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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2024

Prospective study on the impact of BEAM versus FEAM conditioning on occurrence of neutropenic enterocolitis and on transplant outcome in lymphoma patients.

Edoardo Benedetti, Ginevra Traverso, Giulia Pucci, Riccardo Morganti, Emilia Bramanti, Federica Cavallo, Enrico Capochiani, Maurizio De Maria, Vittorio Ricchiuto, Massimo Salvatore Stella and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2024. 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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  3. Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Neutropenic Enterocolitis in Onco-Hematological Patients According to Chemotherapy Regimen.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026
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Edoardo BenedettiOperational Unit Hematology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Ginevra TraversoOperational Unit Hematology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Giulia PucciOperational Unit Hematology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Riccardo MorgantiSection of Statistics, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Emilia BramantiInstitute of Chemistry of Organo Metallic Compounds (ICCOM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Pisa, Italy.
Federica CavalloDivision of Hematology U, University Hospital Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (AOU) "Città della Salute e della Scienza", Turin, Italy.
Enrico CapochianiHematology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale (USL) Toscana Nord Ovest, Livorno, Italy.
Maurizio De MariaHematology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale (USL) Toscana Nord Ovest, Livorno, Italy.
Vittorio RicchiutoDipartimento di Tecnologie Sanitarie Ente di Supporto Tecnico Amministrativo Regionale (ESTAR), Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Massimo Salvatore StellaViale delle Milizie 9 00195 Roma, Italian School of Basic and Emergency Ultrasound Società Italiana di Ultrasonologia in Medicina e Biologia (SIUMB), Pisa, Italy.
Sara GalimbertiHematology Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Carmustine (BCNU), etoposide, cytarabine, and melphalan (BEAM) are a widely used high-dose chemotherapy regimen for autologous stem cell transplantation transplant (ASCT) in lymphoid malignancies. During BCNU shortages, some centers switched to fotemustine-substituted BEAM (FEAM). Neutropenic enterocolitis (NEC) is a life-threatening complication occurring after intestinal mucosa damage related to intensive chemotherapy. NEC mortality may be up to 30%-50%. In our study, we compared NEC incidence, symptoms, mortality, and transplant outcome in terms of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in the BEAM Methods: A total of 191 patients were enrolled in this study (N = 129 and N = 62 were conditioned with BEAM and FEAM, respectively). All patients received bed-side high-resolution ultrasound (US) for NEC diagnosis. Results and discussion: NEC incidence and NEC-related mortality were similar in the BEAM and FEAM groups (31% and 40.3%, p = 0.653, and 5% and 8%, p = 0.627, respectively). At a median follow-up of 116 months, no difference was noted between BEAM

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autologous stem cell transplantationbeamFEAMintestinal toxicityNECneutropenic enterocolitisultrasound sonography

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