Therapy-related myelodysplasia and leukemia occur infrequently following VP-16 priming and autotransplantation without total body irradiation

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2004 Jul;34(1):85-7. doi: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704532.

Abstract

The use of VP-16 for stem cell mobilization has been cited as a significant risk factor for the development of therapy-related myelodysplasia/leukemia (tMDS/tAML) following autologous transplantation. The present study analyzed a large cohort of patients who underwent autotransplantation following stem cell mobilization with VP-16 and radiation-free preparation in order to determine the risk of tMDS/tAML. The estimated incidence of 9.9% at 7 years suggests that in the absence of TBI, VP-16 priming is not associated with an increased incidence of tMDS/tAML.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Breast Neoplasms / complications
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy
  • Etoposide / administration & dosage
  • Etoposide / toxicity*
  • Female
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization / adverse effects
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization / methods
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Leukemia / chemically induced*
  • Lymphoma / complications
  • Lymphoma / therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / chemically induced
  • Neural Tube Defects / chemically induced*
  • Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / methods*
  • Probability
  • Transplantation, Autologous

Substances

  • Etoposide