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Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center are studying<\/p>\n

one of the newest approaches to bone marrow transplantation they hope will<\/p>\n

revolutionize certain cancer transplants. They are testing the safety and<\/p>\n

effectiveness of the so-called mini-transplant in adults with leukemia<\/p>\n

or lymphoma.<\/p>\n

The mini-transplant, which is rapidly being accepted and studied at<\/p>\n

transplant centers around the country, is performed as an outpatient therapy<\/p>\n

with significantly less toxicity than with a traditional allogeneic bone<\/p>\n

marrow transplant. Allogeneic transplants are transplants that use bone<\/p>\n

marrow from related and unrelated donors to create a new, cancer-free immune<\/p>\n

system in the patient.<\/p>\n

UNMCs approach to the mini-transplant will involve using a familiar<\/p>\n

cancer drug pentostatin — with a new twist, said Steven Pavletic, M.D.,<\/p>\n

UNMC oncologist and associate professor of internal medicine. Dr. Pavletic<\/p>\n

and Greg Bociek, M.D., UNMC oncologist and assistant professor of internal<\/p>\n

medicine, are principal investigators of the study.<\/p>\n

Pentostatin is a very old leukemia drug with a new area of application.<\/p>\n

The drug plays an important role in suppressing the patients immune cells<\/p>\n

during the transplant process. Theres a lot of interest in pentostatin<\/p>\n

nationwide.<\/p>\n

Pentostatin will be used in combination with doses of radiation six<\/p>\n

times smaller than a traditional transplant, as well as a very gentle form<\/p>\n

of chemotherapy, Dr. Pavletic said. Because of its mildness, mini-transplants<\/p>\n

are expected to reduce the risk and side effects of graft-versus-host disease<\/p>\n

a potentially fatal side effect of allogeneic transplants.<\/p>\n

Our protocol is designed to be very non-aggressive, Dr. Pavletic said.<\/p>\n

UNMC researchers are looking for 40 patients to enroll in the study.<\/p>\n

Half of the patients will receive allogeneic bone marrow transplant therapy<\/p>\n

from related donors such as relatives, and the other half will receive<\/p>\n

bone marrow from unrelated donors through the National Bone Marrow Registry.<\/p>\n

Those eligible for the study include patients who are responding to<\/p>\n

standard treatments, but whose disease is at a high risk of coming back,<\/p>\n

patients older than 60, those who cant tolerate high doses of radiation<\/p>\n

and chemotherapy transplant, and those whose cancer returned after an autologous<\/p>\n

stem cell transplant.<\/p>\n

We use this therapy with patients who otherwise have very little hope.<\/p>\n

Instead of no chance for survival, we hope we can achieve a 30 to 50 percent<\/p>\n

cure rate. We want to find something for these patients, Dr. Pavletic<\/p>\n

said.<\/p>\n

The transplantation process is a delicate balance of trying to suppress<\/p>\n

the patients immune system while trying to prevent the patients body<\/p>\n

from rejecting the donor bone marrow cells and contracting graft versus<\/p>\n

host disease.<\/p>\n

The theory behind traditional allogeneic bone marrow transplantation<\/p>\n

is to give patients high doses of radiation and chemotherapy, wipe out<\/p>\n

the bone marrow, wipe out the disease in the bone marrow, and wipe out<\/p>\n

the immune system to create space to infuse the donors bone marrow cells<\/p>\n

into the patient, Dr. Pavletic said.<\/p>\n

The theory then is that the donors bone marrow will engraft or become<\/p>\n

part of the patient, Dr. Pavletic said. Then you have no leukemia and<\/p>\n

you are cured. With time, what we learned, is that its not as simple as<\/p>\n

this.<\/p>\n

Researchers think the success of the mini-transplant lies in whats<\/p>\n

called graft versus leukemia effect. Dr. Pavletic said he and his colleagues<\/p>\n

have learned that donor cells are probably the most critical part of therapy.<\/p>\n

The idea for this study was borne here in our center from our expertise<\/p>\n

— based on our experience in transplantation and on new developments and<\/p>\n

knowledge, Dr. Pavletic said.<\/p>\n

The UNMC\/NHS transplant program is recognized internationally for its<\/p>\n

expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of leukemia and lymphoma, and<\/p>\n

is one of the busiest bone marrow and stem cell transplant centers in the<\/p>\n

world. James Armitage, M.D., started the program in 1982 with the UNMC<\/p>\n

Lymphoma Study Group.<\/p>\n

I think this is where transplants are going, he said. There is a<\/p>\n

lot to be learned but the initial promise is so clear. I think the approach<\/p>\n

of doing high-dose radiation and chemotherapy is going to be eliminated<\/p>\n

with time probably three to five years from now. We want all this horrible<\/p>\n

toxicity associated with allogeneic transplantation eliminated.<\/p>\n

The mini-transplant is rapidly being accepted by transplant physicians.<\/p>\n

I truly think its going to revolutionize the allogeneic transplantation<\/p>\n

field. Our expectations are high, and I think the patients expectations<\/p>\n

should be high too.<\/p>\n

Dr. Pavletic said there are many new anti-cancer drug discoveries steadily<\/p>\n

making cancer therapy easier and more efficient for patients. For progress<\/p>\n

to continue, Dr. Pavletic said patients are needed to enroll in clinical<\/p>\n

studies. Only 3 percent of patients typically enroll in clinical trials.<\/p>\n

Clinical trials are the only way we can quickly obtain the information<\/p>\n

we need on new drugs and treatments, he said.<\/p>\n

One example of rapid approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration<\/p>\n

took place May 10 when it granted Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. approval<\/p>\n

for Gleevec, an oral therapy for the treatment of patients with chronic<\/p>\n

myeloid leukemia in the accelerated or chronic phase after failure of interferon-alpha<\/p>\n

therapy. Dr. Pavletic was principal investigator of the UNMC portion of<\/p>\n

this national study.<\/p>\n

The approval of Gleevec in two years was the most rapid FDA approval<\/p>\n

ever, Dr. Pavletic said. This is one of the reasons why it is important<\/p>\n

for patients to participate in clinical trials.<\/p>\n

If we didnt have patients, we wouldnt have any of this information<\/p>\n

yet. Some people have reservations about participating in clinical trials<\/p>\n

like Im going to be a guinea pig, and so on. Its natural to have these<\/p>\n

reservations. But all these trials are therapeutic. The bottom line is<\/p>\n

we are doctors. We dont offer a trial if we think there is something better.<\/p>\n

Drs. Pavletic and Bociek work in collaboration with a team of health<\/p>\n

providers, including James Foran, M.D., a new UNMC acute leukemia specialist.<\/p>\n

He said it has been known for a very long time that patients who are<\/p>\n

involved in clinical trials tend to do better than patients who are not.<\/p>\n

He said they get more attention, more care and have access to new drugs.<\/p>\n

 For more information about the study, call Karen Taylor at (402)<\/p>\n

559-6729.<\/p>\n

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