Reduced intensity-conditioned allogeneic stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma relapsing or progressing after autologous Transplantation: a study by the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

  • H W Auner
  • R Szydlo
  • A van Biezen
  • S Iacobelli
  • G Gahrton
  • N Milpied
  • L Volin
  • J Janssen
  • S Nguyen Quoc
  • M Michallet
  • H Schoemans
  • J El Cheikh
  • E Petersen
  • F Guilhot
  • S Schönland
  • L Ahlberg
  • C Morris
  • L Garderet
  • T de Witte
  • N Kröger
  • Plasma Cell Dyscrasia Sub-committee of the Chronic Malignancies Working Party of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)

Abstract

Outcomes and prognostic factors of reduced intensity-conditioned allo-SCT (RIC allo-SCT) for multiple myeloma (MM) relapsing or progressing after prior autologous (auto)-SCT are not well defined. We performed an analysis of 413 MM patients who received a related or unrelated RIC allo-SCT for the treatment of relapse/progression after prior auto-SCT. Median age at RIC allo-SCT was 54.1 years, and 44.6% of patients had undergone two or more prior auto-SCTs. Median OS and PFS from the time of RIC allo-SCT for the entire population were 24.7 and 9.6 months, respectively. Cumulative non-relapse mortality (NRM) at 1 year was 21.5%. In multivariate analysis, CMV seronegativity of both patient and donor was associated with significantly better PFS, OS and NRM. Patient-donor gender mismatch was associated with better PFS, fewer than two prior auto-SCT was associated with better OS, and shorter time from the first auto-SCT to the RIC allo-SCT was associated with lower NRM. The results of this study identify patient and donor CMV seronegativity as the key prognostic factor for outcome after RIC allo-SCT for MM relapsing or progressing after prior auto-SCT.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
ISSN0268-3369
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.11.2013
PubMed 23708704