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Kawamura K. Maintenance therapy after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients with multiple myeloma. Int J Hematol 2023:10.1007/s12185-023-03602-1. [PMID: 37060508 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-023-03602-1] [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: 03/11/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
Abstract
In the last two decades, proteasome inhibitors (PIs), immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), and monoclonal antibodies have greatly improved the overall survival of patients with multiple myeloma. However, multiple myeloma remains incurable, and high-risk patients have poor long-term survival. Although allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is not considered standard therapy because of relatively high transplant-related mortality and relapse rates, the graft-versus-myeloma (GVM) effect makes it a potentially curative therapy. Therefore, allo-HCT remains a treatment option for younger patients and those with high-risk myeloma. Maintenance therapy with novel agents has recently been attempted to reduce relapse in patients undergoing allo-HCT, but its effectiveness remains unclear. This review focuses on the role of maintenance therapy after allo-HCT in patients with myeloma. Maintenance therapy using IMiDs and/or PIs after allo-HCT may be effective in reducing relapse or improving response because it may prevent early progression before achievement of the GVM effect or enhance the GVM effect. However, care must be taken to avoid complications, such as graft-versus-host disease. Further studies are necessary to determine the optimal maintenance drugs, drug combinations, dosing, start timing, and number of cycles.
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- Koji Kawamura
- Division of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Department of Multidisciplinary Internal Medicine, Tottori University, 86, Nishi-Cho, Yonago-City, Tottori, 683-8503, Japan.
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Saha A, Blazar BR. Antibody based conditioning for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1031334. [PMID: 36341432 PMCID: PMC9632731 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1031334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is a curative therapeutic option for many patients with hematological malignancies and nonmalignant hematopoietic disorders. To achieve stable engraftment of donor hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), recipient HSC deletion is needed to create space for incoming donor HSCs and donor HSCs must escape immune rejection by the recipient. Conventional allo-HSCT requires high dose of irradiation and/or chemotherapy to produce sufficient host stem cell and immune system ablation to permit donor HSC engraftment. However, these procedures also result in nonspecific tissue injury that can cause short- and long-term adverse effects as well as incite and amplify graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD). The delivery of targeted radiotherapy to hematopoietic tissues with the use of a radioimmunoconjugate (ROIC) as a part of transplant preparative regimen has shown clinical benefits. ROIC clinical data provide evidence for decreased relapse without increased transplant-related mortality by delivering higher targeted radiation to sites of malignancy than when given in a nontargeted fashion. An alternative approach to allo-HSCT has been developed and tested in preclinical mouse models in which nonmyeloablative preconditioning with low dose of the alkylating agent (busulfan) or lower systemic dose of irradiation combined with co-stimulatory pathway blockade (CTLA4-Ig, anti-CD40L monoclonal antibody) and/or immunosuppressive drugs have been used. Under these conditions, mixed chimerism and transplantation tolerance to fully MHC mismatched donor marrow was observed. Recently, several novel proof-of-concept antibody-mediated preconditioning methods have been developed that can selectively target hematopoietic stem and immune cells with minimal overall toxicity. Antibody-drug-conjugate (ADC) combined with reduced intensity conditioning or high dose ADC as single dose monotherapy have shown promise for allo-HSCT in preclinical models. The purpose of the current review is to discuss the literature exploring antibody-based conditioning that includes native antibody, radiolabeled antibody conjugates, and ADC for allo-HSCT.
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- Asim Saha
- Division of Blood & Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Division of Blood & Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Wang SY, Holzhey T, Heyn S, Zehrfeld T, Fricke S, Hoffmann FA, Becker C, Braunert L, Edelmann T, Paulenz I, Hitzschke M, Flade F, Schwarzer A, Fenchel K, Franke GN, Vucinic V, Jentzsch M, Schwind S, Hell S, Backhaus D, Lange T, Niederwieser D, Scholz M, Platzbecker U, Pönisch W. Impact of the changing landscape of induction therapy prior to autologous stem cell transplantation in 540 newly diagnosed myeloma patients: a retrospective real-world study. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2022:10.1007/s00432-022-04184-x. [DOI: 10.1007/s00432-022-04184-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Abstract
Introduction
Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is the standard treatment for younger patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM). However, due to restrictive exclusion criteria, more than half of eligible patients are usually excluded from transplant studies.
Methods
This retrospective monocentric analysis included 540 patients with MM who received an ASCT between 1996 and 2019.
Results
Up to 2005, induction therapy consisted mainly of conventional chemotherapies, e.g. vincristine/doxorubicin/dexamethasone (VAD). In the following years, the triple-combinations based on bortezomib coupled with doxorubicin/dexamethasone (PAD), melphalan/prednisolone (VMP), cyclophposphamide/dexamethasone (VCD) or bendamustine/prednisolone (BPV) became the most popular treatment options. A progressive improvement in PFS was observed in patients treated with the two current induction therapies BPV (47 months) or VCD (54 months) compared to VAD (35 months, p < 0.03), PAD (39 months, p < 0.01 and VMP (36 months, p < 0.01). However, there was no significant difference in median OS (VAD 78, PAD 74, VMP 72, BPV 80 months and VCD not reached). In our analysis, we also included 139 patients who do fulfill at least one of the exclusion criteria for most phase 3 transplant studies (POEMS/amyloidosis/plasma cell leukemia, eGFR < 40 mL/min, severe cardiac dysfunction or poor general condition). Outcome for these patients was not significantly inferior compared to patients who met the inclusion criteria for most of the transplant studies with PFS of 36 vs 41 months (p = 0.78) and OS of 78 vs 79 months (p = 0.34).
Conclusions
Our real-world data in unselected pts also stress the substantial value of ASCT during the first-line treatment of younger MM pts.
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Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 14:cancers14010055. [PMID: 35008228 PMCID: PMC8750583 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14010055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
The development of new inhibitory and immunological agents and combination therapies significantly improved response rates and survival of patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM) in the last decade, but the disease is still considered to be incurable by current standards and the prognosis is dismal especially in high-risk groups and in relapsed and/or refractory patients. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) may enable long-term survival and even cure for individual patients via an immune-mediated graft-versus-myeloma (GvM) effect, but remains controversial due to relevant transplant-related risks, particularly immunosuppression and graft-versus-host disease, and a substantial non-relapse mortality. The decreased risk of disease progression may outweigh this treatment-related toxicity for young, fit patients in high-risk constellations with otherwise often poor long-term prognosis. Here, allo-SCT should be considered within clinical trials in first-line as part of a tandem approach to separate myeloablation achieved by high-dose chemotherapy with autologous SCT, and following allo-SCT with a reduced-intensity conditioning to minimize treatment-related organ toxicities but allow GvM effect. Our review aims to better define the role of allo-SCT in myeloma treatment particularly in the context of new immunomodulatory approaches.
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Sahebi F, Eikema DJ, Koster L, Kroger N, Meijer E, van Doesum JA, Rovira M, Koc Y, Angelucci E, Blaise D, Sammassimo S, McDonald A, Arroyo CH, Sanchez JF, Forcade E, Castagna L, Stölzel F, Sanz J, Tischer J, Ciceri F, Valcarcel D, Proia A, Hayden PJ, Beksac M, Yakoub-Agha I, Schönland S. Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide for Graft-versus- Host Disease Prophylaxis in Multiple Myeloma Patients Who Underwent Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: First Comparison by Donor Type. A Study from the Chronic Malignancies Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:999.e1-999.e10. [PMID: 34543768 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) remains among the major causes of treatment failure in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). The use of post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PT-Cy) is now a well-established and widely used method for GVHD prophylaxis after HLA haploidentical HCT. However, the rationale for using PT-Cy in the setting of matched donor transplantation is less apparent, given the lesser degree of bidirectional alloreactivity. In this retrospective study, we investigated the role of PT-Cy as GVHD prophylaxis in patients with multiple myeloma underoing allo-HCT, among different donor types, to determine cumulative incidence of acute and chronic GVHD and impact on engraftment, progression-free survival (PFS), GVHD-free/relapse- free survival (GRFS), overall survival (OS), and NRM A total of 295 patients with MM underwent allo-HCT using grafts from a matched related donor (MRD; n = 67), matched unrelated donor (MUD; n = 72), mismatched related or unrelated donor (MMRD/MMUD, 1 antigen; n = 27), or haploidentical donor (haplo; n = 129) using PT-Cy between 2012 and 2018. In addition to PT-Cy, agents used in GVHD prophylaxis included calcineurin inhibitors in 239 patients (81%), with mycophenolate mofetil in 184 of those 239 (77%). For grade II-IV acute GVHD, the cumulative incidence at day +100 was 30% (95% confidence interval [CI], 25% to 36%), 9% (95% CI, 5% to 12%) for grade III-IV acute GVHD, and 27% (95% CI, 21% to 32%) for chronic GVHD (limited, 21%; extensive, 6%), with no differences by donor type. The median time to neutrophil engraftment was 19d (95% CI, 18-19), with no significant difference by donor type. The median time to platelet engraftment was delayed in haploidentical donor graft recipients (27 days versus 21 days; P < .001). Two-year OS, PFS, GRFS, and NRM were 51% (95% CI, 45% to 58%), 26% (95% CI, 20% to 32%), 24% (95% CI, 18% to 30%), and 19% (95% CI, 14% to 24%), respectively, with no significant difference between different donor types. In multivariable analyses, compared with the haplo donors, the use of MRDs was associated with significantly better OS (hazard ratio [HR], 0.6; 95% CI, 0.38 to 0.95; P = .029), and the use of MUDs was associated with a significantly higher GRFS (HR, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.42 to 0.97; P = .034). There was a trend toward improved PFS with use of MUDs (HR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.46 to 1.04; P = .08). Our data show that PT-Cy in MM patients undergoing allo-HCT resulted in low rates of acute and chronic GVHD and led to favorable survival, especially in the matched related donor setting. © 2021 American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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- Firoozeh Sahebi
- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, California/ Southern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles, California; Southern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles, California.
