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Broglie, Larisa

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1674-048X

Mayo Clinic

Medical College of Wisconsin

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Outcomes after 7/8 and
Jiménez, Antonio , Stanek, Joseph, Logan, Brent R, Leckrone, Erin , Stefanski, Heather E., Auletta, Jeffery J., Spellman, Stephen R., Malmberg, Craig, Askar, Medhat, Cusatis, Rachel , Shaffer, Brian C., Modi, Dipenkumar , Khimani, Farhad, Gooptu, Mahasweta, Bo‐Subait, Stephanie, Bolaños-Meade, Javier, Rao, Uttam, Milner, Jordan , Jamieson, Katarzyna , Carrum, George, Kosuri, Satyajit, Cook, Rachel J., Clara, Joseph , Loren, Alison W., Arai, Sally , Choi, Sung Won , Shaw, Bronwen E., Jimenez Jimenez, Antonio Martin , Cusatis, Rachel N , Hamadani, Mehdi , Maiers, Martin , Milner, Jordan , Abboud, Ramzi , Dholaria, Bhagirathbhai R , Hogan, William J , Reshef, Ran , Ballen, Karen , Larkin, Karilyn , Arai, Sally , Qayed, Muna , Choi, Sung Won , Broglie, Larisa A , Devine, Steven , Al Malki, Monzr M , Stanek, Joseph , Logan, Brent R. , Stefanski, Heather E. , Auletta, Jeffery J. , Spellman, Stephen R. , Malmberg, Craig, Askar, Medhat , Shaffer, Brian C. , Khimani, Farhad , Gooptu, Mahasweta , Hamadani, Mehdi , Maiers, Martin , Bolaños‐Meade, Javier , Dholaria, Bhagirathbhai , Hogan, William J. , Reshef, Ran , Cook, Rachel J. , Loren, Alison W. , Broglie, Larisa , Shaw, Bronwen E. , Devine, Steven M. , Malki, Monzr M. Al

Blood Advances | August 19, 2026 | Volume: No volume available | Issue: No issue available | Pages: No page available

10.1182/bloodadvances.2026021081 Get It

ACCESS is a prospective, multicenter phase II trial evaluating peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplantation using 4-7/8 HLA-mismatched unrelated donors (MMUD) with post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy), tacrolimus, and mycophenolate. Adults undergoing first HCT with myeloablative (MAC) or reduced-intensity/nonmyeloablative (RIC/NMA) conditioning were enrolled, with donors aged 18-35 years and matched at 4/8-7/8 HLA loci by high-resolution typing. This expanded analysis includes all enrolled adult PBSC recipients, including the protocol-specified RIC/NMA cohort expansion, to improve precision of outcome estimates and provide descriptive analyses by HLA match level. Among 268 adults, 183 received 7/8 and 85 received <7/8 MMUD grafts; 82.4% of the <7/8 cohort received 6/8 grafts. Median follow-up among survivors was 11.9 months. At 1-year, overall survival was 78.6% (95% CI, 71.9-83.9) in the 7/8 cohort and 85.6% (95% CI, 76.0-91.5) in the <7/8 cohort. One-year relapse, non-relapse mortality, and GVHD-free relapse-free survival were 17.1%, 13.7%, and 51.1% versus 22.8%, 8.4%, and 54.6%, respectively. The cumulative incidence of grade II-IV and grade III-IV acute GVHD by day 100 was 36.6% and 7.7% in the 7/8 cohort versus 28.3% and 5.9% in the <7/8 cohort. Moderate-to-severe chronic GVHD at 1 year was 11.3% versus 7.7%, respectively. Among adult ACCESS recipients treated on a uniform young-donor PBSC/PTCy platform, short-term outcomes with predominantly 6/8 MMUD transplantation were encouraging. Because donor match level was not prospectively assigned and between-group comparisons were exploratory, these findings are descriptive and should not be interpreted as establishing equivalence with 7/8 MMUD transplantation. (Registered as NCT04904588 at CT.gov)
Newborn screening reduces survival disparities in SCID after stem cell transplant: A PIDTC report
Winestone, Lena E. , Logan, Brent R. , Liu, Xuerong , Williams, Olatundun , Dunn, Elizabeth A. , Thakar, Monica S. , Kidd, Sharon A. , Dorsey, Morna J. , O'Reilly, R, Kapoor, Neena , Kapadia, Malika , Jyonouchi, Soma , Chandra, Sharat , Chellapandian, Deepak , Chaudhury, Sonali , Chen, Karin , Rayes, Ahmad , Quigg, Troy C. , Teira, Pierre , Gillio, Alfred P. , Eissa, Hesham, Knutsen, Alan P., Aquino, Victor M. , Shereck, Evan , Lugt, Mark T. Vander , Rozmus, Jacob, Yu, Lolie C. , Shah, Ami J. , Joshi, Avni Y. , Buckley, Rebecca H. , Oved, Joseph H. , Azim, Hisham Abdel, Martinez, Caridad , Sullivan, Kathleen E. , Bleesing, Jack J., Madden, Lisa, Shenoy, Shalini , Seroogy, Christine M. , Rubin, Tamar N. , Licata, Jennifer, Andolina, Jeffrey R. , Burroughs, Lauri M. , Leiding, Jennifer W. , Marsh, Rebecca , Pai, Sung‐Yun , Torgerson, Troy R. , Heimall, Jennifer , Griffith, Linda M. , Puck, Jennifer M. , Dvorak, Christopher C. , Cowan, Morton J. , Liu, Xuerong , Mousallem, Talal , Dorsey, Morna J , O'Reilly, Richard J , Kapoor, Neena , Forbes Satter, Lisa R , Kapadia, Malika , Chandra, Sharat , Ebens, Christen L , Chellapandian, Deepakbabu , Chaudhury, Sonali , Chen, Karin , Dávila Saldaña, Blachy J , Rayes, Ahmad , Quigg, Troy C , Chandrakasan, Shanmuganathan , Bednarski, Jeffrey J , DeSantes, Kenneth B , Teira, Pierre , Gillio, Alfred P , Eissa, Hesham , Aquino, Victor M , Shereck, Evan B , Moore, Theodore Bruce , Caywood, Emi H , Vander Lugt, Mark T , Rozmus, Jacob , Broglie, Larisa A , Yu, Lolie C. , Shah, Ami J , Joshi, Avni Y , Buckley, Rebecca H , Dara, Jasmeen , Oved, Joseph H , Abdel Azim, Hisham , Martinez, Caridad , Prockop, Susan E , Sullivan, Kathleen E , Bleesing, Jack J , Keller, Michael D , Madden, Lisa M , Parikh, Suhag , Shenoy, Shalini , Seroogy, Christine M , Rubin, Tamar , Licata, Jennifer , Andolina, Jeffrey R , Kohn, Donald B , Burroughs, Lauri M , Leiding, Jennifer W , Marsh, Rebecca A , Notarangelo, Luigi D , Pai, Sung-Yun , Torgerson, Troy R , Pulsipher, Michael A. , Heimall, Jennifer , Cuvelier, Geoffrey D E , Griffith, Linda M , Puck, Jennifer M , Dvorak, Christopher C , Cowan, Morton J , Haddad, Elie , Winestone, Lena E , Satter, Lisa Forbes , Ebens, Christen L. , Saldaña, Blachy J. Dávila , Chandrakasan, Shanmuganathan , Knutsen, Alan P. , Broglie, Larisa , Dara, Jasmeen , Abdel‐Azim, Hisham , Prockop, Susan E. , Bleesing, Jack , Keller, Michael D. , Parikh, Suhag , Kohn, Donald B. , Cuvelier, Geoff D.E. , Haddad, Élie

