Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 5 , Pages 234-240, May 2008

Diffusion Capacity Predicts Long-term Survival After Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 19 October 2007; accepted 5 February 2008.

Article Outline

Background

The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in pulmonary function measures as predictors of outcome in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients after myeloablative allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT).

Methods

Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) were evaluated before and after allogeneic BMT every 3 months in 32 patients who survived for at least 100 days. General case histories were also examined.

Results

Univariate analysis revealed that decreased post-BMT DLCO was associated with increased overall and event-free survival (p <0.05). While a pre-BMT FEV1 of <70% was associated with significantly decreased overall survival (p <0.05), multiple regression analysis indicated that patients without cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, having limited chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and with markedly decreased DLCO had better overall survival (p <0.05). After adjusting for age, gender, chronic GVHD, and CMV infection, patients with decreased DLCO exhibited enhanced overall survival. Two-year survival and event-free survival rates were significantly higher in patients with decreased DLCO.

Conclusion

We conclude that DLCO may be a good long-term predictor of outcome in patients with ALL following BMT. [J Chin Med Assoc 2008;71(5):234–240]

Key Words:  acute lymphoblastic leukemia , allogeneic bone marrow transplantation , chronic graft-versus-host disease , pulmonary function test

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doi:10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70113-8

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 5 , Pages 234-240, May 2008

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