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- European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Data Office, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Haematology, VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Medical Park Hospitals, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Hematology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France
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- Department of Hematology, Netcare Pretoria East Hospital, Pretoria Gauteng, South Africa
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, California/ Southern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Rozzano-Milano, Italy
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- Medical Clinic III, Grosshadern Clinic, Munich, Germany
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology Department of Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Hematology Department, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Mussetti A, Salas MQ, Montefusco V. Allogeneic Hematopoietic Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma in the New Drugs Era: A Platform to Cure. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9113437. [PMID: 33114691 PMCID: PMC7692532 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9113437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) represents a treatment option for multiple myeloma (MM) patients. As shown in several studies, alloHCT is highly effective, but it is hampered by a high toxicity, mainly related to the graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a complex immunological reaction ascribable to the donor’s immune system. The morbidity and mortality associated with GVHD can weaken the benefits of this procedure. On the other side, the high therapeutic potential of alloHCT is also related to the donor’s immune system, through immunological activity known as the graft-versus-myeloma effect. Clinical research over the past two decades has sought to enhance the favorable part of this balance, along with the reduction in treatment-related toxicity. Frontline alloHCT showed promising results and a potential for a cure in the past. Currently, thanks to the improved results of first-line therapies and the availability of effective second- or third-line salvage therapies, alloHCT is reserved for selected high-risk patients and is considered a clinical option. For donor lymphocyte infusion, bortezomib or lenalidomide have been used as consolidation or maintenance therapies post-transplant—none has become standard of care. For those patients who relapse, the best treatment should be evaluated considering the patient’s clinical status and the previous lines of therapy. The use of newer drugs, such as monoclonal antibodies or other immunotherapies in the post-transplant setting, deserves further investigation. However, acceptable toxicity and a synergic effect with the newer immune system could be hopefully expected.
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- Alberto Mussetti
- Clinical Hematology Department, Institut Català d’Oncologia-Hospitalet, 089080 Barcelona, Spain;
- Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), 08908 Barcelona, Spain
- Correspondence:
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- Clinical Hematology Department, Institut Català d’Oncologia-Hospitalet, 089080 Barcelona, Spain;
- Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), 08908 Barcelona, Spain
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Martino M, Paviglianiti A, Gentile M, Martinelli G, Cerchione C. Allogenic stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma: dead or alive and kicking? Panminerva Med 2020; 62:234-243. [PMID: 32955185 DOI: 10.23736/s0031-0808.20.04142-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Multiple myeloma (MM) accounts for about 1.8% of all cancers and slightly over 17% of hematologic malignancies. Despite improvements in outcomes in recent years, currently, there is still no cure for this disease. Although allogeneic stem cell transplantation (Allo-SCT) is a potentially curative treatment, given the armamentarium of highly effective therapeutic options and a pipeline of novel agents, many opinion leaders sustain that there is no longer a role for this approach. Of note, several studies that did not include novel agents reported long-term molecular remissions, and possibly a cure, in a subset of patients after reduced-intensity conditioning/nonmyeloablative (RIC/NM) Allo-SCT. However, there are no current data supporting upfront Allo-SCT. Prospective trials combining the so-called "graft-versus-myeloma" effect and new drugs are an unmet medical need in high-risk patients. Early relapse after first-line treatment, which identifies patients with poor prognosis independently of other prognostic factors, could become a clinical indication.
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- Massimo Martino
- Unit of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Unit of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies, Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), Meldola, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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- Unit of Hematology, IRCCS Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), Meldola, Forlì-Cesena, Italy -
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90Y-labeled anti-CD45 antibody allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for high-risk multiple myeloma. Bone Marrow Transplant 2020; 56:202-209. [PMID: 32710011 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-01000-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
To improve disease control without increasing the toxicity of a reduced-intensity allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in multiple myeloma (MM), a phase I trial was performed using an antibody-radionuclide conjugate targeting CD45 (90Y-DOTA-BC8) as conditioning. 90Y-DOTA-BC8 was combined with fludarabine and low-dose TBI followed by allogeneic HCT in patients with MM and ≥1 adverse risk characteristic at diagnosis, relapse after autologous transplant, or plasma cell leukemia (PCL). The primary objective was to estimate the maximum tolerated radiation absorbed dose. Fourteen patients were treated (one with PCL, nine failed prior autologous HCT, and nine with ≥1 adverse cytogenetics). Absorbed doses up to 32 Gy to liver were delivered. No dose-limiting toxicities occurred. Non-hematologic toxicities were manageable and included primarily gastrointestinal (43%) and metabolic/electrolyte disturbances (36%). Treatment-related mortality at 100 days was 0%. At a median follow-up of 5 years, the overall survival was 71% (median not reached) and the progression-free survival was 41% (median 40.9 months). The incorporation of CD45-targeted radioimmunotherapy (RIT) into a reduced-intensity allogeneic HCT is well-tolerated and may induce long-term remissions among patients with poor-risk MM, supporting further development of RIT-augmented conditioning regimens for HCT.
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Gahrton G, Iacobelli S, Garderet L, Yakoub-Agha I, Schönland S. Allogeneic Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma-Does It Still Have a Place? J Clin Med 2020; 9:E2180. [PMID: 32664274 PMCID: PMC7408931 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9072180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Novel drugs have improved survival for patients with multiple myeloma in recent years. However, the disease is still fatal. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (Allo) has proven to cure some patients with the disease, but its role is controversial due to relatively high transplant-related toxicity and mortality (nonrelapse mortality, NRM). Using nonmyeloablative reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC), both toxicity and NRM can be reduced, and RICAllo is, therefore, an option for subgroups of patients. Upfront tandem autologous/RICAllo (Auto/RICAllo) was shown to be superior to single Auto or tandem Auto/Auto in both progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in two prospective studies with long-term follow-up, while three similarly designed studies did not detect a difference. A recent update of pooled patient data from four of these studies showed significantly superior PFS and OS with Auto/RICAllo. Importantly, none of these studies showed inferior results with Auto/RICAllo in patients less than 70 years of age. Auto/RICAllo appears to overcome some poor risk cytogenetic markers. Encouraging results have also been seen in treatment of relapsed patients. Combining Allo with new proteasome inhibitors and immunomodulatory drugs may further improve results. Other encouraging new cell therapies such as with CAR T-cells, NK- and CAR NK-cells may well have a place in combination with RICAllo. Such studies are warranted.
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- Gösta Gahrton
- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, SE 14186 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Hematology and Cellular Therapy, Hospital Hospital-Pitié Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France;
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- CHU de Lille, Université de Lille, INSERM U1286, Infinite, 59000 Lille, France;
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- Department of Internal Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;
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Holstein SA, Suman VJ, Owzar K, Santo K, Benson DM, Shea TC, Martin T, Silverman M, Isola L, Vij R, Cheson BD, Linker C, Anderson KC, Richardson PG, McCarthy PL. Long-Term Follow-up of CALGB (Alliance) 100001: Autologous Followed by Nonmyeloablative Allogeneic Transplant for Multiple Myeloma. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2020; 26:1414-1424. [PMID: 32325171 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
CALGB (Alliance) 100001 was a phase II study evaluating autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) followed by nonmyeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplant (alloSCT) in patients with multiple myeloma who had received no more than 18 months of prior therapy and had experienced no more than 1 prior progression event. Conditioning for ASCT was with high-dose melphalan (200 mg/m2). The alloSCT reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimen consisted of fludarabine (30 mg/m2/d i.v. on days -7 through -3) and cyclophosphamide (1 g/m2/d i.v. on days -4 through -3). The primary objective was to determine the 6-month post-alloSCT treatment-related mortality (TRM) rate. Additional objectives included determining the proportion of patients who could complete this tandem ASCT-alloSCT approach in a cooperative group setting, overall response rates, rates of donor chimerism, rates of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), disease-free survival, and overall survival (OS). Sixty patients were enrolled, of whom 57 (95%) completed ASCT and 49 (82%) completed tandem ASCT-alloSCT. The TRM rate was 2% (1/49; 90% confidence interval, 0.10% to 9.3%). Moderate to severe (grades 2 to 3) acute GVHD was observed in 13 of 49 alloSCT patients (27%). One patient died due to GVHD within 9 months of alloSCT. Twenty-seven of the 49 patients (55%) who underwent alloSCT reported chronic GVHD as either limited (15/49; 31%) or extensive (12/49; 24%) in the first year post-alloSCT and prior to the start of nonprotocol therapy for progressive disease. With a median follow-up for survival of 11 years, the median OS time is 6.6 years and the median time to disease progression is 3.6 years. Similar to other studies, this study confirmed that tandem ASCT/alloSCT is associated with durable disease control in a subset of patients. This study demonstrated the feasibility of performing tandem ASCT/alloSCT in a cooperative group setting and determined that a fludarabine/cyclophosphamide RIC regimen is associated with a very low TRM rate.