Journal of Human Immunity | July 7, 2026 | Volume: 2 | Issue: 5 | Pages: No page available

10.70962/jhi.20250231 Get It

Black race and Hispanic ethnicity are associated with higher mortality in severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) following hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), though mechanisms remain unclear. We evaluated 796 children with SCID who received nonsibling HCT between 1982 and 2020 using data from the Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium. Overall survival for Black (aHR 2.47, 95%CI 1.64, 3.71) and Asian/Pacific Islander patients (aHR 1.82, 95%CI 1.00, 3.30) was significantly lower compared with non-Hispanic White patients, while Hispanic patients had lower event-free survival (aHR 1.83, 95%CI 1.27, 2.63) compared with non-Hispanic White patients. Even after adjusting for age and infection, Black patients with SCID had more than twofold hazard of death compared with non-Hispanic White patients. NBS was associated with earlier diagnosis, reduced infection at HCT, and elimination of survival disparities between Black and non-Hispanic White patients. These findings suggest that universal, system-level interventions such as NBS can mitigate disparities in outcomes for children with SCID.
Phase II Study of post transplant cyclophosphamide-based graft versus host disease prophylaxis after HLA-mismatched unrelated donor transplantation and reduced intensity conditioning: Results from the NMDP-sponsored access expansion Study
Bo‐Subait, Stephanie, Logan, Brent R. , Leckrone, Erin , Smith, Sarah , Stefanski, Heather, Malmberg, Craig, Modi, Dipenkumar , Meade, Javier Bolaños, Rao, Uttam K. , Milner, Jordan , Jamieson, Katarzyna , Carrum, George, Kosuri, Satyajit, Cook, Rachel J. , Ballen, Karen K. , Loren, Alison W. , Arai, Sally , Choi, Sung Won , Shaw, Bronwen E. , Larkin, Karilyn , Gooptu, Mahasweta , Malki, Monzr M. Al , Auletta, Jeffery J. , Spellman, Stephen R. , Askar, Medhat , Cusatis, Rachel , Khimani, Farhad , Hamadani, Mehdi , Maiers, Martin , Stanek, Joseph , Abboud, Ramzi , Dholaria, Bhagirathbhai , Hogan, William J. , Reshef, Ran , Qayed, Muna , Broglie, Larisa , Devine, Steven M. , Jiménez, Antonio , Shaffer, Brian C.

Blood | December 4, 2025 | Volume: 146 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 4232-4232

10.1182/blood-2025-4232 Get It

Abstract Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) using an HLA mismatched unrelated donor (MMUD) with calcineurin inhibitor-based graft versus host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis results in increased incidence of non-relapse mortality (NRM) and lower survival compared to matched donor HCT. The NMDP sponsored 15-MMUD study demonstrated that post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy)-based prophylaxis following bone marrow derived MMUD HCT resulted in reduced incidence of GVHD and favorable survival. Because marrow grafts can be difficult to procure and vary in quality, we conducted a phase II, prospective, multicenter study to evaluate PTCy-based GVHD prophylaxis in adult recipients of MMUD using peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) allografts. The primary study aim was to estimate the probability of one-year overall survival (OS) post HCT. Secondary aims were to assess other key clinical endpoints and determine the rate of severe infections. Initial results of the first 70 recipients who received reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) were previously reported by Al Malki et al (JCO 2025) demonstrating a 1-year OS of 78.6% (95% CI, 67% to 86.5%). Here, we report results from a planned expansion of the study that included 123 additional RIC recipients, with updated results from the initial cohort of 70 patients (total N = 193 subjects) treated at 33 centers. Study participants received cyclophosphamide 50 mg/kg (ideal body weight) administered on days 3 and 4 post HCT with tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil as previously described (Al Malki, JCO, 2025). The median study participant age was 65.0 (range: 22.9-78.9); 92 (47.7%) of participants were male, and 84 (43.5%) identified as having other than non-Hispanic white ancestry. The HCT comorbidity index was high-risk (>3) in 65 (33.7%). Underlying histologic diagnosis was AML in 96 (49.7%) participants, MDS in 43 (22.3%), ALL in 20 (10.4%), lymphoma or CLL in 24 (12.4%), and CML/other leukemias in 10 (5.2%). Conditioning regimens used were fludarabine and melphalan (100 or 140 mg/m2) (N=120; 62.2%), 2-day busulfan and fludarabine (N=38; 19.7%), and fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and total body irradiation (200 cGy) (N=32; 16.6%). Donor HLA matching (considering HLA-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1) was 7/8 in 131 (67.9%) of participants, 6/8-matched in 51 (26.4%), and 4-5/8-matched in 11 (5.7%) participants. Median donor age was 25.5 years (range: 18.7-35.7). The one-year overall OS estimate was 79.6% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 73.2-84.7). Survival was similar among HLA 7/8-matched donor recipients (77.8%, 69.7-84%) and <7/8 matched donor recipients (83.7%, 71.8-90.9%). The one-year GVHD-free, relapse-free survival (GRFS) was 49.9% (42.6-56.9%) and the one-year progression-free survival was 70.2% (63.2-76.2%). The one-year cumulative incidence (CI) rates of NRM and relapse were 12.5% (8.3-17.6%) and 17.3%(12.3-23%), respectively. The 6-month CI of grade II-IV and grade III-IV acute GVHD were 40.0% (33.0-46.8%) and 7.8% (4.6-12.1%), respectively. The one-year incidence of all chronic GVHD and severe chronic GVHD were 15.6% (10.7-21.2%) and 3.7% (1.6-7%), respectively, by NIH consensus criteria. The CI of grade 1-4 cytokine release syndrome (CRS) by day 7 post HCT was 28.0% (21.8-34.9%), and grade 3-4 CRS was 0.5% (0-2.9%). Primary engraftment failure occurred in 9 (4.7%) participants. Among 145 evaluated participants, 85.5% were >95% donor in blood chimerism at day 100 post HCT. Within the first 100 days after HCT, CTCAE grade 2-5 infections occurred in 113 (58.5%) of participants and grade 3-5 infections occurred in 59 (30.6%) of participants. The most common etiologies of grade 2-5 infections were bacterial (N=78), followed by viral (N=48). The most common grade 3-5 non-infectious toxicities were cardiac disorders, which occurred in 4 (2.1%) of participants. In conclusion, the results including this expansion cohort demonstrate encouraging 1-year OS, NRM and relapse rates in RIC recipients of PTCy-based GVHD prophylaxis and PBSC allografts from MMUDs. This larger cohort of 193 recipients re-affirm the results from the initial cohort with greater robustness.Measures to mitigate infection risk are likely to further improve outcomes. Reducing the dose of PTCy is a candidate approach currently being tested in the ongoing OPTIMIZE trial (NCT 06001385).These results support the extension of PBSC MMUD using PTCy to individuals who lack an HLA-matched donor and require RIC HCT.
Mismatching of unrelated donors beyond a single HLA-locus does not adversely impact outcomes at one year following transplantation: Results from the NMDP sponsored ACCESS study
Bo‐Subait, Stephanie, Logan, Brent R. , Smith, Sarah , Leckrone, Erin , Stefanski, Heather, Malmberg, Craig, Modi, Dipenkumar , Meade, Javier Bolaños, Rao, Uttam K. , Milner, Jordan , Jamieson, Katarzyna , Carrum, George, Kosuri, Satyajit, Cook, Rachel J. , Ballen, Karen K. , Loren, Alison W. , Arai, Sally , Choi, Sung Won , Shaw, Bronwen E. , Larkin, Karilyn , Malki, Monzr M. Al , Auletta, Jeffery J. , Spellman, Stephen R. , Askar, Medhat , Cusatis, Rachel , Shaffer, Brian C. , Khimani, Farhad , Gooptu, Mahasweta , Hamadani, Mehdi , Maiers, Martin , Stanek, Joseph , Abboud, Ramzi , Dholaria, Bhagirathbhai , Hogan, William J. , Reshef, Ran , Qayed, Muna , Broglie, Larisa , Devine, Steven M. , Jiménez, Antonio

