Long-term outcomes after transplantation of HLA-identical related G-CSF-mobilized peripheral blood mononuclear cells versus bone marrow

Blood. 2012 Mar 15;119(11):2675-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-12-396275. Epub 2012 Feb 3.

Abstract

Between 1996 and 1999, 172 patients (median age, 42 years) with hematologic malignancies were randomly assigned to receive either HLA-identical related bone marrow or G-CSF-mobilized peripheral blood mononuclear cells (G-PBMCs) after myeloablative conditioning. Early results showed that transplantation of G-PBMCs, compared with marrow, was associated with significantly superior 2-year disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival. Ten-year follow-up showed a sustained DFS benefit associated with G-PBMCs (mortality or relapse hazard ratio, 0.64; 95% confidence interval, 0.4-1.0; P = .03), although the likelihood of overall survival was not significantly different between the 2 groups (mortality hazard ratio, 0.75; 95% confidence interval, 0.5-1.2; P = .20). The 10-year cumulative incidence of chronic GVHD and the duration of systemic immunosuppression were similar in the 2 groups. In summary, transplantation of HLA-identical related G-PBMCs, compared with marrow, was associated with superior short-term and long-term DFS, and there was no evidence that this benefit was outweighed by GVHD-related late mortality.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bone Marrow / immunology
  • Child
  • Female
  • Graft vs Host Disease / immunology
  • Graft vs Host Disease / mortality*
  • Graft vs Host Disease / prevention & control
  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / administration & dosage*
  • Hematologic Neoplasms / immunology
  • Hematologic Neoplasms / mortality*
  • Hematologic Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Leukocytes, Mononuclear*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Survival Rate
  • Transplantation, Isogeneic
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor