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733.P1.55 Clinical Results - Autologous Transplantation Poster I

Saturday, December 6, 2008: 5:30 PM-7:30 PM
Hall A (Moscone Center)
Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cell Therapy: A Promising and Prospective Approach in the Treatment of Patients with Severe Buerger's Disease

Zoltan Boda1*, Miklos Udvardy1*, Katalin Razso1*, Mariann Szarvas1*, Zsolt Olah1*, Peter Ilonczai1*, Judit Toth2*, Laszlo Jambor2*, Janos Hunyadi3*, Tamas Sipos3*, Gabriella Kovacs3*, Janos Kappelmayer4*, Katalin Farkas5*, Zoltan Vereb6* and Eva Rajnavolgyi6*

12nd Department of Internal Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
2Department of Radiology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
3Cell Therapy Center, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
4Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Pathology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
5Internal Medicine, St. Imre County Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
6Department of Immunology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

12 Months Report from the Phase 3 Study of Plerixafor+G-CSF VS. Placebo+G-CSF for Mobilization of Hematopoietic Stem Cell for Autologous Transplant in Patients with NHL

John F. DiPersio, MD, PhD1, Ivana NM Micallef2*, Patrick J. Stiff, MD3, Brian J. Bolwell, MD4, Richard Thomas Maziarz, MD5, Gary Bridger, PhD6* and Gary Calandra, MD, PhD7

1School of Medicine, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO
2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
3Loyola Univ. Med. Ctr., Maywood, IL
4Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH
5OR Health Sciences Univ., Portland, OR
6Genzyme, Cambridge, MA
7Genzyme, Cresco, PA

High Rate of Survival in Transformed Lymphoma after Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (ASCT): Pathologic Analysis and Comparison with De Novo DLBCL

Stephen D. Smith, MD, Brian Bolwell, MD*, Anjali Advani, MD*, Steven Andresen, DO*, Josephine Chan*, Robert Dean, MD*, Eric Hsi, MD*, Matt Kalaycio, MD*, Brad Pohlman, MD*, Lisa Rybicki, MS*, Ronald Sobecks, MD* and John Sweetenham, MD*

Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH

The Effects of Rituximab Added to Front-Line or Salvage Chemotherapy in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) Undergoing High-Dose Chemotherapy (HDC) and Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (ASCT)

Umeer Ashraf, MD1*, Ritika Mahajan, MBBS2*, Theresa Hahn, PhD2, Shannon L Smiley, MD2*, Philip L. McCarthy, MD2, Zale P. Bernstein, MD2, Asher Alban Chanan-Khan, MD2, Minoo Battiwala3*, Myron S. Czuczman, MD2 and Francisco J. Hernandez-Ilizaliturri, MD2

1Department of Medicine, SUNY Buffalo,Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo, NY
2Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY
3Medical Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY

Activated B-Cell (ABC) Profile Does Not Have An Inferior Outcome Compared to Germinal Center B-Cell (GCB) Profile Determined by Immunohistochemistry Tissue Microarray in Poor Prognosis Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) Treated with Rituximab and Dose-Dense and High-Dose Chemotherapy (HDC) Plus Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT)

Annalisa Chiappella1*, Domenico Novero2*, Alessandra Tucci1*, Maria Giuseppina Cabras1*, Anna Marina Liberati1*, Giovannino Ciccone3*, Flavia Salvi1*, Emanuele Angelucci1*, Chiara Bottelli1*, Barbara Botto1*, Fabio Facchetti2*, Lorenzo Falchi1*, Chiara Frairia1*, Alessandro Levis1*, Lorella Orsucci1*, Tommasina Perrone1*, Enrico Maria Pogliani1*, Delia Rota-Scalabrini1*, Anna Tonso1*, Giorgio Inghirami2* and Umberto Vitolo1

1On the behalf of GIMURELL, Hematology 2, AOU San Giovanni Battista, Turin, Italy
2Pathology Department, University, Turin, Italy
3Unit of Epidemiology; CPO Piemonte, University, Turin, Italy

Addition of Rituximab to Mobilization and Conditioning Overcomes the Predictive Value of Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (FLIPI) Score in Patients with Relapsed FL Undergoing Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (AUTO)

Issa F Khouri, M.D.1, Roland Bassett2*, Barry Samuels3*, Farzaneh Maadani1*, Grace-Julia Okoroji1*, Robyn Harrell2*, Martin Korbling1*, Leandro de Padua Silva1*, Amin Alousi1*, Chitra Hosing1*, Sergio Giralt1*, Marcos de Lima1*, Paolo Anderlini1*, Uday Popat1*, Rosamar Valverde1*, Yvonne Hsu1*, Fredrick Hagemeister4*, Peter McLaughlin4* and L. Jeffrey Medeiros5*

1Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
2Division of Quantitative Sciences, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
3Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
4Lymphoma, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
5Hematopathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Myeloablative Chemotherapy for T-Cell Lymphoma:  a Case for Autologous Stem Cell Transplantatin (Auto) in First Remission