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- Alliance Statistics and Data Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Alliance Statistics and Data Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- UNC Lineberger Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Ikeda T, Mori K, Kawamura K, Mori T, Hagiwara S, Ueda Y, Kahata K, Uchida N, Tsukada N, Murakami S, Yamamoto M, Takahashi T, Ichinohe T, Onizuka M, Atsuta Y, Kanda Y, Okamoto S, Sunami K, Takamatsu H. Comparison between autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation as salvage therapy for multiple myeloma relapsing/progressing after autologous stem cell transplantation. Hematol Oncol 2019; 37:586-594. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Takashi Ikeda
- Division of Hematology and Stem Cell TransplantationShizuoka Cancer Center Shizuoka Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Stem Cell TransplantationShizuoka Cancer Center Shizuoka Japan
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- Division of HematologyJichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center Saitama Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of MedicineKeio University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Department of HematologyTokyo Women's Medical University Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology and Transfusion and Hemapheresis CenterKurashiki Central Hospital Okayama Japan
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- Department of HematologyHokkaido University Hospital Hokkaido Japan
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- Department of HematologyFederation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations Toranomon Hospital Tokyo Japan
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- Division of HematologyJapanese Red Cross Medical Center Tokyo Japan
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- Department of HematologyJapan Community Health Care Organization Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center Kyoto Japan
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- Department of HematologyTokyo Medical and Dental University Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Oncology/HematologyShimane University Hospital Shimane Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and MedicineHiroshima University Hiroshima Japan
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- Department of Hematology and OncologyTokai University School of Medicine Kanagawa Japan
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- Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Aichi Japan
- Department of Healthcare AdministrationNagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Aichi Japan
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- Division of HematologyJichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center Saitama Japan
- Division of Hematology, Department of MedicineJichi Medical University Tochigi Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of MedicineKeio University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Department of HematologyNational Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center Okayama Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health SciencesKanazawa University Ishikawa Japan
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High-Risk Multiple Myeloma: Integrated Clinical and Omics Approach Dissects the Neoplastic Clone and the Tumor Microenvironment. J Clin Med 2019; 8:jcm8070997. [PMID: 31323969 PMCID: PMC6678140 DOI: 10.3390/jcm8070997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a genetically heterogeneous disease that includes a subgroup of 10–15% of patients facing dismal survival despite the most intensive treatment. Despite improvements in biological knowledge, MM is still an incurable neoplasia, and therapeutic options able to overcome the relapsing/refractory behavior represent an unmet clinical need. The aim of this review is to provide an integrated clinical and biological overview of high-risk MM, discussing novel therapeutic perspectives, targeting the neoplastic clone and its microenvironment. The dissection of the molecular determinants of the aggressive phenotypes and drug-resistance can foster a better tailored clinical management of the high-risk profile and therapy-refractoriness. Among the current clinical difficulties in MM, patients’ management by manipulating the tumor niche represents a major challenge. The angiogenesis and the stromal infiltrate constitute pivotal mechanisms of a mutual collaboration between MM and the non-tumoral counterpart. Immuno-modulatory and anti-angiogenic therapy hold great efficacy, but variable and unpredictable responses in high-risk MM. The comprehensive understanding of the genetic heterogeneity and MM high-risk ecosystem enforce a systematic bench-to-bedside approach. Here, we provide a broad outlook of novel druggable targets. We also summarize the existing multi-omics-based risk profiling tools, in order to better select candidates for dual immune/vasculogenesis targeting.
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López-Corral L, Caballero-Velázquez T, López-Godino O, Rosiñol L, Pérez-Vicente S, Fernandez-Avilés F, Krsnik I, Morillo D, Heras I, Morgades M, Rifon JJ, Sampol A, Iniesta F, Ocio EM, Martin J, Rovira M, Cabero M, Castilla-Llorente C, Ribera JM, Torres-Juan M, Moraleda JM, Martinez C, Vázquez A, Gutierrez G, Caballero D, San Miguel JF, Mateos MV, Pérez-Simón JA. Response to Novel Drugs before and after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Relapsed Multiple Myeloma. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 25:1703-1712. [PMID: 31054983 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Multiple myeloma (MM) remains as an incurable disease and, although allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is a potentially curative approach, most patients ultimately relapse, and their treatment remains challenging. Because allo-HSCT can modify not only the biology of the disease, but also the immune system and the microenvironment, it can potentially enhance the response to rescue therapies. Information on the efficacy and safety of novel drugs in patients relapsing after allo-HSCT is lacking, however. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of rescue therapies in patients with MM who relapsed after allo-HSCT, as well as to compare their efficacy before and after allo-HSCT. This retrospective multicenter study included 126 consecutive patients with MM who underwent allo-HSCT between 2000 and 2013 at 8 Spanish centers. All patients engrafted. The incidence of grade II-IV acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was 47%, and nonrelapse mortality within the first 100 days post-transplantation was 13%. After a median follow-up of 92 months, overall survival (OS) was 51% at 2 years and 43% at 5 years. The median progression-free survival after allo-HSCT was 7 months, whereas the median OS after relapse was 33 months. Patients relapsing in the first 6 months after transplantation had a dismal prognosis compared with those who relapsed later (median OS, 11 months versus 120 months; P < .001). The absence of chronic GVHD was associated with reduced OS after relapse (hazard ratio, 3.44; P < .001). Most patients responded to rescue therapies, including proteasome inhibitors (PIs; 62%) and immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs; 77%), with a good toxicity profile. An in-depth evaluation, including the type and intensity of PI- and IMiD-based combinations used before and after allo-HSCT, showed that the overall response rate and duration of response after allo-HSCT were similar to those seen in the pretransplantation period. Patients with MM who relapse after allo-HSCT should be considered candidates for therapy with new drugs, which can achieve similar response rates with similar durability as seen in the pretransplantation period. This pattern does not follow the usual course of the disease outside the transplantation setting, where response rates and time to progression decreases with each consecutive line of treatment.
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- Lucia López-Corral
- Hematology Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Centro de Investigación del Cáncer-IBMCC, Spain.
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- Hematology Department, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, IBiS/Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/CIBERON/Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer y Centro Regional de Hemodonación, IMIB, Universidad de Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Amyloidosis and Myeloma Unit, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, IBiS/Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/CIBERON/Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Instituto de Investigación Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Instituto de Investigación Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer y Centro Regional de Hemodonación, IMIB, Universidad de Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, ICO Badalona-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain
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- Hematology Service, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, CIMA, IDISNA, CIBERONC, Pamplona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Hematology Department, University Hospital of Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Centro de Investigación del Cáncer-IBMCC, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, IBiS/Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/CIBERON/Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Amyloidosis and Myeloma Unit, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Instituto de Investigación Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, ICO Badalona-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Hematology Department, University Hospital of Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Amyloidosis and Myeloma Unit, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Instituto de Investigación Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Amyloidosis and Myeloma Unit, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Centro de Investigación del Cáncer-IBMCC, Spain
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- Hematology Service, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, CIMA, IDISNA, CIBERONC, Pamplona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Centro de Investigación del Cáncer-IBMCC, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, IBiS/Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/CIBERON/Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
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Maffini E, Storer BE, Sandmaier BM, Bruno B, Sahebi F, Shizuru JA, Chauncey TR, Hari P, Lange T, Pulsipher MA, McSweeney PA, Holmberg L, Becker PS, Green DJ, Mielcarek M, Maloney DG, Storb R. Long-term follow up of tandem autologous-allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for multiple myeloma. Haematologica 2018; 104:380-391. [PMID: 30262560 PMCID: PMC6355483 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.200253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
We previously reported initial results in 102 multiple myeloma (MM) patients treated with sequential high-dose melphalan and autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation followed by 200 cGy total body irradiation with or without fludarabine 90 mg/m2 and allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Here we present long-term clinical outcomes among the 102 initial patients and among 142 additional patients, with a median follow up of 8.3 (range 1.0-18.1) years. Donors included human leukocyte antigen identical siblings (n=179) and HLA-matched unrelated donors (n=65). A total of 209 patients (86%) received tandem autologous-allogeneic upfront, while thirty-five patients (14%) had failed a previous autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation before the planned autologous-allogeneic transplantation. Thirty-one patients received maintenance treatment at a median of 86 days (range, 61-150) after allogeneic transplantation. Five-year rates of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were 54% and 31%, respectively. Ten-year OS and PFS were 41% and 19%, respectively. Overall non-relapse mortality was 2% at 100 days and 14% at five years. Patients with induction-refractory disease and those with high-risk biological features experienced shorter OS and PFS. A total of 152 patients experienced disease relapse and 117 of those received salvage treatment. Eighty-three of the 117 patients achieved a clinical response, and for those, the median duration of survival after relapse was 7.8 years. Moreover, a subset of patients who became negative for minimal residual disease (MRD) by flow cytometry experienced a significantly lower relapse rate as compared with MRD-positive patients (P=0.03). Our study showed that the graft-versus-myeloma effect after non-myeloablative allografting allowed long-term disease control in standard and high-risk patient subsets. Ultra-high-risk patients did not appear to benefit from tandem autologous/allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation because of early disease relapse. Incorporation of newer anti-MM agents into the initial induction treatments before tandem hematopoietic cell transplantation and during maintenance might improve outcomes of ultra-high-risk patients. Clinical trials included in this study are registered at: clinicaltrials.gov identifiers: 00075478, 00005799, 01251575, 00078858, 00105001, 00027820, 00089011, 00003196, 00006251, 00793572, 00054353, 00014235, 00003954.
