Baranwal Anmol, Langer Kimberly J, Kharfan-Dabaja Mohamed A, Ayala Ernesto, Foran James, Murthy Hemant, Roy Vivek, Iqbal Madiha, Palmer Jeanne, Sproat Lisa Z, Chhabra Saurabh, Khera Nandita, Durani Urshila, Hefazi Mehrdad, Mangaonkar Abhishek, Shah Mithun V, Litzow Mark R, Hogan William J, Alkhateeb Hassan B
Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma, Lawton, Oklahoma.
Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Transplant Cell Ther. 2025 Jan;31(1):16.e1-16.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.jtct.2024.08.009. Epub 2024 Aug 16.
Post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PT-Cy) is becoming the standard of care for preventing graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (alloHCT). Cyclophosphamide is associated with endothelial injury. We hypothesized that the endothelial activation and stress index (EASIX) score, being a marker of endothelial dysfunction, will predict non-relapse mortality (NRM) in alloHCT patients receiving PT-Cy for GVHD prophylaxis. We evaluate the prognostic ability of the hematopoietic cell transplantation-specific comorbidity index (HCT-CI) and EASIX scores, and report other factors influencing survival, in patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing alloHCT and receiving PT-Cy-based GVHD prophylaxis. Adult patients with hematologic malignancies who underwent alloHCT and received PT-Cy for GVHD prophylaxis at the three Mayo Clinic locations were included in this study. We retrospectively reviewed the Mayo Clinic database and the available electronic medical records to determine the patient, disease, and transplant characteristics. An HCT-CI score of ≥3 was considered high. The EASIX score was calculated from labs available between day -28 (of alloHCT) to the day of starting conditioning and analyzed on log2 transformed values. A log2-EASIX score ≥2.32 was considered high. The cumulative incidence of NRM was determined using competing risk analysis, with relapse considered as competing risk. Overall survival (OS) from transplant was determined using Kaplan-Meier and log-rank methods. Cox-proportional hazard method was used to evaluate factors impacting survival. A total of 199 patients were evaluated. Patients with a high log2-EASIX score had a significantly higher cumulative incidence of NRM at 1 year after alloHCT (34.5% versus 12.3%, P = .003). Competing risk analysis showed that a high log2-EASIX score (HR 2.92, 95% CI 1.38 to 6.17, P = .005) and pre-alloHCT hypertension (HR 2.15, 95% CI 1.06 to 4.36, P = .034) were independently predictive of 1 year-NRM. Accordingly, we combined the two factors to develop a composite risk model stratifying patients in low, intermediate, and high-risk groups: 111 (55.8%) patients were considered low-risk, 76 (38.2%) were intermediate and 12 (6%) were high-risk. Compared to patients in the low-risk group, the intermediate (HR 2.38, 95% CI 1.31 to 4.33, P = .005) and high-risk (HR 5.77, 95% CI 2.31 to 14.39, P < .001) groups were associated with a significantly inferior 1-year OS. Multiorgan failure (MOF) was among the common causes of NRM (14/32, 43.8%) particularly among patients with prior pulmonary comorbidities [7 (50%) patients]. Our study shows that EASIX score is predictive of survival after PT-Cy. The novel EASIX-HTN composite risk model may stratify patients prior to transplant. MOF is a common cause of NRM in patients receiving PT-Cy, particularly among patients with pulmonary comorbidities.
移植后环磷酰胺(PT-Cy)正成为异基因造血干细胞移植(alloHCT)后预防移植物抗宿主病(GVHD)的标准治疗方法。环磷酰胺与内皮损伤有关。我们假设,作为内皮功能障碍标志物的内皮激活和应激指数(EASIX)评分,将能够预测接受PT-Cy预防GVHD的alloHCT患者的非复发死亡率(NRM)。我们评估了造血细胞移植特异性合并症指数(HCT-CI)和EASIX评分的预后能力,并报告了接受alloHCT并接受基于PT-Cy的GVHD预防的血液系统恶性肿瘤患者中影响生存的其他因素。本研究纳入了在梅奥诊所三个地点接受alloHCT并接受PT-Cy预防GVHD的血液系统恶性肿瘤成年患者。我们回顾性地查阅了梅奥诊所数据库和可用的电子病历,以确定患者、疾病和移植特征。HCT-CI评分≥3被认为是高风险。EASIX评分是根据异基因造血干细胞移植第-28天至开始预处理当天之间可获得的实验室数据计算得出,并对log2转换值进行分析。log2-EASIX评分≥2.32被认为是高风险。NRM的累积发生率采用竞争风险分析确定,将复发视为竞争风险。移植后的总生存期(OS)采用Kaplan-Meier法和对数秩检验法确定。采用Cox比例风险法评估影响生存的因素。共评估了199例患者。log2-EASIX评分高的患者在alloHCT后1年的NRM累积发生率显著更高(34.5%对12.3%),P = 0.003)。竞争风险分析显示,log2-EASIX评分高(风险比[HR] 2.92,95%置信区间[CI] 1.38至6.17,P = 0.005)和alloHCT前高血压(HR 2.15,95% CI 1.06至4.36,P = 0.034)是1年NRM的独立预测因素。因此,我们将这两个因素结合起来,建立了一个复合风险模型,将患者分为低、中、高风险组:111例(55.8%)患者被认为是低风险,76例(38.2%)为中风险,12例(6%)为高风险。与低风险组患者相比,中风险(HR 2.38,95% CI 1.31至4.33,P = 0.005)和高风险(HR 5.77,95% CI 2.31至14.39,P < 0.001)组的1年总生存期显著较差。多器官功能衰竭(MOF)是NRM的常见原因之一(14/32,43.8%),尤其在有肺部合并症的患者中[7例(50%)患者]。我们的研究表明,EASIX评分可预测PT-Cy治疗后的生存情况。新的EASIX-HTN复合风险模型可能在移植前对患者进行分层。MOF是接受PT-Cy治疗患者NRM的常见原因,尤其在有肺部合并症的患者中。