| ATG Prevents Severe Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease in Mismatched Unrelated Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. | |
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PMID: 21215811 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Severe acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) remains a major source of morbidity and mortality following mismatched unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Through a retrospective analysis, we investigated the efficacy of GVHD prophylaxis with rabbit antithymocyte globulin (ATG) 7.5 mg/kg (1 mg/kg given on day -3, then 3.25 mg/kg/day on days -2 and -1 before stem cell infusion) followed by standard tacrolimus plus methotrexate in a consecutive series of 45 HLA partially matched unrelated donor HCT recipients. The cumulative incidence of grade III-IV aGVHD was 11% by 100 days (95% confidence interval [CI] 5%-25%). Moderate to severe chronic GVHD (per NIH consensus criteria) was 19% (95% CI 10%-36%) at 1 year, and 28% (95% CI 16%-48%) at 2 years. With a median follow-up time for surviving patients of 12 months (range: 5-39 months), overall survival was 55% (95% CI 39%-71%) at 1 year, and 45% (95% CI 27%-63%) at 2 years. Nonrelapse mortality was 11% (95% CI 5%-25%) by 100 days post-HCT, 26% (95% CI 16%-44%) by 1 year, and 30% (95% CI 18%-50%) by 2 years. The cumulative incidence of primary disease relapse was 23% (95% CI 13%-41%) at 1 year, and 33% (95% CI 20%-56%) by 2 years after HCT. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection or reactivation varied according to recipient and donor CMV serostatus. Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) reactivation occurred in 54% (95% CI 40%-71%) of patients. Preemptive rituximab therapy was administered for EBV reactivation, however, posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder was diagnosed in 5 (11%) cases, and was fatal in 1. A regimen of ATG 7.5 mg/kg today ending on day -1 effectively decrease the occurrence of grade III-IV aGVHD and severe chronic GVHD. |
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Joseph Pidala; Marcie Tomblyn; Taiga Nishihori; Ernesto Ayala; Teresa Field; Hugo Fernandez; Lia Perez; Fred Locke; Melissa Alsina; Jose Leonel Ochoa; Janelle Perkins; Cheryl Tate; Jamie Shapiro; Michelle Conwell; Ryan Bookout; Claudio Anasetti |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-1-6 |
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Title: Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Volume: - ISSN: 1523-6536 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-1-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9600628 Medline TA: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida; Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. |
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