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- Enrico Maffini
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, WA, USA.,University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Turin, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Turin, Italy
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- City of Hope National Medical Center/Southern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.,VA Puget Sound Medical Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, WA, USA.,University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, WA, USA .,Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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Greil C, Engelhardt M, Ihorst G, Schoeller K, Bertz H, Marks R, Zeiser R, Duyster J, Einsele H, Finke J, Wäsch R. Allogeneic transplantation of multiple myeloma patients may allow long-term survival in carefully selected patients with acceptable toxicity and preserved quality of life. Haematologica 2018; 104:370-379. [PMID: 30237266 PMCID: PMC6355495 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.200881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite significantly improved survival and response rates in patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma, it still remains an incurable disease with a poor outcome, especially in high-risk groups. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation offers a potentially curative option but remains controversial due to considerable treatment-related toxicity. We analyzed 109 consecutive myeloma patients who had received reduced-intensity conditioning allogeneic transplantation at the Freiburg University Medical Center between 2000 and 2016. Although most patients were heavily pre-treated in high-risk constellations, the overall response rate was high with 70%, the median overall survival (OS) 39.2%, and the median progression-free survival (PFS) 14.2 months, with a median follow up of 71.5 months. Survival was significantly better in patients with response to previous therapies than in those with progressive disease (median OS 65 vs. 11.5 months, P=0.003; median PFS 18.4 vs. 5.1 months, P=0.001). Moreover, survival of patients transplanted in first-line was significantly prolonged compared to relapsed/refractory disease (median OS not reached vs. 21.6 months, P<0.001; median PFS 47.7 vs. 9.6 months, P<0.001). The non-relapse mortality was relatively low with a cumulative incidence of 12.4% at ten years. Acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) grade II-IV was observed in 25%, and moderate or severe chronic GvHD in 24%. Quality of life (QoL) assessed with the revised Myeloma Comorbidity Index before and after transplantation remained unchanged. Our data suggest that allogeneic transplantation in the context of novel immunotherapeutic approaches may enable long-term survival and even a potential cure in a carefully selected subgroup of high-risk multiple myeloma patients with acceptable toxicity and preserved QoL.
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- Christine Greil
- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital of Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine
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Cetani G, Boccadoro M, Oliva S. A look at treatment strategies for relapsed multiple myeloma. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2018; 18:735-750. [PMID: 29768064 DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2018.1477594] [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] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Multiple myeloma treatment considerably improved during the past decade, thanks to novel effective drugs, a better understanding of myeloma biology and clonal heterogeneity, and an improved management of toxicities. The choice of regimen at relapse is usually based on prior response, toxicities, age and comorbidities of relapsed patients. Areas covered: A review was performed of the most recent and effective therapeutic strategies for the relapsed myeloma setting, by documenting the latest clinical evidence from phase II and III clinical trials. Of note, new drugs, such as carfilzomib, ixazomib, pomalidomide, daratumumab and elotuzumab, alone or in combinations in doublet or triplet regimens, have greatly increased the treatment armamentarium against myeloma. Expert commentary: Impressive results have been obtained with new drugs in relapsed patients. Besides number of prior therapies and previous response, other factors play a crucial role in the selection of therapy. Re-challenge with previous drugs can be adopted if previous responses lasted at least 6 months and therapy had induced low toxicity. Patients' risk status can further help to appropriately select therapy at relapse, and clinical trials will allow physicians to use newer targeted therapies and immune-therapies, thus delaying palliative approaches to later relapse stages.
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- Giusy Cetani
- a Myeloma Unit, Division of Hematology , University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino , Torino , Italy
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- a Myeloma Unit, Division of Hematology , University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino , Torino , Italy
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- a Myeloma Unit, Division of Hematology , University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino , Torino , Italy
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Kawamura K, Tsukada N, Kanda Y, Ikeda T, Yoshida A, Ueda Y, Ishida T, Suzuki K, Murakami H. The Role of Allogeneic Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma in the Era of Novel Agents: A Study from the Japanese Society of Myeloma. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018; 24:1392-1398. [PMID: 29555314 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Although allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is considered a potentially curative therapy for patients with multiple myeloma, the role of allo-HSCT remains unclear in the novel agent era. We conducted a retrospective study of 65 patients with multiple myeloma who underwent allo-HSCT at 19 institutions from 2009 to 2016. Patients received a median of 3 (range, 1 to 7) lines of prior therapy, including at least 1 novel agent, except for autologous HSCT. The 3-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were 18.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 9.6% to 30.3%) and 47.2% (95% CI, 33.9% to 59.4%), respectively. In a multivariate analysis, an age ≥50 years and less than a very good partial response (VGPR) before allo-HSCT were independent significant adverse factors for PFS (hazard ratio [HR], 2.30, P = .0063; HR, 2.86; P = .0059) and OS (HR, 2.37, P = .013; and HR, 2.74; P = .040). In contrast, the 3-year PFS and OS rates in patients <50 years of age who achieved a VGPR or better before allo-HSCT were 64.3% (95% CI, 29.8% to 85.1%) and 80.2% (95% CI, 40.3% to 94.8%), respectively. The overall response rate was 86.4% (95% CI, 75.0% to 94.0%). The proportion of VGPR or better increased from 29% before allo-HSCT to 71% after allo-HSCT. The nonrelapse mortality at 3 years was 23.4% (95% CI, 13.8% to 34.4%). Only an age ≥50 years was associated with higher nonrelapse mortality (HR, 4.71; P = .015). We showed that allo-HSCT is feasible for heavily pretreated patients with multiple myeloma, even in the novel agent era. Allo-HSCT in particular is a promising therapy for young and chemosensitive patients.
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- Koji Kawamura
- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Division of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma, Japan
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Tandem autologous/allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation with bortezomib maintenance therapy for high-risk myeloma. Blood Adv 2017; 1:2247-2256. [PMID: 29296873 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2017010686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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We evaluated tandem autologous/allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation followed by bortezomib maintenance therapy in a prospective phase 2 trial of treatment of high-risk multiple myeloma. The high-dose conditioning regimen for autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation consisted of melphalan 200 mg/m2. The nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen for the allogeneic transplant involved low-dose total body irradiation (2 Gy) with or without fludarabine (30 mg/m2 × 3 days). Among the 31 patients enrolled, 26 (84%) proceeded to HLA-matched allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation at a median of 61 (range, 41-168) days following the autologous transplant. Twenty-one patients (68%) started bortezomib (1.6 mg/m2 IV or 2.6 mg/m2 subcutaneously every 14 days for 9 months) at a median of 79 (range, 63-103) days after allogeneic transplantation. With a median follow-up of 51 (range, 16-86) months and based on intention to treat, the 2-year and 4-year progression-free survival and overall survival estimates among 24 newly diagnosed high-risk patients were 71% and 75%, and 52% and 61%, respectively. The 7 patients enrolled with relapsed or persistent disease had a 2-year and 4-year progression-free survival and overall survival rates of 14% and 43%, and 14% and 29%, respectively. These findings suggest that for patients with newly diagnosed high-risk multiple myeloma, bortezomib maintenance therapy after tandem autologous/allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation is safe and may prevent disease progression until full establishment of a graft-versus-myeloma effect. This benefit, however, does not extend to patients who enroll after unsuccessful prior therapy. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT00793572.
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Qi J, Wang J, Chen J, Su J, Tang Y, Wu X, Ma X, Chen F, Ruan C, Zheng XL, Wu D, Han Y. Plasma levels of complement activation fragments C3b and sC5b-9 significantly increased in patients with thrombotic microangiopathy after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Ann Hematol 2017; 96:1849-1855. [PMID: 28801815 PMCID: PMC6225065 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-017-3092-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Transplantation-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA) is an uncommon but severe complication in patients undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT). However, the mechanism is unclear. From 2011 to 2014, 20 patients with TA-TMA, 20 patients without, and 54 patients with various other complications, including veno occlusive disease (VOD), graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and infection, were recruited in the study. Plasma vWF antigen (vWFAg), vWF activity (vWFAc), and ADAMTS13 activity were determined in these patients by ELISAs and FRETS-vWF73 assay, respectively. Plasma C3b, sC5b-9, and CH50 were also determined by ELISAs. Plasma levels of C3b were significantly increased in patients with either TA-TMA (p < 0.0001) or GVHD (p < 0.01). Plasma sC5b-9 and CH50 levels in patients with TA-TMA were also significantly increased (p < 0.001). Plasma ADAMTS13 activity was lower in patients with VOD, but normal with other complications. Both plasma vWFAg and vWFAc levels were not elevated in patients with TA-TMA or VOD compared with those of other groups. Complement activation likely via an alternative pathway (increased C3b, sC5b-9, and CH50) may play a role in the pathogenesis of TA-TMA. ADAMTS13 activity is reduced in VOD, but the ADAMTS13/vWF axis appears to be unaffected in patients with TA-TMA.
