title: Nonmyeloablative stem cell transplantation in follicular B-cell lymphoma.
abstract: Myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation carries the promise of long-term disease control by graft-versus-lymphoma (GVL) immunity but is associated with a 30% to 40% risk of transplant-related mortality. Nonmyeloablative stem cell transplantation (NST) aims to exploit the GVL effect without the attendant toxicity of myeloablative conditioning. At the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, the standard NST conditioning regimen for patients with follicular lymphoma is fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (FCR). Using this regimen, transplant-related mortality is currently 10%, and 85% of patients remain alive without disease at 3 to 4 years. This review discusses the current issues in NST for follicular lymphomas, including the optimization of conditioning intensity, the use of rituximab in immunomodulation, and the role of donor lymphocyte infusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy,Unit 423, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Constantine S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.forename: Issa
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khouri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000074323:Alemtuzumab; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D020350:Graft vs Tumor Effect; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007167:Immunotherapy; D017710:Lymphocyte Transfusion; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008558:Melphalan / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D000069283:Rituximab; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000401:mortality; D014019:Tissue Donors; D019172:Transplantation Conditioning / Q000379:methods*; D014740:Vidarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D000074323:Alemtuzumab; D000069283:Rituximab; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D014740:Vidarabine; C024352:fludarabine; D008558:Melphalan; D008727:Methotrexate