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ArticleBritish journal of haematology2025

Indirect presentation of mismatched human leukocyte antigen-B associates with outcomes of cord blood transplantation.

Takeshi Sugio, Kohta Miyawaki, Naoyuki Uchida, Matthias Niemann, Eric Spierings, Kyohei Mori, Yuju Ohno, Tetsuya Eto, Yasuo Mori, Goichi Yoshimoto and 11 more

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Article in British journal of haematology, 2025. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Takeshi SugioDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4270-1943
Kohta MiyawakiDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
Naoyuki UchidaDepartment of Hematology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5952-5926
Matthias NiemannPIRCHE AG, Berlin, Germany.
Eric SpieringsCenter for Translational Immunology and Central Diagnostics Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Kyohei MoriDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yuju OhnoDepartment of Hematology, Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
Tetsuya EtoDepartment of Hematology, Hamanomachi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yasuo MoriDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
Goichi YoshimotoDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yoshikane KikushigeDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yuya KunisakiDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
Shinichi MizunoDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Koji NagafujiDepartment of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4795-121X
Hiromi IwasakiDepartment of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
Tomohiko KamimuraDepartment of Hematology, Harasanshin Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Ryosuke OgawaDepartment of Hematology, JCHO Kyushu Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Toshihiro MiyamotoDepartment of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Shuichi TaniguchiDepartment of Hematology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Koichi AkashiDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
Koji KatoDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5815-4585

Funding

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cord blood transplantation (CBT) is a valuable donor source for patients without human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched donors. While CBT has a lower risk of graft-versus-host disease and requires less stringent histocompatibility, it is associated with a higher transplantation-related mortality (TRM) compared to other donor sources. We hypothesized that assessing the immunogenicity of mismatched HLA could reveal non-permissive mismatches contributing to increased TRM. We retrospectively analysed 1498 single-unit CBT cases from 2000 to 2018 across eight Japanese institutions, evaluating the immunogenicity of mismatched HLA using the PIRCHE algorithm to examine binding affinities of HLA-derived epitopes to donor or recipient HLA. Results indicated that Class I epitopes from mismatched recipient HLA-B were significantly associated with poor outcomes due to higher TRM and lower neutrophil engraftment, particularly when presented on matched HLA class I. Notably, epitopes from HLA-B exon 1 showed stronger prognostic significance, with HLA-B alleles carrying M-type leader peptides exhibiting higher affinity for these epitopes. Patients with a matched M-type HLA-B and Class I epitopes derived from mismatched HLA-B exon 1 had worse outcomes. These findings suggest that immunogenicity-informed donor selection could improve CBT outcomes.

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Cord Blood Stem Cell TransplantationHLA-B AntigensAdolescentAdultAgedChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseHistocompatibility TestingHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultHLA-B Antigenscord blood transplantationdonor selectionHLAtransplantation‐related mortality

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PMCPMC12078882

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