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- Jiaqian Qi
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Haematology, Suzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, China
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- Divsion of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35243, USA
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Suzhou, China.
- Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Haematology, Suzhou, China.
- Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, China.
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Suzhou, China.
- Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Haematology, Suzhou, China.
- Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, China.
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Htut M, D'Souza A, Krishnan A, Bruno B, Zhang MJ, Fei M, Diaz MA, Copelan E, Ganguly S, Hamadani M, Kharfan-Dabaja M, Lazarus H, Lee C, Meehan K, Nishihori T, Saad A, Seo S, Ramanathan M, Usmani SZ, Gasparetto C, Mark TM, Nieto Y, Hari P. Autologous/Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation versus Tandem Autologous Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma: Comparison of Long-Term Postrelapse Survival. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2017; 24:478-485. [PMID: 29079457 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We compared postrelapse overall survival (OS) after autologous/allogeneic (auto/allo) versus tandem autologous (auto/auto) hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Postrelapse survival of patients receiving an auto/auto or auto/allo HCT for MM and prospectively reported to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research between 2000 and 2010 were analyzed. Relapse occurred in 404 patients (72.4%) in the auto/auto group and in 178 patients (67.4%) in the auto/allo group after a median follow-up of 8.5 years. Relapse occurred before 6 months after a second HCT in 46% of the auto/allo patients, compared with 26% of the auto/auto patients. The 6-year postrelapse survival was better in the auto/allo group compared with the auto/auto group (44% versus 35%; P = .05). Mortality due to MM was 69% (n = 101) in the auto/allo group and 83% (n = 229) deaths in auto/auto group. In multivariate analysis, both cohorts had a similar risk of death in the first year after relapse (hazard ratio [HR], .72; P = .12); however, for time points beyond 12 months after relapse, overall survival was superior in the auto/allo cohort (HR for death in auto/auto =1.55; P = .005). Other factors associated with superior survival were enrollment in a clinical trial for HCT, male sex, and use of novel agents at induction before HCT. Our findings shown superior survival afterrelapse in auto/allo HCT recipients compared with auto/auto HCT recipients. This likely reflects a better response to salvage therapy, such as immunomodulatory drugs, potentiated by a donor-derived immunologic milieu. Further augmentation of the post-allo-HCT immune system with new immunotherapies, such as monoclonal antibodies, checkpoint inhibitors, and others, merit investigation.
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- Myo Htut
- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Society, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Hospital Infantil Universitario Nino Jesus, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders, Levine Cancer Institute, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Haematology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- National Cancer Research Center, East Hospital Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Levine Cancer Institute, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- Division of Hematology, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical College, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Myeloma: When and in Whom Does It Work. Curr Hematol Malig Rep 2017; 12:126-135. [PMID: 28285435 DOI: 10.1007/s11899-017-0374-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The growing list of available therapies for patients with multiple myeloma has resulted in tremendously high response rates and prolonged survival. However, the cure remains elusive. A continued effort at developing strategies to utilize all available treatment modalities in the most effective manner is needed. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is a robust platform, associated with high response rates, and provides a unique foundation on which immune therapies and novel agents can be employed to improve clinical outcomes. Patients with high-risk myeloma and those relapsing after novel agent-based therapies or early after an autologous HCT should be considered for allo-HCT, ideally in a clinical trial setting. Results from several ongoing studies are expected to provide important information that will help determine the place of allo-HCT in the myeloma treatment algorithm.
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Green DJ, Bensinger WI. A View from the Plateau: Is There a Role for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in the Era of Highly Effective Therapies for Multiple Myeloma? Curr Hematol Malig Rep 2017; 12:61-67. [PMID: 28144893 DOI: 10.1007/s11899-017-0365-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (allo-HCT) represents the earliest form of immunotherapy used to treat multiple myeloma (MM). Since the first successful myeloablative allografts were performed in the early 1980s, highly effective new agents to treat this disease have been identified at an unprecedented pace. Currently, sixteen FDA-approved therapies are available to treat MM. As a consequence of these advances, the median overall survival for standard risk MM patients has extended to over 7 years. In light of the effective treatment options available, and as a consequence of high rates of toxicity, the role of allo-HCT to treat MM has been called into question. Patients with high-risk disease however continue to face early relapse and death, underscoring the need for approaches that more effectively treat this group. Moreover, allo-HCT remains the only mechanism through which MM patients are reliably cured and for the high-risk population represent an important treatment option that provides them access to an otherwise elusive survival plateau.
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- Damian J Green
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1100 Fairview Ave. N. MS: D3-190, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA
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- Myeloma & Transplant Program, Swedish Cancer Institute, 1221 Madison Street, Suite 1007, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA.
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BACKGROUND Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common hematologic malignancy, affecting approximately 14,000 new patients in the United State per year. The median overall survival is 5 years, and cure is a realistic goal for only a small minority of patients. METHODS A review of the literature was conducted that focused on treatment strategies for MM involving administration of high doses of chemotherapy followed by autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. RESULTS For over three decades, the standard treatment for MM has been a regimen of melphalan and prednisone (MP). Complete responses (CRs) have been rare, and 50% of patients have had disease that was resistant to treatment with MP. Attempts have been made to improve the outcome of MM by administering other combinations of standard doses of chemotherapy, but these treatments are equivalent in terms of overall survival. For patients who are candidates, high-dose therapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation results in higher CR rates and improved long-term survival compared to treatment with standard doses of chemotherapy alone. While this strategy represents an advance in the treatment of MM, evidence-based reviews indicate that there are a number of issues to consider regarding the induction therapy, the collection of stem cells, and the timing, type, and number of high-dose therapies to use in this type of treatment strategy. CONCLUSIONS Advances have been made in autologous transplantation, allogeneic transplantation, anti-MM agents, and immunotherapy for MM. Combining these different strategies to achieve synergistic responses is an exciting possibility.
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Adverse impact of high donor CD3+ cell dose on outcome following tandem auto-NMA allogeneic transplantation for high-risk myeloma. Bone Marrow Transplant 2017; 52:839-845. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2017.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lipkin AC, Lenssen P, Dickson BJ. Nutrition Issues in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: State of the Art. Nutr Clin Pract 2017; 20:423-39. [PMID: 16207682 DOI: 10.1177/0115426505020004423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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There have been many changes in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) that affect the patient's nutrition support. In the early 1970s, allogeneic transplants were the most common types of HSCTs; today, autologous transplants are the most common. Bone marrow, peripheral blood, and umbilical cord blood all now serve as sources of stem cells. Conditioning therapies include myeloablative, reduced-intensity myeloablative, and nonmyeloablative regimens. New medications are being developed and used to minimize the toxicities of the conditioning therapy and to minimize infectious complications. Supportive therapies for renal and liver complications have changed. In the past, HSCT patients received parenteral nutrition (PN) throughout their hospitalization and sometimes as home therapy. Because of medical complications and cost issues associated with PN, many centers are now working to use less PN and increase use of enteral nutrition. The immunosuppressed diet has changed from a sterile diet prepared under laminar-flow hoods to a more liberal diet that avoids high-risk foods and emphasizes safety in food handling practices. This article will review these changes in HSCT and the impact of these changes on the nutrition support of the patient.
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- Ann Connell Lipkin
- Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98105-0371, USA.
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Tan Y, Xu S, Li X, Chen J. The effects of allogeneic stem cell transplantation with matched sibling donor versus autologous stem cell transplantation for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Hippokratia 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd010484.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Ya Tan
- Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University; Center for Hematology; 38 Gao Tanyan Street Chongqing China 400038
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- Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University; Center for Hematology; 38 Gao Tanyan Street Chongqing China 400038
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- Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University; Center for Hematology; 38 Gao Tanyan Street Chongqing China 400038
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- Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University; Center for Hematology; 38 Gao Tanyan Street Chongqing China 400038
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Sobh M, Michallet M, Gahrton G, Iacobelli S, van Biezen A, Schönland S, Petersen E, Schaap N, Bonifazi F, Volin L, Meijer E, Niederwieser D, El-Cheikh J, Tabrizi R, Fegeux N, Finke J, Bunjes D, Cornelissen J, Einsele H, Bruno B, Potter M, Fanin R, Mohty M, Garderet L, Kröger N. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for multiple myeloma in Europe: trends and outcomes over 25 years. A study by the EBMT Chronic Malignancies Working Party. Leukemia 2016; 30:2047-2054. [DOI: 10.1038/leu.2016.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Revised: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Kawamura K, Ikeda T, Hagiwara S, Mori T, Shinagawa A, Nishiwaki K, Ohashi K, Kubonishi S, Fukuda T, Ito T, Tomita N, Ichinohe T, Kato K, Morishima Y, Atsuta Y, Sunami K, Kanda Y. Tandem autologous versus autologous/allogeneic transplantation for multiple myeloma: propensity score analysis. Leuk Lymphoma 2016; 57:2077-83. [PMID: 26961137 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2016.1154958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HCT) is considered a standard therapy for transplant-eligible patients with multiple myeloma, while allogeneic HCT (allo-HCT) is controversial. We retrospectively analyzed 765 patients with myeloma who underwent tandem transplantation between 1998 and 2012 using Japanese registry data. We evaluated the clinical outcomes of tandem auto-HCT (n = 676) and auto/allo-HCT (n = 89). To adjust for a selection bias, we compared overall survival (OS) between the two groups by a propensity score analysis. The probability of OS at six years was 58.5% for the tandem auto-HCT group and 54.4% for the tandem auto/allo-HCT group (p = 0.47). In a matched-pair analysis based on the propensity score, the difference in survival between the two groups was not statistically significant, although the survival curve appeared to reach a plateau beyond five years in the auto/allo group. Further strategies to reduce treatment-related mortality and enhance a graft-versus-myeloma effect are necessary to improve OS.
