title: Role of antithymocyte globulin and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor-mobilized bone marrow in allogeneic transplantation for patients with hematologic malignancies.
abstract: The main obstacle for allogeneic transplantation is delayed hematologic reconstitution and serious graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The results of 128 patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing HLA-identical (n=52) or HLA-haploidentical/mismatched (n=76) hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) performed during the same time period were compared. Patients with HLA-identical HSCT received unmanipulated granulocyte-colony stimulating factor-mobilized peripheral blood stem cells (G-PBSCs). Forty-six patients with HLA-haploidentical related HSCT received antithymocyte globulin (ATG) in conditioning regimens followed by the transplantation of the combination of unmanipulated G-PBSCs and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor-mobilized bone marrow (G-BM) and 30 patients with HLA-mismatched unrelated HSCT received ATG in conditioning regimens followed by the transplantation of unmanipulated G-PBSCs. All patients got successful hematopoietic engraftment. The cumulative incidences of grades I to II acute GVHD (aGVHD) on day 100 in the identical, haploidentical related and mismatched unrelated cohorts were 21.2%, 43.5%, and 53.3%, respectively. The cumulative incidences of chronic GVHD (cGVHD) in the identical, mismatched unrelated, and haploidentical related cohorts were 34.6%, 33.3%, and 10.9%, respectively. The 2-year relapse and treatment-related mortality (TRM) rates were 19.2%, 23.9%, 23.3%, and 9.6%, 8.7%, 10% for patients who underwent identical, HLA-haploidentical related, and mismatched unrelated transplantation, respectively. The 2-year probabilities of leukemia-free survival and overall survival were 72.2%, 70.6%, 68.1%, and 76.5%, 77.8%, 70.0% after identical, haploidentical related and mismatched unrelated transplantations, respectively. Multivariate analyses showed that only advanced disease stage and a diagnosis of disease had increased risk of relapse, treatment failure, and overall mortality. In conclusion, it is a feasible approach with acceptable outcomes for patients undergoing HLA-haploidentical related HSCT by the combination of G-PBSCs and G-BM with conditioning regimens including ATG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Internal of Field Battle, Xinqiao Hospital, the Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, PR China. xhchen888@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Xing-hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Pei-yan
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Xian-gui
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: De-guang
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Ai-hua
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Dong-feng
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Qing-yu
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000276:immunology; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D019650:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization / Q000379:methods*; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D006648:Histocompatibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D036102:Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor