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PRETRANSPLANT ANTI-CCR4 ANTIBODY AGAINST ADULT T CELL LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA WAS ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISKS OF SEVERE/STEROID-REFRACTORY GVHD, NON-RELAPSE MORTALITY AND OVERALL MORTALITY
Author(s): ,
Shigeo Fuji
Affiliations:
Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation,National Cancer Center Hospital,Tokyo,Japan
,
Yoshitaka Inoue
Affiliations:
Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation,National Cancer Center Hospital,Tokyo,Japan
,
Atae Utsunomiya
Affiliations:
Department of Hematology,Imamura Bun-in Hospital,Kagoshima,Japan
,
Yukiyoshi Moriuchi
Affiliations:
Department of Hematology,Sasebo City General Hospital,Sasebo,Japan
,
Kaoru Uchimaru
Affiliations:
Department of Hematology/Oncology,Institute of Medical Science,Tokyo,Japan
,
Ilseung Choi
Affiliations:
Department of Hematology,National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center,Fukuoka,Japan
,
Eiichi Otsuka
Affiliations:
Department of Hematology,Oita Prefectural Hospital,Oita,Japan
,
Hideho Henzan
Affiliations:
Department of Hematology,Hamanomachi Hospital,Fukuoka,Japan
,
Koji Kato
Affiliations:
Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science,Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences,Fukuoka,Japan
,
Takeaki Tomoyose
Affiliations:
Second Department of Internal Medicine,University of the Ryukyus,Okinawa,Japan
,
Hisashi Yamamoto
Affiliations:
Department of Hematology,Toranomon Hospital,Tokyo,Japan
,
Saiko Kurosawa
Affiliations:
Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation,National Cancer Center Hospital,Tokyo,Japan
,
Ken-ichi Matsuoka
Affiliations:
Department of Hematology and Oncology,Okayama University,Okayama,Japan
,
Takuhiro Yamaguchi
Affiliations:
Division of Biostatistics,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine,Sendai,Japan
Takahiro Fukuda
Affiliations:
Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation,National Cancer Center Hospital,Tokyo,Japan
(Abstract release date: 05/19/16) EHA Library. Fuji S. 06/12/16; 135312; S818
Dr. Shigeo Fuji
Dr. Shigeo Fuji
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Abstract
Abstract: S818

Type: Oral Presentation

Presentation during EHA21: On Sunday, June 12, 2016 from 08:00 - 08:15

Location: Hall C15

Background
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is one important treatment option for patients with aggressive adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). Mogamulizumab (anti-CCR4 monoclonal antibody; Mog) was recently approved as a treatment for ATLL. There are major concerns regarding the possible adverse effects of pretransplant Mog, as Mog depletes regulatory T cells (Tregs) for several months. 

Aims
Here, we aimed to assess the impact of pretransplant Mog on the clinical outcomes after allo-HSCT.

Methods
We included 996 allo-HSCT recipients aged 70 years old or younger with aggressive ATLL who were diagnosed between 2000 to 2013, and received intensive chemotherapy using multiple chemotherapeutic drugs as first-line therapy. Before allo-HSCT, 82 patients received Mog with a median interval 45 days from the last Mog to allo-HSCT.

Results
Pretransplant Mog was associated with an increased risk of grade III-IV acute GVHD (30.9% vs. 17.2%, P < 0.01) and refractoriness to systemic steroid for acute GVHD (48.9% vs. 23.5%, P < 0.01). The cumulative incidence of 1-year non-relapse mortality was significantly higher in patients with pretransplant Mog compared to those without Mog (43.7% vs. 25.1%, P < 0.01). The probability of 1-year overall survival was also significantly inferior in patients with pretransplant Mog compared to those without Mog (49.4% vs. 32.3%, P < 0.01). In particular, use of Mog with intervals < 50 days to allo-HSCT was associated with a dismal clinical outcome.

Conclusion
Our study clearly showed that pretransplant Mog significantly worsened the clinical outcome, which strongly supports the important relevance of Tregs in allo-HSCT in humans as in animal models. In clinical practice, Mog should be cautiously used for patients with ATLL who are eligible for allo-HSCT.

Session topic: Stem cell transplantation - Clinical 2

Keyword(s): ATLL, Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), Hematopoietic cell transplantation, Regulatory T cell
Abstract: S818

Type: Oral Presentation

Presentation during EHA21: On Sunday, June 12, 2016 from 08:00 - 08:15

Location: Hall C15

Background
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is one important treatment option for patients with aggressive adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). Mogamulizumab (anti-CCR4 monoclonal antibody; Mog) was recently approved as a treatment for ATLL. There are major concerns regarding the possible adverse effects of pretransplant Mog, as Mog depletes regulatory T cells (Tregs) for several months. 

Aims
Here, we aimed to assess the impact of pretransplant Mog on the clinical outcomes after allo-HSCT.

Methods
We included 996 allo-HSCT recipients aged 70 years old or younger with aggressive ATLL who were diagnosed between 2000 to 2013, and received intensive chemotherapy using multiple chemotherapeutic drugs as first-line therapy. Before allo-HSCT, 82 patients received Mog with a median interval 45 days from the last Mog to allo-HSCT.

Results
Pretransplant Mog was associated with an increased risk of grade III-IV acute GVHD (30.9% vs. 17.2%, P < 0.01) and refractoriness to systemic steroid for acute GVHD (48.9% vs. 23.5%, P < 0.01). The cumulative incidence of 1-year non-relapse mortality was significantly higher in patients with pretransplant Mog compared to those without Mog (43.7% vs. 25.1%, P < 0.01). The probability of 1-year overall survival was also significantly inferior in patients with pretransplant Mog compared to those without Mog (49.4% vs. 32.3%, P < 0.01). In particular, use of Mog with intervals < 50 days to allo-HSCT was associated with a dismal clinical outcome.

Conclusion
Our study clearly showed that pretransplant Mog significantly worsened the clinical outcome, which strongly supports the important relevance of Tregs in allo-HSCT in humans as in animal models. In clinical practice, Mog should be cautiously used for patients with ATLL who are eligible for allo-HSCT.

Session topic: Stem cell transplantation - Clinical 2

Keyword(s): ATLL, Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), Hematopoietic cell transplantation, Regulatory T cell

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