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ArticleBlood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue

ELP protocol: an original approach for the mitigation of anti-CD38 interference.

Erica Maiorana, Maria Bortolati, Steluta Croitoru, Gledis Llanaj, Cinzia Ongaro, Eva Polga, Melissa Salvo, Alessandra Sandini, Krizia Succoli, Tiziana Tortomasi and 2 more

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Erica MaioranaTransfusion Medicine Department, ULSS 8 Berica, Vicenza, Italy.
Maria BortolatiTransfusion Medicine Department, ULSS 8 Berica, Vicenza, Italy.
Steluta CroitoruTransfusion Medicine Department, ULSS 8 Berica, Vicenza, Italy.
Gledis LlanajTransfusion Medicine Department, ULSS 8 Berica, Vicenza, Italy.
Cinzia OngaroTransfusion Medicine Department, ULSS 8 Berica, Vicenza, Italy.
Eva PolgaTransfusion Medicine Department, ULSS 8 Berica, Vicenza, Italy.
Melissa SalvoTransfusion Medicine Department, ULSS 8 Berica, Vicenza, Italy.
Alessandra SandiniTransfusion Medicine Department, ULSS 8 Berica, Vicenza, Italy.
Krizia SuccoliTransfusion Medicine Department, ULSS 8 Berica, Vicenza, Italy.
Tiziana TortomasiTransfusion Medicine Department, ULSS 8 Berica, Vicenza, Italy.
Giacomina VicinoTransfusion Medicine Department, ULSS 8 Berica, Vicenza, Italy.
Francesco FiorinTransfusion Medicine Department, ULSS 8 Berica, Vicenza, Italy.

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backgroundTransfusion medicine is facing new challenges from therapies which interfere with pre-transfusional tests, such as monoclonal antibodies targeting blood-cell antigens. Anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies, widely used to treat multiple myeloma, cause panreactivity of indirect antiglobulin test; this can be resolved by treating cells with dithiothreitol to disrupt the CD38 disulphide bonds expressed on red blood cell surfaces. Interference mitigation strategy with dithiothreitol, however, has some drawbacks: it entails losing the traceability of results and the denaturation of blood group systems sensitive to reducing agents; it takes time to perform and quality controls are lost. MATERIALS AND

methodsPanels were treated with 0.2 mol/L dithiothreitol and stored for 30 days with a commercial preservative solution. On day 30, we measured the hemolysis indices and ability to eliminate daratumumab and isatuximab interference in the treated cells using indirect antiglobulin test. We also tested the stability of erythrocyte antigenic structure by screening 42 samples with known antibodies; tests were repeated on day 1, 7, 15 and 30. All indirect antiglobulin testing was performed on gel card.

resultsAfter 30 days from treatment, panels preserved in preservative solution showed hemolysis indices comparable to untreated panels: all cases of interference by anti-CD38 in pre-transfusional tests were successfully mitigated. All antibodies were detected after 30 days, except for KEL system antibodies, as expected, although there was a detectability of anti-Kell antibodies in high titer samples (the first detection in dithiothreitol-treated cells since 1983). DISCUSSION: We propose the Extended Lifetime Protocol; a simple card-based method which is cheap and traceable, that combines the strengths of anti-CD38 mitigation strategies. It makes it possible to treat and store, at the same time, a sufficient volume of red blood cells, that can be used for the following 30 days, to avoid any delay in transfusional requests.

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ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1Antibodies, MonoclonalCoombs TestDithiothreitolBlood PreservationErythrocytesHemolysisHumansMembrane GlycoproteinsADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1Antibodies, MonoclonalCD38 protein, humandaratumumabDithiothreitolMembrane Glycoproteins

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PMID38949853
PMCPMC12108082

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