Red blood cell transfusion dependence and outcome after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in patients with de novo myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
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Red blood cell transfusion dependence and outcome after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in patients with de novo myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). / Platzbecker, Uwe; Bornhäuser, Martin; Germing, Ulrich; Stumpf, Julian; Scott, Bart L; Kröger, Nicolaus; Schwerdtfeger, Rainer; Böhm, Alexandra; Kobbe, Guido; Theuser, Catrin; Rabitsch, Werner; Valent, Peter; Sorror, Mohamed L; Ehninger, Gerhard; Deeg, H Joachim.
In: BIOL BLOOD MARROW TR, Vol. 14, No. 11, 11, 2008, p. 1217-1225.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Red blood cell transfusion dependence and outcome after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in patients with de novo myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
AU - Platzbecker, Uwe
AU - Bornhäuser, Martin
AU - Germing, Ulrich
AU - Stumpf, Julian
AU - Scott, Bart L
AU - Kröger, Nicolaus
AU - Schwerdtfeger, Rainer
AU - Böhm, Alexandra
AU - Kobbe, Guido
AU - Theuser, Catrin
AU - Rabitsch, Werner
AU - Valent, Peter
AU - Sorror, Mohamed L
AU - Ehninger, Gerhard
AU - Deeg, H Joachim
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The prognosis of patients with de novo myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who are red blood cell transfusion-dependent (TD) and receive supportive care is inferior to that of patients who do not require transfusions. Whether TD also affects outcome after allogeneic transplantation is unknown. Consequently, in 172 de novo MDS patients (median age, 51 years), we analyzed the impact of TD on outcome after high-dose conditioning and allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT). With a median follow-up of 37 months, the probability of 3-year overall survival (OS) did not differ significantly between patients who were TD and those who were not TD before PBSCT (P=.1); however, transfusion burden, as reflected by ferritin levels, was correlated with a greater probability of severe acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD; P=.03) and a higher comorbidity index (P=.01), and OS was inferior in those patients with a ferritin level>1000 microg/L before PBSCT (P=.03). In multivariate analysis, only marrow myeloblast count (P=.01) and comorbidity index (P=.001) had a significant impact on OS. Our data do not identify TD as an independent negative prognostic factor for outcome after allogeneic PBSCT' however, iron overload (presumably transfusion-related) may contribute to poor transplantation success by adding to the overall comorbidities. Whether clinical intervention in the form of iron chelation can improve the outcome of allogeneic PBSCT in TD patients with MDS remains to be determined.
AB - The prognosis of patients with de novo myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who are red blood cell transfusion-dependent (TD) and receive supportive care is inferior to that of patients who do not require transfusions. Whether TD also affects outcome after allogeneic transplantation is unknown. Consequently, in 172 de novo MDS patients (median age, 51 years), we analyzed the impact of TD on outcome after high-dose conditioning and allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT). With a median follow-up of 37 months, the probability of 3-year overall survival (OS) did not differ significantly between patients who were TD and those who were not TD before PBSCT (P=.1); however, transfusion burden, as reflected by ferritin levels, was correlated with a greater probability of severe acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD; P=.03) and a higher comorbidity index (P=.01), and OS was inferior in those patients with a ferritin level>1000 microg/L before PBSCT (P=.03). In multivariate analysis, only marrow myeloblast count (P=.01) and comorbidity index (P=.001) had a significant impact on OS. Our data do not identify TD as an independent negative prognostic factor for outcome after allogeneic PBSCT' however, iron overload (presumably transfusion-related) may contribute to poor transplantation success by adding to the overall comorbidities. Whether clinical intervention in the form of iron chelation can improve the outcome of allogeneic PBSCT in TD patients with MDS remains to be determined.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 14
SP - 1217
EP - 1225
JO - BIOL BLOOD MARROW TR
JF - BIOL BLOOD MARROW TR
SN - 1083-8791
IS - 11
M1 - 11
ER -