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ReviewCureus2023

Prognostic Value of Hematogones in Patients With Hematopoietic Disorders After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Hirotaka Mori, Daisuke Koyama, Yuki Sato, Yuki Kataoka, Shunsuke Taito, Takashi Ishio, Takanori Teshima, Isao Yokota

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Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Hirotaka MoriDepartment of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JPN.
Daisuke KoyamaDepartment of Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, JPN.
Yuki SatoDepartment of Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, JPN.
Yuki KataokaDepartment of Healthcare Epidemiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, School of Public Health, Kyoto, JPN.
Shunsuke TaitoDepartment of Systematic Reviewers, Scientific Research Works Peer Support Group, Osaka, JPN.
Takashi IshioDepartment of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, JPN.
Takanori TeshimaDepartment of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, JPN.
Isao YokotaDepartment of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JPN.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine whether hematogones in patients with hematopoietic disorders after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) are associated with clinical outcomes. We searched the MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, ClinicalTrials.gov, and World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform databases from their inception to March 2023. The primary outcome in the summary of findings was three-year relapse-free survival (RFS), and secondary outcomes in the summary of findings included three-year relapse, non-relapse mortality (NRM), overall survival (OS), acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and infection. The certainty of evidence was determined using the grading of recommendation assessment, development, and evaluation approaches. A systematic review and meta-analysis of outcome measures were conducted using a random-effects model. This study protocol was registered in the Open Science Framework. A total of six studies (including 888 patients) were included in the meta-analysis. Hematogones were related to favorable three-year RFS (risk ratio (RR) = 1.84; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.01 to 3.34) and favorable NRM (RR = 0.14; 95% CI = 0.04 to 0.51), OS (RR = 1.51; 95% CI = 1.13 to 2.02), and acute GVHD (RR = 0.44; 95% CI = 0.33 to 0.59). The certainty of the evidence was low for RFS, NRM, OS, and acute GVHD. Evidence regarding the association between hematogones, relapse, and infections is uncertain. Hematogones may be a prognostic factor for long-term prognosis and acute adverse events in patients with hematopoietic disorders after allo-HSCT. Further studies are required to address the long-term life-threatening events.

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PMCPMC10580303

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