1. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation in therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes: impact of patient characteristics and timing of transplant.
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Spina, Francesco, Alessandrino, Paolo Emilio, Milani, Raffaella, Bonifazi, Francesca, Bernardi, Massimo, Luksch, Roberto, Fagioli, Franca, Formica, Chiara, and Farina, Lucia
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HOMOGRAFTS , *STEM cells , *MYELODYSPLASTIC syndromes , *BONE marrow diseases , *TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc. - Abstract
Patients with therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia (t-AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (t-MDS) have poor survival and high non-relapse mortality (NRM) after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. This retrospective study assessed the transplant outcomes of 29 consecutive patients with t-AML (83%) or t-MDS (17%) treated with allogeneic transplantation. The median age of patients was 51 years. Donors were mostly matched unrelated (52%), and 59% of patients received myeloablative conditioning. Two-year overall survival, event-free survival and relapse incidence were 37%, 34% and 33%; NRM was 17% at 100 days, and 32% at 2 years. Event-free survival was reduced in patients with high-risk cytogenetics ( p == 0.02), Karnofsky performance status ≤ 80% ( p == 0.001) and disease after induction ± consolidation ( p == 0.006). NRM was higher in patients receiving > 2 therapy lines for previous cancer ( p == 0.01) and in those allografted > 6 months from diagnosis ( p == 0.03). In conclusion, allogeneic transplantation should be proposed timely to these patients after an accurate analysis of patient history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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