title: The role of reduced intensity conditioning allogeneic stem cell transplantation in patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a donor vs no donor comparison.
abstract: Using a genetic randomization through a 'donor' vs 'no donor' comparison, the aim of this analysis was to assess the real benefit of reduced intensity conditioning allogeneic stem cell transplantation (RIC-allo-SCT) among 95 adult high-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. In an 'intention-to-treat' analysis, leukemia-free survival (LFS) was significantly higher in the 'donor' group as compared to the 'no donor' group (P=0.01; 54 vs 30% at 4 years). The latter held true when restricting the analysis to the 25 patients who could actually receive the RIC-allo-SCT (P=0.001). Overall transplant-related mortality in the 'transplant' group was 12%, with overall survival (OS) being significantly higher in the 'transplant' group as compared to the 'no transplant' group (P=0.01). Also, in the 'intention-to-treat' analysis, OS was significantly higher in the 'donor' group as compared to the 'no donor' group (P=0.04). In the multivariate analysis, actual performance of RIC-allo-SCT (P=0.001; RR=4.0; 95% CI, 1.7-9.6) was the strongest factor significantly predictive of an improved LFS. We conclude that if a matched related donor is identified, RIC-allo-SCT should be proposed for AML patients not eligible for standard myeloablative allo-SCT.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Transplantation et de Thérapie Cellulaire, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13273 Marseille, France. mohtym@marseille.fnclcc.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohty
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: de Lavallade
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ladaique
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Faucher
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vey
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coso
authors.forename: A-M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Stoppa
authors.forename: J-A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gastaut
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blaise
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014019:Tissue Donors; D019172:Transplantation Conditioning / Q000379:methods*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome