Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for patients with AML aged 70 years or older in first remission. A study from the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)
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Accessibility to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) programs for older patients is growing constantly. We report on the clinical outcomes of a group of 701 adults aged ≥70 years, with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in first complete remission (CR1), who received a first HCT, from HLA-matched sibling donors (MSD), 10/10 HLA-matched unrelated donors (UD), 9/10 HLA-mismatched unrelated donors (mUD) or haploidentical (Haplo) donors. The 2-year overall survival (OS) was 48.1%, leukemia-free survival (LFS) 45.3%, relapse incidence (RI) 25.2%, non-relapse mortality (NRM) 29.5% and GVHD-free, relapse-free survival (GRFS), 33.4%. Compared to MSD, patients transplanted from Haplo and UD presented lower RI (HR 0.46, 95% CI 0.25–0.8, p = 0.02 and HR 0.44, 95% CI: 0.28–0.69, p = 0.001, respectively); this translated into prolonged LFS for Haplo (HR 0.62, 95% CI: 0.39–0.99, p = 0.04). Patients transplanted from mUD exhibited the highest NRM incidence (HR 2.33, 95% CI: 1.26–4.31, p = 0.007). HCT in selected adult CR1 AML patients >70 years is feasible and could be associated with good clinical outcomes. Prospective clinical trials are warranted.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Bone Marrow Transplantation |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 9 |
Pages (from-to) | 1033-1041 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISSN | 0268-3369 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
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