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Abstract
Background: While neutropenic enterocolitis (NEC) is a well-known life-threatening complication during intensive chemotherapy, its incidence, impact and outcome on specific at-risk populations remain ill-defined.
Methods: We report 178 NEC episodes during 1963 myeloablative chemotherapy courses among 1259 adult patients with acute myeloid (AML) or lymphoid (ALL) leukemia or receiving autologous hematopoietic stem cell-transplant (auto-HCT) for lymphoma or multiple myeloma. Risk factors were assessed by multivariate logistic regression models.
Results: Most NEC cases (93.3%) occurred during AML induction (N=92, 13.8% of chemotherapy course) and auto-HCT (N=74, 9.5%). Independent risk factors for NEC during AML induction included high-dose corticosteroids (OR=2.07, 95%CI 1.29-3.30, P=0.002), elevated circulating blasts at the time of diagnosis (>50 G/L, OR=2.02, 95%CI 1.15-3.56, P=0.02) and use of azacitidine (OR=2.45, 95%CI 1.01-5.90, P=0.05); purine-based regimens (e.g. FLAG-Ida) was an independent protective factor (OR=0.27, 95%CI 0.15-0.47, P<0.001). Independent risk factors after auto-HCT included BEAM versus another conditioning protocol (OR=3.28; 95%CI 1.98-5.43, P<0.001) and age (OR=1.03 per year, 95%CI 1.01-1.06, P=0.007). For both AML induction and auto-HCT, NEC was associated with longer hospitalization (P=0.03 and P<0.001), sepsis (quick SOFA≥2, P=0.03 and P<0.001), fungemia (P<0.001 and P=0.01) and intensive care admission (P=0.03 and P<0.001, respectively). NEC was associated with increased in-hospital mortality during AML induction (6.5% versus 2.4%, P=0.04) but not during auto-HCT (P=0.3).
Conclusions: The incidence of NEC depended on chemotherapeutic regimens, with higher occurrence during standard "7+3" AML induction and BEAM conditioning for auto-HCT. NEC was associated with longer hospitalization and increased morbidity, but 30-day mortality was lower than previously reported.
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Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID) is dedicated to publishing original research, reviews, guidelines, and perspectives with the potential to reshape clinical practice, providing clinicians with valuable insights for patient care. CID comprehensively addresses the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of a wide spectrum of infectious diseases. The journal places a high priority on the assessment of current and innovative treatments, microbiology, immunology, and policies, ensuring relevance to patient care in its commitment to advancing the field of infectious diseases.