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ArticleHaematologica2009

Prevention of pure red cell aplasia after major or bidirectional ABO blood group incompatible hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by pretransplant reduction of host anti-donor isoagglutinins.

Georg Stussi, Jörg Halter, Eveline Bucheli, Piero V Valli, Lutz Seebach, Jürg Gmür, Alois Gratwohl, Urs Schanz, Jakob R Passweg, Jörg D Seebach

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  20. ABO Blood Grouping Mismatch in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Clinical Guides.International journal of hematology-oncology and stem cell research · 2018
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10 authors.

Georg StussiClinic for Hematology and Laboratory for Transplantation Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland. georg.stuessi@usz.ch
Jörg Halter
Eveline Bucheli
Piero V Valli
Lutz Seebach
Jürg Gmür
Alois Gratwohl
Urs Schanz
Jakob R Passweg
Jörg D Seebach

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPersistent anti-donor isoagglutinins after major ABO blood group incompatible hematopoietic stem cell transplantation may cause delayed red blood cell engraftment and post-transplant pure red cell aplasia. DESIGN AND

methodsWe investigated the effect of pretransplant anti-donor isoagglutinin reduction by in vivo absorption and/or plasmapheresis on the incidence of pure red cell aplasia and the time to red blood cell engraftment in 153 hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with major ABO incompatibility.

resultsTwelve patients (8%) developed pure red cell aplasia, 3/98 (3%) with, and 9/55 (16%) without prior isoagglutinin reduction (p=0.009). Red blood cell engraftment was faster in patients with isoagglutinin reduction; in addition, peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, acute graft-versus-host disease, and younger age were associated with faster red blood cell engraftment in Cox regression analysis. In patients with pure red cell aplasia the mean red blood cell engraftment occurred after 225 days (p<0.001) and was associated with a simultaneous decrease of anti-donor isoagglutinins. Patients with pure red cell aplasia had higher pretransplant anti-donor isoagglutinin titers (p=0.001) and received more post-transplant red blood cell transfusions (p<0.001).

conclusionsFollowing major ABO incompatible hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, pure red cell aplasia and delayed red blood cell engraftment depend on the levels of anti-donor isoagglutinins and are efficiently prevented by the pretransplant removal of these isoagglutinins. The benefits of reducing the time of transfusion-dependency and transfusion-associated risks must be carefully balanced against the potential side effects of isoagglutinin reduction.

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Blood Group IncompatibilityABO Blood-Group SystemAdolescentAdultAgglutininsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGraft SurvivalHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansMaleMiddle AgedRed-Cell Aplasia, PureRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultABO Blood-Group SystemAgglutinins

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PMID19144657
PMCPMC2635395

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