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Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allogeneic HCT) for treatment of pediatric Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009 Dec 15;53(7):1289-94

Date

09/05/2009

Pubmed ID

19731318

DOI

10.1002/pbc.22263

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-70449711283 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   24 Citations

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) with best available donor for children with Philadelphia positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has previously been considered standard practice. Since the introduction of imatinib into the treatment of this disease, the role of allogeneic HCT is more uncertain.

PROCEDURE: We investigated the impact of remission status, graft source, and imatinib use on transplant outcomes for 37 children with Ph+ ALL who received an allogeneic HCT at the University of Minnesota between 1990 and 2006. The median age at HCT was 7.47 (range; 1.4-16.4) years. Thirteen patients received imatinib therapy pre- and/or post-HCT (imatinib group) and 24 patients, received either no imatinib (n = 23) or only post-HCT relapse (n = 1) (non-imatinib group).

RESULTS: There was no difference in disease-free survival (DFS) or relapse between the imatinib and non-imatinib groups at 3 years (62%/15% vs. 53%/26%; P = 0.99; 0.81, respectively). There was no significant difference in transplant outcomes between matched related donor or unrelated donor (umbilical cord blood or matched unrelated marrow) recipients whereas patients receiving allogeneic HCT in first remission (CR1) had superior DFS and less relapse compared to patients transplanted in >or=CR2 (71%/16% vs. 29%/36%; P = 0.01; P = 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS: Based on this retrospective analysis at a single institution, the use of imatinib either pre- and/or post-transplant does not appear to significantly impact outcomes for children with Ph+ ALL and allogeneic HCT with the best available donor should be encouraged in CR1.

Author List

Burke MJ, Cao Q, Trotz B, Weigel B, Kumar A, Smith A, Verneris MR

Author

Michael James Burke MD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Antineoplastic Agents
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
Benzamides
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Child
Child, Preschool
Combined Modality Therapy
Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
Disease-Free Survival
Female
Humans
Imatinib Mesylate
Immunosuppressive Agents
Infant
Male
Piperazines
Postoperative Complications
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
Pyrimidines
Remission Induction
Retrospective Studies
Transplantation Conditioning
Transplantation, Homologous
Treatment Outcome