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Management of adult patients with CMML undergoing allo-HCT : recommendations from the EBMT PH&G Committee

Published inBlood, vol. 143, no. 22, p. 2227-2244
Publication date2024-05-30
Abstract

Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is a heterogeneous disease presenting with either myeloproliferative or myelodysplastic features. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) remains the only potentially curative option, but the inherent toxicity of this procedure makes the decision to proceed to allo-HCT challenging, particularly because patients with CMML are mostly older and comorbid. Therefore, the decision between a nonintensive treatment approach and allo-HCT represents a delicate balance, especially because prospective randomized studies are lacking and retrospective data in the literature are conflicting. International consensus on the selection of patients and the ideal timing of allo-HCT, specifically in CMML, could not be reached in international recommendations published 6 years ago. Since then, new, CMML-specific data have been published. The European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Practice Harmonization and Guidelines (PH&G) Committee assembled a panel of experts in the field to provide the first best practice recommendations on the role of allo-HCT specifically in CMML. Recommendations were based on the results of an international survey, a comprehensive review of the literature, and expert opinions on the subject, after structured discussion and circulation of recommendations. Algorithms for patient selection, timing of allo-HCT during the course of the disease, pretransplant strategies, allo-HCT modality, as well as posttransplant management for patients with CMML were outlined. The keynote message is, that once a patient has been identified as a transplant candidate, upfront transplantation without prior disease-modifying treatment is preferred to maximize chances of reaching allo-HCT whenever possible, irrespective of bone marrow blast counts.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Disease Management
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / methods
  • Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic / therapy
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Societies, Medical / standards
Citation (ISO format)
ONIDA, Francesco et al. Management of adult patients with CMML undergoing allo-HCT : recommendations from the EBMT PH&G Committee. In: Blood, 2024, vol. 143, n° 22, p. 2227–2244. doi: 10.1182/blood.2023023476
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