Blood | December 4, 2025 | Volume: 146 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 936-936

10.1182/blood-2025-936 Get It

Abstract Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) remains inaccessible to many patients, particularly those of non-European ancestry, due to the limited availability of matched unrelated donors (URD). While single-HLA mismatched donors (7/8) often yield acceptable outcomes, URD HCT mismatched at ≥ 2 HLA alleles (<7/8) has historically been associated with poor survival and prohibitive toxicity. Post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) has improved outcomes following mismatched unrelated donor (MMUD) HCT, potentially enabling less stringent donor matching. Whether the degree of donor-recipient HLA disparity remains prognostic after MMUD HCT when PTCy is used is unknown. The ACCESS trial (NCT04904588) was conducted by the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research Clinical Research Organization and prospectively evaluated PTCy-based graft versus host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis in adult recipients of 4–7/8 (HLA-A, -B, -C and -DRB1) MMUD peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) from donors age ≤35 years old following either myeloablative (MAC) or reduced intensity/non-myeloablative (RIC/NMA) conditioning. This analysis focused on all adult recipients of <7/8 grafts enrolled on the study across both conditioning strata, with descriptive comparison to patients who received 7/8 MMUD PBSC grafts. The primary endpoint was 1-year overall survival (OS). Secondary endpoints included primary graft failure (PGF), non-relapse mortality (NRM), relapse, acute and chronic GVHD, and GVHD-free relapse-free survival (GRFS). A total of 268 adults received MMUD PBSC grafts: 85 with <7/8 matches (MAC: n=23; RIC/NMA: n=62) and 183 with 7/8 matches (MAC: n=52; RIC/NMA: n=131). Among <7/8 recipients, median age was 57 years old (range, 24–78), 49% were male, with diagnoses of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (55%), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) (15%), and lymphoma (14%). HLA mismatch distribution in the <7/8 group was 6/8 in 82%, 5/8 in 14%, and 4/8 in 4%. Most received fludarabine/melphalan (44%) or myeloablative busulfan/fludarabine (21%). Median CD34+ cell dose was 5.5 ×10^6/recipient kg (range: 3.2-8.0) and 75% of grafts were cryopreserved prior to infusion. Median donor age was 25.8 (range: 18.7-35.7) in the 7/8 group and 25.0 (range: 18.3-34.8) in the <7/8 group. The <7/8 cohort was racially and ethnically diverse, with 61% identifying as other than non-Hispanic white. The 7/8 cohort had a median age of 63 years old (range, 20–79), with 52% male. Disease distribution, conditioning intensity, and infused cell doses were similar to the <7/8 group. A smaller proportion of grafts were cryopreserved (61%), and 47% of patients identified as other than non-Hispanic White. One-year OS for <7/8 recipients was 86% (95% CI: 76–92%), compared to 79% (95% CI: 72–84%) in 7/8 recipients. One-year incidence of relapse was 23% (95% CI: 14–33%) in the <7/8 group and 17% (95% CI: 12–23%) in 7/8 recipients; NRM was 8% (95% CI: 4–16%) and 14% (95% CI: 9–19%), respectively. GRFS was 55% (95% CI: 43–65%) for <7/8 and 51% (95% CI: 44–58%) for 7/8 recipients. PGF occurred in 8% (95% CI: 3–18%) of <7/8 RIC recipients and 3% (95% CI: 1–8%) of 7/8 RIC recipients; no MAC recipients had PGF. At 6 months post-HCT, grade II–IV acute GVHD occurred in 34% (95% CI: 24–44%) of <7/8 patients and 39% (95% CI: 32–46%) of 7/8; grade III–IV acute GVHD was observed in 7% (95% CI: 3–14%) and 8% (95% CI: 5–13%), respectively. Moderate to severe chronic GVHD (NIH consensus criteria) at one year occurred in 8% (95% CI: 3–15%) of <7/8 recipients and 11% (95% CI: 7–16%) of 7/8 recipients. When grouped by conditioning intensity, 1-year outcomes within the <7/8 cohort were: OS 91% after MAC and 84% after RIC/NMA; relapse in 32% after MAC and 20% after RIC/NMA, respectively; GRFS was 53% for MAC and 55% for RIC/NMA; and NRM remained low at 9% after MAC and 8% after RIC/NMA. In this cohort of adult recipients of <7/8 MMUD PBSC grafts with PTCy-based GVHD prophylaxis enrolled on the ACCESS study, 1-year OS exceeded 80% and was comparable to 7/8 recipients. Relapse, NRM, and GVHD rates were similarly favorable and consistent with outcomes reported in 7/8 donor recipients. These findings support extending suitable MMUD match considerations to include 4-6/8 in the context of PTCy, potentially enabling near-universal donor access, while allowing for optimization of other non-HLA donor factors.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) with TP53 alteration and outcomes after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A CIBMTR registry study
Gomez-Arteaga, Alexandra, Shallis, Rory M. , Guo, Landi, Oloyede, Temitope, Ahn, Kwang Woo , Byrne, Michael , Gowda, Lohith , Jakubowski, Ann A. , Litzow, Mark R. , Page, Kristin , Saber, Wael , Bejanyan, Nelli , Xu, Xinjie , Gomez-Arteaga, Alexandra , Nawas, Mariam T. , Guo, Landi, Bachanová, Veronika , Giralt, Sergio , Litzow, Mark R. , Milano, Filippo , Broglie, Larisa , Yared, Jean A.