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- Koji Kawamura
- a Division of Hematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan
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- b Division of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation , Shizuoka Cancer Center , Shizuoka , Japan
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- c Division of Hematology, Internal Medicine , National Center for Global Health and Medicine , Tokyo , Japan
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- d Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology , Keio University School of Medicine , Tokyo , Japan
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- e Department of Hematology , Hitachi General Hospital, Hitachi Ltd , Hitachi , Japan
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- f Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology and Hematology , Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa Hospital , Kashiwa , Japan
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- g Hematology Division , Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital , Tokyo , Japan
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- h Department of Hematology , National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center , Okayama , Japan
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- i Division of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation , National Cancer Center Hospital , Tokyo , Japan
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- j Second Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology , Shinshu University School of Medicine , Matsumoto , Japan
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- k Department of Rheumatology/Hematology/Infectious Disease , Yokohama City University Hospital , Yokohama , Japan
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- l Department of Hematology and Oncology , Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University , Hiroshima , Japan
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- m Department of Hematology and Oncology , Children's Medical Center, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital , Nagoya , Japan
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- n Department of Epidemiology and Prevention , Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute , Nagoya , Japan
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- o Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation , Nagoya, Japan ;,p Department of Healthcare Administration , Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine , Nagoya , Japan
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- h Department of Hematology , National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center , Okayama , Japan
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- a Division of Hematology , Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University , Saitama , Japan ;,q Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology , Jichi Medical University , Shimotsuke , Japan
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Dhakal B, Vesole DH, Hari PN. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma: is there a future? Bone Marrow Transplant 2016; 51:492-500. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2015.325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Revised: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Laubach J, Garderet L, Mahindra A, Gahrton G, Caers J, Sezer O, Voorhees P, Leleu X, Johnsen HE, Streetly M, Jurczyszyn A, Ludwig H, Mellqvist UH, Chng WJ, Pilarski L, Einsele H, Hou J, Turesson I, Zamagni E, Chim CS, Mazumder A, Westin J, Lu J, Reiman T, Kristinsson S, Joshua D, Roussel M, O'Gorman P, Terpos E, McCarthy P, Dimopoulos M, Moreau P, Orlowski RZ, Miguel JS, Anderson KC, Palumbo A, Kumar S, Rajkumar V, Durie B, Richardson PG. Management of relapsed multiple myeloma: recommendations of the International Myeloma Working Group. Leukemia 2015; 30:1005-17. [DOI: 10.1038/leu.2015.356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Prospective molecular monitoring of minimal residual disease after non-myeloablative allografting in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Leukemia 2015; 30:1211-4. [DOI: 10.1038/leu.2015.269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Comparison of upfront tandem autologous-allogeneic transplantation versus reduced intensity allogeneic transplantation for multiple myeloma. Bone Marrow Transplant 2015; 50:802-7. [PMID: 25798673 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2015.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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We performed a retrospective analysis of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation database comparing the outcomes of multiple myeloma patients who received tandem autologous followed by allogeneic PSCT (auto-allo) with the outcomes of patients who underwent a reduced intensity conditioning allograft (early RIC) without prior autologous transplant. From 1996 to 2013, we identified a total of 690 patients: 517 patients were planned to receive auto-allo and 173 received an early RIC allograft without prior autologous transplant. With a median follow-up of 93 months, 5-year PFS survival was significantly better in the auto-allo group, 34% compared with 22% in the early RIC group (P<0.001). OS was also significantly improved in the auto-allo group with a 5-year rate of 59% vs 42% in the early RIC group (P=0.001). The non-relapse mortality rate was lower in the auto-allo group than in the early RIC group, with 1- and 3-year rates of 8% and 13% vs 20% and 28%, respectively (P<0.001). The relapse/progression rate was similar in the two groups, with 5-year rates of 50% for auto-allo and 46% for early RIC (P=0.42). These data suggest that planned tandem autologous allograft can improve overall survival compared with upfront RIC allograft alone in patients with multiple myeloma.
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Autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) remains an integral part of the treatment strategy for many myeloma patients. The role of allogeneic stem cell transplant continues to be defined. There is increasing evidence that posttransplant maintenance therapy can significantly improve outcomes. It is predicted that with more routine use of cytogenetic and gene expression profiling in the future, we will be better able to identify those subgroups of patients who are expected to benefit most from early versus late versus no ASCT and those who will benefit from allogeneic stem cell transplant.
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- Sarah A Holstein
- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.
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Tyler EM, Jungbluth AA, Gnjatic S, O'Reilly RJ, Koehne G. Cancer-testis antigen 7 expression and immune responses following allogeneic stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma. Cancer Immunol Res 2014; 2:547-58. [PMID: 24894092 PMCID: PMC5705031 DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-13-0174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cancer-testis antigen 7 (CT7) is the most frequently and consistently expressed MAGE antigen in multiple myeloma, exhibits tissue-restricted expression, and is an independent negative prognostic factor for multiple myeloma. We sought to characterize CT7 protein expression in the bone marrow of patients with multiple myeloma undergoing allogeneic T cell-depleted hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloTCD-HSCT), and to examine the significance of CT7-specific cellular immune responses. We further aimed to determine CT7-derived immunogenic epitopes and their associated allelic restrictions. CT7 protein expression in neoplastic CD138(+) plasma cells was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in bone marrow biopsies from 10 patients. CT7 was present in 8 of 10 patients. Longitudinal analyses of the 10 patients revealed an association between CT7 expression and prognosis. Longitudinal monitoring of CT7-specific T cells revealed an association between increased frequencies of CT7-specific T cells and reductions in specific myeloma markers. Epitope-specific reactivity to the nonamer FLAMLKNTV was detected by intracellular IFNγ assay in peripheral blood (PB) and bone marrow-derived T cells from HLA-A*0201(+) patients. Serial monitoring of PB CT7-specific T-cell frequencies in 4 HLA-A*0201(+) patients by HLA-A*0201-CT7(1087-1095) tetramer staining revealed an association with disease course. Phenotypic analyses revealed bone marrow enrichment for central memory CT7-specific T cells, while effector memory cells dominated the PB. Together, these findings support the development of immunotherapeutic strategies that aim to enhance CT7-directed immune responses for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
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- Eleanor M Tyler
- Authors' Affiliations: Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences; Sloan-Kettering Institute; Department of Pathology, Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Pediatrics, and Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Division of Hematologic Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; The Tisch Cancer Institute, Hess Center for Science and Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New YorkAuthors' Affiliations: Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences; Sloan-Kettering Institute; Department of Pathology, Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Pediatrics, and Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Division of Hematologic Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; The Tisch Cancer Institute, Hess Center for Science and Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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- Authors' Affiliations: Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences; Sloan-Kettering Institute; Department of Pathology, Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Pediatrics, and Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Division of Hematologic Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; The Tisch Cancer Institute, Hess Center for Science and Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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- Authors' Affiliations: Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences; Sloan-Kettering Institute; Department of Pathology, Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Pediatrics, and Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Division of Hematologic Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; The Tisch Cancer Institute, Hess Center for Science and Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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- Authors' Affiliations: Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences; Sloan-Kettering Institute; Department of Pathology, Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Pediatrics, and Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Division of Hematologic Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; The Tisch Cancer Institute, Hess Center for Science and Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New YorkAuthors' Affiliations: Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences; Sloan-Kettering Institute; Department of Pathology, Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Pediatrics, and Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Division of Hematologic Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; The Tisch Cancer Institute, Hess Center for Science and Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New YorkAuthors' Affiliations: Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences; Sloan-Kettering Institute; Department of Pathology, Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Pediatrics, and Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Division of Hematologic Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; The Tisch Cancer Institute, Hess Center for Science and Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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- Authors' Affiliations: Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences; Sloan-Kettering Institute; Department of Pathology, Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Pediatrics, and Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Division of Hematologic Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; The Tisch Cancer Institute, Hess Center for Science and Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New YorkAuthors' Affiliations: Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences; Sloan-Kettering Institute; Department of Pathology, Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Department of Pediatrics, and Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Division of Hematologic Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; The Tisch Cancer Institute, Hess Center for Science and Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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Espinoza-Delgado I, Childs RW. Nonmyeloablative transplantation for solid tumors: a new frontier for allogeneic immunotherapy. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014; 4:865-75. [PMID: 15485320 DOI: 10.1586/14737140.4.5.865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The failure of conventional chemotherapy to improve survival in a large percentage of patients with advanced solid tumors has prompted the development of alternative anticancer approaches. Conventional allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) relies on myeloablative conditioning to eradicate the underlying disease, as well as suppress the patient's immune response, allowing engraftment of the donor's lymphohematopoietic system. Such preparative regimens are frequently associated with serious hematologic and nonhematologic toxicities, resulting in substantial morbidity and mortality. A significant curative component of allogeneic HSCT is the immune-mediated graft-versus-tumor (GVT) effect. Nonmyeloablative preparative regimens were designed to suppress host immunity to allow for sufficient engraftment of the donor immune system for the subsequent generation of GVT effects. These relatively low-dose preparative regimens are generally well tolerated and are associated with a reduction in the risk of transplant-related mortality. Nonmyeloablative HSCT provides a safer platform to explore the efficacy of allogeneic HSCT in patients with solid tumors. Initial reports have demonstrated that GVT may occur against several different solid tumors, including renal cell carcinoma, ovarian cancer, breast cancer and others. Based on these preliminary encouraging results, further exploration of nonmyeloablative HSCT for solid tumors is clearly warranted. The development of strategies to decrease graft-versus-host disease while enhancing post-transplant antitumor immunity will hopefully be forthcoming in the near future.
