Donor fecal microbiota transplantation ameliorates intestinal graft-versus-host disease in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients.

van Lier, Yannouck F; Davids, Mark; Haverkate, Nienke J E; de Groot, Pieter F; Donker, Marjolein L; Meijer, Ellen; Heubel-Moenen, Floor C J I; Nur, Erfan; Zeerleder, Sacha S.; Nieuwdorp, Max; Blom, Bianca; Hazenberg, Mette D (2020). Donor fecal microbiota transplantation ameliorates intestinal graft-versus-host disease in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. Science translational medicine, 12(556) American Association for the Advancement of Science 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaz8926

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Disruption of the intestinal microbiota occurs frequently in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) recipients and predisposes them to development of graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). In a prospective, single-center, single-arm study, we investigated the effect of donor fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) on symptoms of steroid-refractory or steroid-dependent, acute or late-onset acute intestinal GvHD in 15 individuals who had undergone allo-HCT. Study participants received a fecal suspension from an unrelated healthy donor via nasoduodenal infusion. Donor FMT was well tolerated, and infection-related adverse events did not seem to be related to the FMT procedure. In 10 of 15 study participants, a complete clinical response was observed within 1 month after FMT, without additional interventions to alleviate GvHD symptoms. This response was accompanied by an increase in gut microbial α-diversity, a partial engraftment of donor bacterial species, and increased abundance of butyrate-producing bacteria, including Clostridiales and Blautia species. In 6 of the 10 responding donor FMT recipients, immunosuppressant drug therapy was successfully tapered. Durable remission of steroid-refractory or steroid-dependent GvHD after donor FMT was associated with improved survival at 24 weeks after donor FMT. This study highlights the potential of donor FMT as a treatment for steroid-refractory or steroid-dependent GvHD, but larger clinical trials are needed to confirm the safety and efficacy of this procedure.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

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) > Unit Childrens Hospital > Forschungsgruppe Hämatologie (Erwachsene)

UniBE Contributor:

Zeerleder, Sacha Sergio

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1946-6234

Publisher:

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pierrette Durand Lüthi

Date Deposited:

21 Sep 2020 15:45

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:40

Publisher DOI:

10.1126/scitranslmed.aaz8926

PubMed ID:

32801142

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.146349

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/146349

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