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Farag S, Bacher U, Jeker B, Legros M, Rhyner G, Lüthi JM, Schardt J, Zander T, Daskalakis M, Mansouri B, Manz C, Pabst T. Adding bendamustine to melphalan before ASCT improves CR rate in myeloma vs. melphalan alone: A randomized phase-2 trial. Bone Marrow Transplant 2022; 57:990-997. [PMID: 35444232 PMCID: PMC9018972 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-022-01681-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Definite cure remains exceptional in myeloma patients even after high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) with melphalan (Mel) and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Thus, improving efficacy of HDCT in MM remains an unresolved issue. This randomized phase II trial compared standard 200 mg/m2 Mel HDCT to experimental HDCT with 200 mg/m2 bendamustine, given both at days −4 and −3, combined with 100 mg/m2 melphalan at days −2 and −1 (BenMel) before ASCT as first-line consolidation in myeloma patients. The primary endpoint aimed to identify at least a 15% improvement in the complete remission rate (stringent CR + CR) after HDCT with BenMel compared with Mel alone. A total of 120 MM patients were 1:1 randomized. The rate of sCR/CR after ASCT was higher in BenMel than in Mel treated patients (70.0% vs. 51.7%; p = 0.039). Three patients in the BenMel group (5.0%) had reversible acute renal insufficiency compared with none in Mel patients. Minimal residual disease negativity (<10-5) by flow cytometry was observed in 26 (45.6%) BenMel patients and 22 (37.9%) in the Mel group (p = 0.375). Our data suggest that BenMel HDCT is safe and improves the sCR/CR rate compared with standard Mel alone.
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- Sarah Farag
- Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology, Inselspital, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology, Inselspital, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Center of Laboratory Medicine (ZLM), Inselspital, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Cantonal Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology, Inselspital, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology, Inselspital, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Ruiz-Argüelles GJ, Gómez-Almaguer D. Lessons Learned Treating Patients with Multiple Myeloma in Resource-Constrained Settings. Curr Hematol Malig Rep 2021; 16:40-44. [PMID: 33704651 DOI: 10.1007/s11899-021-00616-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Based on personal experiences, recommendations for physicians treating patients with multiple myeloma (MM) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are proposed. RECOMMENDATIONS (1) Implement strategies to keep the patient in the best possible condition for the longest time, in addition to focusing on ways to avoid financial toxicity; (2) if lenalidomide is unavailable, start treatment with thalidomide and dexamethasone, include, if possible, bortezomib; (3) conduct an outpatient-based autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in all eligible patients; (4) use thalidomide as post-ASCT maintenance treatment if lenalidomide is unavailable for the standard risk patients; (5) monitor monoclonal proteins with serum protein electrophoresis and free light chain measurements; (6) employ novel drugs in cases of relapsed or refractory disease; and (7) do not forget supportive therapy. The therapeutic recommendations to treat patients with MM are somewhat different for physicians working in LMICs, compared with those treating patients in high-income countries. These are relevant since more than 50% of the inhabitants of the world live in LMICs, thus indicating that the vast majority of patients with MM are being treated in resource-constrained settings. As time goes by, physicians may acquire the ability to analyze and express their feelings and experiences about topics in the practice of medicine in which they could have learned lessons (1). Since 1980, we have been treating patients with multiple myeloma (MM); to date, we have been personally involved in the study and treatment of more than 300 patients with this disease (2). Having gained experience dealing with MM patients in underprivileged circumstances, such as those prevailing in our country: México, having explored different ideas, treatments, and methods, and being aware of the financial implications which may impact our selection of therapeutic strategies and recommendations, we felt that it was appropriate to share in this article some of these ideas with practitioners around the world who are involved in the treatment of patients with MM in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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- Hospital Universitario "Dr. Jose Eleuterio González", Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
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Park SS, Kim K, Kim SJ, Lee JH, Yoon SS, Mun YC, Lee JJ, Eom HS, Kim JS, Min CK. A Phase I/II, Open-Label, Prospective, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Lower Doses of Bortezomib Plus Busulfan and Melphalan as a Conditioning Regimen in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Undergoing Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation: The KMM103 Study. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 25:1312-1319. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2018] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Gonsalves WI, Buadi FK, Ailawadhi S, Bergsagel PL, Chanan Khan AA, Dingli D, Dispenzieri A, Fonseca R, Hayman SR, Kapoor P, Kourelis TV, Lacy MQ, Larsen JT, Muchtar E, Reeder CB, Sher T, Stewart AK, Warsame R, Go RS, Kyle RA, Leung N, Lin Y, Lust JA, Russell SJ, Zeldenrust SR, Fonder AL, Hwa YL, Hobbs MA, Mayo AA, Hogan WJ, Rajkumar SV, Kumar SK, Gertz MA, Roy V. Utilization of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of multiple myeloma: a Mayo Stratification of Myeloma and Risk-Adapted Therapy (mSMART) consensus statement. Bone Marrow Transplant 2019; 54:353-367. [PMID: 29988062 PMCID: PMC6463224 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-018-0264-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Over the last two decades, the utilization of various novel therapies in the upfront or salvage settings has continued to improve survival outcomes for patients with Multiple Myeloma (MM). Thus, the conventional role for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in MM either in the form of an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) or an allogeneic stem cell transplant (Allo-SCT) warrants re-evaluation, given the aforementioned clinical advances. Here, we present a consensus statement of our multidisciplinary group of over 30 Mayo Clinic physicians with a special interest in the care of patients with MM and provide evidence-based recommendations on the use of HSCT in MM. We specifically address topics that include the role and timing of an ASCT for MM in the era of novel agents, eligibility for an ASCT, post-ASCT consolidation, and maintenance options, and finally the utility of an upfront tandem ASCT, salvage second ASCT, and an allo-SCT in MM.
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Nadiminti K, Singh Abbi KK, Mott SL, Dozeman L, Tricot A, Schultz A, Behrends S, Zhan F, Tricot G. VTD-melphalan is well tolerated and results in very high rates of stringent CR and MRD-negative status in multiple myeloma. Onco Targets Ther 2017; 10:217-226. [PMID: 28123303 PMCID: PMC5229169 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s112423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The addition of cytotoxic drugs to high-dose melphalan as a preparative regimen for autologous stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma has not resulted in superior activity. Although novel agents have significantly improved outcome in multiple myeloma, their role in preparative regimens remains largely unknown. We have evaluated the toxicity and efficacy of combining bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone with high-dose melphalan. An institutional review board-approved retrospective analysis was performed on 100 consecutive patients receiving 153 transplants; 53 had tandem transplants; 64 patients received early transplants; and 36 had salvage transplantation. Endpoints were treatment-related toxicity and mortality, and quality of response post-transplantation with assessment of stringent complete remission (sCR) and minimal residual disease (MRD) status. Median age was 61 years, and median follow-up was 16.2 months. At 6 months, sCR was attained in 56% of patients and CR in 20%. An MRD status, assessed by sensitive (10−4) multiparameter flow cytometry, was achieved in 85%. The 100-day mortality rate was 2.6% (4/153); 1.8% for early transplants and 4.5% for salvage transplants. Grade 3–5 non-hematologic toxicities were mainly related to metabolism/nutrition; gastrointestinal and infectious problems. Median time to absolute neutrophil count of >500/µL was 12 days for both early and salvage transplantations. No significant differences in quality of response were observed between early and salvage transplantation or between single and tandem autologous stem cell transplantation. Since both sCR and MRD are excellent early surrogate markers for progression-free and overall survival, this regimen will likely be superior to melphalan alone, but it needs to be formally assessed in a randomized study.
