Fecal microbiota transplantation in capsules for the treatment of steroid refractory and steroid dependent acute graft vs. host disease: a pilot study.


Journal

Bone marrow transplantation
ISSN: 1476-5365
Titre abrégé: Bone Marrow Transplant
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8702459

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
11 Jan 2024
Historique:
received: 26 09 2023
accepted: 02 01 2024
revised: 21 12 2023
medline: 12 1 2024
pubmed: 12 1 2024
entrez: 11 1 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD) is a serious complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation with limited treatment options. The gut microbiome plays a critical role in aGvHD pathogenesis. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has emerged as a potential therapeutic approach to restore gut microbial diversity. In this prospective pilot study, 21 patients with steroid-resistant or steroid-dependent lower gastrointestinal aGvHD received FMT in capsule form. At 28 days after the first FMT, the overall response rate was 52.4%, with 23.8% complete and 28.6% partial responses. However, sustained responses were infrequent, with only one patient remaining aGvHD-free long-term. FMT was generally well-tolerated. Microbiome analysis revealed dysbiosis in pre-FMT patient stool samples, with distinct microbial characteristics compared to donors. Following FMT, there was an increase in beneficial Clostridiales and a decrease in pathogenic Enterobacteriales. These findings highlight the potential of FMT as a treatment option for steroid-resistant aGvHD. Trial registration number NCT #03214289.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38212672
doi: 10.1038/s41409-024-02198-2
pii: 10.1038/s41409-024-02198-2
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Subventions

Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ID : K08CA282987

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.

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Auteurs

Ilan Youngster (I)

Shamir Medical Center, Beer Yaacov, Israel.
Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Adi Eshel (A)

Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar Ilan University, Safed, Israel.

Mika Geva (M)

Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Division, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Ivetta Danylesko (I)

Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Division, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel Henig (I)

Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.

Tsila Zuckerman (T)

Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.

Shalev Fried (S)

Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Division, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Ronit Yerushalmi (R)

Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Division, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Noga Shem-Tov (N)

Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Division, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Joshua A Fein (JA)

Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.

David Bomze (D)

Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
Division of Dermatology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Avichai Shimoni (A)

Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Division, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Omry Koren (O)

Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar Ilan University, Safed, Israel.

Roni Shouval (R)

Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. shouvalr@mskcc.org.
Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Division, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv, Israel. shouvalr@mskcc.org.
Adult BMT Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. shouvalr@mskcc.org.
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA. shouvalr@mskcc.org.

Arnon Nagler (A)

Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Division, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv, Israel.

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