Blood | December 4, 2025 | Volume: 146 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 1060-1060

10.1182/blood-2025-1060 Get It

Abstract Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with TP53 alteration (TP53alt), including deletion (TP53del) detected by cytogenetics (CG) (karyotype, FISH, or genomic microarray) and/or TP53 mutation (TP53mut) identified by next-generation sequencing, is associated with poor prognosis. However, a subset of patients may achieve long-term survival after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Patient-, disease-, and transplant-related variables may inform risk stratification and improve treatment decision-making in this high-risk population. We used the CIBMTR registry to investigate outcomes of patients with TP53alt AML undergoing allo-HCT. Methods: We included adult patients with 2017 ELN adverse-risk AML who underwent first allo-HCT between 2013–2019 and had available CG and molecular data. TP53del was centrally reviewed by expert cytogeneticist. Patients were stratified into three TP53alt groups: Group 1 (TP53mut+/ TP53del+), Group 2 (TP53mut −/ TP53del+), and Group 3 (TP53mut+/ TP53del −). The control group comprised patients with 2017 ELN adverse-risk AML negative for both TP53mut and TP53del. Patients from embargoed centers, lacking consent or comprehensive research data, or missing CG and molecular information were excluded. Results: Of 6,474 patients with adverse-risk AML, 703 patients with TP53alt met inclusion criteria: Group 1 (n=203), Group 2 (n=271), Group 3 (n=229). The control group included 2,763 patients. Median age was 58 years (44% ≥60); 44% were female; 16% had Karnofsky score <90, and 52% had HCT-CI ≥3. Secondary AML was more frequent in TP53alt groups (32%, 27%, 27%) versus control (21%) (p<.01). Complex and monosomal karyotypes were most common in Group 1 (61%), followed by Group 2 (54%), Group 3 (31%), and control (6%), p<.01. More patients in Groups 1 and 2 (28% each) underwent HCT in primary induction failure/relapse (PIF/Rel) versus Group 3 (19%) and control (19%), p<.01. Median time from diagnosis to transplant was 5 months (1-331). Donor type was matched related in 23%, matched or mismatched unrelated in 50%, haploidentical in 18%, and umbilical cord blood in 7%. Conditioning intensity was myeloablative (MA) in 51%; reduced-intensity (RIC) in 36% , and 13% non-MA (NMA). Post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) was used in 27%; and in vivo T-cell depletion (ATG or alemtuzumab) in 26%. After median follow-up of 66 months (3-130), 5-yr OS was 18% (Group 1), 18% (Group 2), 35% (Group 3) vs 46% in controls (p<0.001). 5-yr LFS was 14%, 15%, and 28%, respectively, vs 38% (p<0.001). 5-yr CIR was 69%, 66%, and 52% vs 43% (p<0.001). Transplant-related mortality (TRM) was similar across groups (1-year: 12–16%). On multivariate analysis, compared with controls, TP53del (with or without TP53mut) was independently associated with higher relapse risk: Group 1 HR 1.97, Group 2 HR 1.91, Group 3 HR 1.45 (all p<0.001). These findings translated into inferior OS (HR 1.94, 1.87, and 1.45, respectively, p<0.001). PIF/Rel and CR2+ were also associated with worse survival (HR 2.58 (p<0.001) and 1.18 (p<0.001, respectively). No significant difference was observed between MA and RIC for relapse, while non-myeloablative regimens (HR 1.65; p<0.001) were associated with higher CIR. In vivo T-cell depletion increased relapse risk (HR 1.22; p=0.004). TRM was not influenced by TP53alt status; it was impacted by age, KPS, time from diagnosis to HCT, and GVHD prophylaxis regiment (non-PTCy). Conclusions: This large, registry-based study with long term median follow-up showed that among patients with adverse-risk AML, TP53alt is a strong independent predictor of poor post-HCT outcomes in AML, particularly when TP53del is present. Patients with TP53del , with or without concurrent TP53mut, experienced the worst outcomes, followed by those with isolated TP53mut. Despite the limitations of registry data including lack of information on timing of TP53mut, variant allele frequency (VAF), number of mutations, or accurate information on measurable residual disease (MRD), these findings reinforce the adverse prognostic impact of TP53alt and support its inclusion in risk stratification frameworks. While some patients with TP53alt —particularly those with isolated mutations—may benefit from allo-HCT, relapse remains the dominant cause of failure. Future studies incorporating TP53 functional status, VAF, clonal architecture, specific CG, MRD, and novel transplant approaches are warranted.
Up-front alternative donor HCT in severe aplastic anemia: gaps and opportunities to translate evidence into practice
Borogovac, Azra , Efebera, Yvonne A. , DeSalvo, Anna M. , Foley, Amy , Stewart, Valerie , Hamilton, Betty K. , Heuer, Mykala, Molfenter, Todd , Ragon, Brittany Knick , Wall, Sarah , Khera, Nandita , Horowitz, Mary M. , DeZern, Amy E., Bhatt, Neel S , DeSalvo, Anna , Hamilton, Betty K , Molfenter, Todd , Wall, Sarah A , Broglie, Larisa A , Juckett, Mark , Bhatt, Neel S. , Devine, Steven M. , Heuer, Mykala, Plastaras, John Peter , Broglie, Larisa , Dezern, Amy Elizabeth

