Tandem autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation with sequential use of total marrow irradiation and high-dose melphalan in multiple myeloma

Autor: Andrea D’Amico, Jacek Najda, Malgorzata Sobczyk-Kruszelnicka, Sławomir Blamek, Bożena Jochymek, Michał Radwan, Leszek Miszczyk, Łukasz Dolla, Wlodzimierz Mendrek, Maria Saduś-Wojciechowska, Jerzy Holowiecki, Krzysztof Ślosarek, Wojciech Leszczyński, Sebastian Giebel, Tomasz Czerw, Grzegorz Woźniak
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Bone marrow transplantation. 56(6)
ISSN: 1476-5365
Popis: The goal of this phase II trial was to evaluate safety and efficacy of a tandem autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (auto-HCT) using sequentially total marrow irradiation (TMI) at the dose of 12 Gy (4 Gy on days -3, -2, and -1) and melphalan 200 mg/m2 for patients with multiple myeloma (MM). TMI was performed using helical tomotherapy. Additional "boosts" (total 24 Gy) were applied for patients with active lesions as revealed by PET-FDG. Fifty patients with median age 58 years (41-64 years) were included and received tandem auto-HCT. TMI resulted in absolute neutropenia in all patients. Grade 3 infections were reported in 30% patients. Other toxicities were rare. Proportion of patients who achieved at least very good partial response increased from 46% before the first auto-HCT to 82% after tandem transplantation. Complete remission rates changed from 10% to 42%, respectively. The probabilities of overall and progression-free survival at 5 years were 74% and 55%, respectively. No patient died without progression. We conclude that conditioning with TMI ± PET-guided "boosts" represents personalized treatment approach in MM and is characterized by very good toxicity profile. Tandem auto-HCT using TMI in sequence with high-dose melphalan appears safe with encouraging early efficacy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE