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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-10
pubmed:abstractText
Infliximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody (mAb) against tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, has shown activity against steroid refractory acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD). We conducted a prospective trial of infliximab for the prophylaxis of aGVHD. Patients older than 20 years undergoing myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) for hematologic malignancies were eligible. GVHD prophylaxis consisted of infliximab given 1 day prior to conditioning and then on days 0, +7, +14, +28, and +42, together with standard cyclosporine (CSA) and methotrexate (MTX). Nineteen patients with a median age of 53 years were enrolled. All patients received peripheral blood allografts from matched sibling (n = 14) or unrelated donors (n = 5). Results were compared with a matched historic control group (n = 30) treated contemporaneously at our institution. The cumulative incidences of grades II-IV aGVHD in the infliximab and control groups were 36.8% and 36.6%, respectively (P = .77). Rates of chronic GVHD were 78% and 61%, respectively (P = .22). Significantly more bacterial and invasive fungal infections were observed in the infliximab group (P = .01 and P = .02, respectively). Kaplan-Meier estimates of 2-year overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS) for patients receiving infliximab were 42% and 36%, respectively. The corresponding numbers for patients in the control group were 46% and 43%, respectively. The addition of infliximab to standard GVHD prophylaxis did not lower the risk of GVHD and was associated with an increased risk of bacterial and invasive fungal infections.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1523-6536
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
783-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Bacterial Infections, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Disease-Free Survival, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Graft vs Host Disease, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Kaplan-Meier Estimate, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Mycoses, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Transplantation, Homologous, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Transplantation Conditioning, pubmed-meshheading:18541197-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Addition of infliximab to standard acute graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis following allogeneic peripheral blood cell transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Hematology & Oncology, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial