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17 January 2023: Original Paper

Non-Cryopreserved Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Graft for Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Multiple Myeloma and Lymphoma Patients

Panarat Noiperm ABCDEF , Jakrawadee Julamanee ABCDEFG* , Pongtep Viboonjuntra ADE , Arnuparp Lekhakula ABCDE

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.938595

Ann Transplant 2023; 28:e938595

Table 2 Transplant parameters and peri-transplant outcomes.

Myeloma (n=40)Lymphoma (n=18)
Median days of stem cell harvest (range)1 (1–3)2 (1–5)
Median days from apheresis to reinfusion (range)2 (2–4)8 (3–11)
CD34 cell dose (million/kg)7.59 (4.6–34)6.9 (4–25)
CD34 cell viability before infusion (%)99.1 (97.5–99.8)97.1 (94–98.2)
Median time to neutrophil engraftment, days (range)9 (7–19)13 (8–53)
Median time to platelet engraftment, days (range)11 (7–18)14 (8–61)
Incidence of graft failure02 (11.1)
Number of packed cell units transfused (range)2 (0–8)5 (1–37)
Number of platelet transfusion episodes (range)3 (0–20)7.5 (1–37)
Extra-hematopoietic toxicities
Oral mucositis26 (65)15 (83.3)
 Grade 1–221 (52.5)10 (55.5)
 Grade 3–45 (12.5)5 (27.8)
Febrile neutropenia38 (95)17 (94.4)
 Grade 1–238 (95)14 (77.8)
 Grade 3–43 (16.7)
Nausea/vomiting (all grades)40 (100)18 (100)
Diarrhea (all grades)30 (75)10 (55.6)
Pulmonary dysfunction (all grades)1 (2.5)3 (16.7)
Neurological dysfunction (all grades)2 (11.1)
Engraftment syndrome1 (10)1 (5.6)
Veno-occlusive disease1 (5.6)
Documented biological infection
 No organism identified29 (72.5)11 (61.1)
 Bacterial9 (22.5)7 (38.9)
 Viral2 (5)
Septic shock1 (2.5)4 (22.2)
ICU admission1 (2.5)4 (22.2)
Need mechanical ventilator1 (2.5)3 (16.7)
Transplantation outcomes
Disease response after transplantation
 CR34 (85.0)14 (77.8)
 VGPR5 (12.5)
 PR1 (5.6)
 PD1 (5.6)
 Indeterminate1 (2.5)2 (11.1)
Cumulative incidence of relapse (%)
 5-year34.419.1
 10-year47.928.0
Cumulative incidence of mortality (%)
 1-year4.524.3
 4-year5.930.9
Status at last follow-up
 Alive with remission27 (67.5)10 (55.6)
 Alive with on treatment2 (5)
 Lost to follow-up3 (7.5)1 (5.6)
 Death8 (20)7 (38.6)
Cause of death
 Cancer-related4 (50)1 (14.3)
 Complication from therapy2 (28.6)
 Others4 (50)4 (57.1)
Data are presented as (%) unless otherwise indicated. CD – cluster of differentiation; ICU – Intensive Care Unit; CR – complete response; VGPR – very good partial response; PR – partial response; PD – progressive disease.

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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358