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Impact of treosulfan exposure on clinical outcome after allogeneic stem cell transplantation in children: A substudy of 2 phase 2 trials

. 2025 Mar ; 91 (3) : 882-893. [epub] 20241119

Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print-electronic

Document type Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Clinical Trial, Phase II

Grant support
medac GmbH

AIMS: Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is a vital treatment for various paediatric malignant and nonmalignant diseases. The conditioning treatment before allo-HSCT is crucial for successful engraftment. Treosulfan, a cytotoxic prodrug, has gained popularity due to its lower toxicity compared to traditional alkylating agents used for conditioning treatment. METHODS: We investigated the relationship between pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of treosulfan in paediatric patients, in a substudy pooling from 2 multicentre phase 2 clinical trials. A total of 83 children with malignant and nonmalignant diseases received treosulfan-based conditioning. Treosulfan exposure and its relationship with clinical outcomes, including survival, graft failure and graft-vs.-host disease, were investigated. RESULTS: Our findings reveal no significant association between treosulfan exposure and the key clinical outcomes or toxicity (P-values between .22 and .99), if the dosing is based on the approved product information. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that treosulfan exposure after standardized body surface area-based dosing is appropriate in paediatric allo-HSCT.

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