Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (40): 7125-7131.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.40.016

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New progress of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the treatment of multiple myeloma

He Rong-hui, Liu Lin   

  1. Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing  400016, China
  • Online:2013-10-01 Published:2013-10-31
  • Contact: Liu Lin, M.D., Chief physician, Professor, Master’s supervisor, Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
  • About author:He Rong-hui★, Studying for master’s degree, Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China heronghui217@126.com

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is an effective treatment for multiple myeloma. After chemotherapy, autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation becomes a standard therapeutic regimen for multipla myeloma, and numerous units and centers have reported that. How to reduce toxic and adverse reactions of the drugs, transplantation-related complications and improvement of long-term survival have been present foci.
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the new progress of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the treatment of multiple myeloma.
METHODS: We retrieved PubMed and China National Knowledge Infrastructure database, Vip database, Wanfang database, free medicaljournals.com source for articles published from January 2006 to November 2012 concerning autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the treatment of multiple myeloma. The key words were “autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, multiple myeloma”. A total of 46 articles were included.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Large-dose chemotherapy combined with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma obtained better outcomes compared with the traditional chemotherapy. However, many patients could not relieve after single autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and the disease recurred finally. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was limited by donor source, and treatment-associated fatality rate was high, so its use was confined. Therefore, present new development direction included twice autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, autologous transplantation combined with allogeneic transplantation with reduced-intensity conditioning regimens as well as drug on the basis of single autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Novel drug proteasomes inhibitor and immunomodulator in inducer remission, pretreatment and sustaining stages obviously improved total reaction rate of multiple myeloma therapy and long-term survival.

Key words: stem cells, multiple myeloma, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, transplantation, autologous

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