Treosulfan-based conditioning regimens for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children with primary immunodeficiency: United Kingdom experience

Blood. 2011 Apr 21;117(16):4367-75. doi: 10.1182/blood-2010-10-312082. Epub 2011 Feb 16.

Abstract

Children with primary immunodeficiency diseases, particularly those less than 1 year of age, experience significant toxicity after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, with busulfan- or melphalan-based conditioning. Treosulfan causes less veno-occlusive disease than busulfan and does not require pharmacokinetic monitoring. We report its use in 70 children. Children received 42 g/m(2) or 36 g/m(2) with cyclophosphamide 200 mg/kg (n = 30) or fludarabine 150 mg/m(2) (n = 40), with alemtuzumab in most. Median age at transplantation was 8.5 months (range, 1.2-175 months); 46 (66%) patients were 12 months of age or younger. Donors were as follows: matched sibling donor, 8; matched family donor, 13; haploidentical, 4; and unrelated, 45. Median follow-up was 19 months (range, 1-47 months). Overall survival was 81%, equivalent in those age less or greater than 1 year. Skin toxicity was common. Veno-occlusive disease occurred twice with cyclophosphamide. Eighteen patients (26%) had graft-versus-host disease, and only 7 (10%) greater than grade 2. Two patients rejected; 24 of 42 more than 1 year after transplantation had 100% donor chimerism. The remainder had stable mixed chimerism. T-cell chimerism was significantly better with fludarabine. Long-term follow-up is required, but in combination with fludarabine, treosulfan is a good choice of conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in primary immunodeficiency disease.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / therapeutic use*
  • Busulfan / adverse effects
  • Busulfan / analogs & derivatives*
  • Busulfan / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chimerism
  • Cohort Studies
  • Graft vs Host Disease / epidemiology
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / surgery*
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Infant
  • Survival Analysis
  • Transplantation Conditioning / methods*
  • United Kingdom

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • treosulfan
  • Busulfan