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ArticleHaematologica2025

Does size matter? Center-specific characteristics and survival after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia: an analysis of the German Registry for Stem Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapy.

Wolfgang Bethge, Sarah Flossdorf, Franziska Hanke, Christoph Schmid, Mark Ringhoffer, Stefan Klein, Bernd Hertenstein, Johannes Schetelig, Matthias Stelljes, Thomas Schroeder and 7 more

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17 authors.

Wolfgang BethgeUniversity Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany; German Working Group for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. wolfgang.bethge@med.uni-tuebingen.de.
Sarah FlossdorfInstitute for Medical Informatics, Biometry, and Epidemiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; German Registry for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapy, Ulm.
Franziska HankeGerman Registry for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapy, Ulm.
Christoph SchmidUniversity Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg.
Mark RinghofferHospital Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe.
Stefan KleinUniversity Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim.
Bernd HertensteinCentral Hospital Bremen, Bremen.
Johannes ScheteligGerman Working Group for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; University Hospital Dresden, Dresden.
Matthias StelljesGerman Working Group for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; University Hospital Muenster, Muenster.
Thomas SchroederUniversity Hospital Essen, Essen.
Igor Wolfgang BlauUniversity Hospital Charité Berlin, Berlin.
Francis AyukGerman Working Group for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg.
Matthias EderUniversity Hospital Hannover, Hannover.
Robert ZeiserUniversity Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg.
Katharina FleischhauerGerman Registry for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapy, Ulm, Germany; University Hospital Essen, Essen.
Nicolaus KrögerGerman Registry for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapy, Ulm, Germany; University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg.
Peter DregerGerman Working Group for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy; University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the effect of center-specific variables on overall survival (OS) after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Eligible for the study were adult patients reported to the German Registry for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapy (DRST) receiving first alloHCT for AML from a related or matched (>9/10 HLA-match) unrelated donor in the period 2015-2021. Primary endpoint was OS at 12 months from alloHCT. Univariable and multivariable analyses after best subset selection were performed. Of 5,328 patients, 83% received alloHCT in a high-volume center (≥40 alloHCT/year), 90% in a university hospital, 90% in a center performing alloHCT for ≥10 years, and 73% in a Joint Accreditation Committee ISCT-Europe and European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) (JACIE) accredited center. 52% of the patients were in first CR, and European LeukemiaNet risk was adverse in 37% and intermediate in 42%. On multivariable analysis, center-specific factors predicting adverse 12-month OS were program duration <5-10 years (Hazard Ratio [HR] 1.23, [95% Confidence Interval: [1.02; 1.49]), center volume <40 alloHCT/year (HR 1.21, [1.02; 1.45]), and treatment at a non-university hospital (HR 1.21, [0.98; 1.49]), whereas JACIE accreditation did not. Spline modeling suggested a negative effect of a center volume up to 45 alloHCT per year. Center volume, center experience, university hospital, but not JACIE accreditation, have an impact on alloHCT outcomes in adult patients with AML in Germany.

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Cell- and Tissue-Based TherapyHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleGermanyHumansMaleMiddle AgedRegistriesSurvival RateTransplantation, HomologousYoung Adult

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PMID39633549
PMCPMC12130772

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