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ArticleJournal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA2020

European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation score correlates with outcomes of older patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Sheng-Hsuan Chien, Yao-Chung Liu, Chia-Jen Liu, Po-Shen Ko, Hao-Yuan Wang, Liang-Tsai Hsiao, Jeong-Shi Lin, Tzeon-Jye Chiou, Chun-Yu Liu, Jyh-Pyng Gau

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Article in Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sheng-Hsuan ChienDivision of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Yao-Chung LiuFaculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Chia-Jen LiuFaculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Po-Shen KoFaculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Hao-Yuan WangFaculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Liang-Tsai HsiaoFaculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Jeong-Shi LinDivision of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Tzeon-Jye ChiouDivision of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Chun-Yu LiuDivision of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Jyh-Pyng GauFaculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
National Yang Ming University Hospital · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWTaipei Veterans General Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are hematological diseases predominantly occurring in older patients. Although allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) remains the curative therapy for refractory AML or high-risk MDS, old age is often a hurdle to the procedure. We conducted a retrospective study to analyze the prognostic factors predicting outcomes of older patients undergoing allo-HSCT for acute leukemia and MDS.

methodsWe collected data from patients diagnosed with acute leukemia or MDS, who underwent allo-HSCT at >50 years of age and reviewed clinical characteristics, including age, sex, underlying disease, European Group for Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) risk score, and presence of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) or chronic GVHD (cGVHD). The Cox proportional hazard model was adopted to explore the independent prognostic factors for overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and non-relapse mortality (NRM).

resultsA total of 85 older patients were included, with the median age at allo-HSCT being 55 years. The significant prognostic factors for worse OS or PFS were an EBMT risk score > 3 and grade III-IV aGVHD, while patients with moderate to severe cGVHD would have better OS or PFS. Interestingly, it is not cGVHD but grade III-IV aGVHD that significantly correlated with NRM.

conclusionThis cohort study suggests that an EBMT risk score >3 and grade III-IV aGVHD predict poor outcomes, and careful management of GVHD may allow better survival for older patients undergoing allo-HSCT.

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Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationAgedFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMaleMiddle AgedMyelodysplastic SyndromesProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesTransplantation, Homologous

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PMID31904659
PMCPMC13048185
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