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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021 Nov 1;43(8):e1159–e1163. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002152

TABLE 1:

Characteristics of Five Patients with Identified GI Polyps

Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 Patient 5
Sex / Cancer Diagnosis / Age of Diagnosis Female / AML / 10 months Male / ALL / 2 years 11 months Female / ALL / 9 years 8 months Male / ALL / 1 year 9 months Male / ALL / 15 years 11 months
Initial Cancer Therapy CCG regimen C 2891: IT Ara-C, 6-thioguanine, Decadron Ara-C, daunomycin etoposide POG Protocol 9605: prednisone, vincristine, L-asparaginase, IT methotrexate, Ara-C, and hydrocortisone and continuation therapy with 6-MP, methotrexate, vincristine, prednisone, and IT methotrexate POG Protocol 9605: prednisone, vincristine, L-asparaginase, IT methotrexate, Ara-C, and hydrocortisone and continuation therapy with 6-MP, methotrexate, vincristine, prednisone, and IT methotrexate. CCG regimen 1991: TBI, thiotepa, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and tacrolimus COG AALL1131: Ara-C, vincristine, prednisone daunorubicin peg-asparaginase, IT methotrexate
Re-Induction Twice weekly Ara-C and idarubicin Vincristine, prednisone, L-asparaginase and daunomycin Prednisone, doxorubicin, L-asparaginase, vincristine, dexamethasone, intrathecal Ara-C, methotrexate Methotrexate, Ara-C, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, mercaptopurine, dexamethasone, doxorubicin, and pegaspargase N/A
HCT Conditioning Cyclophosphamide, Ara-C, ATG, TBI 1200 cGy with 900 cGy cranial radiation Ara-C, cyclophosphamide, TBI 1400 cGy Ara-C, cyclophosphamide, TBI 1400 cGy, with 900 cGy cranial boost Thiotepa, cyclophosphamide, TBI 1200 cGy Thiotepa, cyclophosphamide, TBI 1200 cGy with testicular boost
Donor Source and HLA Matching Mother - 5/10 HLA Matched CD34-selected peripheral blood stem cell infusion Unrelated Donor – 8/8 HLA Matched partially T-cell depleted bone marrow transplant Unrelated Donor – 7/8 HLA Matched partially T-cell depleted bone marrow transplant Sister – 8/8 HLA Matched CD34-selected peripheral blood stem cell infusion Unrelated Donor – 10/10 HLA Matched partially T-cell depleted bone marrow transplant
Post-Transplant Immune Suppression None Cyclosporine Cyclosporine Tacrolimus Tacrolimus, sirolimus
Max Acute GVHD None Skin stage 2, GI stage 4 (Grade III overall) Skin stage 1, GI stage 4 (Grade III overall) GI stage 1 (Grade II overall) Skin grade 1, GI stage 4 (Grade III overall)
Chronic GVHD None Chronic Skin GVHD Chronic Skin GVHD None Chronic Skin & GI GVHD
Time from HCT to 1st Polyp Identification 4.5 years 4.5 years 5.75 years 3.25 years 0.75 years
Family History Father had stomach ulcers Maternal grandfather had 29 colonic polyps None None None

CCG – Children’s Cancer Study Group; COG – Children’s Oncology Group; GI – gastrointestinal; GVHD – graft-versus-host disease; HCT – hematopoietic cell transplantation; HLA – human leukocyte antigen; IT – intrathecal; POG – Pediatric Oncology Group