In search of the optimal platform for Post-Allogeneic SCT immunotherapy in relapsed multiple myeloma: a systematic review

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2017 Sep;52(9):1233-1240. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2017.141. Epub 2017 Jul 10.

Abstract

Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) has the potential to induce sustained remissions in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Currently, allo-SCT is primarily performed in high-risk MM patients, most often in the setting of early relapse after first-line therapy with autologous SCT. However, the implementation of allo-SCT for MM is jeopardized by high treatment-related mortality (TRM) rates as well as high relapse rates. In this systematic review, we aimed to identify a safe allo-SCT strategy that has optimal 1-year results regarding mortality, relapse and severe GvHD, creating opportunities for post-transplantation strategies to maintain remissions in the high-risk group of relapsed MM patients. Eleven studies were included. Median PFS ranged from 5.2 to 36.8 months and OS was 13.0 to 63.0 months. The relapse related mortality at 1 year varied between 0 and 50% and TRM between 8 and 40%. Lowest GvHD incidences were reported for conditioning regimens with T-cell depletion using ATG or graft CD34+ selection. Similar strategies could lay the foundation for a post-transplant immune platform, this should be further evaluated in prospective clinical trials.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy / methods*
  • Male
  • Multiple Myeloma / drug therapy*
  • Multiple Myeloma / pathology
  • Multiple Myeloma / therapy*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Transplantation Conditioning / methods*
  • Transplantation, Homologous / methods*