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Abstract

The Application and Efficacy of Second Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Acute Leukemia by Xudong Li, Yanling Sun, Ruijuan Wen, Jingwen Zhang, Xiangzhong Zhang, Bing Long, Yi He

Background: We retrospectively analyzed the application and clinical efficacy of second allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) in acute leukemia patients who relapsed or had primary graft failure (PGF) after first transplantation.
Methods: From 2007 to 2021, eight patients with acute leukemia who received second allo-HSCT in our hospital were collected, including 6 relapsed patients and 2 patients with PGF after the first HSCT.
Results: All the patients received complete donor implantation after second transplantation. The median time of neutrophils and platelet implantation were 12 days (10 days - 13 days) and 23 days (12 days - 123 days). Two cases (25.0%) developed grade II aGVHD, and 4 cases (50.0%) developed cGVHD. Leukemia-free survival (LFS) and overall survival (OS) at 1 year both were 71.4% and at 3 years both were 28.6%. After a median follow-up of 1,556 days (range, 257 - 5,252 days), 3 of the patients (37.5%) survived and 5 (62.5%) died. One patient with NR before second transplantation, treated with a conditioning regime of CLAG-M bridging BuCy, has survived for more than 5 years (61 months). Relapse was the main death reason.
Conclusions: Second allo-HSCT is an effective means to treat acute leukemia patients with relapsed and PGF after first transplantation.

DOI: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2022.220407