Impact of Adding Antithymocyte Globulin to Posttransplantation Cyclophosphamide in Haploidentical Stem-Cell Transplantation

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BACKGROUND: Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a major cause of mortality after allogeneic stem-cell transplantation. Posttransplantation cyclophosphamide (PT/CY) has become standard prophylaxis of GVHD in T-replete haploidentical transplantation. The question is whether adding antithymocyte globulin (ATG) to PT/CY may further reduce the incidence of GVHD compared to PT/CY only.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively studied 268 patients undergoing myeloablative haploidentical transplantation with thiotepa, busulfan, and fludarabine (TBF) conditioning. Sixty-nine patients (26%) received ATG.

RESULTS: In the ATG group, 3% died due to GVHD versus 8% in the no ATG group. The 100-day and 1-year nonrelapse mortality (NRM) was 0% and 19%, respectively, in the whole cohort. On univariate analysis, the 1-year NRM was 8% versus 23% in patients receiving ATG and no ATG, respectively (P = .005). The no ATG group had a higher incidence of acute GVHD at 12 months compared to the ATG group (22% vs. 12%, respectively, P = .029). The ATG group had better overall survival at 12 months compared to the no ATG group (79% vs. 69%, P = .029). On multivariate analysis, adding ATG to PT/CY had no significant impact on any of the outcomes. A low disease risk index was associated with better overall survival and lower NRM, while Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation-Specific Comorbidity Index (HCT-CI) score ≥ 3 was associated with higher NRM.

CONCLUSION: ATG can be safely used as part of the pretransplantation conditioning and does not increase the incidence of relapse or complications after transplantation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia - 20(2020), 9 vom: 13. Sept., Seite 617-623

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

El-Cheikh, Jean [VerfasserIn]
Devillier, Raynier [VerfasserIn]
Dulery, Remy [VerfasserIn]
Massoud, Radwan [VerfasserIn]
Al Chami, Farouk [VerfasserIn]
Ghaoui, Nohra [VerfasserIn]
Moukalled, Nour [VerfasserIn]
Pagliardini, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Marino, Fabrizio [VerfasserIn]
Malard, Florent [VerfasserIn]
Bazarbachi, Abdul Hamid [VerfasserIn]
Mohty, Razan [VerfasserIn]
Bazarbachi, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Castagna, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Mohty, Mohamad [VerfasserIn]
Blaise, Didier [VerfasserIn]

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8N3DW7272P
ATG
Antilymphocyte Serum
Conditioning regimen
Cyclophosphamide
Journal Article
Overall survival
Thiotepa–busulfan–fludarabine (TBF)
Transplantation outcomes

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Date Completed 07.09.2021

Date Revised 07.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.clml.2020.04.003

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NLM31039046X