Therapeutic efficacy of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children with chronic myelogenous leukemia
JIANG Hua, HU Wen-Ting, CHEN Jing, LUO Chang-Ying, WANG Jian-Min, ZHOU Min, YE Qi-Dong, TANG Yan-Jing, LUO Cheng-Juan
Department of Hematology/Oncology, Shanghai Children′s Medical Center, Medical School, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200127, China. jiang_hua18@yahoo.com.cn
Abstract:OBJECTIVE: To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) in children with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and to analyze the possible prognostic factors.MethodsThe clinical data of 20 children with CML who had received allo-HSCT was analyzed retrospectively to investigate possible prognostic factors, including age, sex, interval between diagnosis and transplantation, HLA matching between donors and recipients, illness status on transplantation and acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).ResultsAt the end of follow-up, 13 of the 20 treated children had disease-free survival (DFS) and the rest (7 cases) died. Four died of severe acute GVHD, two of chronic GVHD and its complications, and one of relapse after transplantation. The three-year DFS was (64.6±1.1%). As shown by the univariate analysis, age was the most important prognostic factor in children with CML who had received allo-HSCT (P0.05). The multivariate logistic regression analysis also confirmed age as the only prognostic factor (P<0.01). Severe acute and/or chronic GVHD was the most important cause of patient death. 10/10 HLA-matched donors could improve the transplantation outcome.ConclusionsAllo-HSCT is an effective treatment for children with CML. To improve the prognosis and treatment outcome, children with CML aged over 10 years should receive allo-HSCT as early as possible. 10/10 HLA-matched donors are preferred in allo-HSCT and GVHD should be prevented.
JIANG Hua,HU Wen-Ting,CHEN Jing et al. Therapeutic efficacy of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children with chronic myelogenous leukemia[J]. CJCP, 2013, 15(1): 19-24.
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