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- Kalyan Nadiminti
- Division of Hematology/Oncology; Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center; Department of Internal Medicine, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center; Department of Internal Medicine, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center; Department of Internal Medicine, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center; Department of Internal Medicine, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Shah N, Callander N, Ganguly S, Gul Z, Hamadani M, Costa L, Sengsayadeth S, Abidi M, Hari P, Mohty M, Chen YB, Koreth J, Landau H, Lazarus H, Leather H, Majhail N, Nath R, Osman K, Perales MA, Schriber J, Shaughnessy P, Vesole D, Vij R, Wingard J, Giralt S, Savani BN. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma: Guidelines from the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 21:1155-66. [PMID: 25769794 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Therapeutic strategies for multiple myeloma (MM) have changed dramatically over the past decade. Thus, the role of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) must be considered in the context of this evolution. In this evidence-based review, we have critically analyzed the data from the most recent clinical trials to better understand how to incorporate HCT and when HCT is indicated. We have provided our recommendations based on strength of evidence with the knowledge that ongoing clinical trials make this a dynamic field. Within this document, we discuss the decision to proceed with autologous HCT, factors to consider before proceeding to HCT, the role of tandem autologous HCT, post-HCT maintenance therapy, and the role of allogeneic HCT for patients with MM.
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- Nina Shah
- MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Hopital Saint-Antoine, APHP, Paris, France; Université Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris, France, INSERM, UMRs 938, Paris, France
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Cancer Transplant Institute at Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale, Arizona
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- John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey
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- Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennesee
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Bird JM, Owen RG, D'Sa S, Snowden JA, Pratt G, Ashcroft J, Yong K, Cook G, Feyler S, Davies F, Morgan G, Cavenagh J, Low E, Behrens J. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of multiple myeloma 2011. Br J Haematol 2011; 154:32-75. [PMID: 21569004 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08573.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 227] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Jennifer M Bird
- Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK.
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Ruiz-Delgado GJ, López-Otero A, Hernandez-Arizpe A, Ramirez-Medina A, Ruiz-Argüelles GJ. Poor hematopoietic stem cell mobilizers in multiple myeloma: a single institution experience. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2010; 2:e2010016. [PMID: 21415967 DOI: 10.4084/MJHID.2010.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2010] [Accepted: 06/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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In a single institution, in a group of 28 myeloma patients deemed eligible for autologous transplant, stem cell mobilization was attempted using filgrastim: 26 individuals were given 31 autografts employing 1-4 (median three) apheresis sessions, to obtain a target stem cell dose of 1 x 10(6) CD34 +ve viable cells / Kg of the recipient. The median number of grafted CD34 cells was 7.56 x 10(6) / Kg of the recipient; the range being 0.92 to 14.8. By defining as poor mobilizers individuals in which a cell collection of < 1 x 10(6) CD34 viable cells / Kg was obtained, a subset of eight poor mobilizers was identified; in two patients the autograft was aborted because of an extremely poor CD34 +ve cell yield (< 0.2 x 10(6) CD34 +ve viable cells / Kg of the recipient) after four apheresis sessions. The long-term overall survival of the patients grafted with > 1 x 10(6) CD34 +ve viable cells / Kg was better (80% at 80 months) than those grafted with < 1 x 10(6) CD34 +ve viable cells / Kg (67% at 76 months). Methods to improve stem cell mobilization are needed and may result in obtaining better results when autografting multiple myeloma patients.
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Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) has become an accepted and important medical intervention which has become a routine part of medical practice. Its utility has, however, been questioned recently in a number of diseases in which its role has been clearly established on the basis that there are better non-transplant therapeutic options. The suspicion that these moves to eradicate BMT as an option may not stem from purely scientific reasons has prompted the preparation of these personal reflections. I will focus this discussion only on two diseases in which BMT has been shown to be useful: chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and multiple myeloma (MM).
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López-Otero A, Ruiz-Delgado GJ, Ruiz-Argüelles GJ. A simplified method for stem cell autografting in multiple myeloma: a single institution experience. Bone Marrow Transplant 2009; 44:715-9. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2009.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Current Awareness in Hematological Oncology. Hematol Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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