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ArticleBone marrow transplantation2011

Influence of comorbidities on transplant outcomes in patients aged 50 years or more after myeloablative conditioning incorporating fludarabine, BU and ATG.

S El Kourashy, T Williamson, M A Chaudhry, M L Savoie, A R Turner, L Larratt, J Storek, N J Bahlis, C B Brown, M Yang and 7 more

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17 authors.

S El KourashyDepartments of Medicine and Oncology Foothills Hospital and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. shazaaw3112@yahoo.com
T Williamson
M A Chaudhry
M L Savoie
A R Turner
L Larratt
J Storek
N J Bahlis
C B Brown
M Yang
D Quinlan
M Geddes
N Zacarias
A Daly
P Duggan
D A Stewart
J A Russell

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-myeloablative (MA) and reduced intensity allo-SCT regimens are offered to older patients and/or those with comorbidities because the morbidity and mortality attributable to fully MA conditioning is thought to be unacceptably high. A total of 207 patients aged 50-66 years were treated between 1999 and 2008 with SCT after MA conditioning with fludarabine 50 mg/m(2) daily × 5 and i.v. BU 3.2 mg/kg daily × 4.90 (43%) had additional TBI 200 cGy × 2. GVHD prophylaxis was CsA, MTX and thymoglobulin (4.5 mg/kg total dose). As defined by the hematopoietic cell transplantation co-morbidity index (HCT-CI) scoring system 117 (57%) pts scored 0 and 90 (43%) 1. At 5 years OS was 39 vs 54% (P=0.008), disease-free survival 38 vs 49% (P=0.03), TRM 39 vs 19% (P=0.003) and relapse 36 vs 39% (P=ns) in those with scores of 0 and 1, respectively. Multivariate analysis confirmed the influence of HCT-CI scores on TRM (subhazard ratios=2.29; 95% confidence interval=1.29-4.08; P=0.005). We conclude that comorbidities as assessed by the HCT-CI do influence TRM with this regimen but that age alone should not be an indication to prefer a less intense protocol.

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