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ArticleTransplantation and cellular therapy2026

Post Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Maintenance Therapy With Low-Dose Azacitidine in a Pediatric Population With High-Risk Myeloid Malignancies.

Emily C Merkel, Ted Gooley, Monica S Thakar, Scott N Furlan, Corinne Summers, Danielle C Kirkey, Brandon Hadland, Lauri M Burroughs, Paul A Carpenter, Aleksandra Petrovic and 6 more

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16 authors.

Emily C MerkelFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics,University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Electronic address: emily.merkel@seattlechildrens.org.
Ted GooleyFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington.
Monica S ThakarFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics,University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Scott N FurlanFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics,University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Corinne SummersFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics,University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Danielle C KirkeyFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics,University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Brandon HadlandFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics,University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Lauri M BurroughsFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics,University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Paul A CarpenterFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics,University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Aleksandra PetrovicFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics,University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Ross GoshornSacred Heart Hospital, Spokane Washington.
Robert IrwinMary Bridge Children's Hospital, Tacoma Washington.
Marie BleakleyFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics,University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Todd CooperDivision of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics,University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Katherine TarlockFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics,University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Ann DahlbergFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics,University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

Funding

Translational Bioimaging Core Shared ResourceP30CA015704 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI Eric Collisson · 1985 to 2026
$296.4M
PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMT32CA009351 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI Elizabeth R Lawlor, SOHEIL MESHINCHI · 1985 to 2026
$7.0M
Development of Innovative Resources to Advance MDS ResearchRC2DK127989 · NIDDK · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER · PI Marie Bleakley, Sergei Doulatov · 2023 to 2026
$6.2M
A compass for those with relapsed leukemia after transplantR01CA289886 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER · PI Scott Nicholas Furlan · 2024 to 2026
$3.5M
Palliative Care Research Training GrantT32HL125195 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI KROSS, ERIN KATHRYN, SHARMA, RASHMI K. · 2015 to 2024
$3.2M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA015704NCI NIH HHS R01 CA289886NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009351NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL125195NIDDK NIH HHS RC2 DK127989
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with high-risk features undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) experience high rates of relapse. Hypomethylating agent azacitidine (AZA) has been explored as post-HCT maintenance therapy at low doses to prevent relapse based on its potential for clinical efficacy and enhancing the graft-versus-leukemia effect.

objectiveTo better understand the feasibility, tolerability, and efficacy of post-HCT maintenance AZA in a pediatric population with high-risk myeloid malignancies who underwent allogeneic HCT. STUDY

designA retrospective analysis was conducted of 24 pediatric patients (median age 12.4 years) with high-risk myeloid malignancies who received post-HCT AZA at a single institution. Descriptive measures were used to summarize participant characteristics. Point estimates of overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS) were obtained using the method of Kaplan and Meier. Point estimates of relapse and non-relapse mortality were summarized using cumulative incidence estimates.

resultsAZA began at a median of 81 days post-HCT. The AZA dose ranged between 32-50 mg/m

conclusionsThis is the largest reported pediatric cohort receiving post-HCT prophylaxis with AZA. Our findings suggest AZA is tolerable with limited toxicity post-HCT and can be administered to pediatric patients with myeloid malignancies as maintenance therapy. Outcomes were favorable warranting further study.

Indexed as

Antimetabolites, AntineoplasticAzacitidineHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMyelodysplastic SyndromesAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAzacitidineAcute myeloid leukemiaMyelodysplastic syndromeOutcomesPediatric hematopoietic cell transplantPost-HCT maintenance therapy

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PMID41354273
PMCPMC13180442

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