Sebastian Giebel1, Myriam Labopin2, Norbert Claude Gorin2, Denis Caillot3, Thibaut Leguay4, Nicolaas Schaap5, Mauricette Michallet6, Herve Dombret7, Mohamad Mohty2. 1. Dept. of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Onco-Hematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland. Electronic address: sgiebel@io.gliwice.pl. 2. Clinical Haematology and Cellular Therapy Department, Hospital Saint-Antoine, APHP, Paris, France; EBMT ALWP Office, Hospital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France; Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France; INSERM UMRs 938, Paris, France. 3. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Le Bocage, Dijon, France. 4. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Leveque, Pessac, France. 5. Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. 6. Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Lyon, France. 7. Hospital St. Louis, Paris, France.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Outcome of Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (Ph+ ALL) improved significantly with the introduction of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) has never been considered a standard of care in this setting. The aim of our study was to analyse if results of ASCT improved in the era of TKIs. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One-hundred and seventy-seven adults with Ph+ ALL treated with ASCT in first complete remission were analysed for the impact of year of transplantation on outcome. Additional analysis was performed including 32 patients for whom detailed data on the use of TKIs and the status of minimal residual disease were collected. RESULTS: The probability of the overall survival (OS) at 3 years increased from 16% for transplants performed between 1996 and 2001 to 48% between 2002 and 2006 and 57% between 2007 and 2010 (P<.0001). Leukaemia-free survival (LFS) was 11%, 39% and 52%, respectively (P<.0001). Relapse incidence decreased from 70% to 45% and 45% (P=.01), respectively, while non-relapse mortality was 19%, 15% and 3% (P=.08). In a multivariate analysis, year of ASCT was the only independent factor influencing the risk of treatment failure (hazard ratio (HR)=0.37; P<.001). In a subgroup of 22 patients actually treated with TKIs and being in complete molecular remission at the time of ASCT, the LFS rate at 3 years was 65%. CONCLUSIONS: Results of ASCT for Ph+ ALL improved significantly over time. Prospective, innovative studies are needed to verify the role of ASCT in this patient setting.
BACKGROUND: Outcome of Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (Ph+ ALL) improved significantly with the introduction of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) has never been considered a standard of care in this setting. The aim of our study was to analyse if results of ASCT improved in the era of TKIs. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One-hundred and seventy-seven adults with Ph+ ALL treated with ASCT in first complete remission were analysed for the impact of year of transplantation on outcome. Additional analysis was performed including 32 patients for whom detailed data on the use of TKIs and the status of minimal residual disease were collected. RESULTS: The probability of the overall survival (OS) at 3 years increased from 16% for transplants performed between 1996 and 2001 to 48% between 2002 and 2006 and 57% between 2007 and 2010 (P<.0001). Leukaemia-free survival (LFS) was 11%, 39% and 52%, respectively (P<.0001). Relapse incidence decreased from 70% to 45% and 45% (P=.01), respectively, while non-relapse mortality was 19%, 15% and 3% (P=.08). In a multivariate analysis, year of ASCT was the only independent factor influencing the risk of treatment failure (hazard ratio (HR)=0.37; P<.001). In a subgroup of 22 patients actually treated with TKIs and being in complete molecular remission at the time of ASCT, the LFS rate at 3 years was 65%. CONCLUSIONS: Results of ASCT for Ph+ ALL improved significantly over time. Prospective, innovative studies are needed to verify the role of ASCT in this patient setting.
Authors: A Sureda; P Bader; S Cesaro; P Dreger; R F Duarte; C Dufour; J H F Falkenburg; D Farge-Bancel; A Gennery; N Kröger; F Lanza; J C Marsh; A Nagler; C Peters; A Velardi; M Mohty; A Madrigal Journal: Bone Marrow Transplant Date: 2015-03-23 Impact factor: 5.483
Authors: E Hulegårdh; H Hägglund; L Ahlberg; K Karlsson; H Karbach; A Markuszewska; I Persson; M Åström; H Hallböök Journal: Med Oncol Date: 2014-06-26 Impact factor: 3.064