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Brierley CK, Castilla-Llorente C, Labopin M, Badoglio M, Rovira M, Ricart E, Dierickx D, Vermeire S, Hasselblatt P, Finke J, Onida F, Cassinotti A, Satsangi J, Kazmi M, López-Sanromán A, Schmidt C, Farge D, Travis SPL, Hawkey CJ, Snowden JA. Autologous Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Crohn's Disease: A Retrospective Survey of Long-term Outcomes From the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. J Crohns Colitis 2018; 12:1097-1103. [PMID: 29788233 PMCID: PMC6113702 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjy069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Revised: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation [AHSCT] is a therapeutic option for patients with severe, treatment-refractory Crohn's disease [CD]. The evidence base for AHSCT for CD is limited, with one randomised trial [ASTIC] suggesting benefit. The aim of this study was to evaluate safety and efficacy for patients undergoing AHSCT for CD in Europe, outside the ASTIC trial. METHODS We identified 99 patients in the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation [EBMT] registry, who were eligible for inclusion. Transplant and clinical outcomes were obtained for 82 patients from 19 centres in seven countries. RESULTS Median patient age was 30 years [range 20-65]. Patients had failed or been intolerant to a median of six lines of drug therapy; 61/82 [74%] had had surgery. Following AHSCT, 53/78 [68%] experienced complete remission or significant improvement in symptoms at a median follow-up of 41 months [range 6-174]; 22/82 [27%] required no medical therapy at any point post-AHSCT. In patients who had re-started medical therapy at latest follow-up, 57% [24/42] achieved remission or significant symptomatic improvement with therapies to which they had previously lost response or been non-responsive. Treatment-free survival at 1 year was 54%. On multivariate analysis, perianal disease was associated with adverse treatment-free survival (hazard ratio 2.34, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.14-4.83, p = 0.02). One patient died due to infectious complications [cytomegalovirus disease] at Day +56. CONCLUSIONS In this multicentre retrospective analysis of European centres, AHSCT was relatively safe and appeared to be effective in controlling otherwise treatment-resistant Crohn's disease. Further prospective randomised controlled trials against standard of care are warranted.
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Affiliation(s)
- Charlotte K Brierley
- Department of Haematology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK,Corresponding author: Dr Charlotte Brierley, MA, MRCP, Department of Haematology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LE, UK.
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- Unité de transplantation des cellules souches, Département d’Hématologie Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- EBMT Paris Study Office, Department of Haematology, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Saint Antoine Hospital, Paris, France
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- EBMT Paris Study Office, Department of Haematology, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Saint Antoine Hospital, Paris, France
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- BMT Unit, Haematology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Institut Josep Carreras, Barcelona, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, CIBER-EHD, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine II, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Haematology - BMT Centre, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Gastro-intestinal Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Western General Hospital, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medizinische Klinik II, Klinikum Fulda AG, Universitätsmedizin Marburg-Campus, Fulda, Germany
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- Internal Medicine, Autoimmune and Vascular Diseases Unit, UF 04, AP-HP Hôpital Saint-Louis, Centre de Référence des Maladies auto-immunes systémiques Rares d’Ile-de-France [site constitutif], Filière FAI2R Paris 7 University, France
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK
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- Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, School of Clinical Sciences, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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