Pretransplant hepatomegaly is linked to relapse in patients with leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome not in remission

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Hepatomegaly is an extramedullary disease (EMD) manifestation of hematological malignancy. Although EMD before allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is a risk factor for relapse in patients not in complete remission (NonCR) patients, the significance of hepatomegaly to allo-HCT is unclear. We conducted a single-center retrospective observational study of 140 patients with acute leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome who underwent allo-HCT at our institution from 2014 to 2019. Hepatomegaly was assessed by ultrasonography using the liver index (LI). In the univariable analysis, the LI/height ratio was significantly associated with relapse (hazard ratio [HR] per standard deviation [sd]: 1.51, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.18-1.93, p = 0.001, sd = 13.8) in NonCR patients (n = 62), but showed no significant association in CR patients (n = 78) (HR per sd: 0.95, 95% CI 0.64-1.39, p = 0.780, sd = 8.7). In multivariable analysis, the LI/height ratio was significantly associated with relapse (HR per sd: 1.34, 95% CI 1.02-1.78, p = 0.037) after adjusting for the refined disease risk index and conditioning intensity. Interaction analysis showed a noteworthy but not statistically significant association between the LI/height ratio and CR status (p = 0.110). In conclusion, our findings suggest that the LI may be a risk factor for relapse in NonCR patients after allo-HCT.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:119

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International journal of hematology - 119(2024), 3 vom: 07. März, Seite 316-326

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Okayama, Yusuke [VerfasserIn]
Harada, Naonori [VerfasserIn]
Makuuchi, Yosuke [VerfasserIn]
Kuno, Masatomo [VerfasserIn]
Takakuwa, Teruhito [VerfasserIn]
Okamura, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Hirose, Asao [VerfasserIn]
Nakamae, Mika [VerfasserIn]
Nishimoto, Mitsutaka [VerfasserIn]
Nakashima, Yasuhiro [VerfasserIn]
Koh, Hideo [VerfasserIn]
Hino, Masayuki [VerfasserIn]
Nakamae, Hirohisa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Liver index
Noncomplete remission
Observational Study
Pretransplant hepatomegaly
Relapse

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Date Completed 08.03.2024

Date Revised 08.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s12185-023-03707-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367427338