Blood Advances | June 24, 2025 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 17 | Pages: 4448-4457

10.1182/bloodadvances.2024015405 Get It

Abstract Severe aplastic anemia (SAA) is a rare and life-threatening bone marrow failure disorder. Immunosuppressive therapy (IST) with antithymocyte globulin and cyclosporine has long been a frontline treatment option in SAA; however, its limited durability and risk of long-term complications such as secondary malignancies remain a drawback in this treatment modality. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is a potentially curative option with significantly improved outcomes over the long term, particularly with HLA-matched related donors. However, the use of alternative donors, such as haploidentical, mismatched, or matched unrelated donors, has previously been limited due to increased transplant-related morbidity, particularly graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). HCTs have therefore been limited to young recipients and those with HLA-matched related donors, creating significant disparity for older adults and those who lack matched donor options. Nevertheless, more recent advances in HCT, such as posttransplant cyclophosphamide for GVHD prophylaxis, have led to improved outcomes of HCT with alternative donors; however, alternative donor HCT remains underused as up-front therapy, in part because of limited multicenter trial data. This review discusses current SAA treatment approaches, including both IST and HCT, and highlights remaining gaps. It also discusses how ongoing clinical trials such as CureAA and TransIT could help address these gaps. Furthermore, we discuss the importance of stakeholder engagement and implementation science in the integration of research-based evidence into clinical practice. Bridging these gaps is necessary for achieving equitable access for patients historically excluded from frontline HCT, including older adults and racially or ethnically diverse populations.
Trial in Progress: Cureaa - a Clinical Trial of Upfront Haploidentical or Unrelated Donor BMT to Restore Normal Hematopoiesis in Aplastic Anemia, Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN) #2207
Mangaonkar, Abhishek A. , Fritz, Amber R. , Bellach, Anna , Malmberg, Craig, Henderson, Lori, DiFronzo, Nancy, Geller, Nancy L. , Ritzau, Nicole M., Sanikommu, Srinivasa Reddy , Tsai, Steven , Horowitz, Mary M. , Arai, Sally , Sharma, Akshay , Kassim, Adetola A , Saldaña, Blachy J. Dávila , Ball, Brian J. , Babushok, Daria V. , Pandey, Manu Raj , Martens, Michael J. , Patel, Sagar S. , Devine, Steven M. , Broglie, Larisa , Dezern, Amy Elizabeth

Blood | December 5, 2024 | Volume: 144 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 2134.1-2134.1

