2023
Post-transplantation cyclophosphamide is associated with increased bacterial infections
Ustun C, Chen M, Kim S, Auletta J, Batista M, Battiwalla M, Cerny J, Gowda L, Hill J, Liu H, Munshi P, Nathan S, Seftel M, Wingard J, Chemaly R, Dandoy C, Perales M, Riches M, Papanicolaou G. Post-transplantation cyclophosphamide is associated with increased bacterial infections. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2023, 59: 76-84. PMID: 37903992, PMCID: PMC11164622, DOI: 10.1038/s41409-023-02131-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-transplant cyclophosphamideHematopoietic cell transplantationBacterial infectionsMost bacterial infectionsGVHD prophylaxisInfection cohortHost diseaseCalcineurin inhibitorsMyelodysplastic syndromeCell transplantationAcute leukemiaMore infectionsDay 180Greater incidencePatientsInfectionCohortProphylaxisCyclophosphamideTransplantationSyndromeGraftLeukemiaMortalityIncidenceAssociation of ABO mismatch with the outcomes of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for acute leukemia
Murthy S, Logan B, Bo‐Subait S, Beitinjaneh A, Devine S, Farhadfar N, Gowda L, Hashmi S, Lazarus H, Nathan S, Sharma A, Yared J, Stefanski H, Pulsipher M, Hsu J, Switzer G, Panch S, Shaw B. Association of ABO mismatch with the outcomes of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for acute leukemia. American Journal Of Hematology 2023, 98: 608-619. PMID: 36606713, PMCID: PMC10290878, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaMajor ABO mismatchABO mismatchHematopoietic cell transplantationAllo-HCTAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaABO statusAcute leukemiaCell transplantationMarrow Transplant Research databaseAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationBidirectional ABO mismatchDonor-recipient ABOMinor ABO mismatchNon-relapse mortalityOlder recipient agePrimary graft failurePost-transplantation outcomesWorse overall survivalDonor selection algorithmsAcute graftChronic GVHDEligible patientsHost diseasePlatelet engraftment
2022
Outcomes of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in T Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia: A Contemporary Analysis from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research
Murthy HS, Ahn KW, Estrada-Merly N, Alkhateeb HB, Bal S, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Dholaria B, Foss F, Gowda L, Jagadeesh D, Sauter C, Abid MB, Aljurf M, Awan FT, Bacher U, Badawy SM, Battiwalla M, Bredeson C, Cerny J, Chhabra S, Deol A, Diaz MA, Farhadfar N, Freytes C, Gajewski J, Gandhi MJ, Ganguly S, Grunwald MR, Halter J, Hashmi S, Hildebrandt GC, Inamoto Y, Jimenez-Jimenez AM, Kalaycio M, Kamble R, Krem MM, Lazarus HM, Lazaryan A, Maakaron J, Munshi PN, Munker R, Nazha A, Nishihori T, Oluwole OO, Ortí G, Pan DC, Patel SS, Pawarode A, Rizzieri D, Saba NS, Savani B, Seo S, Ustun C, van der Poel M, Verdonck LF, Wagner JL, Wirk B, Oran B, Nakamura R, Scott B, Saber W. Outcomes of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in T Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia: A Contemporary Analysis from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2022, 28: 187.e1-187.e10. PMID: 35081472, PMCID: PMC8977261, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2022.01.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalTreatment-related mortalityKarnofsky performance statusT-cell depletionVivo T-cell depletionAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationInferior disease-free survivalHematopoietic cell transplantationOverall survivalT-cell prolymphocytic leukemiaT-PLLPerformance statusInternational BloodCell transplantationProlymphocytic leukemiaLong-term disease-free survivalMarrow Transplant Research databasePoor long-term survivalOutcomes of alloHCTPart of conditioningPost-transplantation relapseSuboptimal performance statusMyeloablative conditioning regimenReduced-intensity conditioningInferior overall survival
2021
Hypomethylating Agents and FLT3 Inhibitors As Maintenance Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation–A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Bewersdorf JP, Allen C, Mirza AS, Grimshaw AA, Giri S, Podoltsev NA, Gowda L, Cho C, Tallman MS, Zeidan AM, Stahl M. Hypomethylating Agents and FLT3 Inhibitors As Maintenance Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation–A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2021, 27: 997.e1-997.e11. PMID: 34551341, PMCID: PMC9533376, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaRelapse-free survivalMaintenance therapyMyelodysplastic syndromeFLT3 inhibitorsAllo-HCTHazard ratioMaintenance treatmentClinical trialsMyeloid leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationControl groupSystematic reviewAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantMeasurable residual disease statusHematopoietic stem cell transplantationMeasurable residual disease testingNon-relapse mortalityHematopoietic cell transplantPre-emptive treatmentResidual disease statusStem cell transplantationFavorable safety profileSame patient cohortRandom-effects modelOutcomes of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients With Myelofibrosis—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Bewersdorf JP, Sheth AH, Vetsa S, Grimshaw A, Giri S, Podoltsev NA, Gowda L, Tamari R, Tallman MS, Rampal RK, Zeidan AM, Stahl M. Outcomes of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients With Myelofibrosis—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2021, 27: 873.e1-873.e13. PMID: 34052505, PMCID: PMC8478722, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansPrimary MyelofibrosisRetrospective StudiesTransplantation ConditioningConceptsConditioning regimen intensityAllo-HCTRegimen intensityChronic graftTransplant characteristicsGraft failureOverall survivalPatient ageSubgroup analysisDynamic International Prognostic Scoring System scoresSystematic reviewAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationInternational Prognostic Scoring System scoreCurative therapeutic modalityNon-relapse mortalityTransplant-related mortalityMedian patient ageOutcomes of patientsSecondary graft failureCo-primary outcomesHematopoietic cell transplantHematopoietic cell transplantationRandomized clinical trialsHeterogeneity of patientsRandom-effects model
