Introduction.Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial pediatric solid tumor. The high-risk group patients are characterized by adverse prognosis and require intensive complex therapy including high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT). The current study presents a single center experience of HSCT with auto-HSCT for high-risk NB performed in Raisa Gorbacheva Memorial Research Institute of Children Oncology, Hematology and Transplantation, First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg, Ministry of Health of Russia.Patients and methods.A cohort of 72 consecutive high-risk NB patients was included in the study. Among them 69 patients received Bu-Mel conditioning regimen (busulfan 16 mg/kg, melphalan 140 mg/m2 ), in 3 patients the 5D/5D regimen was used (carboplatin 1000 mg/m2 , irinotecan 150 mg/m2 , temozolomide 750 mg/m2 , etoposide 400 mg/m2 , cyclophosphamide 140 mg/kg). In most cases the autologous hematopoietic stem cells source was bone marrow (BM) (n = 59; 82 %), peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) (n = 11; 15 %), or BM and PBSC (n = 2; 3 %). In 52/66 (79 %) patients with initial bone marrow involvement the potential transplant contamination was assessed by flow cytometry.Results.The 2-year and 5-year overall (OS) and event-free (EFS) survival was 61 % and 48 %, 41 % and 35 % accordingly. The main adverse factors for OS and EFS were age of more than 18 months at diagnosis, combined bone marrow and bones involvement, MYCN amplification, initial neuron-specific enolase level of more than 100 ng/ml, primary resistance or relapse, and metaiodobenzylguanidinepositive lesions persistence prior to or after HSCT with auto-HSCT.Conclusions.The results achieved are comparable to those described for similar cohorts. Some patient subgroups are unlikely to achieve response after HSCT with auto-HSCT. Therefore, additional stratification methods and treatment modalities are needed.Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.Funding. The study was performed without external funding.
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most frequent pediatric extracranial solid tumor characterized by extreme biological heterogeneity with variable clinical course. Older age is an important risk factor. These patients may lack other common risk features but still have a chemoresistant disease with dismal prognosis. As there is currently no consensus on optimal treatment for patients with primary resistant NB, a number of clinical options is being explored including immunotherapy-based approaches. Immunotherapy with dinutuximab beta (DB) have proven its effectiveness as maintenance therapy. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation from haploidentical donor (haplo-HSCT) may be an effective consolidation in some cases. However, all forms of immunotherapy are much less effective in patients with large residual tumor. While there is no data on immune checkpoints inhibitors effectiveness in NB, some patients may benefit from this option as a part of complex immunotherapy strategy. Case presentation A 12-year old girl with gross paravertebral thoracic and abdominal tumor was diagnosed with undifferentiated neuroblastoma and bone metastases. While there was no response to several lines of chemotherapy, and only partial tumor resection was possible, the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from haploidentical donor (haplo-HSCT) was performed as salvage therapy. Since there was only minor decrease in tumor volume with good dynamics by MIBG scan, additional post-transplant therapy was initiated. External beam radiotherapy was given for local control. The patient also received combined immunotherapy with DB and nivolumab. Currently, 3.5 years post haplo-HSCT, despite still gross residual tumor mass, it is MIBG-negative and shows signs of differentiation. Conclusion The combination of haplo-HSCT with post-transplant anti-GD2 and nivolumab may lead to a long-term response in an adolescent with primary resistant NB in spite of a large residual tumor mass.
К л и н и ч е с к и е н а б л ю д е н и я Длительная стабилизация заболевания после аллогенной трансплантации гемопоэтических стволовых клеток у пациента с рецидивом нейробластомы. Клиническое наблюдение и обзор литературы
Introduction. Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial solid tumor in infants, but it is more rarely found in older children. Only 1–2 % of cases are registered in adolescents and young adults. The long-term prognosis in these patients is highly unfavorable due to indolent clinical course formed by peculiar biological characteristics of tumors. We publish a case study of 11 patients with NB older than 10 years at the time of diagnosis.Case series description. In 2008 to 2020 a total of 11 adolescent and young adults patients with median age of 14 (10–28) years were treated in Raisa Gorbacheva Memorial Research Institute of Children Oncology, Hematology and Transplantation, First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg. Seven of 11 patients had mediastinal neuroblastoma, in other cases the primary lesion was abdominal (n = 2), pelvic (n = 1), and in one case no primary lesion was defined. Ten of 11 patients had primary disseminated disease with lymph nodes (n = 5), bone (n = 5), bone marrow (n = 3), or hepatic (n = 1) metastases. Tumor morphology and cytogenetics were assessed in all patients, in 4 cases additional targeted sequencing of potentially pathogenic genes was performed. All patients received chemotherapy and local control measures according to high-risk NB guidelines, in 7 of 11 cases additional chemotherapy regimens were used. Seven of 11 patients also received dose-intensive consolidation with autologous hemopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT). In case of primary resistance MIBG-therapy, targeted or immunotherapy were used. In 6 cases tumor morphology corresponded to undifferentiated neuroblastoma, in 5 cases to ganglioneuroblastoma. Although all cases were high-risk, they mostly lacked high-risk biological features seen in younger patients. None had MYCN amplification, the cytogenetic assay yielded the following aberrations: +2 (n = 2), del1p (n = 1), g17q (n = 1). All patients, in whom the targeted sequencing was performed had pathogenic mutations: ATRX (in two patients 19 and 28 years at diagnosis), TP53 and PIK3CA, FBXW7. Nine of 11 patients had primary resistant disease, in 7 cases response was obtained on second or subsequent therapy lines. Two patients responded two chemoand targeted therapy combination, in 3 cases monoor combined immunotherapy yielded prolonged (16–32 months) response. Six of 7 auto-HSCT recipients developed a relapse. 6 out of 11 patients are currently alive. In 2 cases, a complete response is maintained according to scintigraphy with 123I-MIBG, lasting 86 and 14 months after completion of therapy.Conclusions. NB is biologically different in adolescents and young adults. It is characterized by indolent clinical course with very high risk of late relapse. As most patients in this group are chemoresistant, the standard dose-intensive tactics may be less effective and perhaps more attention should be given to targeted and immunotherapy-based approaches.
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