Issa F Khouri1, Adriana Lopez2*, Grace-Julia Okoroji3*, Martin Korbling, MD3*, Gloria McCormick4*, Yvonne Hsu3*, Leandro de Padua5*, Amin M. Alousi5*, Chitra M. Hosing5*, Partow Kebriaei, MD6, Gabriela Rondon7*, Sergio A Giralt, MD5*, Marcos J. de Lima5*, Paolo Anderlini3*, Uday R Popat8*, Muzaffar H. Qazilbash5*, Richard E. Champlin9* and Barbara Pro10*

1Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
2Quantitative Sciences Division, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
3Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
4Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
5Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
6Dept. of Stem Cell Transplantation, UTMD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
7Department of Stem Cell Transplantation & Cell Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
8Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
9Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
10Division of Cancer Medicine, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Rituximab Containing Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation May Be Curative in Mantle Cell Lymphoma for Patients in First Remission, but Not for Patients with Recurrent Disease

Constantine S Tam1, Roland Bassett2*, Celina Ledesma3*, Martin J. Korbling3*, Grace-Julia Okoroji3*, Robyn Harrell2*, Yvonne Hsu3*, Leandro De Padua Silva3*, Amin M. Alousi3*, Chitra M Hosing4*, Partow Kebriael3*, Gabriela Rondon4*, Sergio Giralt3*, Marcos De Lima3, Paolo Anderlini3*, Uday Popat3*, Muzaffar H. Qazilbash3, Barry Samuels2*, Richard E Champlin3* and Issa F Khouri3*

1Leukemia, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
2UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
3Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
4Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

The Mantle Cell Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (MIPI) at Diagnosis Is Associated with Survival of Mantle Cell Lymphoma Patients Undergoing Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Lihua Pan, MD, PhD1, Katherine A Guthrie, Ph.D.2*, Brian G. Till, MD3, Oliver W. Press, MD, PhD2, John M. Pagel, MD, PhD4, Stephen Petersdorf, MD5, William Bensinger, MD6*, Leona Holmberg, MD, PhD2, David G. Maloney, MD, PhD7 and Ajay Gopal, MD5

1Medical Oncology, Fed Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
2Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
3Medical Oncology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
4Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Ctr., Seattle, WA
5Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA
6Fred Hutchinson Cancer, Seattle, WA
7Fred Hutchinson Cancer Rsch. Ctr., Seattle, WA

Radioimmunotherapy (90Y-Zevalin®) Combined with BEAM Conditioning Regimen and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Non Hodgkin Lymphomas: Results of An Italian Multicenter Study

Vincenzo Pavone1*, Anna Mele2*, Antonio Rana1*, Cosimo Del Casale1*, Anna Rita Messa1*, Giuseppina Greco1*, Silvia Sibilla1*, Rosa De Francesco1*, Vincenzo Frusciante3*, Antonio Varraso3*, Umberto Vitolo, MD4, Barbara Botto5*, Giusppe Milone, MD6*, Salvatore Leotta6*, Pasquale Iacopino7*, Giuseppe Console6*, Attilio Olivieri, MD8, Michele Cimminiello8*, Vincenzo Mettivier9*, Luca Pezzullo9*, Donatella Baronciani10*, Emanuele Angelucci11, Maurizio Musso12*, Renato Scalone13*, Nicola Cascavilla14*, Potito Rosario Scalzulli15*, Silvana Capalbo16*, Giacomo Loseto17*, Giovanni Quarta18*, Pellegrino Musto, MD19*, Margherita Caputo1* and Angelo Ostuni1*

1Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA CARDINALE PANICO, Tricase, Italy
2Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, A, Tricase, Italy
3Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza,, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
4Ematologia 2, Italian Multiple Myeloma Network, GIMEMA, Turin, Italy
5Haematology, HOSPITAL SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA, Torino, Italy
6Ospedale Ferrarotto, Bone Marrow Unit, Catania, Italy
7Hematology, Bone Marrow Unit, Reggio Calabria, Italy
8Ospedale San Carlo, Potenza, Fano, Italy
9Hematology, A.Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy
10Haematology, HOSPITAL BUSINCO, Cagliari, Italy
11Ematologia-Cagliari, Italy
12Ematologia, Ospedale La Maddalena Palermo, Palermo, Italy
13Oncoematologia e TMO, Dipartimento Oncologico La Maddalena, Palermo, Palermo, Italy
14Hematology, Hospital "CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFERENZA" I.R.C.C.S., San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
15Hematology, Hospital "CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA" I.R.C.C.S., San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
16Hematology, Ospedali Riuniti, Foggia, Italy
17Haematology, hOSPITAL PERRINO, Brindisi, Italy
18Ematologia, Ospedale di Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy
19Ematologia e Trapianto Cellule Staminali, IRCCS, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata, Rionero in Vulture (PZ), Italy

*signifies non-member of ASH