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- Igor Espinoza-Delgado
- National Institute on Aging, Section of Hematology-Oncology, 5600 Nathan Shock Drive, Room 4C10, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
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Thomson KJ, Peggs KS. Role of allogeneic stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014; 5:455-64. [PMID: 16001953 DOI: 10.1586/14737140.5.3.455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Multiple myeloma is currently incurable using standard treatment regimens. While the introduction of high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue has been shown to increase overall survival when compared with chemotherapy alone, this strategy is palliative. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation provides the potential for long-term disease-free survival in a small proportion of patients, although its application has been limited by procedure-related mortality, reflecting the intensive myeloablative conditioning given. Recently, reduced intensity conditioning regimens have been developed in an attempt to reduce toxicity whilst preserving the allogeneic graft-versus-myeloma effect, therefore maintaining the potential for disease eradication. This review aims to examine the current position of allogeneic transplantation in the management of myeloma.
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- Kirsty J Thomson
- Department of Hematology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK.
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Shank BR, Brown VT, Schwartz RN. Multiple myeloma maintenance therapy: a review of the pharmacologic treatment. J Oncol Pharm Pract 2014; 21:36-51. [PMID: 24395544 DOI: 10.1177/1078155213514468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Over the last decade, numerous drug therapies have emerged for the treatment of multiple myeloma including immunomodulating agents namely thalidomide, lenalidomide, and pomalidomide and proteasome inhibitors namely bortezomib and carfilzomib. These agents have transformed the treatment of multiple myeloma and the role of high-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation in the treatment of the disease. There are now studies that evaluate the use of drug therapy as maintenance following autologous stem cell transplantation; these studies have shown improvements in surrogate endpoints such as progression-free survival. Studies that have evaluated thalidomide or lenalidomide maintenance therapy have demonstrated an overall survival (OS) benefit in individuals with multiple myeloma who received high-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation. A meta-analysis of thalidomide maintenance therapy did show a possible late survival benefit. The use of dexamethasone, thalidomide, lenalidomide, or combination bortezomib with thalidomide in patients who did not undergo transplantation demonstrated progression-free survival benefit; although there was no OS advantage for these agents in this population. There are a number of important considerations when selecting a drug therapy strategy for maintenance therapy which includes practical considerations such as route of administration and frequency of administration. Additionally, patient-specific elements such as potential toxicities, end-organ function, quality of life, cytogenetics, and previous treatment should be considered. Additional studies are needed to elicit the timing for initiation and duration of maintenance therapy, determine the role of cytogenetics, further characterize possible resistance patterns, and determine the combinations necessary to achieve an optimal increase in OS. Until more data are available, the risks and benefits should be evaluated on a patient-specific basis when deciding to initiate maintenance therapy or observation.
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- Division of Pharmacy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Giralt S, Koehne G. Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma: What Place, If Any? Curr Hematol Malig Rep 2013; 8:284-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s11899-013-0185-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND A second allogeneic transplantation after a prior allogeneic (allo-allo) or autologous (auto-allo) hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is usually performed for graft failure, disease recurrence, secondary malignancy, and, as planned, auto-allo transplantation for some diseases. METHODS We sought to describe the costs of second allogeneic HCT and evaluate their relationship with patient characteristics and posttransplantation complications. Clinical information and medical costs for the first 100 days after transplantation of 245 patients (allo-allo, 55; auto-allo, 190) who underwent a second HCT between 2004 and 2010 were collected. RESULTS Median costs of the second allogeneic HCT were U.S. $151,000 (range, U.S. $62,000-405,000) for the allo-allo group and U.S. $109,000 (range, U.S. $26,000-490,000) for the auto-allo group. Median length of hospital stay was 23 days (range, 0-76) for the allo-allo group and 9 days (range, 0-96) for the auto-allo group. Only the year of transplantation and posttransplantation complications were significantly associated with costs in both groups when both pre- and posttransplantation variables were considered. The overall costs of the second HCT were higher than the first in the allo-allo group. For the auto-allo group, there was no difference between the costs whether preformed as a planned tandem or as salvage for relapse. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that second allogeneic HCT is costly, particularly if it follows a prior allogeneic transplantation, and is driven by the costs of complications.
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Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation and Targeted Immunotherapy for Multiple Myeloma. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2013; 13 Suppl 2:S330-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2013.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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El-Cheikh J, Crocchiolo R, Furst S, Stoppa AM, Ladaique P, Faucher C, Calmels B, Lemarie C, De Colella JMS, Granata A, Coso D, Bouabdallah R, Chabannon C, Blaise D. Long-term outcome after allogeneic stem-cell transplantation with reduced-intensity conditioning in patients with multiple myeloma. Am J Hematol 2013; 88:370-4. [PMID: 23460414 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2012] [Revised: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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This study examines the long-term outcomes of a cohort of patients with myeloma who were treated with reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens after a minimum follow-up of 5 years at our centre. A total of 53 patients with multiple myeloma (MM) who received allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (Allo-SCT) between January 2000 and January 2007 were identified. The median follow-up of living patients was 84 months (51-141). The median age of the MM patients was 50 (28-70) years. Fifty-one patients (96%) received a transplant from a sibling donor. The median time between diagnosis and Allo-SCT was 34 months (6-161), and the median time between auto-SCT and Allo-SCT was 10 months (1-89). Fifty-one patients (96%) received at least one auto-SCT; 24 patients (45%) received a tandem auto-Allo-SCT. At last follow-up, 21 patients (40%) are alive > 5 years post RIC Allo-SCT. At last follow-up, 14 (26%) are in first complete remission (CR), and four patients (8%) in second CR after donor lymphocyte infusion or re-induction with one of the new anti-myeloma drugs (bortezomib or lenalidomide) after Allo-SCT. Eight patients (38%) among these long survivors received one of these new drugs as induction or relapse treatment before Allo-SCT. Disease status and occurrence of cGvHD were significantly associated with progression-free survival (PFS); hazard ratio (HR) = 0.62 (0.30-1.29, P = 0.20). Acute GvHD was correlated with higher transplant-related mortality; HR = 4.19 (1.05-16.77, P = 0.04). No variables were associated with overall survival (OS). In conclusion, we observe that long-term disease control can be expected in a subset of MM patients undergoing RIC Allo-SCT. After 10 years, the OS and PFS were 32% and 24%, respectively. The PFS curve after Allo-SCT stabilizes in time with a plateau after 6 years post Allo-SCT.
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- Département d'Onco-Hématologie; Institut Paoli-Calmettes; Marseille; France
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- Centre de Thérapie Cellulaire; Institut Paoli-Calmettes; Marseille; France
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- Centre de Thérapie Cellulaire; Institut Paoli-Calmettes; Marseille; France
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- Centre de Thérapie Cellulaire; Institut Paoli-Calmettes; Marseille; France
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- Département d'Onco-Hématologie; Institut Paoli-Calmettes; Marseille; France
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- Département d'Onco-Hématologie; Institut Paoli-Calmettes; Marseille; France
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Nishihori T, Ochoa-Bayona JL, Kim J, Pidala J, Shain K, Baz R, Sullivan D, Jim HS, Anasetti C, Alsina M. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for consolidation of VGPR or CR for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Bone Marrow Transplant 2013; 48:1179-84. [PMID: 23542223 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2013.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Revised: 01/30/2013] [Accepted: 02/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is a potentially curative approach in patients with multiple myeloma, but its use for consolidation of first remission has not yet been fully explored. Twenty-two myeloma patients with very good partial response (VGPR) or CR received allogeneic peripheral blood grafts as consolidation from HLA-matched donors between 2007 and 2012. Conditioning regimens were fludarabine (30 mg/m(2) i.v. if with bortezomib and 40 mg/m(2) i.v. when without bortezomib, × 4 days) plus melphalan (70 mg/m(2) intravenously × 2 days) with (n=13) or without (n=9) bortezomib (1.3 mg/m(2)). The cumulative incidence of grades II - IV acute GVHD at day 100 was 45% (95% CI: 24-65%) and moderate-to-severe chronic GVHD at 2 years was 46% (95% CI: 19-69%). With a median follow-up of 18 (range, 2-61) months, the 2-year PFS estimate is 74.8% (95% CI: 45-90%), which compares favorably with the 52% (95% CI: 35-66%) after autologous HCT for similar patients (a median follow-up of 30 (range, 9-55) months). We are conducting a phase 2 study to assess the efficacy of allogeneic HCT as post-remission therapy.
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- Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.
