Iron overload is correlated with impaired autologous stem cell mobilization and survival in acute myeloid leukemia.

Alva, Laura C; Bacher, Vera Ulrike; Seipel, Katja; Mansouri Taleghani, Behrouz; Mueller, Beatrice U; Novak, Urban; Pabst, Thomas (2018). Iron overload is correlated with impaired autologous stem cell mobilization and survival in acute myeloid leukemia. Transfusion, 58(10), pp. 2365-2373. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/trf.14895

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BACKGROUND

Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) undergoing consolidation with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) depend on the successful mobilization of peripheral blood stem cells. However, the factors affecting the mobilization potential in AML patients and, in particular, the effect of transfusion-related iron overload on peripheral blood stem cell mobilization are largely unknown.

STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS

We investigated the association of varying levels of iron overload and stem cell mobilization efficacy in consecutive AML patients after two induction cycles.

RESULTS

A total of 113 AML patients in early first complete remission underwent the mobilization procedure. While 84 (74.3%) patients had serum ferritin levels exceeding 1000 μg/L, 26 (23.0%) patients had levels even higher than 2000 μg/L. Iron overload correlated with the number of preceding red blood cell transfusions and inversely correlated with circulating CD34+ cell levels (p = 0.04) at apheresis. Finally, the median progression-free and overall survival rates of patients with ferritin levels of higher than 2000 μg/L were shorter with 332 days versus 2156 days (p = 0.04) and 852 days versus 2235 days (p = 0.04), respectively.

CONCLUSION

Our data suggest that transfusion-related iron overload is suppressing the mobilization potential and is associated with inferior outcome in AML.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Med. Onkologie / Hämatologie (Erw.)
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Med. Onkologie / Hämatologie (Erw.)

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Medical Oncology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Haematology and Central Haematological Laboratory
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Hämatologie / Onkologie (Pädiatrie)
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Hämatologie / Onkologie (Pädiatrie)

UniBE Contributor:

Bacher, Vera Ulrike, Seipel, Katja, Mansouri Taleghani, Behrouz, Novak, Urban, Pabst, Thomas Niklaus

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0041-1132

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pierrette Durand Lüthi

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2018 07:51

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:31

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/trf.14895

PubMed ID:

30203418

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.120305

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/120305

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