PMID- 26445329 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160325 LR - 20181113 IS - 1414-431X (Electronic) IS - 0100-879X (Print) IS - 0100-879X (Linking) VI - 48 IP - 10 DP - 2015 Oct TI - Salvaged single-unit cord blood transplantation for 26 patients with hematologic malignancies not in remission. PG - 871-6 LID - S0100-879X2015001000002 [pii] LID - 10.1590/1414-431X20154389 [doi] AB - Treatments for patients with hematologic malignancies not in remission are limited, but a few clinical studies have investigated the effects of salvaged unrelated cord blood transplantation (CBT). We retrospectively studied 19 patients with acute leukemia, 5 with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS with refractory anemia with excess blasts [RAEB]), and 2 with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who received 1 CBT unit 20 x 10(9)/L on median day +35 (range 17-70 days). Sixteen patients (61.5%) experienced pre-engraftment syndrome (PES), and six (23.1%) patients progressed to acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The cumulative incidence rates of II-IV acute GVHD and chronic GVHD were 50% and 26.9%, respectively. After a median follow-up of 27 months (range 5-74), 14 patients survived and 3 relapsed. The estimated 2-year overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and non-relapse mortality (NRM) rates were 50.5%, 40.3%, and 35.2%, respectively. Salvaged CBT might be a promising modality for treating hematologic malignancies, even in patients with a high leukemia burden. FAU - Yao, W AU - Yao W AD - School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, CN. FAU - Zheng, C C AU - Zheng CC AD - Department of Hematology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, CN. FAU - Liu, H L AU - Liu HL AD - Department of Hematology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, CN. FAU - Geng, L Q AU - Geng LQ AD - Department of Hematology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, CN. FAU - Tang, B L AU - Tang BL AD - Department of Hematology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, CN. FAU - Tong, J AU - Tong J AD - Department of Hematology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, CN. FAU - Zhu, X Y AU - Zhu XY AD - Department of Hematology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, CN. FAU - Song, K D AU - Song KD AD - Department of Hematology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, CN. FAU - Qiang, P AU - Qiang P AD - Department of Hematology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, CN. FAU - Sun, Z M AU - Sun ZM AD - School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, CN. LA - eng PT - Clinical Study PT - Journal Article DEP - 20150327 PL - Brazil TA - Braz J Med Biol Res JT - Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas JID - 8112917 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - *Allografts MH - Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts/mortality/*therapy MH - Child MH - *Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation/mortality MH - Disease-Free Survival MH - Female MH - Follow-Up Studies MH - *Graft vs Host Disease/mortality MH - Hematologic Neoplasms/mortality/therapy MH - Humans MH - Leukemia/mortality/therapy MH - Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute/mortality/*therapy MH - Leukemia, Lymphoid/mortality/therapy MH - Leukemia, Myeloid/mortality/therapy MH - Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/mortality/*therapy MH - Male MH - Myelodysplastic Syndromes/mortality/therapy MH - Remission Induction/methods MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC4617112 EDAT- 2015/10/09 06:00 MHDA- 2016/03/26 06:00 PMCR- 2015/03/27 CRDT- 2015/10/08 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/01/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/10/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/10/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/03/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/03/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0100-879X2015001000002 [pii] AID - 10.1590/1414-431X20154389 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Braz J Med Biol Res. 2015 Oct;48(10):871-6. doi: 10.1590/1414-431X20154389. Epub 2015 Mar 27.