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ArticleBiology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation2019

Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy Is a Multifactorial Disease Unresponsive to Immunosuppressant Withdrawal.

Ang Li, Qian Wu, Chris Davis, Kedar S Kirtane, Phuqui D Pham, Mohamed L Sorror, Stephanie J Lee, Ajay K Gopal, Jing-Fei Dong, David A Garcia and 2 more

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Article in Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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43citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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43 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ang LiDivision of Hematology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington. Electronic address: ali2015@uw.edu.
Qian WuClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington.
Chris DavisClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington.
Kedar S KirtaneDivision of Hematology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Phuqui D PhamDivision of Hematology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Mohamed L SorrorClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Medical Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Stephanie J LeeClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Medical Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Ajay K GopalClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Medical Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Jing-Fei DongDivision of Hematology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington; Bloodworks NW Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.
David A GarciaDivision of Hematology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Noel S WeissDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Sangeeta R HingoraniClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington; Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington.
University of Washington · USUniversity of Washington Medical Center · USFred Hutch Cancer Center · USSeattle Children's Hospital · US

Funding

VIRUS-MEDIATED MYELOSUPPRESSIONP01CA018029 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI Geoffrey Roger HILL · 1985 to 2026
$128.4M
TRAINING IN CANCER BIOLOGY &TRANSPLANTATIONT32CA009515 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI NANCY ELLEN DAVIDSON, Effie W Petersdorf · 1985 to 2026
$16.2M
RESEARCH TRAINING IN HEMATOLOGYT32HL007093 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Janis L Abkowitz · 1985 to 2026
$13.9M
Molecularly Targeted Therapy for LymphomaK24CA184039 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI GOPAL, AJAY · 2014 to 2018
$866k
Impact of Comorbidities on Outcomes of Allogeneic TransplantationR00HL088021 · NHLBI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI SORROR, MOHAMED · 2011 to 2013
$735k
Impact of Comorbidities on Outcomes of Allogeneic TransplantationK99HL088021 · NHLBI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI SORROR, MOHAMED · 2007 to 2008
$178k
NCI NIH HHS K24 CA184039NCI NIH HHS P01 CA018029NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009515NHLBI NIH HHS K99 HL088021NHLBI NIH HHS R00 HL088021NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007093
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA) after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) has not been well characterized in large population studies with clinically adjudicated cases. We performed a retrospective cohort study of adults who underwent allogeneic HCT between 2006 and 2015 to determine the incidence of and risk factors for TA-TMA and to describe its natural history and response to immunosuppressant withdrawal management. Among 2145 patients in this study, 192 developed TA-TMA with a cumulative incidence of 7.6% by 100days post-transplant. Independent pretransplant risk factors included the receipt of a second (or third) allogeneic HCT, HLA-mismatched donor, and myeloablative conditioning with or without total body irradiation; post-transplant risk factors included the antecedent development of acute graft-versus-host disease, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, bacteremia, invasive aspergillosis, BK viremia, and higher sirolimus trough level. Among TA-TMA patients 27% achieved hematologic resolution and 57% remained alive as of 90days after diagnosis. Antecedent risk factors stratified patients into different survival groups, and immunosuppressant withdrawal alone did not improve patient outcomes. In conclusion, TA-TMA is a heterogenous disease that occurs after allogeneic transplantation. Management with immunosuppressant withdrawal does not impact patient outcomes. Until further evidence becomes available, the management of TA-TMA should focus on the treatment of underlying diseases.

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AdultCohort StudiesFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsThrombotic MicroangiopathiesTransplantation, HomologousImmunosuppressive AgentsCalcineurin inhibitorsGraft versus host diseaseHematopoietic stem cell transplantationThrombotic microangiopathies

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PMCPMC6450411
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