Third-party fecal microbiota transplantation following allo-HCT reconstitutes microbiome diversity.
Journal Article (Clinical Trial;Journal Article)
We hypothesized that third-party fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) may restore intestinal microbiome diversity after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). In this open-label single-group pilot study, 18 subjects were enrolled before allo-HCT and planned to receive third-party FMT capsules. FMT capsules were administered no later than 4 weeks after neutrophil engraftment, and antibiotics were not allowed within 48 hours before FMT. Five patients did not receive FMT because of the development of early acute gastrointestinal (GI) graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) before FMT (n = 3), persistent HCT-associated GI toxicity (n = 1), or patient decision (n = 1). Thirteen patients received FMT at a median of 27 days (range, 19-45 days) after HCT. Participants were able to swallow and tolerate all FMT capsules, meeting the primary study endpoint of feasibility. FMT was tolerated well, with 1 treatment-related significant adverse event (abdominal pain). Two patients subsequently developed acute GI GVHD, with 1 patient also having concurrent bacteremia. No additional cases of bacteremia occurred. Median follow-up for survivors is 15 months (range, 13-20 months). The Kaplan-Meier estimates for 12-month overall survival and progression-free survival after FMT were 85% (95% confidence interval, 51%-96%) and 85% (95% confidence interval, 51%-96%), respectively. There was 1 nonrelapse death resulting from acute GI GVHD (12-month nonrelapse mortality, 8%; 95% confidence interval, 0%-30%). Analysis of stool composition and urine 3-indoxyl sulfate concentration indicated improvement in intestinal microbiome diversity after FMT that was associated with expansion of stool-donor taxa. These results indicate that empiric third-party FMT after allo-HCT appears to be feasible, safe, and associated with expansion of recipient microbiome diversity. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT02733744.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- DeFilipp, Z; Peled, JU; Li, S; Mahabamunuge, J; Dagher, Z; Slingerland, AE; Del Rio, C; Valles, B; Kempner, ME; Smith, M; Brown, J; Dey, BR; El-Jawahri, A; McAfee, SL; Spitzer, TR; Ballen, KK; Sung, AD; Dalton, TE; Messina, JA; Dettmer, K; Liebisch, G; Oefner, P; Taur, Y; Pamer, EG; Holler, E; Mansour, MK; van den Brink, MRM; Hohmann, E; Jenq, RR; Chen, Y-B
Published Date
- April 10, 2018
Published In
- Blood Adv
Volume / Issue
- 2 / 7
Start / End Page
- 745 - 753
PubMed ID
- 29592876
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC5894265
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 2473-9537
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018017731
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States