CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE TREATMENT OPTIONS
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS THERAPY Prevention of infection
Antibiotic, antimycotic and Interferon-gamma (IFNγ) prophylaxis
Treatment of Acute infections Treatment of inflamatory complications •
Corticoesteroides (low dose prednisolone)
Curative •
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS PROPHYLAXIS ANTIBIOTIC Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (co-trimoxazole) – 1990
Graam- bacteria (Serratia and Burkholderia spp) and Staphlylococci
prevents colonization by resistant strains
reduction of serious bacterial infections, surgical interventions and
Seger, RA. Modern management of chronic granulomatous disease. British J Haematol. 2008;140:255-266
Margolis et al. Trimethroprim/sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis in the manegement of chronic granulomatous disease. J InfecDis.1990:162:723-6
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS PROPHYLAXIS ANTIMYCOTIC Itraconazole •
high activity against Aspergillus spp
intracellular activity (taken-up by neutrophils)
reduction to 1/3 in the rate of Aspergillus infections
Gallin et al, 2003(3) (randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled)•
highly effective in preventing both serious and superficial fungal infections
Seger, RA. Modern management of chronic granulomatous disease. British J Haematol. 2008;140:255-266
(3) Itraconazole to Prevent Fungal Infecions in Chronic Granulomatous Disease. Gallin et al. N Engl J Med.2003;384:2416-22
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS PROPHYLAXIS Itraconazole to Prevent Fungal Infections in Chronic Granulomatous Disease. Gallin et al. N Engl J Med.2003;384:2416-22
139 patients: 61 courses of itraconazole and 63 courses of placebo
1 itraconazole vs 7 placebo (p=0,10)
0 itraconazole vs 5 placebo (p=0,006)
* Invasive infection of the lung, bone, blood, or soft tissue, with positive histological studies or culture
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS PROPHYLAXIS INTERFERON-GAMMA (IFNγ)
Improves splicing efficiency leading to generation of a small amount of
increase in cytocrome b expression, allowing near normal levels of O2-
production and bactericidal activity of neutrophils and monocytes
DOES NOT reverse the defect in superoxide production
Reduction of serious bacterial infections??
(1) Seger, RA. Modern management of chronic granulomatous disease. British J Haematol. 2008;140:255-266
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS PROPHYLAXIS IFNγ – CONTROVERSY The International CGD Cooperative Study Group,1991
Multicenter, transatlantic, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled
phase III study (128 patients with classical CGD)
70% reduction in the frequency of severe infections
Clinical improvements were NOT accompanied by NADPH oxidase function improvements
NO significant efficacy in preventing Aspergillus infections
Cost, subcutaneous administration, side effects
(1) Seger, RA. Modern management of chronic granulomatous disease. British J Haematol. 2008;140:255-266
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS PROPHYLAXIS IFNγ – CONTROVERSY
Prophylaxis is offered only in selected cases (UK 35% of patients)(4)
United States
Universally prescribed (US 79% of patients)(4)
(4) Jones et al. Chronic granulomatous disease in the United Kingdom and Ireland: a comprehensive national patient-based registry. Clin and Exp Immunol. 2008;152:211-218
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS PROPHYLAXIS IFNγ – Europe Clinical features, long term follow-up and outcome of a large cohort of patients with CGD: An Italian multicenter study. Clin Immunol.2008;126:155-164
Retrospective and immunological survey (60 patients)
Prospective controlled non-randomized study of the efficacy of long-term IFNγ
IFNγ DID NOT significantly change the rate of total and severe infections
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS PROPHYLAXIS IFNγ – Europe Italian multicenter study
*Infection rate per patient-year: nº infections/nº of years of observation/nº patients
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS PROPHYLAXIS IFNγ – Europe Jones et al. Chronic granulomatous disease in the United Kingdom and Ireland: A comprehensive national patient-based registry. Clin and Exp Immunol. 2008;152:211-218
2 patients (2%) received IFNγ as continuous prophylaxis
33 patients (35%) received IFNγ during infective episodes
no evaluation of bacterial infections per patient-year in either group
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS PROPHYLAXIS IFNγ – United States Marciano et al. Long term IFNγ Therapy for patients with Chronic Granulomatous Disease. Clin Infect Diseases.2004;39:692-9
monitor the safety and efficacy of long term IFNγ treatment
98 serious infections during the study period
0.10 proven bacterial infections per patient-year
interruption of IFNγ due to adverse events in 10 patients (13%) (reinitiated
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS CURE OF THE DISEASE HAEMOPOIETIC STEM CELL (HSC) TRANSPLANTATION(1)
conventional myeloablative marrow conditioning followed by transplantation of normal unmodified HSC
subablative reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC)
nonmyeloablative conditioning followed by T-cell-depleted HLA-genoidentical HSC transplant
(1) Seger, RA. Modern management of chronic granulomatous disease. British J Haematol. 2008;140:255-266
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS CURE OF THE DISEASE HSC TRANSPLANTATION – INDICATIONS(1) Standard risk patient High risk patient (absent infection/inflammation) (ongoing infection/inflammation)
≥1 life-threatening infection in the past
Non-compliance with antibiotic prophylaxis
(1) Seger, RA. Modern management of chronic granulomatous disease. British J Haematol. 2008;140:255-266
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS CURE OF THE DISEASE Seger et al. Treatment of chronic granulomatous disease with myeloablative conditioning and an unmodified hemopoietic allograft: a survey of the European experience, 1985-2000. Blood.2002;100:4344-4350
27 patients (25 children / 2 adults); 6 years follow up, 14 centres
myeloablative marrow conditioning (23/27)*
unmodified hemopoeitic allograft from HLA-identical donor (25 from identical
** low-dose Bu(8mg/Kg) or low dose total body irradiation (200cCy) / Patients with active infection/inflammation
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS CURE OF THE DISEASE Seger et al. Treatment of chronic granulomatous disease with myeloablative conditioning and an unmodified hemopoietic allograft: a survey of the European experience, 1985-2000. Blood.2002;100:4344-4350
cure in 22/23 (81%) with full donor-derived hemopoietic chimerism*
clearance of pre-exiting infection and inflammatory lesions
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS CURE OF THE DISEASE Seger et al. Treatment of chronic granulomatous disease with myeloablative conditioning and an unmodified hemopoietic allograft: a survey of the European experience, 1985-2000. Blood.2002;100:4344-4350
Acute severe GVHD (grade 3 or 4) in 4/27 patients (2 died)
Exacerbation of Aspergillus infection during aplasia (N=3)
Inflammatory flare at infection site during neutrophil engraftment (N=2)
* All 9 patients (GVHD + AE) had pre-existing infection or inflammatory disease
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS CURE OF THE DISEASE Subablative reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC)
Bu 8m/kg, fludarabine 180mg/m2 and ATG 40mg/kg)
Full donor chimerism and cure in all cases
4Cy total body irradiation, cyclophosphamide 50mg/Kg and fludarabine
200mg/m2, followed by a two HLA-mismatched cord blood transplantation
one adult with McLeod phenotype CGD and invasive aspergillosis
(1) Seger, RA. Modern management of chronic granulomatous disease. British J Haematol. 2008;140:255-266
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS CURE OF THE DISEASE Horwitz Me et al. Treatment of chronic granulomatous disease with nonmyeloablative conditioning and a T-cell-depleted hematopoietic allograft. N Engl J Med.2001;344:881-888
10 patients (5 adults / 5 children), follow up of 17 months
all patients free of infections at transplantation
peripheral-blood stem cell transplantation from HLA identical sibling
9/10 patients received donor-lymphocyte infusions (DLIs) to improve donorchimerism
*Cy 60mg/Kg (days 7 and 6 before transp) + fludarabine 25mg(m2 (days 5-1 before transp) + ATG 40mg/Kg (days 5-2 before transp)
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS CURE OF THE DISEASE Horwitz Me et al. Treatment of chronic granulomatous disease with nonmyeloablative conditioning and a T-cell-depleted hematopoietic allograft. N Engl J Med.2001;344:881-888
8/10 patients 33-100% donor neutrophils in circulation
6/10 patients with 100% donor chimerism (4 adults / 2 children)
preexisting granulomatous lesions resolved in patients with sucessful transplantation
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS CURE OF THE DISEASE Horwitz Me et al. Treatment of chronic granulomatous disease with nonmyeloablative conditioning and a T-cell-depleted hematopoietic allograft. N Engl J Med.2001;344:881-888
Acute GVHD grade II,III,IV in 3/10 patients (adults)
CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE – TREATMENT OPTIONS CURE OF THE DISEASE HSC TRANSPLANTATION - RESUME
Conventional myeloablative conditioning + transplantation unmodified HSC
85% patients with full and stable engraftment of donor-derived hemopoiesis after a median of 18.5 days
Subablative reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC)
promising treatment for fragile patients with intractable infection or inflammation
Nonmyeloablative conditioning + T-cell-depleted HSC transplant
necessary DLIs for a more favorable donor chimerism
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