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Myelodysplasias and leukemias after autologous stem cell transplantation for lymphoid malignancies

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 26, pages 321–326 (2000)Cite this article

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The incidence of secondary myelodysplastic syndromes and acute leukemia (MDS/AL) was reported for 395 patients autografted for Hodgkin's disease (HD) (n = 96) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) (n = 299) between 1987 and 1998. Eleven patients developed secondary MDS/AL (crude rate at 2.8%) including two lymphoblastic AL cases. The mean time of occurrence was at 32 months after autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) and 71 months after diagnosis. The estimated actuarial incidence at 10 years was at 6.3% (±4%). Karyotyping revealed complex chromosomal aberrations in only one patient, and two translocations [t(8;21) and t(8;16)]. No features of topoisomerase II inhibitor-related leukemia were found. Only one patient had received ASCT in first remission. The remaining 10 patients had received multiple courses of chemotherapy before stem cell collection and four had relapsed after ASCT and before the occurrence of secondary MDS/AL. Five of 11 patients had received localized radiotherapy and five others received TBI in their conditioning regimen. Ten patients died despite chemotherapy and/or supportive care and only one patient is alive and well after genoidentical allogeneic transplantation. We suggest a cumulative leukemogenic role of pre-ASCT radiation and chemotherapy in the occurrence of these secondary MDS/AL more than the high-dose therapy itself. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2000) 26, 321–326.

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We thank Dr Nicolas Mounier for his assistance with the statistics concerning the actuarial incidence.

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  3. Centre René Dubos, Pontoise, France

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  4. Laboratoire de Transfusion Sanguine, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France

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Park, S., Brice, P., Noguerra, M. et al. Myelodysplasias and leukemias after autologous stem cell transplantation for lymphoid malignancies. Bone Marrow Transplant 26, 321–326 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1702510

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