Review Article

Haploidentical Transplantation in Children with Acute Leukemia: The Unresolved Issues

Table 2

Outcome of haploidentical transplantation for children with acute leukemia without T cell depletion.

Ref. Number of patients with AL (total) Age range (years) Disease status ConditioningGraft compositionGVHD prophylaxisEngraftment (%)Acute GVHD (%) Chronic GVHD (%) NRM (%) Relapse (%)Overall survival (%)
CD34
(×106)
CD3
(×107)

Liu et al. (2013) [51]2123–18NR = 24
CR = 188
AraC/BU/CY
Semustin/ATG
2.51.88Multiagent100%48.8%40.1%<2008: 16.8%
>2008: 12.2%
<2008: 28.3%
>2008: 17.5%
<2008: 61.1%
>2008: 71.5%

Sawada et al. (2014) [65]9 (15)2–17Ref./Rel.: 7
CR = 2
FLU/MELNANAPTCY based80%55.6%NA28.5%57.1%Ref./Rel.: 14.2%
CR = 100%

Jaiswal et al. (2016) [66, 67]202–20AML
Rel./Ref.: 13
ALL CR: 7
FLU/BU/MEL7.56.85PTCY based100%35%5%20%25.7%64.3%

AL: acute leukemia; ALL: acute lymphoblastic leukemia; AML: acute myeloid leukemia; ATG: antithymocyte globulin; BU: Busulfan; CR: complete remission; CY: cyclophosphamide; GVHD: graft-versus-host disease; FLU: Fludarabine; MA: myeloablative conditioning; Mel.: Melphalan; NR: not in remission; NRM: nonrelapse mortality; Ref.: refractory; Rel.: relapsed; TBI: total body irradiation; TT: thiotepa.