Risk assessment and outcome of chronic graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation in pediatric patients.
We retrospectively evaluated the incidence, risk factors for chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) and outcome in 80 pediatric patients (36 male) (median age 13 years) who underwent allogeneic peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation. Patients were grafted from an HLA-identical sibling after myeloablative conditioning (total body irradiation (TBI) based 52; non-TBI 28). GvHD prophylaxis used were: cyclosporin A (CsA)+ short methotrexate (MTX) in 52 and CsA+/-prednisone in 28. The median number of CD34+ cells infused were 5.8 x 10(6)/kg (range: 1.4-32.8). The median follow-up was 24 months (range: 3-94). In all, 28 patients had cGvHD (confidence interval (CI): 54.2+/-10%). Factors that were significant on univariate analysis were diagnosis (P=0.03) and GvHD prophylaxis administered (P=0.04). On multivariate analysis, only GvHD prophylaxis used was associated with a significant risk of cGvHD (hazard ratio (HR): 3.94; 95% CI: 1.41-10.91, P=0.009). The CI of cGvHD for patients receiving CsA+MTX was 40.9+/-12 vs 76.5+/-18% for patients who did not (P=0.03). The probability of relapse was 36+/-6% for all patients (12.5+/-8% for patients with cGvHD vs 47.9+/-8% without cGvHD). The probability of disease-free survival was better for patients with cGvHD (69.9+/-10 vs 37.9+/-7%; HR: 3.59, 95% CI: 1.47-5.56; P=0.001). Our data suggest that the GvHD prophylaxis used is the most relevant predictor of cGvHD. Patients with cGvHD had a lower risk of relapse and a better survival.
Diaz
M A
MA
Hospital Infantil 'Niño Jesus', Madrid, Spain. mdiaz@hnjs.insalud.es
Vicent
M G
MG
Gonzalez
M E
ME
Verdeguer
A
A
de la Rubia
J
J
Bargay
J
J
de Arriba
F
F
Diez
J L
JL
Caballero
D
D
Madero
L
L
Brunet
S
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D006680:HLA Antigens