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SynthesisBone marrow transplantation2015

High-dose therapy and autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation as front-line consolidation in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a systematic review.

T Reljic, A Kumar, B Djulbegovic, M A Kharfan-Dabaja

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Synthesis in Bone marrow transplantation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

T ReljicCenter for Comparative Effectiveness Research, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
A Kumar1] Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA [2] Department of Oncologic Sciences, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA.
B Djulbegovic1] Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA [2] Department of Oncologic Sciences, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA [3] Department of Malignant Hematology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
M A Kharfan-Dabaja1] Department of Malignant Hematology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA [2] Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Moffitt Cancer Center · USUniversity of South Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-dose therapy (HDT) followed by autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (auto-HCT) is offered to patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) both as front-line consolidation and in the relapsed setting. The role of HDT in the front-line consolidation setting in CLL is uncertain. Literature search of PUBMED and Cochrane until 14 November 2014 and the last 2 years of abstracts from relevant conferences was undertaken. End points included benefits (overall survival; OS, PFS, event-free survival; EFS) and harms (adverse events, secondary malignancies, treatment-related mortality). The search identified 495 references of which four studies met inclusion criteria. Altogether, 301 patients were randomized to the HDT/auto-HCT arm and 299 patients to the control arm. Offering front-line HDT/auto-HCT did not result in statistically significant improvement in OS (Hazard ratio (HR)=0.91; 95% confidence interval (CI)= 0.62, 1.33) or PFS (HR=0.70; 95% CI= 0.32, 1.52). There was a statistically significant advantage favoring HDT/auto-HCT for EFS (HR=0.46; 95% CI= 0.26, 0.83). Moreover, HDT/auto-HCT did not result in higher rate of secondary malignancy (risk ratio=1.06; 95% CI=0.55, 2.05) or treatment-related mortality (risk ratio=1.32; 95% CI= 0.43, 4.06). Offering HDT/auto-HCT as front-line consolidation in patients with CLL does not improve OS. At present this approach should not be offered outside the context of a clinical trial.

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Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationAutograftsConsolidation ChemotherapyDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellMalePubMedRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSurvival Rate

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