Adoptive Immunotherapy via Donor Lymphocyte Infusions following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Myelofibrosis: A Real-World, Retrospective Multicenter Study

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Beitragende

  • Alexandros Rampotas - , University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Autor:in)
  • Katja Sockel - , Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I (Autor:in)
  • Fotios Panitsas - , Laiko Hospital (Autor:in)
  • Catrin Theuser - , Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I (Autor:in)
  • Martin Bornhäuser - , Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Universitäts KrebsCentrum Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Rafael Hernani - , Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia (Autor:in)
  • Juan Carlos Hernandez-Boluda - , Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia (Autor:in)
  • Albert Esquirol - , Hospital de la Santa creu i Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona (Autor:in)
  • Daniele Avenoso - , King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Autor:in)
  • Panagiotis Tsirigotis - , Attikon University Hospital (Autor:in)
  • Marie Robin - , Service d'Hématologie-Greffe (Autor:in)
  • Tomasz Czerw - , Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology (Autor:in)
  • Grzegorz Helbig - , Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Autor:in)
  • Claire Roddie - , University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Autor:in)
  • Jonathan Lambert - , University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Autor:in)
  • Donal P McLornan - , University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Autor:in)

Abstract

Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) remains the sole curative option for myelofibrosis (MF). Relapse remains a significant problem, however, occurring in up to 20% to 30% of cases. Donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) represents a potentially effective strategy for relapse prevention and management, but the optimal timing based on measurable residual disease/chimerism analyses and the choice of regimen remain undetermined. We performed a retrospective real-world analysis of a multicenter cohort of MF allo-HCT recipients from 8 European transplantation centers who received DLI between 2005 and 2022. Response was assessed using International Working Group-Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Research and Treatment-defined response criteria, and survival endpoints were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier estimator and log-rank test. The study included 28 patients with a median age of 58 years and a Karnofsky Performance Status of >80. The majority of patients had Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System-plus intermediate-2 or high-risk disease at the time of allo-HCT. In vivo T cell depletion was used in 20 patients (71.2%), with 19 of the 20 receiving antithymocyte globulin. The indication for DLI was either "preemptive" (n = 15), due to a decrease in recipient chimerism (n = 13) or molecular relapse (n = 2), or "therapeutic" (n = 13) for clinician-defined hematologic/clinical relapse. No patient received DLI prophylactically. The median time of DLI administration was 23.4 months post allo-HCT. Of the 16 patients receiving multiple DLIs, 12 were part of a planned escalating dose regimen. The median follow-up from the time of first DLI was 55.4 months. The responses to DLI were complete response in 9 patients, partial response in 1 patient, and clinical improvement in 6 patients. Chimerism levels improved in 16 patients, and stable disease was reported in 5 patients. No response or progression was reported in 7 patients. DLI-induced acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) was reported in 11 patients (39%), with grade III-IV aGVHD in 7 (25%). The median overall survival from the time of first DLI was 62.6 months, and the cumulative incidence of relapse/progression after first DLI was 30.8% at 6 months. This study highlights that good response rates can be achieved with DLI even after frank relapse in some patients in a cohort in which other treatment options are very limited. More prospective studies are warranted to identify the optimal DLI regimen and timing to improve patient outcomes.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)687.e1-687.e7
FachzeitschriftTransplantation and cellular therapy
Jahrgang29
Ausgabenummer11
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Nov. 2023
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

Scopus 85171586975

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • Humans, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Immunotherapy, Adoptive/adverse effects, Primary Myelofibrosis/therapy, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/complications, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/adverse effects, Graft vs Host Disease, Lymphocytes, Recurrence