Basiliximab for steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease: A real-world analysis

作者:Mo, Xiao-Dong; Hong, Shen-Da; Zhao, Yan-Li; Jiang, Er-Lie; Chen, Jing; Xu, Yang; Sun, Zi-Min; Zhang, Wei-Jie; Liu, Qi-Fa; Liu, Dai-Hong; Wan, Ding-Ming; Mo, Wen-Jian; Ren, Han-Yun; Yang, Ting; Huang, He; Zhang, Xi; Wang, Xiao-Ning; Song, Xian-Min; Gao, Su-Jun; Wang, Xin; Chen, Yi; Xu, Bing; Jiang, Ming; Huang, Xiao-Bing; Li, Xin; Zhang, Hong-Yu; Wang, Hong-Tao; Wang, Zhao; Niu, Ting; Wang, Ji-Shi; Xia, Ling-Hui; Liu, Xiao-Dan; Li, Fei; Zhou, Fang; Lang, Tao; Hu, Jiong; Wu, Sui-Jing
来源:American Journal of Hematology, 2022, 97(4): 458-469.
DOI:10.1002/ajh.26475

摘要

Steroid-refractory (SR) acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) is one of the leading causes of early mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). We investigated the efficacy, safety, prognostic factors, and optimal therapeutic protocol for SR-aGVHD patients treated with basiliximab in a real-world setting. Nine hundred and forty SR-aGVHD patients were recruited from 36 hospitals in China, and 3683 doses of basiliximab were administered. Basiliximab was used as monotherapy (n = 642) or in combination with other second-line treatments (n = 298). The cumulative incidence of overall response rate (ORR) at day 28 after basiliximab treatment was 79.4% (95% confidence interval [CI] 76.5%-82.3%). The probabilities of nonrelapse mortality and overall survival at 3 years after basiliximab treatment were 26.8% (95% CI 24.0%-29.6%) and 64.3% (95% CI 61.2%-67.4%), respectively. A 1:1 propensity score matching was performed to compare the efficacy and safety between the monotherapy and combined therapy groups. Combined therapy did not increase the ORR; conversely, it increased the infection rates compared with monotherapy. The multivariate analysis showed that combined therapy, grade III-IV aGVHD, and high-risk refined Minnesota aGVHD risk score before basiliximab treatment were independently associated with the therapeutic response. Hence, we created a prognostic scoring system that could predict the risk of having a decreased likelihood of response after basiliximab treatment. Machine learning was used to develop a protocol that maximized the efficacy of basiliximab while maintaining acceptable levels of infection risk. Thus, real-world data suggest that basiliximab is safe and effective for treating SR-aGVHD.

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    中国医学科学院北京协和医院; 四川大学; 吉林大学; 华中科技大学; 青岛大学; 浙江大学; 中国医科大学; 北京大学; 南方医科大学; 苏州大学; 西安交通大学; 电子科技大学; 广东省人民医院; 南昌大学; 上海交通大学; 厦门大学; 郑州大学