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Fludarabine-Melphalan-Campath, Followed by Unmanipulated Peripheral-Blood Haematopoietic Stem Cells, Can Still Cure Lymphoma.
Document Type
Article
Source
Mediterranean Journal of Hematology & Infectious Diseases. 2023, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-5. 5p.
Subject
*HEMATOPOIETIC stem cells
*STEM cell transplantation
*LYMPHOMAS
*CHIMERIC antigen receptors
*CELLULAR therapy
Language
ISSN
2035-3006
Abstract
Background: The second decade of this millennium was characterized by a widespread availability of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies to treat relapsed and refractory lymphomas. As expected, the role and indication of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT) in the management of lymphoma changed. Currently, a non-neglectable proportion of patients will be considered candidate for an allo-HSCT, and the debate of which transplant platform should be offered is still active. Objectives: to report the outcome of patients affected with relapsed/refractory lymphoma and transplanted following reduced intensity conditioning at King's College Hospital, London, between January 2009 and April 2021. Methods: Conditioning was with 150mg/m² of fludarabine and melphalan of 140mg/m². The graft was unmanipulated G-CSF mobilized peripheral blood haematopoietic stem cells (PBSC). Graftversus- host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis consisted of pre-transplant Campath at the total dose of 60 mg in unrelated donors and 30 mg in fully matched sibling donors and ciclosporin. Results: One-year and five years OS were 87% and 79.9%, respectively, and median OS was not reached. The cumulative incidence of relapse was 16%. The incidence of acute GVHD was 48% (only grade I/II); no cases of grade III/IV were diagnosed. Chronic GVHD occurred in 39% of patients. TRM was 12%, with no cases developed within day 100 and 18 months after the procedure. Conclusions: The outcomes of heavily pretreated lymphoma patients are favorable, with median OS and survival not reached after a median of 49 months. In conclusion, even if some lymphoma subgroups cannot be treated (yet) with advanced cellular therapies, this study confirms the role of allo-HSCT as a safe and curative strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]