Cord blood transplantation for adult mature lymphoid neoplasms in Europe and Japan

Mizuki Watanabe, Junya Kanda*, Fernanda Volt, Annalisa Ruggeri, Ritsuro Suzuki, Hanadi Rafii, Fumihiko Kimura, Barbara Cappelli, Eisei Kondo, Graziana Maria Scigliuolo, Satoshi Takahashi, Chantal Kenzey, Monica M. Rivera-Franco, Shinichiro Okamoto, Vanderson Rocha, Patrice Chevallier, Jaime Sanz, Sabine Fürst, Jan Cornelissen, Noel MilpiedNaoyuki Uchida, Yasuhiro Sugio, Takafumi Kimura, Tatsuo Ichinohe, Takahiro Fukuda, Mohamad Mohty, Régis Peffault de Latour, Yoshiko Atsuta, Eliane Gluckman

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Abstract

To clarify the different characteristics and prognostic factors of cord blood transplantation (CBT) in adult patients with lymphoid neoplasms in Europe and Japan, we conducted a collaborative study. Patients aged 18-75 years receiving their first CBT (Europe: single CBT, n = 192; double CBT, n = 304; Japan: single CBT, n = 1150) in 2000-2017 were analyzed. Fewer patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (Europe vs Japan, 26% vs 5%), and older patients (≥50 years) (39% vs 59%) with a higher refined disease risk index (rDRI) (high-very high: 49% vs 14%) were included in the Japanese registry. High-very high rDRI was associated with inferior overall survival (OS) (vs low rDRI, Europe: hazard ratio [HR], 1.87; P = .001; Japan: HR, 2.34; P < .001) with higher progression/relapse risks. Total body irradiation (TBI)–containing conditioning contributed to superior OS both in Europe (vs TBI–reduced-intensity conditioning [RIC], non-TBI-RIC: HR, 1.93; P < .001; non-TBI–Myeloablative conditioning [MAC]: HR, 1.90; P = .003) and Japan (non–TBI-RIC: HR, 1.71; P < .001; non–TBI-MAC: HR 1.50, P = .007). The impact of HLA mismatches (≥2) on OS differed (Europe: HR, 1.52; P = .007; Japan: HR, 1.18; P = .107). CBT for lymphoid neoplasms, especially in those with high rDRI showed poor outcomes despite all the different characteristics in both registries. TBI should be considered in conditioning regimens to improve these outcomes. The different impacts of HLA mismatches call attention to the fundamental differences among these populations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)640-552
Number of pages89
JournalBlood Advances
Volume8
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Feb 2024

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