title: Optimizing the CD34 + cell dose for reduced-intensity allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
abstract: Low CD34 + cell doses increase allograft-related mortality and very high doses increase the risk of graft-versus-host disease. The optimum CD34 + cell dose remains undefined. The effect of the CD34 + cell dose based on ideal weight was analyzed in 130 patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing reduced-intensity allogeneic blood cell transplantation in the context of factors known to affect the outcome: chemosensitivity, donor age, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), human leukocyte antigen (HLA) match, performance status, and platelet count. The survival of patients receiving >8 x 10(6)/kg CD34 + cells was not significantly different from those receiving <6. The outcome of those receiving 6-8 x 10(6)/kg CD34 + cells was significantly better than the rest. This superiority was confirmed in multivariable analysis. Among patients receiving <or=8 x 10(6)/kg CD34 + cells, an increasing number of infused cells was associated with higher overall survival in a continuous fashion (Risk ratio (RR) 0.8759; p = 0.045). Cell dose based on actual weight did not correlate with survival. The number of CD34 + cells infused, a potentially modifiable factor, affects survival after reduced-intensity allogeneic transplantation. We recommend a CD34 + cell dose of 6-8 x 10(6) per kg ideal body weight to optimize outcome. The possible adverse effect of higher cell doses (>8) needs further confirmation.
authors: The Feinberg School of Medicine, The Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. j-mehta@northwestern.edu
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mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000378:metabolism*; D002138:Calibration; D002452:Cell Count; D005260:Female; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019172:Transplantation Conditioning / Q000379:methods; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34