Outcomes of haploidentical transplants with PT-CY vs 10/10 MUD transplants with ATG in Germany

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Contributors

  • Aysenur Arslan - , Ulm University (Author)
  • Svenja Labuhn - , Ulm University (Author)
  • Elisa Sala - , Ulm University Medical Center (Author)
  • Mark Ringhoffer - , Städtischen Klinikum Karlsruhe (Author)
  • Johannes Schetelig - , Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, DKMS Clinical Trials Unit (Author)
  • Thomas Schröder - , University Hospital Essen (Author)
  • Gesine Bug - , Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. (Author)
  • Georg-Nikolaus Franke - , University Hospital Leipzig (Author)
  • Matthias Stelljes - , University Hospital Münster (Author)
  • Peter Dreger - , University Hospital Heidelberg (Author)
  • Robert Zeiser - , University Medical Center Freiburg (Author)
  • Daniel Teschner - , University Hospital of Würzburg (Author)
  • Wolfgang Bethge - , University Hospital Tübingen (Author)
  • Matthias Eder - , Hannover Medical School (MHH) (Author)
  • Matthias Edinger - , University Hospital Regensburg (Author)
  • Elisa Maria Amann - , Ulm University (Author)
  • Christine Neuchel - , Ulm University (Author)
  • Amelie Schmid-Möglich - , Ulm University (Author)
  • Sandra Schmeller - , Ulm University (Author)
  • Jan Beyersmann - , Ulm University (Author)
  • Hubert Schrezenmeier - , Ulm University (Author)
  • Joannis Mytilineos - , Central Bone Marrow Donor Register for the Federal Republic of Germany (Author)
  • Nicolaus Kröger - , University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf (Author)
  • Daniel Fürst - , Ulm University (Author)

Abstract

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is the best curative treatment modality for many malignant hematologic disorders. In the absence of a matched related donor, matched unrelated donors (MUDs) and haploidentical donors are the most important stem cell sources. In this registry-based retrospective study, we compared the outcomes of allo-HSCTs from 10/10 MUDs with antithymocyte globulin (ATG)-based regimens (n = 7050) vs haploidentical transplants (Haplo-Tx) using posttransplant cyclophosphamide (PT-CY Haplo; n = 487) in adult patients with hematologic malignancies between 2010 and 2020. Cox proportional hazard-and competing risks regression models were formed to compare the outcomes. Overall survival (OS), Disease-free survival (DFS), and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)-free and relapse-free survival (GRFS) were superior for 10/10 MUDs (OS [hazard ratio (HR), 1.27; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.10-1.47; P = .001]; DFS [HR, 1.17; CI, 1.02-1.34; P = .022]; GRFS [HR, 1.34; CI, 1.19-1.50; P < .001]). The risk of acute GVHD (aGVHD) grade 2 to 4, aGVHD grade 3 to 4, and chronic GVHD (cGVHD) was higher in the PT-CY Haplo group than the 10/10 MUD group (aGVHD grade 2-4 [HR, 1.46; CI, 1.25-1.71; P < .001]; aGVHD grade 3-4 [HR, 1.74; CI, 1.37- 2.20; P < .001]; cGVHD [HR, 1.30; CI, 1.11-1.51; P = .001]). A lower incidence of relapse was observed in the PT-CY Haplo group (relapse: HR, 0.83; CI, 0.69-0.99; P = .038). Unrelated 10/10 matched transplantation with ATG leads to lower GVHD rates and improved survival rates compared with PT-CY Haplo transplantation in Germany.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6104-6113
Number of pages10
JournalBlood advances
Volume8
Issue number23
Publication statusPublished - 10 Dec 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

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PubMedCentral PMC11652758
Scopus 85212222941

Keywords

Keywords

  • Humans, Germany, Male, Female, Middle Aged, Adult, Antilymphocyte Serum/therapeutic use, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/methods, Graft vs Host Disease/etiology, Transplantation, Haploidentical/methods, Unrelated Donors, Hematologic Neoplasms/therapy, Retrospective Studies, Adolescent, Treatment Outcome, Aged, Young Adult, Transplantation Conditioning/methods, Cyclophosphamide/therapeutic use

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