Sirolimus tacrolimus and low-dose methotrexate as graft versus host disease prophylaxis in related and unrelated donor reduced intensity conditioning allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

摘要

We assessed the combination of sirolimus, tacrolimus and low-dose methotrexate as acute graft versus host disease prophylaxis after reduced intensity conditioning allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from matched related (MRD, n=46) and unrelated (URD, n=45) donors. All patients received fludarabine and intravenous busulfan conditioning followed by transplantation of mobilized peripheral blood stem cells. The median time to neutrophil engraftment was 13 days. The cumulative incidence of grade II–IV and III–IV acute GVHD were 16% and 7%, respectively. There was no difference in the incidence of acute GVHD between MRD and URD cohorts. Two year cumulative incidence of extensive chronic GVHD was 40%. Relapse-free survival at two years was 34%: 21% in MRD and 45% in URD. Overall survival at two years was 59%: 47% in MRD and 67% in URD. High levels (>90%) of donor derived hematopoiesis were achieved in 59% of patients early after transplantation. The addition of sirolimus to tacrolimus and low-dose methotrexate as GVHD prophylaxis following reduced intensity conditioning with fludarabine and low dose intravenous busulfan is associated with rapid engraftment, low rates of acute GVHD, and achievement of high levels of donor chimerism.