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ArticleCancer management and research2024

Successful Treatment of Severe Steroid-Resistant Engraftment Syndrome Following Haploidentical Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Emapalumab: A Case Report.

Zhengqin Tian, Qihang Man, Yixin Yang, Xiaomei Zhang, Hexian Guan, Wenjing Gu, Ying Wang, Dandan Song, Rongmu Luo, Jingbo Wang

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Zhengqin Tian *Department of Hematology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Qihang Man *Department of Hematology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Yixin Yang *Department of Hematology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Xiaomei Zhang *Department of Hematology, China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation 731 Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Hexian GuanDepartment of Hematology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Wenjing GuDepartment of Hematology, China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation 731 Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Ying WangDepartment of Hematology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Dandan SongDepartment of Hematology, China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation 731 Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Rongmu LuoDepartment of Hematology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Jingbo WangDepartment of Hematology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

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Abstract

Engraftment syndrome (ES) is an early complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) characterized by fever and additional clinical manifestations including rash, diarrhea, lung infiltrates, weight gain, and neurological symptoms. Steroid-resistant ES following HSCT significantly affects the efficacy of transplantation and may even result in patient mortality. As ES essentially represents a cytokine storm induced by engrafted donor cells with interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) playing a central role, we hypothesized that emapalumab (an anti-IFN-γ monoclonal antibody) may be an effective approach to treat steroid-resistant ES. Here, we present a case report of a 14-year-old female patient who received a second haploidentical HSCT due to a relapse of acute myeloid leukemia. Nine days after the transplantation, the patient developed a fever and exhibited a poor response to antimicrobials (ceftazidime/avibactam). A few days later, the patient presented with a new-onset rash, weight gain, and impaired liver function, leading to a diagnosis of ES. Initial immunosuppressive (tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil) treatment failed to control the disease. On day 16 post-transplantation, the patient received two infusions of 50 mg of emapalumab. Following the initiation of emapalumab treatment, the patient's fever returned to normal and ES was effectively controlled. This case report demonstrated that emapalumab had a possible efficacy for steroid-resistant ES and provided a novel therapeutic strategy to treat this clinical complication.

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acute myeloid leukemiaemapalumabengraftment syndromehaploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

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