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232 Chapter 18 · The Role of Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in the Management of <strong>Acute</strong> Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adults<br />

ported on 164 patients (ALL, n=84) who received a partially<br />

matched related donor transplant (PMRDT) at the<br />

Division of Transplantation Medicine, South Carolina<br />

Cancer Center between February 1993 and December<br />

1999, and compared outcomes to 131 patients (ALL,<br />

n=81) who had received an autologous SCT at the<br />

Royal Marsden Hospital, Surrey, UK between April<br />

1984 and November 1999 [13]. For PMRDT, patients<br />

were prepared with cyclophosphamide/TBI/methylprednisolone<br />

± anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG), followed<br />

by cyclosporine/methylprednisolone/ATG for<br />

GVHD prophylaxis. In the autologous SCT group, patients<br />

received a variety of TBI- or busulfan-based<br />

preparative regimens. All PMRDT patients received Tcell-depleted<br />

bone marrow (BM). In the autologous<br />

SCT group, 114 patients received BM and 17 patients<br />

received peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC). Marrow<br />

was purged with anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody<br />

(MoAb) in 13 autologous SCT patients. The 5-year<br />

cumulative incidence of TRM was 52% after PMRDT<br />

vs. 16% after autologous SCT (p < 0.0001). The 5-year<br />

cumulative incidence of relapse was 32% after PMRDT<br />

vs. 54% after autologous SCT (p = 0.006). The actuarial<br />

unadjusted 5-year DFS was 16% after PMRDT vs.<br />

30% after autologous SCT (p = 0.006). In conclusion,<br />

these findings suggest that the increased risk of relapse<br />

after autologous SCT is offset by the increased<br />

TRM of PMRDT, and therefore, autologous SCT is a<br />

superior option for patients with advanced leukemia<br />

who do not have an HLA-identical related donor.<br />

These conclusions are limited by the retrospective nature<br />

of this study, and the heterogeneity in the therapeutic<br />

approach of the two different institutions.<br />

18.4 Factors Influencing Transplant Outcome<br />

18.4.1 Source of Stem Cells<br />

Powles et al. established the superiority of PBSC in<br />

shortening the time to hematopoietic cell recovery<br />

[17]. This is especially important since purging methods<br />

can delay hematopoietic recovery. In addition, a study<br />

by Atta, et al. demonstrated differences in leukemic contamination<br />

between PBSC and BM grafts [18]. In 40<br />

consecutive BCR/ABL positive patients, 32% of unpurged<br />

PBSC were already BCR/ABL negative as compared<br />

to unpurged BM. Furthermore, the positive PBSC<br />

were contaminated at a lower level as compared to the<br />

BM grafts. However, other studies have not detected a<br />

difference in graft contamination, perhaps due to differences<br />

in methodology [19].<br />

18.4.2 Preparative Regimens<br />

Several different preparative regimens for autologous<br />

SCT have been described in attempts to decrease TRM<br />

and improve DFS. The most widely used regimen is<br />

the combination of TBI and cyclophosphamide developed<br />

by Donnall Thomas and colleagues in the 1970s.<br />

The TBI, ranging between 1200 and 1350 cGy, can be administered<br />

as a single dose, or fractionated over 3–<br />

5 days. A comparative analysis of fractionated-dose vs.<br />

single-dose TBI in adult ALL patients showed a significantly<br />

higher transplant-related mortality (TRM) in the<br />

single-dose group (p = 0.017), but an increase in the relapse<br />

rate of the fractionated-dose group; consequently,<br />

there were no differences in the overall LFS between the<br />

two groups [20]. A number of different chemotherapy<br />

agents, including high-dose cytarabine, vincristine,<br />

melphalan, etoposide, and/or anthracyclines have been<br />

combined with TBI with no clear advantage for any specific<br />

combination [21–24].<br />

In attempts to intensify the antileukemic effect of<br />

the preparative regimen, the addition of a third agent<br />

to the classic cyclophosphamide/TBI combination has<br />

also been investigated. However, in contrast to results<br />

obtained with children [25, 26], the intensification of<br />

the preparative regimen improved DFS at the expense<br />

of increased TRM in adults, thereby, ultimately not improving<br />

OS [27]. Thus, novel methods to allow selective<br />

delivery of therapy to sites of leukemia without increasing<br />

systemic toxicity are currently under investigation.<br />

Radio-immunoconjugated MoAbs with iodine-131 or<br />

yttrium-90 have already been used in advanced lymphoma<br />

patients with promising results [28]. A Phase I<br />

transplant trial using 131 I-labeled anti-CD45 antibody<br />

combined with cyclophosphamide/TBI was conducted<br />

in patients with advanced hematologic malignancies.<br />

The dose-limiting toxicity was grade III/IV mucositis.<br />

Nine patients with ALL (relapsed/refractory, n=5; CR2<br />

or CR3, n=4) received allogeneic (n = 6) or autologous<br />

(n = 3) transplants using this preparative regimen; three<br />

patients were disease-free 19, 54, and 66 months posttransplant.<br />

A more recent study evaluated the feasibility<br />

of using 188 rhenium ( 188 Re)-labeled anti-CD66 in combination<br />

with standard high dose chemotherapy/TBI

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