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Transplant Outcomes in Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients Receiving Combined Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor-Primed Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Graft Compared to Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor-Primed Bone Marrow Alone.
Acta Haematologica 2018
BACKGROUND: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is currently the only curative treatment for thalassemia majorTM. Graft rejection (GR) and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) are the primary obstacles to a successful outcome.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of HSCT in 29 children (median age at transplantation: 6 years) with Beta-thalassemia (β-TM) after the combined infusion of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-primed bone marrow (G-BM) and cord blood (CB) from the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-identical sibling donors. We also compared the outcomes of the co-transplanted children with those of children with β-TM who received G-BM alone from an HLA-identical sibling donor (n = 26).
RESULTS: Compared to the G-BM transplant (G-BMT) recipients, those who received a co-transplant had a lower incidence of grade ≥II acute (17.24 vs. 30.7%, p = 0.047) and limited chronic (0 vs.15.4%, p = 0.022) GVHD as well as a lower incidence of GR (0 vs. 7.7%, p = 0.132). Neutrophil recovery time was faster in the co-transplant group (18.5 vs. 21 days, p = 0.04). All the patients were monitored until December 31, 2016; the median follow-up time was 74 months<unterline>,</unterline> and the 5-year thalassemia-free survival rate was 89.7% in the co-transplant group and 84.6% in the G-BMT-alone group (p = 0.590).
CONCLUSIONS: A combined CB and G-BM graft from an HLA-identical sibling donor is an effective treatment option for TM in children, with less acute and chronic GVHD.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of HSCT in 29 children (median age at transplantation: 6 years) with Beta-thalassemia (β-TM) after the combined infusion of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-primed bone marrow (G-BM) and cord blood (CB) from the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-identical sibling donors. We also compared the outcomes of the co-transplanted children with those of children with β-TM who received G-BM alone from an HLA-identical sibling donor (n = 26).
RESULTS: Compared to the G-BM transplant (G-BMT) recipients, those who received a co-transplant had a lower incidence of grade ≥II acute (17.24 vs. 30.7%, p = 0.047) and limited chronic (0 vs.15.4%, p = 0.022) GVHD as well as a lower incidence of GR (0 vs. 7.7%, p = 0.132). Neutrophil recovery time was faster in the co-transplant group (18.5 vs. 21 days, p = 0.04). All the patients were monitored until December 31, 2016; the median follow-up time was 74 months<unterline>,</unterline> and the 5-year thalassemia-free survival rate was 89.7% in the co-transplant group and 84.6% in the G-BMT-alone group (p = 0.590).
CONCLUSIONS: A combined CB and G-BM graft from an HLA-identical sibling donor is an effective treatment option for TM in children, with less acute and chronic GVHD.
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