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Trends in Use of and Survival after Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in North America, 1995-2005: Significant Improvement in Survival for Lymphoma and Myeloma during a Period of Increasing Recipient Age

  • Philip L. McCarthy
  • , Theresa Hahn
  • , Anna Hassebroek
  • , Christopher Bredeson
  • , James Gajewski
  • , Gregory Hale
  • , Luis Isola
  • , Hillard M. Lazarus
  • , Stephanie J. Lee
  • , Charles F. LeMaistre
  • , Fausto Loberiza
  • , Richard T. Maziarz
  • , J. Douglas Rizzo
  • , Steven Joffe
  • , Susan Parsons
  • , Navneet S. Majhail

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Abstract

Autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (auto-HCT) is performed to treat relapsed and recurrent malignant disorders and as part of initial therapy for selected malignancies. This study evaluated changes in use, techniques, and survival in a population-based cohort of 68,404 patients who underwent first auto-HCT in a US or Canadian center between 1994 and 2005 and were reported to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). The mean annual number of auto-HCTs performed was highest during 1996-1999 (6948), and decreased subsequently 2000-2003 (4783), owing mainly to fewer auto-HCTs done to treat breast cancer. However, the mean annual number of auto-HCTs increased from 5278 annually in 1994-1995 to 5459 annually in 2004-2005, reflecting increased use for multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and Hodgkin lymphoma. Despite an increase in the median recipient age from 44 to 53years, there has been a significant improvement in overall survival (OS) from 1994 to 2005 in patients with chemotherapy-sensitive relapsed non-Hodgkin lymphoma (day+100 OS, from 85% to 96%; 1-year OS, from 68% to 80%; P<.001) and chemotherapy-sensitive multiple myeloma (day+100 OS, from 96% to 98%; 1-year OS, from 83% to 92%; P<.001). This improvement in OS was most pronounced in middle-aged (>40years) and older (>60years) individuals.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1116-1123
Number of pages8
JournalBiology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume19
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2013

Keywords

  • Autologous transplantation
  • Lymphoma
  • Myeloma
  • Survival
  • Treatment-related mortality

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