Outcomes of autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation in myeloma patients aged ≥75 years

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Abstract

There is limited data on the outcomes of autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (auto-HCT) in myeloma patients, 75 or older. We retrospectively analyzed all myeloma patients (n = 72), aged ≥75, who underwent auto-HCT at our center between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2015. All patients received melphalan ≥140 mg m−2 conditioning. At day-100, the cumulative incidence of non-relapse mortality was 1%. The overall response rate was 91% with 29% achieving complete/stringent complete remission. The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 31.4 months, and median overall survival (OS) was 72.8 months. The presence of high-risk cytogenetic abnormalities was associated with inferior PFS (p = 0.005) and OS (p = 0.005), while international staging system stage III was identified as a negative prognostic factor for OS (p = 0.002 vs. stage II). We conclude that auto-HCT can be safely performed in myeloma patients 75 and older and is associated with encouraging response rates.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3536-3543
Number of pages8
JournalLeukemia and Lymphoma
Volume60
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 6 2019

Keywords

  • Clinical results
  • elderly
  • marrow and stem cell transpantation
  • myeloma
  • neoplasia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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  • Biostatistics Resource Group

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