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Passera R, Pollichieni S, Brunello L, Patriarca F, Bonifazi F, Montefusco V, Falda M, Montanari M, Guidi S, Giaccone L, Mordini N, Carella AM, Bavaro P, Milone G, Benedetti F, Ciceri F, Scimè R, Benedetti E, Castagna L, Festuccia M, Rambaldi A, Bacigalupo A, Corradini P, Bosi A, Boccadoro M, Bandini G, Fanin R, Bruno B. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation from unrelated donors in multiple myeloma: study from the Italian Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2013; 19:940-8. [PMID: 23538113 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2013.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2012] [Accepted: 03/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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To evaluate trends in allografting from unrelated donors, we conducted a study on 196 consecutive myeloma patients transplanted between 2000 and 2009 in Italy. Twenty-eight percent, 37%, and 35%, respectively, received myeloablative, reduced-intensity, and nonmyeloablative conditioning. In these 3 cohorts, 1-year and 5-year transplantation-related mortalities were 28.8% and 37.0%, 20.3% and 31.3%, and 25.0% and 30.3%, respectively (P = .745). Median overall survival (OS) and event-free survival from transplantation for the 3 cohorts were 29 and 10 months, 11 and 6 months, and 32 and 13 months, respectively (P = .039 and P = .049). Overall cumulative incidences of acute and chronic graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) were 46.1% and 51.1%. By Cox multivariate analyses, chronic GVHD was significantly associated with longer OS (hazard ratio [HR], .51; P = .009), whereas the use of peripheral blood stem cells was borderline significant (HR, .55; P = .051). Better response posttransplantation was associated with longer event-free survival (HR, 2.13 to 4.25; P < .001). Acute GVHD was associated with poorer OS (HR, 2.53; P = .001). This analysis showed a strong association of acute and chronic GVHD and depth of response posttransplantation with clinical outcomes. Long-term disease control remains challenging regardless of the conditioning. In the light of these results, prospective trials may be designed to better define the role of allografting from unrelated donors in myeloma.
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- Roberto Passera
- Divison of Nuclear Medicine 2, Azienda Ospedaliera Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
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Sahebi F, Shen Y, Thomas SH, Rincon A, Murata-Collins J, Palmer J, Krishnan AY, Karanes C, Htut M, Somlo G, Forman SJ. Late relapses following reduced intensity allogeneic transplantation in patients with multiple myeloma: a long-term follow-up study. Br J Haematol 2012; 160:199-206. [PMID: 23151215 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Accepted: 09/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We analysed the long-term outcomes of 60 multiple myeloma patients who underwent reduced intensity allogeneic stem cell transplantation between August 2000 and March 2008. Regimens included fludarabine and melphalan conditioning (flu-mel regimen) for allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) or a planned tandem regimen consisting of high-dose melphalan conditioning for autograft followed by low-dose total body irradiation conditioning for allogeneic HCT (auto-allo regimen). Donors included human-leucocyte-antigen-matched siblings (n = 55) or matched unrelated donors (n = 5). With a median follow-up of 9·8 years, 7-year overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were 60% and 31%, respectively. By multivariate Cox regression analysis, disease status of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) at transplant and the presence of chronic graft-versus-host disease were significantly associated with improved OS. Only disease status was significantly associated with improved PFS. We noted a surprising number of very late relapses, with six patients (10%) relapsing between 6 and 12 years post-transplant. Among the six late relapse patients, all were transplanted within 14 months of diagnosis, five had normal karyotypes, and five were in CR/PR. Our data provide additional evidence that, while survival may be extended by reduced intensity allogeneic transplant, ultimately, it may not offer a cure.
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- Firoozeh Sahebi
- Department of Hematology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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Coman T, Bachy E, Michallet M, Socié G, Uzunov M, Bourhis JH, Lapusan S, Brebion A, Vigouroux S, Maury S, François S, Huynh A, Lioure B, Yakoub-Agha I, Hermine O, Milpied N, Mohty M, Rubio MT. Lenalidomide as salvage treatment for multiple myeloma relapsing after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a report from the French Society of Bone Marrow and Cellular Therapy. Haematologica 2012; 98:776-83. [PMID: 23144198 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2012.069328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Optimal salvage treatment for multiple myeloma relapsing after allogeneic stem cell transplantation remains to be determined. Usually, such patients have been heavily pre-treated and present at relapse with a relatively refractory disease. Immunomodulatory properties of lenalidomide may be beneficial by facilitating a graft-versus-myeloma effect after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. However, the safety of such treatment is still under debate. We conducted a multicenter retrospective study and included 52 myeloma patients receiving lenalidomide alone or in combination with dexamethasone as salvage therapy after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. The first aim was to assess the efficacy and tolerance of this drug. The second aim was to evaluate its potential immunomodulatory effects evaluated on the occurrence of acute graft-versus-host disease under treatment. In this cohort, we show that lenalidomide can induce a high response rate of 83% (including 29% complete response). On lenalidomide therapy, 16 patients (31%) developed or exacerbated an acute graft-versus-host disease, which was the only factor significantly associated with an improved anti-myeloma response. Side effects were mostly reversible, whereas 2 deaths (4%) could be attributed to treatment toxicity and to graft-versus-host disease, respectively. With a median follow up of 16.3 months, the median overall and progression free survival were 30.5 and 18 months, respectively, independently of the occurrence of acute graft-versus-host disease under lenalidomide. Lenalidomide can induce high response rates in myeloma relapsing after allogeneic stem cell transplantation at least in part by triggering an allogeneic anti-myeloma response. Induced graft-versus-host disease has to be balanced against the potential benefit in terms of disease control. Further immunological studies would help us understand lenalidomide immunomodulatory activity in vivo.
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- Tereza Coman
- CNRS UMR, 8147, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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Kröger N, Badbaran A, Zabelina T, Ayuk F, Wolschke C, Alchalby H, Klyuchnikov E, Atanackovic D, Schilling G, Hansen T, Schwarz S, Heinzelmann M, Zeschke S, Bacher U, Stübig T, Fehse B, Zander AR. Impact of high-risk cytogenetics and achievement of molecular remission on long-term freedom from disease after autologous-allogeneic tandem transplantation in patients with multiple myeloma. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2012; 19:398-404. [PMID: 23078786 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2012.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 10/11/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Within a prospective protocol, the incidence and impact of achievement of molecular remission (mCR) and high-risk cytogenetics was investigated in 73 patients with multiple myeloma (MM) after autologous (auto)-allogeneic (allo) tandem stem cell transplantation (SCT). After induction chemotherapy, patients received melphalan 200 mg/m(2) before undergoing auto-SCT, followed 3 months later by melphalan 140 mg/m(2) and fludarabine 180 mg/m(2) before allo-SCT. Sixteen patients had high-risk cytogenetic features, defined by positive FISH for del(17p13) and/or t(4;14). Overall, 66% of the patients achieved CR or near-CR, and 41% achieved mCR, which was sustained negative (at least 4 consecutive samples negative) in 15 patients (21%), with no significant difference in incidence between the patients with high-risk cytogenetics and others (P = .70). After a median follow-up of 6 years, overall 5-year progression-free survival was 29%, with no significant difference between del 17p13/t(4;14)-harboring patients and others (24% versus 30%; P = .70). The 5-year progression-free survival differed substantially according to the achieved remission: 17% for partial remission, 41% for CR, 57% for mCR, and 85% for sustained mCR. These results suggest that auto-allo tandem SCT may overcome the negative prognostic effect of del(17p13) and/or t(4;14) and that achievement of molecular remission resulted in long-term freedom from disease.
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- Nicolaus Kröger
- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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Tandem autologous vs autologous plus reduced intensity allogeneic transplantation in the upfront management of multiple myeloma: meta-analysis of trials with biological assignment. Bone Marrow Transplant 2012; 48:562-7. [PMID: 22964593 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2012.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We utilized meta-analysis to compare tandem autologous (TA) hematopoietic SCT (auto-HSCT) or single auto-HSCT followed by reduced intensity conditioning (RIC), allogeneic (AR) hematopoietic SCT in the upfront management of patients with multiple myeloma (MM). A comprehensive search strategy of published and unpublished reports utilized the following entry criteria: newly diagnosed patients, first autologous transplantation in both arms, use of an RIC regimen and assignment to TA or AR based exclusively on the availability of an HLA matched donor. Six trials were identified yielding 1192 subjects in TA and 630 in AR. Patients in AR had higher likelihoods of TRM (relative risk (RR)=3.3, 95% confidence interval (CI)=2.2-4.8) and CR (RR=1.4, 95% CI=1.1-1.8). OS was not different in the first 36 months (hazard ratio (HR)=1.15, 95% CI=0.91-1.45) or after (HR=0.74, 95% CI=0.53-1.04) 36 months from assignment. Similar findings were seen for PFS. When compared with TA in the upfront management of MM, AR is associated with higher TRM and CR without improvement in PFS or OS.
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Allo-SCT for multiple myeloma in the era of novel agents: a retrospective study on behalf of Swiss Blood SCT. Bone Marrow Transplant 2012; 48:408-13. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2012.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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El-Cheikh J, Crocchiolo R, Boher JM, Furst S, Stoppa AM, Ladaique P, Faucher C, Calmels B, Castagna L, Lemarie C, De Colella JMS, Coso D, Bouabdallah R, Chabannon C, Blaise D. Comparable outcomes between unrelated and related donors after reduced-intensity conditioning allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with high-risk multiple myeloma. Eur J Haematol 2012; 88:497-503. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2012.01777.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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