[HTML][HTML] Hematogones predict better outcome in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation irrespective of graft sources

T Ishio, J Sugita, T Tateno, D Hidaka, E Hayase… - Biology of Blood and …, 2018 - Elsevier
T Ishio, J Sugita, T Tateno, D Hidaka, E Hayase, S Shiratori, K Okada, H Goto, M Onozawa
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 2018Elsevier
Benign precursors of B lymphocytes, termed hematogones, are observed in the regenerative
state of hematopoiesis following chemotherapy or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation (allo-HSCT). Previous studies have demonstrated that expansion of
hematogones correlates with better clinical outcomes after allo-HSCT. We retrospectively
analyzed the association between hematogones and clinical outcomes in 309 consecutive
patients who underwent allo-HSCT, which is the largest population-based cohort reported …
Abstract
Benign precursors of B lymphocytes, termed hematogones, are observed in the regenerative state of hematopoiesis following chemotherapy or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Previous studies have demonstrated that expansion of hematogones correlates with better clinical outcomes after allo-HSCT. We retrospectively analyzed the association between hematogones and clinical outcomes in 309 consecutive patients who underwent allo-HSCT, which is the largest population-based cohort reported so far. The incidence of hematogones was significantly higher in complete remission (CR) patients at the time of transplantation than in non-CR patients, after myeloablative conditioning than after reduced-intensity conditioning, with tacrolimus-based graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis than with cyclosporine-based prophylaxis, and with disease other than malignant lymphoma (all P < .05). Patients with hematogones developed less acute GVHD and infections than did those without them (P < .05). Emergence of hematogones was associated with superior GVHD-free relapse-free survival and lower nonrelapse mortality, and was an independent prognostic factor for overall survival, irrespective of donor sources.
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