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ArticleBiology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation2018

Fludarabine and Busulfan versus Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab as Reduced-Intensity Conditioning for Allogeneic Transplantation in Follicular Lymphoma.

Narendranath Epperla, Kwang Woo Ahn, Philippe Armand, Samantha Jaglowski, Sairah Ahmed, Vaishalee P Kenkre, Bipin Savani, Madan Jagasia, Nirav N Shah, Timothy S Fenske and 3 more

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Article in Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Their Niche in Bone Marrow.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  4. Impact of Rituximab and Host/Donor Fc Receptor Polymorphisms after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for CD20Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation · 2020
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  6. Where does transplant fit in the age of targeted therapies?Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 8 institutions in 2 countries.

Narendranath EpperlaDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Division of Hematology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Kwang Woo AhnCenter for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Philippe ArmandDepartment of Medical Oncology/Hematologic Malignancies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
Samantha JaglowskiDivision of Hematology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Sairah AhmedDepartment of Stem Cell Transplantation, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Vaishalee P KenkreDivision of Hematology and Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
Bipin SavaniDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Madan JagasiaDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Nirav N ShahDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Timothy S FenskeDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Anna SuredaServei d'Hematologica, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Hospital Duran i Reynals, Barcelona, Spain.
Sonali M SmithSection of Hematology/Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Mehdi HamadaniDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Electronic address: mhamadani@mcw.edu.
Medical College of Wisconsin · USVanderbilt University Medical Center · USDana-Farber Cancer Institute · USInstitut Català d'Oncologia · ESThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USUniversity of Chicago · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

Data Resource for Analyzing Blood &Marrow TransplantsU24CA076518 · NCI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI Amy M Moskop, Bronwen Shaw · 1998 to 2026
$105.2M
Easy-to-read Informed Consent for HCT Clinical TrialsU10HL069294 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI HOROWITZ, MARY MARESCA · 2011 to 2016
$43.8M
NCI NIH HHS U24 CA076518NHLBI NIH HHS U10 HL069294
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Large, multicenter studies comparing commonly used reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) approaches in follicular lymphoma (FL) have not been performed. Using the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research database, we report the outcomes of the 2 most commonly used RIC approaches, fludarabine and busulfan (Flu/Bu) versus fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (FCR) in FL patients. We evaluated 200 FL patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) who received RIC with either Flu/Bu (n = 98) or FCR (n = 102) during 2008 to 2014. All patients received peripheral blood grafts, and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis was limited to calcineurin inhibitor-based approaches. Median follow-up of survivors in the Flu/Bu and FCR groups was 48 months and 46 months, respectively. On univariate analysis in the Flu/Bu and FCR groups, the 3-year rates of nonrelapse mortality (11% versus 11%, P = .94), relapse/progression (18% versus 15%, P = .54), progression-free survival (PFS) (71% versus 74%, P = .65), and overall survival (OS) (73% versus 81%, P = .18) were not significantly different. On multivariate analysis no difference was seen between the FCR and Flu/Bu cohorts in terms of grades II to IV (relative risk [RR], 1.06; 95% confidence interval [CI], .59 to 1.93; P = .84) or grades III to IV (RR, 1.18; 95% CI, .47 to 2.99; P = .72) acute GVHD, nonrelapse mortality (RR, .83; 95% CI, .38 to 1.82; P = .64), relapse/progression (RR, .99; 95% CI, .49 to 1.98; P = .97), PFS (RR, .92; 95% CI, .55 to 1.54; P = .76), or OS (RR, .70; 95% CI, .40 to 1.23; P = .21) risk. However, RIC with FCR was associated with a significantly reduced chronic GVHD risk (RR, .52; 95% CI, .36 to .77; P = .001). RIC with either Flu/Bu or FCR in patients with FL undergoing allo-HCT provides excellent 3-year OS, with acceptable rates of nonrelapse mortality. FCR-based conditioning was associated with a lower risk of chronic GVHD.

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AdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBusulfanCalcineurin InhibitorsCyclophosphamideDatabases, FactualFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansLymphoma, FollicularMaleMiddle AgedRituximabSurvival AnalysisBusulfanCalcineurin InhibitorsCyclophosphamidefludarabineRituximabVidarabineAllogeneic HCTFCRFlu/BuFollicular lymphomaReduced-intensity conditioning

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PMID29032272
PMCPMC5743624
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