1. Influence of pre-transplant minimal residual disease on prognosis after Allo-SCT for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Shen, Zhenglei, Gu, Xuezhong, Mao, Wenwen, Yin, Liefen, Yang, Ling, Zhang, Zhe, Liu, Kunmei, Wang, Lilan, and Huang, Yunchao
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LYMPHOBLASTIC leukemia prognosis , *LYMPHOBLASTIC leukemia , *STEM cell transplantation , *PROGRESSION-free survival , *ACUTE leukemia , *PROGNOSIS , *PATIENTS - Abstract
Background: This meta-analysis was performed to explore the impact of minimal residual disease (MRD) prior to transplantation on the prognosis for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).Methods: A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library was conducted for relevant studies from database inception to March 2016. A total of 21 studies were included.Results: Patients with positive MRD prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) had a significantly higher rate of relapse compared with those with negative MRD (HR = 3.26; P < 0.05). Pre-transplantation positive MRD was a significant negative predictor of relapse-free survival (RFS) (HR = 2.53; P < 0.05), event-free survival (EFS) (HR = 4.77; P < 0.05), and overall survival (OS) (HR = 1.98; P < 0.05). However, positive MRD prior to transplantation was not associated with a higher rate of nonrelapse mortality.Conclusions: Positive MRD before allo-SCT was a predictor of poor prognosis after transplantation in ALL.Trial Registration: Not applicable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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