Department I-General Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Experimental and Clinical Research Center, GMP-Facility for Cellular Therapies, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Berlin Buch, Berlin, Germany.
Stem Cells Dev. 2021 Mar;30(5):234-246. doi: 10.1089/scd.2020.0191. Epub 2021 Feb 19.
Steroid-refractory graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is a life-threatening complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT). Alternative treatment options are often insufficient. Several studies have proven the efficacy of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in the treatment of therapy-refractory acute GvHD in adult and pediatric patients. Long-term data in pediatric patients are scarce. In this retrospective analysis, a total of 25 patients with a median age of 10.6 years (range 0.6-22.1 years) who received bone marrow-derived MSCs after alloHSCT for the treatment of steroid-refractory III and IV GvHD were analyzed. The median observation period of the surviving patients was 9.3 years (1.3-12.7 years) after HSCT. Among the 25 patients, 10 (40.0%) died [relapse ( = 3), multiorgan failure ( = 6), cardiorespiratory failure ( = 1)] at median 0.5 years (0.2-2.3 years) after HSCT. Partial response and complete remission (PR, CR) of the GvHD were achieved in 76.0% and 24.0% of the patients, respectively. Transplant-related mortality was 0% in the patients who achieved CR after MSC treatment and 26.3% for those with PR. A median improvement by one intestinal or liver GvHD stage (range 1-4) could be achieved after MSC application. No potentially MSC-related long-term adverse effects, for example, secondary malignancy, were identified. In conclusion, the intravenous application of allogeneic MSCs was safe and proved effective for the treatment of steroid-refractory GvHD. However, larger, prospective, and randomized trials are needed to evaluate these findings.
移植物抗宿主病(GVHD)是异基因造血干细胞移植(alloHSCT)后危及生命的并发症。替代治疗方案往往不足。几项研究已经证明了间充质基质细胞(MSCs)在治疗成人和儿科患者治疗难治性急性 GVHD 中的疗效。儿科患者的长期数据很少。在这项回顾性分析中,共分析了 25 例接受 alloHSCT 后因类固醇难治性 III 期和 IV 期 GVHD 接受骨髓来源 MSCs 治疗的中位年龄为 10.6 岁(范围 0.6-22.1 岁)的患者。存活患者的中位观察期为 alloHSCT 后 9.3 年(1.3-12.7 年)。在 25 例患者中,10 例(40.0%)死亡[复发( = 3),多器官衰竭( = 6),心肺衰竭( = 1)],中位时间为 alloHSCT 后 0.5 年(0.2-2.3 年)。GVHD 的部分缓解和完全缓解(PR,CR)分别在 76.0%和 24.0%的患者中达到。在接受 MSC 治疗后达到 CR 的患者中,移植相关死亡率为 0%,而在 PR 患者中为 26.3%。MSC 应用后可使肠道或肝脏 GVHD 分期平均提高 1 级(范围 1-4)。未发现与 MSC 相关的潜在长期不良反应,例如继发性恶性肿瘤。总之,异体 MSC 的静脉应用是安全的,并且被证明对治疗类固醇难治性 GVHD 有效。然而,需要更大规模、前瞻性和随机试验来评估这些发现。
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