Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell (PBSC) Transplant

Inclusion criteria

• Voluntary written informed consent
• Men or women, age ≥ 18 years of age, with upper limit of 75 years old.
• Subjects with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) for cohort 1.
• Subjects with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), atypical chronic myeloid leukemia (aCML), CML, chronic neutrophilic leukemia (CNL), myelofibrosis, and myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative (MDS/MPN) overlap syndrome for cohort 2.
• Karnofsky performance status (KPS) of ≥ 70%
• Patients should have New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification, Class I (ordinary physical activity does not cause undue fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea, or anginal pain) or Class II (ordinary physical activity results in fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea, or anginal pain).
• Adequate hepatic, renal, cardiac and pulmonary function to be eligible for transplant. Minimum criteria include: Hepatic: ALT, AST < 4x IULN and serum total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL; Renal: serum creatinine: ≤ 2.0 mg/dL; Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 45% measured by 2D-ECHO or MUGA scan; EKG with no clinically significant arrhythmia; FEV1, FVC and DLCO ≥ 50% of predicted value (corrected to serum hemoglobin)
• Women of child-bearing potential and men with partners of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 30 days following completion of therapy. Should a woman or partner become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician and the investigator immediately.
• A woman of child-bearing potential is any female (regardless of sexual orientation, having undergone a tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice) who meets the following criteria: Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or Has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months)
• Women of child-bearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 4 weeks of starting preparative regimen

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant or breastfeeding
• Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring oxygen supplementation
• History of spontaneous pneumothorax, prior chest surgery requiring thoracotomy or direct chest irradiation to the lungs
• Evidence of pneumothorax or significant pulmonary fibrosis on chest imaging within 60 days of transplant.
• Active malignancy excluding AML, MDS, CMML, aCML CML, CNL, MF and MDS/MPN overlap syndrome.
• Active ear/sinus infection. Patients with chronic sinusitis or sinus headaches are excluded unless cleared by ear, nose, and throat specialist.
• Recent sinus surgery (within the last 5 years).
• Ear surgery excluding myringotomy or ear tubes
• Subjects must agree to refrain from active tobacco or e-cigarette use 72 hours prior to transplant until complete transplant recovery. Nicotine replacement therapy is allowed.
• Claustrophobia
• History of recurrent seizures within 5 years of study enrollment.
• Uncontrolled asthma
• Uncontrolled viral or bacterial infection at the time of study enrollment
• Active or recent (prior 6 months) invasive fungal infection without interdisciplinary (ID) consult and approval
• Patients who had intrathecal chemotherapy within 2 weeks of starting preparative regimen or cranial irradiation within 4 weeks of starting preparative regimen