Abstract
Abstract Background We retrospectively analyzed our transplant database from July 2000 to June 2012 to identify myeloma patients who received autologous stem cell transplantation while dialysis-dependent. Patients 2091 patients underwent autologous high-dose therapy during this period. Twenty-four patients were dialysis-dependent. Results The 100-day and the 6, and 12-month treatment-related mortality was 0%. Overall response rate was 92%. The median progression-free survival and overall survival were 1.9 years and 3.8 years, respectively. A multivariate analysis was not performed because of the small sample size. Only 3 patients became dialysis-independent after transplantation. Cardiac, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, infectious, neurologic, and pulmonary "all grade" toxicities were all higher in the melphalan 200 group versus < 200 group, however, none of them were statistically significant. Conclusion Because of a lack of clear survival benefit with higher-dose melphalan and potential higher toxicity in this group, it is reasonable to use lower-dose melphalan in dialysis-dependent myeloma patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 577 |
Pages (from-to) | 472-476 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Autologous stem cell transplant
- Melphalan
- Mortality
- Multiple myeloma
- Renal failure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Oncology
- Cancer Research
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