10.1182/blood-2024-207952 Get It

Background: Immunosuppressive therapy (IST) is considered the standard front-line treatment for acquired severe aplastic anemia (SAA) for pts >40 years. For pts aged <40 years who have a suitable human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched sibling donor (MSD), hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is recommended. This recommendation is based on the toxicity associated with alternative donors; haploidentical (HAPLO) and unrelated donor (URD) HSCT for patients who lack a MSD. However, the hematopoietic response after IST is ~ 70-80%, even after augmentation with eltrombopag in the front-line setting, and failure-free survival (FFS, defined as patients alive and in remission without clonal disease more than 10 years after IST) remains < 40%. HSCT is often employed as a second line salvage therapy for those who do not respond to IST or have disease recurrence. However, outcomes after HSCT are often compromised because of IST-related complications such as clonal evolution, development of donor specific antibodies, infectious adverse events and organ dysfunction. In contrast, a successful allogeneic HSCT leads to relatively prompt hematopoietic and immune reconstitution and mitigates the risk of secondary clonal disease. Innovations in recent decades, such as improved graft versus host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis and supportive care, have steadily reduced the morbidity and mortality of adults undergoing HSCT from unrelated or mismatched donors and expanded the donor pool such that almost all pts with SAA have a potential donor available. The use of post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) is now a well-established approach to facilitate engraftment and mitigate the risk of GVHD. It was successfully used in relapsed/refractory SAA pts using HAPLO donors in the multi-center BMT CTN #1502 trial (NCT02918292). Similar PTCy based approaches have been effective in the upfront setting with HAPLO and URD in small single center studies. Opened in July 2024, the CureAA trial (NCT06517641), seeks to increase donor options for SAA pts who have not yet received IST by using PTCy based GVHD prophylaxis for HSCT using HAPLO or URD. Study Design and Methods: This BMT CTN study (#2207) is a prospective multi-center phase II trial to assess efficacy of HSCT using HAPLO or URD bone marrow with a reduced intensity, thymoglobulin (ATG)-containing preparative regimen and PTCy GVHD prophylaxis in previously untreated SAA pts. This trial has two parallel cohorts for each donor type, HAPLO and URD, with an accrual goal of 30 participants in each cohort. All will receive ATG (0.5mg/kg on day -9 and 2mg/kg on days -8 and -7), cyclophosphamide (14.5mg/kg on days -6 and -5), fludarabine (30mg/m2 on days -6 to -2), 400 cGy total body irradiation (day -1 in a single fraction), a marrow graft (goal >2.5 x 108 nucleated cells per kg of recipient) on day 0 and PTCy (50mg/kg on days +3 and +4). Additionally, participants receive tacrolimus (until day +180) and mycophenolate mofetil days +5-35. The primary objective of the trial is to estimate the GVHD-free failure-free survival (GFFS) rate at 1 year after initiation of conditioning. GFFS is a composite endpoint of survival without grade III-IV acute GVHD, chronic GVHD requiring immunosuppression, or primary or secondary graft failure requiring second definitive therapy within 1 year after initiation of conditioning. Secondary objectives will evaluate patient survival, engraftment, transfusion dependence, cumulative incidence of GVHD and hematologic response. Health related quality of life, healthcare utilization and financial toxicity data will also be collected. These endpoints will allow clinical comparison with current results achieved with upfront IST in other studies. We hypothesize that this HSCT approach will improve survival without significant transplant-associated morbidity by using a low toxicity regimen that reduces rates of GVHD and provides rapid hematologic recovery without graft failure, thereby making HAPLO and URD HSCT a viable option for initial upfront treatment of SAA. The ability to use mismatched donors will also ensure that a HSCT option is more widely available to all racial/ethnic groups. This collaborative study was funded by grants U10HL069294, U24HL138660 to the BMT CTN from the NHLBI/ NCI, along with funding from Sanofi. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.
Genotype, oxidase status, and preceding infection or autoinflammation do not affect allogeneic HCT outcomes for CGD
Leiding, Jennifer W. , Arnold, Danielle E. , Parikh, Suhag , Logan, Brent R. , Marsh, Rebecca , Griffith, Linda M. , Wu, Ruizhe , Kidd, Sharon A. , Mallhi, Kanwaldeep , Chellapandian, Deepak , Lim, Stephanie Si , Grunebaum, Eyal , Falcone, Emilia Liana , Grossman, Debbi, Prasad, Vinod K. , Heimall, Jennifer , Burroughs, Lauri M. , Bleesing, Jack , Kapoor, Neena , Dara, Jasmeen , Williams, Olatundun , Kapadia, Malika, Oshrine, Benjamin , Rayes, Ahmad , Chong, Hey , Satter, Lisa Forbes , Martinez, Caridad , Lugt, Mark T. Vander , Yu, Lolie C. , Joshi, Avni Y. , Prockop, Susan E. , Aquino, Victor , Madden, Lisa, Milner, Jordan , Rangarajan, Hemalatha G. , Shah, Ami J. , Gillio, Alfred P. , Knutsen, Alan P. , Miller, Holly, Graham, Pamela, Bauchat, Andrea , Bunin, Nancy , Teira, Pierre , Petrović, Aleksandra , Chandra, Sharat , Abdel‐Azim, Hisham , Birbrayer, Olga, Cowan, Morton J. , Dvorak, Christopher C. , Pai, Sung‐Yun , Puck, Jennifer M. , Torgerson, Troy R. , Kang, Elizabeth M. , Si Lim, Stephanie J , Murguia-Favela, Luis , Prasad, Vinod K , Touzot, Fabien , Bednarski, Jeffrey J , Cuvelier, Geoffrey D E , Forbes Satter, Lisa R , Martinez, Caridad , Joshi, Avni, Prockop, Susan E , Dávila Saldaña, Blachy J , Broglie, Larisa A , Ebens, Christen L , Milner, Jordan , Rangarajan, Hemalatha G , Chandra, Sharat , Dorsey, Morna J , Cowan, Morton J , Dvorak, Christopher C , Haddad, Elie , Kohn, Donald B , Notarangelo, Luigi D , Puck, Jennifer M , Pulsipher, Michael A. , Torgerson, Troy R , Malech, Harry L , Kang, Elizabeth M , Parikh, Suhag , Leiding, Jennifer W , Shah, Ami J , Dara, Jasmeen , Cuvelier, Geoff D.E. , Chandrakasan, Shanmuganathan , Saldaña, Blachy J. Dávila , Broglie, Larisa , Ebens, Christen L. , DeSantes, Kenneth B , Moore, Theodore Bruce , Graham, Pamela, Dorsey, Morna J. , Haddad, Élie , Kohn, Donald B. , Malech, Harry L.

