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Trial reportBone marrow transplantation2007

High-dose chemotherapy using BEAM without autologous rescue followed by reduced-intensity conditioning allogeneic stem-cell transplantation for refractory or relapsing lymphomas: a comparison of delayed versus immediate transplantation.

A S Buser, M Stern, C Bucher, C Arber, D Heim, J Halter, S Meyer-Monard, G Stussi, A Lohri, M Ghielmini and 3 more

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Trial report in Bone marrow transplantation, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

A S BuserHematology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland. busera@uhbs.ch
M Stern
C Bucher
C Arber
D Heim
J Halter
S Meyer-Monard
G Stussi
A Lohri
M Ghielmini
A Tichelli
J R Passweg
A Gratwohl
University Hospital of Basel · CHKantonsspital Baselland · CHLeiden University · NLOspedale San Giovanni Bellinzona · CHUniversity Hospital of Geneva · CHUniversity of Perugia · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with refractory/relapsing lymphoma are rarely cured by chemotherapy. High-dose chemotherapy (HDC) for tumor debulking followed by reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) has been advocated as a concept. We previously treated 10 patients (group A) with BEAM chemotherapy followed by delayed RIC HSCT at day 28. We now report on the subsequent 11 patients receiving BEAM followed immediately by fludarabine/total body irradiation and allogeneic HSCT (group B), and compare the outcome to group A patients. Non-hematological toxicity before engraftment was comparable, only gut toxicity was higher in group B. Days in aplasia, days on antibiotics and length of hospital stay were significantly longer in group A. Cumulative incidence of acute (GvHD) >or=grade II and incidence of chronic GvHD were lower in group B. At last follow-up, seven patients in group A were alive, with six of them in complete remission. In group B, nine patients were alive, seven of them in complete remission. No significant difference in estimated 3-year overall survival was seen. These data challenge the initial concept of debulking first and delaying allogeneic RIC HSCT. Allogeneic HSCT with standard BEAM conditioning is a valid alternative for patients with resistant/relapsed lymphoma, which might be considered earlier in the disease course.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarmustineCytarabineEtoposideFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseGraft vs Tumor EffectHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphomaMaleMelphalanRemission InductionTransplantation ConditioningTransplantation, HomologousCarmustineCytarabineEtoposideMelphalan

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