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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2018

Efficacy and safety of combined immunosuppressive therapy plus umbilical cord blood infusion in severe aplastic anemia patients: A cohort study.

Xiu Luo, Huina Lu, Bing Xiu, Hao Wu, Bing Li, Ping Li, Yuhua Chen, Lili Zhou, Wenjun Zhang, Yan Dong and 2 more

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiu LuoDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, P.R. China.
Huina LuDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, P.R. China.
Bing XiuDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, P.R. China.
Hao WuDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, P.R. China.
Bing LiDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, P.R. China.
Ping LiDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, P.R. China.
Yuhua ChenDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, P.R. China.
Lili ZhouDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, P.R. China.
Wenjun ZhangDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, P.R. China.
Yan DongDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, P.R. China.
Aibin LiangDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, P.R. China.
Yi DingDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200065, P.R. China.
Tongji Hospital · CNTongji University · CN

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Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combined immunosuppressive therapy (IST) plus umbilical cord blood infusion (UCBI) in severe aplastic anemia (SAA) patients. A total of 68 patients with SAA were enrolled in the current prospective cohort study and divided into the IST (n=35; positive control) and IST+UCBI (n=33; experimental) groups according to the treatment conditions. Patients in the IST group were treated with rabbit antithymocyte globulin (r-ATG) at a dose of 2.5 mg/kg through intravenous infusion once a day for five days. This was combined with oral cyclosporine A (CsA) at a dose of 3-5 mg/kg twice a day for 2 years. Patients in the IST+UBCI group were treated with r-ATG and CsA at the same doses and frequencies as the IST group plus one UCBI 1 day after the final treatment with r-ATG. At 6 months post treatment, the complete response and overall response rate (ORR) of the IST+UCBI group were markedly higher compared with those in the IST group. Furthermore, patients in the IST+UCBI group achieved absolute neutrophil count (ANC) and platelet count responses more rapidly as compared with the IST group. However, no difference in the hemoglobin (Hb) response was identified between the two groups. In addition, SAA patients achieved responses in the ANC and platelet count more rapidly in comparison with very severe aplastic anemia (VSAA) patients, while the number of days to Hb responses were similar in the SAA and VSAA patients. Multivariate logistic regression analysis also revealed that IST+UCBI treatment was an independent predicting factor for patients achieving complete response or partial response, whereas VSAA was an independent predictor of a worse ORR. Platelet and reticulocyte were also independent predicting factors. Finally, the survival of patients was similar between the groups, and no difference in the safety of the treatment was observed. In conclusion, combined IST plus UCBI treatment may be applied as an effective and safe therapy for SAA patients.

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efficacyimmunosuppressive therapysevere aplastic anemiaumbilical cord blood infusionvery severe aplastic anemia

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