. National Cancer Institute-National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute/pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium First International Consensus Conference on late effects after pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation: long-term organ damage and dysfunction. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2011; 17:1573-84. [PMID: 21963877 PMCID: PMC3215762 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2011] [Accepted: 09/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Long-term complications after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) have been studied in detail. Although virtually every organ system can be adversely affected after HCT, the underlying pathophysiology of these late effects remain incompletely understood. This article describes our current understanding of the pathophysiology of late effects involving the gastrointestinal, renal, cardiac, and pulmonary systems, and discusses post-HCT metabolic syndrome studies. Underlying diseases, pretransplantation exposures, transplantation conditioning regimens, graft-versus-host disease, and other treatments contribute to these problems. Because organ systems are interdependent, long-term complications with similar pathophysiologic mechanisms often involve multiple organ systems. Current data suggest that post-HCT organ complications result from cellular damage that leads to a cascade of complex events. The interplay between inflammatory processes and dysregulated cellular repair likely contributes to end-organ fibrosis and dysfunction. Although many long-term problems cannot be prevented, appropriate monitoring can enable detection and organ-preserving medical management at earlier stages. Current management strategies are aimed at minimizing symptoms and optimizing function. There remain significant gaps in our knowledge of the pathophysiology of therapy-related organ toxicities disease after HCT. These gaps can be addressed by closely examining disease biology and identifying those patients at greatest risk for adverse outcomes. In addition, strategies are needed for targeted disease prevention and health promotion efforts for individuals deemed at high risk because of their genetic makeup or specific exposure profile.
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- University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- University of Washington, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Case Western Reserve University, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
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- Primary Children’s Medical Center, Division of Hematology/BMT, University of Utah School of Medicine/Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2011; 47:619-25. [PMID: 21643022 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2011.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Increasing numbers of hematopoietic cell transplantations (HCTs) are being performed annually with a greater number of long-term survivors. There is increasing concern regarding the late complications and long-term effects that are secondary to treatment exposures before HCT as well as during the HCT conditioning therapy. In both the autologous as well as allogeneic transplant setting, transplant survivors experience mortality rates higher than the general population and the risk of premature cardiovascular (CV)-related death is increased 2.3-fold compared with the general population. The etiology of CV-related deaths in HCT survivors is multifactorial; however, increasing evidence suggests that HCT survivors are at higher risk of developing adverse CV risk factors leading to the development of the metabolic syndrome (a constellation high triglyceride levels, low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, hypertension, high fasting blood sugars and increased waist circumference), which then predisposes individuals to risk for early CV-related death. Resistance to insulin is the primary underlying pathophysiologic mechanism that contributes to the development of metabolic syndrome and HCT survivors have been shown to be more likely to develop hypertension, hyperlipidemia and to be insulin resistant. However, the relationship between HCT-related treatment exposures (total body irradiation, high dose chemotherapy, calcineurin inhibitors, steroids, etc) and transplant-related complications (such as GVHD) with the development of CV risk factors and insulin resistance is still in the early stages of investigation. Greater knowledge of the concern regarding CV risk in HCT survivors among both patients and care providers will provide the opportunity for appropriate screening as well as interventions for modifiable risk factors.
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UNLABELLED Over 4500 hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT) are performed on patients in the United States each year. As HSCT patients shift their survivorship care from large transplant centers to community health care providers, many gynecologists are assuming their pre- and post-HSCT gynecologic care. This article reviews recommendations, current research, and expert opinions on the gynecologic care of HSCT patients. TARGET AUDIENCE Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Family Physicians. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completing this educational activity, the physician should be better able to implement strategies for the prevention and management of menstrual bleeding during hematopoietic stem cell transplants; educate female patients regarding Fertility Preservation options before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; and apply posthematopoietic stem cell transplant reproductive care screening and treatment recommendations for bone health, sexual health, and secondary cancer development.
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Pullarkat V. Iron overload in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Adv Hematol 2010; 2010:345756. [PMID: 20871852 PMCID: PMC2943091 DOI: 10.1155/2010/345756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2010] [Accepted: 07/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) frequently have iron overload resulting from chronic transfusion therapy for anemia. In some cases, for example, in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and thalassemia, this can be further exacerbated by increased absorption of iron from the gut as a result of ineffective erythropoiesis. Accumulating evidence has established the negative impact of elevated pretransplantation serum ferritin, a surrogate marker of iron overload, on overall survival and nonrelapse mortality after HSCT. Complications of HSCT associated with iron overload include increased bacterial and fungal infections as well as sinusoidal obstruction syndrome and possibly other regimen-related toxicities. Based on current evidence, particular attention should be paid to prevention and management of iron overload in allogeneic HSCT candidates, especially in patients with thalassemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. The pathophysiology of iron overload in the HSCT patient and optimum strategies to deal with iron overload during and after HSCT require further study.
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- Vinod Pullarkat
- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope Medical Center, 150 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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