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Trial reportHaematologica2012

A randomized phase II study to evaluate tacrolimus in combination with sirolimus or methotrexate after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.

Joseph Pidala, Jongphil Kim, Heather Jim, Mohamed A Kharfan-Dabaja, Taiga Nishihori, Hugo F Fernandez, Marcie Tomblyn, Lia Perez, Janelle Perkins, Mian Xu and 9 more

Open access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIComparative StudyMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in Haematologica, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
60citing papers in PubMed
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Haematologica · 2018
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  10. Increased Foxp3Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation · 2017
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  11. CD25 Blockade Delays Regulatory T Cell Reconstitution and Does Not Prevent Graft-versus-Host Disease After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation.Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation · 2017
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  12. Sirolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil as Calcineurin Inhibitor-Free Graft-versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis for Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation.Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation · 2016
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  20. Sibling donor and recipient immune modulation with atorvastatin for the prophylaxis of acute graft-versus-host disease.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2013
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Joseph PidalaBlood and Marrow Transplantation, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, FOB 3308, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. joseph.pidala@moffitt.org
Jongphil Kim
Heather Jim
Mohamed A Kharfan-Dabaja
Taiga Nishihori
Hugo F Fernandez
Marcie Tomblyn
Lia Perez
Janelle Perkins
Mian Xu
William E Janssen
Anandaraman Veerapathran
Brian C Betts
Frederick L Locke
Ernesto Ayala
Teresa Field
Leonel Ochoa
Melissa Alsina
Claudio Anasetti
Moffitt Cancer Center · USUniversity of South Florida · US

Funding

Antigen Specific T Cell tolerance by Anti CD3 AntibodiesR01CA132197 · NCI · H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST · PI ANASETTI, CLAUDIO · 2008 to 2012
$1.8M
NCI NIH HHS 9R01CA132197NCI NIH HHS R01 CA132197
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is evidence suggesting that sirolimus, in combination with tacrolimus, is active in the prevention of graft-versus-host disease. Sirolimus-based immune suppression may suppress alloreactive T cells, while sparing the survival and function of regulatory T cells. DESIGN AND

methodsWe conducted a randomized trial to compare the impact of sirolimus/tacrolimus against that of methotrexate/tacrolimus on the prevention of graft-versus-host disease and regulatory T-cell reconstitution.

resultsSeventy-four patients were randomized 1:1 to sirolimus/tacrolimus or methotrexate/tacrolimus, stratified for type of donor (sibling or unrelated) and the patients' age. The rate of grade II-IV acute graft-versus-host disease at 100 days was 43% (95% CI: 27-59%) in the sirolimus/tacrolimus group and 89% (95% CI: 72-96%) in the methotrexate/tacrolimus group (P<0.001). The rate of moderate/severe chronic graft-versus-host disease was 24% (95% CI: 7-47%) in the sirolimus/tacrolimus group and 64% (95% CI: 41-79%) in the methotrexate/tacrolimus group (P=0.008). Overall survival and patient-reported quality of life did not differ between the two groups. On days 30 and 90 post-transplant, sirolimus-treated patients had a significantly greater proportion of regulatory T cells among the CD4(+) cells in the peripheral blood, and isolated regulatory T cells were functional.

conclusionsThese data demonstrate that sirolimus/tacrolimus prevents grade II-IV acute graft-versus-host disease and moderate-severe chronic graft-versus-host disease more effectively than does methotrexate/tacrolimus, and supports regulatory T-cell reconstitution following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.

Indexed as

AdultAgedCase-Control StudiesCombined Modality TherapyDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraft vs Host DiseaseHematologic NeoplasmsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleMethotrexateMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalImmunosuppressive AgentsMethotrexateSirolimusTacrolimus

Identifiers

PMID22689677
PMCPMC3590095
OpenAlexW2123069998

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.