Long-term outcomes after hematopoietic SCT for adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma: results of prospective trials

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2011 Jan;46(1):116-8. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2010.92. Epub 2010 Apr 19.

Abstract

We have previously conducted clinical trials of allogeneic hematopoietic SCT with reduced-intensity conditioning regimen (RIC) for adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL)-a disease caused by human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection and having a dismal prognosis. Long-term follow-up studies of these trials revealed that 10 of the 29 patients have survived for a median of 82 months (range, 54-100 months) after RIC, indicating a possible curability of the disease by RIC. However, we have also observed that the patterns of post-RIC changes in HTLV-1 proviral load over time among the 10 survivors were classified into three patterns. This is the first report to clarify the long-term outcomes after RIC for ATLL patients.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Karnofsky Performance Status
  • Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / therapy*
  • Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / virology
  • Limit of Detection
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Proviruses / isolation & purification
  • Remission Induction
  • Survival Analysis
  • Transplantation Conditioning*
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Viral Load