title: Pulmonary toxicity following carmustine-based preparative regimens and autologous peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation in hematological malignancies.
abstract: Sixty-five patients with hematological malignancies (25 multiple myeloma, 18 Hodgkin's disease, 22 non-Hodgkin's lymphomas) who received a carmustine-based regimen followed by autologous PBPC transplantation, were studied retrospectively to evaluate the incidence of post-transplant non-infective pulmonary complications (NIPCs), risk factors predictive of NIPCs, and response to steroids. Carmustine (BCNU) given i.v. at a dose of 600 mg/m2 was combined with etoposide and cyclophosphamide in 40 patients (BCV regimen) and with etoposide and melphalan in 25 patients (BEM regimen). Seventeen of 65 patients (26%) had one episode of NIPCs. The median time to NIPCs was 90 days (52-289). Factors that increased the risk of developing NIPCs on multivariate analysis were female sex (P < 0. 001) and BCV regimen (P < 0.05). All patients with NIPCs received prednisone at a dose of 1 mg/kg body weight for 10 days then tapered by 5 mg every two days; complete response to steroids was achieved in 15 of 17 patients; one unresponsive patient died of interstitial pneumonia. BCNU given at the dose of 600 mg/m2 is well tolerated when associated with melphalan and etoposide. In females and in patients receiving BCNU with cyclophosphamide, a BCNU dose reduction may be advisable. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2000) 25, 309-313.
authors.affiliation: Centro Trapianti di Midollo Osseo, Istituto di Ematologia, Policlinico S Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Alessandrino
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bernasconi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caldera
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vitulo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Malcovati
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nascimbene
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Varettoni
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Volpini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Klersy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bernasconi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity*; D002330:Carmustine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity; D005260:Female; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007239:Infections / Q000139:chemically induced; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D008558:Melphalan / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008558:Melphalan; D002330:Carmustine