Long-term prognosis for 1-year relapse-free survivors of CD34+ cell-selected allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A landmark analysis

C. Cho, M. Hsu, P. Barba, M. A. Maloy, S. T. Avecilla, J. N. Barker, H. Castro-Malaspina, S. A. Giralt, A. A. Jakubowski, G. Koehne, R. C. Meagher, R. J. O'Reilly, E. B. Papadopoulos, D. M. Ponce, R. Tamari, M. R.M. Van Den Brink, J. W. Young, S. M. Devlin, M. A. Perales

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Abstract

© 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. CD34+ cell selection significantly improves GvHD-free survival in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). However, specific information regarding long-term prognosis and risk factors for late mortality after CD34+ cell-selected allo-HSCT is lacking. We conducted a single-center landmark analysis in 276 patients alive without relapse 1 year after CD34+ cell-selected allo-HSCT for AML (n=164), ALL (n=33) or myelodysplastic syndrome (n=79). At 5 years' follow-up after the 1-year landmark (range 0.03-13 years), estimated relapse-free survival (RFS) was 73% and overall survival (OS) 76%. The 5-year cumulative incidence of relapse and non-relapse mortality (NRM) were 11% and 16%, respectively. In multivariate analysis, Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Comorbidity Index score≤3/43 correlated with marginally worse RFS (hazard ratio (HR) 1.78, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.97-3.28, P=0.06) and significantly worse OS (HR 2.53, 95% CI 1.26-5.08, P=0.004). Despite only 24% of patients with acute GvHD within 1 year, this also significantly correlated with worse RFS and OS, with increasing grades of acute GvHD associating with increasingly poorer survival on multivariate analysis (P<0.0001). Of 63 deaths after the landmark, GvHD accounted for 27% of deaths and was the most common cause of late mortality, followed by relapse and infection. Although prognosis is excellent for patients alive without relapse 1 year after CD34+ cell-selected allo-HSCT, risks of late relapse and NRM persist, particularly due to GvHD.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1629-1636
JournalBone Marrow Transplantation
Volume52
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2017

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