Blood | August 10, 2023 | Volume: 142 | Issue: 24 | Pages: 2105-2118

10.1182/blood.2022019586 Get It

Abstract Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a primary immunodeficiency characterized by life-threatening infections and inflammatory conditions. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is the definitive treatment for CGD, but questions remain regarding patient selection and impact of active disease on transplant outcomes. We performed a multi-institutional retrospective and prospective study of 391 patients with CGD treated either conventionally (non-HCT) enrolled from 2004 to 2018 or with HCT from 1996 to 2018. Median follow-up after HCT was 3.7 years with a 3-year overall survival of 82% and event-free survival of 69%. In a multivariate analysis, a Lansky/Karnofsky score <90 and use of HLA-mismatched donors negatively affected survival. Age, genotype, and oxidase status did not affect outcomes. Before HCT, patients had higher infection density, higher frequency of noninfectious lung and liver diseases, and more steroid use than conventionally treated patients; however, these issues did not adversely affect HCT survival. Presence of pre-HCT inflammatory conditions was associated with chronic graft-versus-host disease. Graft failure or receipt of a second HCT occurred in 17.6% of the patients and was associated with melphalan-based conditioning and/or early mixed chimerism. At 3 to 5 years after HCT, patients had improved growth and nutrition, resolved infections and inflammatory disease, and lower rates of antimicrobial prophylaxis or corticosteroid use compared with both their baseline and those of conventionally treated patients. HCT leads to durable resolution of CGD symptoms and lowers the burden of the disease. Patients with active infection or inflammation are candidates for transplants; HCT should be considered before the development of comorbidities that could affect performance status. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT02082353.
Subsequent neoplasms and late mortality in children undergoing allogeneic transplantation for nonmalignant diseases
Brazauskas, Ruta , Tecca, Heather R. , Bo‐Subait, Stephanie, Buchbinder, David , Battiwala, Minoo, Phelan, Rachel , Broglie, Larisa , Abraham, Allistair , Keating, Amy K. , Daly, Andrew , Wirk, Baldeep , Alter, Blanche P. , Üstün, Celalettin , Freytes, César O. , Beitinjaneh, Amer , Duncan, Christine , Copelan, Edward A. , Hildebrandt, Gerhard , Murthy, Hemant S. , Auletta, Jeffery J. , Page, Kristin , Vrooman, Lynda M. , Norkin, Maxim , Byrne, Michael , Kamani, Naynesh , Rezvani, Andrew R. , Farhadfar, Nosha , Mehta, Parinda A. , Hematti, Peiman , Shaw, Peter J. , Kamble, Rammurti T., Schears, Raquel M. , Hayashi, Robert J. , Mayo, Samantha , Rotz, Seth J. , Badawy, Sherif M. , Ganguly, Siddhartha , Pavletic, Steven Z. , Prestidge, Tim , Inamoto, Yoshihiro , Shaw, Bronwen E. , Satwani, Prakash , Battiwalla, Minoo , Schears, Raquel, Murthy, Hemant S , Badawy, Sherif M , Broglie, Larisa A , Battiwalla, Minoo , Auletta, Jeffery J , Hematti, Peiman , Kahn, Justine M , Flowers, Mary E.D. , Savani, Bipin N. , George, Biju , Lazarus, Hillard M. , Myers, Kasiani , Williams, Kirsten M. , Díaz, Miguel Ángel , Bhatt, Neel S. , Olsson, Richard F. , Gale, Robert Peter , Chhabra, Saurabh , Nishihori, Taiga , Agrawal, Vaibhav , Hogan, William J.

Blood Advances | May 12, 2020 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 2084-2094

10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000839 Get It

Abstract We examined the risk of subsequent neoplasms (SNs) and late mortality in children and adolescents undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for nonmalignant diseases (NMDs). We included 6028 patients (median age, 6 years; interquartile range, 1-11; range, <1 to 20) from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (1995-2012) registry. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) in 2-year survivors and standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were calculated to compare mortality and SN rates with expected rates in the general population. Median follow-up of survivors was 7.8 years. Diagnoses included severe aplastic anemia (SAA; 24%), Fanconi anemia (FA; 10%), other marrow failure (6%), hemoglobinopathy (15%), immunodeficiency (23%), and metabolic/leukodystrophy syndrome (22%). Ten-year survival was 93% (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 92% to 94%; SMR, 4.2; 95% CI, 3.7-4.8). Seventy-one patients developed SNs (1.2%). Incidence was highest in FA (5.5%), SAA (1.1%), and other marrow failure syndromes (1.7%); for other NMDs, incidence was <1%. Hematologic (27%), oropharyngeal (25%), and skin cancers (13%) were most common. Leukemia risk was highest in the first 5 years posttransplantation; oropharyngeal, skin, liver, and thyroid tumors primarily occurred after 5 years. Despite a low number of SNs, patients had an 11-fold increased SN risk (SIR, 11; 95% CI, 8.9-13.9) compared with the general population. We report excellent long-term survival and low SN incidence in an international cohort of children undergoing HCT for NMDs. The risk of SN development was highest in patients with FA and marrow failure syndromes, highlighting the need for long-term posttransplantation surveillance in this population.