Phase II study of dose-modified busulfan by real-time targeting in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for myeloid malignancy.

Abstract

We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with targeted oral busulfan (BU) and cyclophosphamide (CY) in a phase II study. Busulfan (1.0 mg/kg) was given initially in six doses. Based on the estimated concentration at steady state after the first dose of BU, subsequent (7th-16th) doses were adjusted to obtain a targeted overall concentration at steady state of 700-900 ng/mL. The primary endpoint was 1-year overall survival (OS). Fifty patients were registered and 46 (median age, 53 years; range, 18-62 years) received planned transplant, including 24 with AML, 16 with myelodysplastic syndrome, and six with CML. Fourteen patients were categorized as standard risk. Nineteen patients received transplant from human leukocyte antigen-identical siblings, 27 from unrelated donors. The BU dose required reduction in 32 patients and escalation in six patients. One-year OS was 65% (95% confidence interval, 50-77%). Cumulative incidence of hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome was 11%. One-year transplant-related mortality was 18%. Both OS and transplant-related mortality were favorable in this study, including patients of older age and with high risk diseases. Individual dose adjustment based on BU pharmacokinetics was feasible and effective in the current phase II study. This trial is registered in the University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trial Registry System (UMIN-CTR, ID:C000000156).

• Authors: Yachiyo Kuwatsuka, Akio Kohno, Seitaro Terakura, Shigeki Saito, Kazuyuki Shimada, Takahiko Yasuda, Yoshihiro Inamoto, Koichi Miyamura, Masashi Sawa, Makoto Murata, Takahiro Karasuno, Shuichi Taniguchi, Koji Nagafuji, Yoshiko Atsuta, Ritsuro Suzuki, Mariko Fukumoto, Tomoki Naoe, Yoshihisa Morishita, Nagoya Blood and Marrow Transplantation Group
• Journal: Cancer science (Cancer Sci) Vol. 103 Issue 9 Pg. 1688-94 (Sep 2012) ISSN: 1349-7006 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 22631696 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Phase II, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2012 Japanese Cancer Association.

Chemical References

• Myeloablative Agonists
• Cyclophosphamide
• Busulfan

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Busulfan (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Cyclophosphamide (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Female
• Graft Survival
• Graft vs Host Disease (etiology)
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (adverse effects)
• Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease (etiology)
• Humans
• Leukemia, Myeloid (mortality, therapy)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Myeloablative Agonists (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Recurrence
• Transplantation Conditioning
• Transplantation, Homologous
• Treatment Outcome
• Young Adult