Haploidentical hematopoietic cell and kidney transplantation for hematological malignancies and end-stage renal failure

YB Chen, N Elias, E Heher, JS McCune… - Blood, The Journal …, 2019 - ashpublications.org
YB Chen, N Elias, E Heher, JS McCune, K Collier, S Li, C Del Rio, A El-Jawahri, W Williams
Blood, The Journal of the American Society of Hematology, 2019ashpublications.org
Abstract At Massachusetts General Hospital, we pioneered simultaneous hematopoietic cell
(HCT)/kidney transplantation from HLA-identical related donors for the treatment of
hematological malignancies with end-stage renal failure. We have now extended this to HLA-
haploidentical donors in a pilot trial. Six recipients, 5 of whom were conditioned with
fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and total-body irradiation, underwent combined
HCT/kidney transplantation from haploidentical donors; graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) …
Abstract
At Massachusetts General Hospital, we pioneered simultaneous hematopoietic cell (HCT)/kidney transplantation from HLA-identical related donors for the treatment of hematological malignancies with end-stage renal failure. We have now extended this to HLA-haploidentical donors in a pilot trial. Six recipients, 5 of whom were conditioned with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and total-body irradiation, underwent combined HCT/kidney transplantation from haploidentical donors; graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis included post-HCT cyclophosphamide, tacrolimus, and mycophenolate mofetil. One patient died as a result of complications of fludarabine neurological toxicity. No neurological toxicity was observed in subsequent patients who received lower fludarabine doses and more intense postfludarabine dialysis. There were no cases of grade 2 to 4 acute GVHD and 1 case of moderate chronic GVHD by 12 months. One patient experienced relapse of multiple myeloma at 30 months after HCT and died 4 years posttransplantation. Overall, 4 of 6 patients remain alive, without disease relapse and with long-term renal rejection–free survival. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT01758042.
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