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ArticleArchives of pathology & laboratory medicine2018

Use of the National Institutes of Health Consensus Guidelines Improves the Diagnostic Sensitivity of Gastrointestinal Graft-Versus-Host Disease.

Diana M Cardona, Claire J Detweiler, Michael J Shealy, Anthony D Sung, Daniel M Wild, Martin H Poleski, Bryan L Balmadrid, Constance T Cirrincione, David N Howell, Keith M Sullivan

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10 authors.

Diana M Cardona
Claire J Detweiler
Michael J Shealy
Anthony D Sung
Daniel M Wild
Martin H Poleski
Bryan L Balmadrid
Constance T Cirrincione
David N Howell
Keith M SullivanFrom the Departments of Pathology (Drs Cardona, Detweiler, Shealy, and Howell) and Internal Medicine (Drs Sung, Wild, Poleski, Balmadrid, and Sullivan), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; and the Department of Biostatistics (Ms Cirrincione), Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina.

Funding

Women's Cancer Research ProgramP30CA014236 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI DONNA NIEDZWIECKI · 1985 to 2026
$174.8M
Resource Core 3 - Metabolomics CoreP30AG028716 · NIA · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Virginia B Kraus · 2006 to 2026
$24.6M
TRANSFUSION MEDICINE AND RELATED AREAST32HL007057 · NHLBI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Gowthami M Arepally · 1985 to 2026
$10.6M
Duke CTSA (Composite)KL2TR001115 · NCATS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI BOULWARE, LEIGH E, KRAFT, MONICA · 2013 to 2017
$5.1M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001115NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014236NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007057NIA NIH HHS P30 AG028716
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

context- Graft-versus-host disease of the gastrointestinal tract is a common complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplant associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Accurate diagnosis can be difficult and is a truly clinicopathologic endeavor.

objectives- To assess the diagnostic sensitivity of gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease using the 2015 National Institutes of Health (NIH) histology consensus guidelines and to analyze histologic findings that support the guidelines.

design- Patients with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants were identified via a retrospective search of our electronic medical records from January 1, 2005, to January 1, 2011. Endoscopies with available histology were reviewed by 2 pathologists using the 2015 NIH guidelines. The clinical diagnosis was used as the gold standard. A nontransplant set of endoscopic biopsies was used as a control.

results- Of the 250 total endoscopies, 217 (87%) had a clinical diagnosis of gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease. Use of the NIH consensus guidelines showed a sensitivity of 86% and a specificity of 65%. Thirty-seven of 58 (64%) cases with an initial false-negative histopathologic diagnosis were diagnosed as graft-versus-host disease on our review.

conclusions- Use of the NIH histology consensus guidelines results in a high sensitivity and specificity, thereby decreasing false-negatives. Additionally, use of the NIH guidelines aids in creating uniformity and diagnostic clarity. Correlation with clinical and laboratory findings is critical in evaluating the differential diagnosis and to avoid false-positives. As expected, increased apoptosis with decreased inflammation was associated with a pathologic diagnosis of graft-versus-host disease and supports the NIH guidelines.

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Practice Guidelines as TopicGastrointestinal DiseasesGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Retrospective StudiesUnited States

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PMID29697275
PMCPMC8057297

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