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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022

Impact of total marrow/lymphoid irradiation dose to the intestine on graft-versus-host disease in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for hematologic malignancies.

Simonetta Saldi, Christian Paolo Luca Fulcheri, Claudio Zucchetti, Amr Mohamed Hamed Abdelhamid, Alessandra Carotti, Antonio Pierini, Loredana Ruggeri, Sara Tricarico, Marino Chiodi, Gianluca Ingrosso and 5 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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15 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Simonetta SaldiSection of Radiation Oncology, Hospital of Santa Maria della Misericordia, Perugia, Italy.
Christian Paolo Luca FulcheriMedical Physics, Hospital of Santa Maria della Misericordia, Perugia, Italy.
Claudio ZucchettiMedical Physics, Hospital of Santa Maria della Misericordia, Perugia, Italy.
Amr Mohamed Hamed AbdelhamidRadiation Oncology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia and Perugia General Hospital, Perugia, Italy.
Alessandra CarottiDivision of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Antonio PieriniDivision of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Loredana RuggeriDivision of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Sara TricaricoDivision of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Marino ChiodiRadiology Unit, S. Maria Della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy.
Gianluca IngrossoRadiation Oncology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia and Perugia General Hospital, Perugia, Italy.
Vittorio BiniInternal Medicine, Endocrine and Metabolic Science Section, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Andrea VelardiDivision of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Massimo Fabrizio MartelliDivision of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Susanta Kumar HuiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, CA, United States.
Cynthia AristeiRadiation Oncology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia and Perugia General Hospital, Perugia, Italy.
University of Perugia · ITOspedale Santa Maria · ITAin Shams University · EGCity Of Hope National Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and purpose: Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is a leading cause of non-relapse mortality in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The Perugia Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit designed a new conditioning regimen with total marrow/lymphoid irradiation (TMLI) and adaptive immunotherapy. The present study investigated the impact of radiotherapy (RT) doses on the intestine on the incidence of acute GvHD (aGvHD) in transplant recipients, analyzing the main dosimetric parameters. Materials and methods: Between August 2015 and April 2021, 50 patients with hematologic malignancies were enrolled. All patients underwent conditioning with TMLI. Dosimetric parameters (for the whole intestine and its segments) were assessed as risk factors for aGvHD. The RT dose that was received by each intestinal area with aGvHD was extrapolated from the treatment plan for each patient. Doses were compared with those of the whole intestine minus the affected area. Results: Eighteen patients (36%) developed grade ≥2 aGvHD (G2 in 5, G3 in 11, and G4 in 2). Median time to onset was 41 days (range 23-69 days). The skin was involved in 11 patients, the intestine in 16, and the liver in 5. In all 50 TMLI patients, the mean dose to the whole intestine was 7.1 Gy (range 5.07-10.92 Gy). No patient developed chronic GvHD (cGvHD). No dosimetric variable emerged as a significant risk factor for aGvHD. No dosimetric parameter of the intestinal areas with aGvHD was associated with the disease. Conclusion: In our clinical setting and data sample, we have found no clear evidence that current TMLI dosages to the intestine were linked to the development of aGvHD. However, due to some study limitations, this investigation should be considered as a preliminary assessment. Findings need to be confirmed in a larger cohort and in preclinical models.

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graft-versus-host diseaseHSCT = hematopoietic stem cell transplantintestinal acute graft-versus-host diseaseintestine dose radiotherapyTMLItomotherapy

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