A Comparison of HLA-Identical Sibling Allogeneic versus Autologous Transplantation for Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma: A Report from the CIBMTR

  • Hillard M. Lazarus*
  • , Mei-Jie Zhang
  • , Jeanette Carreras
  • , Brandon M. Hayes-Lattin
  • , Asli Selmin Ataergin
  • , Jacob D. Bitran
  • , Brian J. Bolwell
  • , Cesar O. Freytes
  • , Robert Peter Gale
  • , Steven C. Goldstein
  • , Gregory A. Hale
  • , David J. Inwards
  • , Thomas R. Klumpp
  • , David I. Marks
  • , Richard T. Maziarz
  • , Philip L. McCarthy
  • , Santiago Pavlovsky
  • , J. Douglas Rizzo
  • , Thomas C. Shea
  • , Harry C. Schouten
  • Shimon Slavin, Jane N. Winter, Koen W. van Besien, Julie M. Vose, Parameswaran N. Hari
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We compared outcomes of 916 diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients aged >or=18 years undergoing first autologous (n = 837) or myeloablative (MA) allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) (n = 79) between 1995 and 2003 reported to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). Median follow-up was 81 months for allogeneic HCT versus 60 months for autologous HCT. Allogeneic HCT recipients were more likely to have high-risk disease features including higher stage, more prior chemotherapy regimens, and resistant disease. Allogeneic HCT was associated with a higher 1 year treatment-related mortality (TRM) (relative risk [RR] 4.88, 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.21-7.40, P <.001), treatment failure (RR 2.06, 95% CI, 1.54-2.75, P <.001), and mortality (RR 2.75, 95% CI, 2.03-3.72, P <.001). Risk of disease progression was similar in the 2 groups (RR 1.12, 95% CI, 0.73-1.72, P = .59). In fact, for 1-year survivors, no significant differences were observed for TRM, progression, progression-free (PFS) or overall survival (OS). Increased risks of TRM and mortality were associated with older age (>50 years), lower performance score, chemoresistance, and earlier year of transplant. In a cohort of mainly high-risk DLBCL patients, upfront MA allogeneic HCT, although associated with increased early mortality, was associated with a similar risk of disease progression compared to lower risk patients receiving autologous HCT. American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)35-45
Number of pages11
JournalBiology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume16
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2010

Keywords

  • Unrelated
  • Allogeneic transplantation
  • Hodgkin lymphoma

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