Alternative donor transplantation after reduced intensity conditioning: results of parallel phase 2 trials using partially HLA-mismatched related bone marrow or unrelated double umbilical cord blood grafts.

Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2011
Authors
Brunstein, Claudio G; Fuchs, Ephraim J; Carter, Shelly L; Karanes, Chatchada; Costa, Luciano J; Wu, Juan; Devine, Steven M; Wingard, John R; Aljitawi, Omar S; Cutler, Corey S; Jagasia, Madan H; Ballen, Karen K; Eapen, Mary; O'Donnell, Paul V; Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network
Secondary
Blood
Volume
118
Pagination
282-8
Date Published
2011 Jul 14
Keywords
Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Algorithms; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Child; Family; Female; Fetal Blood; Graft Survival; Hematologic Neoplasms; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Histocompatibility Testing; HLA Antigens; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Survival Analysis; Tissue Donors; Transplantation Conditioning; Transplantation, Homologous; Young Adult
Abstract

The Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network conducted 2 parallel multicenter phase 2 trials for individuals with leukemia or lymphoma and no suitable related donor. Reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) was used with either unrelated double umbilical cord blood (dUCB) or HLA-haploidentical related donor bone marrow (Haplo-marrow) transplantation. For both trials, the transplantation conditioning regimen incorporated cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, and 200 cGy of total body irradiation. The 1-year probabilities of overall and progression-free survival were 54% and 46%, respectively, after dUCB transplantation (n = 50) and 62% and 48%, respectively, after Haplo-marrow transplantation (n = 50). The day +56 cumulative incidence of neutrophil recovery was 94% after dUCB and 96% after Haplo-marrow transplantation. The 100-day cumulative incidence of grade II-IV acute GVHD was 40% after dUCB and 32% after Haplo-marrow transplantation. The 1-year cumulative incidences of nonrelapse mortality and relapse after dUCB transplantation were 24% and 31%, respectively, with corresponding results of 7% and 45%, respectively, after Haplo-marrow transplantation. These multicenter studies confirm the utility of dUCB and Haplo-marrow as alternative donor sources and set the stage for a multicenter randomized clinical trial to assess the relative efficacy of these 2 strategies. The trials are registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov under NCT00864227 (BMT CTN 0604) and NCT00849147 (BMT CTN 0603).