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ArticleBone marrow transplantation2015

Impact of pre-transplant co-morbidities on outcome after alemtuzumab-based reduced intensity conditioning allo-SCT in elderly patients: a British Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation study.

E Nikolousis, S Nagra, R Pearce, J Perry, K Kirkland, J Byrne, F Dignan, E Tholouli, M Gilleece, N Russell and 6 more

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Article in Bone marrow transplantation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

E NikolousisHeart of England NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
S NagraCentre for Clinical Haaematology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
R PearceBSBMT Registry, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
J PerryBSBMT Registry, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
K KirklandBSBMT Registry, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
J ByrneNottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK.
F DignanRoyal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, Sutton, UK.
E TholouliManchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.
M GilleeceLeeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK.
N RussellNottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK.
T LittlewoodOxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.
M CookCentre for Clinical Haaematology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
A PeniketOxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.
B E ShawRoyal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, Sutton, UK.
G CookLeeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK.
C CraddockCentre for Clinical Haaematology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Guy's Hospital · GBQueen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham · GBLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · GBNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · GBOxford University Hospitals NHS Trust · GBRoyal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust · GBHeart of England NHS Foundation Trust · GBManchester Royal Infirmary · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The advent of reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens has permitted the extension of allo-SCT to selected patients into their eighth decade but GVHD remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Alemtuzumab is increasingly used to reduce the risk of severe GVHD, but there are concerns that T-cell depletion may compromise outcome particularly in older patients. We therefore studied the impact of pre-transplant factors on the outcome of 187 patients with a haematological malignancy over the age of 60 transplanted using an alemtuzumab-based RIC regimen of whom co-morbidity scoring was possible in 169. Of the patients, 120 had a haematopoietic cell transplantation co-morbidity index (HCT-CI) of 0 or 1 and 49 had a score of 2 or more. The 5-year OS was 33%. In multivariable analysis, OS was determined by co-morbidity score (P=0.001) and disease status at transplant (P=0.004) but not by patient age. Non-relapse mortality was determined by co-morbidity score (P=0.001). Two-year OS for patients with a HCT-CI of 0-1 was 59 versus 6% for patients with a higher score. Alemtuzumab-based RIC allografts can be delivered safely in patients aged over 60 but co-morbidity scoring is mandatory to identify patients who will benefit.

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Hematologic NeoplasmsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationLymphocyte DepletionTransplantation ConditioningAgedAlemtuzumabAllograftsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSocieties, MedicalSurvival RateAlemtuzumabAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents

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