2020
Attenuated Novel SARS Coronavirus 2 Infection in an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patient on Ruxolitinib
Foss FM, Rubinowitz A, Landry ML, Isufi I, Gowda L, Seropian S, Perreault S, Shenoi SV. Attenuated Novel SARS Coronavirus 2 Infection in an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patient on Ruxolitinib. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2020, 20: 720-723. PMID: 32727701, PMCID: PMC7316063, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2020.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunocompromised HostLymphoma, T-CellMaleMiddle AgedNitrilesPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPyrazolesPyrimidinesSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexTransplantation, HomologousTreatment OutcomeConceptsAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patientsHematopoietic stem cell transplant patientsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSARS-CoV-2 pneumoniaAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Stem cell transplant patientsSARS-CoV-2 infectionRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus 2 infectionCell transplant patientsCoV-2 infectionStem cell transplantationSyndrome coronavirus 2High death rateImmunocompromised stateJAK/STAT inhibitor ruxolitinibTransplant patientsCell transplantationCoronavirus 2Novel therapiesInhibitor ruxolitinibPatientsDeath rateRuxolitinibHematopoietic cell transplantation utilization and outcomes for primary plasma cell leukemia in the current era
Dhakal B, Patel S, Girnius S, Bachegowda L, Fraser R, Davila O, Kanate AS, Assal A, Hanbali A, Bashey A, Pawarode A, Freytes CO, Lee C, Vesole D, Cornell RF, Hildebrandt GC, Murthy HS, Lazarus HM, Cerny J, Yared JA, Schriber J, Berdeja J, Stockerl-Goldstein K, Meehan K, Holmberg L, Solh M, Diaz MA, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Farhadfar N, Bashir Q, Munker R, Olsson RF, Gale RP, Bayer RL, Seo S, Chhabra S, Hashmi S, Badawy SM, Nishihori T, Gonsalves W, Nieto Y, Efebera Y, Kumar S, Shah N, Qazilbash M, Hari P, D’Souza A. Hematopoietic cell transplantation utilization and outcomes for primary plasma cell leukemia in the current era. Leukemia 2020, 34: 3338-3347. PMID: 32313109, PMCID: PMC7572530, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-020-0830-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary plasma cell leukemiaHematopoietic cell transplantationKarnofsky performance statusPlasma cell leukemiaAllo-HCTPPCL patientsCell leukemiaNovel agent eraGood partial responseOutcomes of patientsHigh relapse rateAgent eraHCT utilizationSuperior OSPartial responsePerformance statusInferior survivalMedian ageRelapse rateCell transplantationSEER dataMortality 7Multi-variate analysisPatientsSurvival 17
2019
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation and combination antiretroviral therapy: cautions, complications, and considerations
Shallis RM, Gleeson S, Azar M, Malinis M, Xu ML, Seropian SE, Gowda L, Zeidan AM. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation and combination antiretroviral therapy: cautions, complications, and considerations. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2019, 60: 2584-2587. PMID: 30943051, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1594221.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsHLA-DP mismatch and CMV reactivation increase risk of aGVHD independently in recipients of allogeneic stem cell transplant
Ghobadi A, Milton DR, Gowda L, Rondon G, Chemaly RF, Hamdi A, Alousi A, Afrough A, Oran B, Ciurea S, Kebriaei P, Popat UR, Qazilbash MH, Shpall EJ, Champlin RE, Bashir Q. HLA-DP mismatch and CMV reactivation increase risk of aGVHD independently in recipients of allogeneic stem cell transplant. Current Research In Translational Medicine 2019, 67: 51-55. PMID: 30683577, PMCID: PMC7735254, DOI: 10.1016/j.retram.2019.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAgedCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHistocompatibility TestingHLA-DP AntigensHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMaleMiddle AgedMyelodysplastic SyndromesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTransplant RecipientsTransplantation ImmunologyTransplantation, HomologousVirus ActivationYoung AdultConceptsHLA-DPB1 mismatchingCMV reactivationOverall survivalRisk of aGVHDRisk of relapseCMV serostatusHLA-DPIncrease riskAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationAllogeneic stem cell transplantHematopoietic stem cell transplantationMD Anderson Cancer CenterGVHD target tissuesHLA-DP mismatchesRecipient CMV serostatusRisk of GVHDStem cell transplantStem cell transplantationHLA-DP moleculesAnderson Cancer CenterGVHD incidenceCumulative incidenceCell transplantMultivariable analysisCancer Center