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Trial reportJournal of hematology & oncology2014

Multicenter phase II study of a combination of cyclosporine a, methotrexate and mycophenolate mofetil for GVHD prophylaxis: results of the Chinese Bone Marrow Transplant Cooperative Group (CBMTCG).

Yong-Rong Lai, Yu-Hong Chen, Deng-Ming Hu, Ming Jiang, Qi-Fa Liu, Lin Liu, Jian Hou, Paul Schwarzenberger, Qiao-Chuan Li, Zhong-Ming Zhang and 2 more

Open access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Journal of hematology & oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 10 institutions in 2 countries.

Yong-Rong Lai
Yu-Hong Chen
Deng-Ming Hu
Ming Jiang
Qi-Fa Liu
Lin Liu
Jian Hou
Paul Schwarzenberger
Qiao-Chuan Li
Zhong-Ming Zhang
Kai-Yan Liu
Xiao-Jun HuangBeijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China. xjhrm@medmail.com.cn.
First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University · CNPeking University People's Hospital · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University · CNGuangxi Medical University · CNKunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command · CNNanfang Hospital · CNPeking University · CNSecond Military Medical University · CNUniversity of South Alabama · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImprovement of current GVHD prophylactic therapies remains an important goal in the allo-HSCT. We have described a novel prophylaxis regimen in a single institution trial. The Chinese Bone Marrow Transplant Cooperative Group (CBMTCG) initiated a phase II multicenter study.

methodsThe study was designed as a prospective, single arm phase II open-label, multicenter clinical trial. The primary endpoint was improvement of aGVHD by 25% over historical control (40%) in Chinese patients. 508 patients were enrolled. All of the patients received cyclosporine A (CsA), methotrexate (MTX) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) (0.5-1.0 g daily for 30 days) as GVHD prophylaxis regimen.

resultsThe primary endpoint was met with cumulative incidences of grades 2 to 4 and grades 3 to 4 aGVHD of 23.2% and 10.3%, respectively. Incidence for cGVHD was 67.4%. The non-relapse mortality (NRM) rate was 18.4% at 2 years. The probabilities of leukemia free survival (LFS) for non-advanced stage and advanced stage patients at 2 years were 69.7% and 44.8% respectively (p = 0.000). Recipient age ≥ 40 years, advanced stage and Busulfan-Fludarabine(BuFlu) conditioning regimen were identified as major risk factors for aGVHD. Recipient age ≥ 40 years, BuFlu conditioning regimens, female donor/male recipient and prior aGVHD were associated with cGVHD. Despite lower RM (relapse mortality), patients with grade 2-4 aGVHD had higher NRM and worse OS and LFS compared to patients with grade 0-1 aGVHD. In contrast, patients with cGVHD had better OS and LFS and lower RM compared to patients without cGVHD.

conclusionThe novel GVHD regimen decreased the risk for aGVHD by 42% without improving the risk for cGVHD compared to historical controls. Development of aGVHD was associated with worse OS and LFS as well as higher NRM. In contrast, cGVHD was associated with improved OS and LFS likely attributed to a GVL effect.

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AdolescentAdultBone Marrow TransplantationCyclosporineDrug CombinationsFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsIncidenceKaplan-Meier EstimateLeukemiaMaleMethotrexateMiddle AgedCyclosporineDrug CombinationsImmunosuppressive AgentsMethotrexateMycophenolic Acid

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PMID25139202
PMCPMC4237802
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