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Antimetabólitos Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Doenças Cerebelares/induzido quimicamente , Citarabina/efeitos adversos , Idoso , Antimetabólitos Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Citarabina/uso terapêutico , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Humanos , Falência Hepática Aguda/induzido quimicamente , Falência Hepática Aguda/complicações , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is still not well characterized. The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence and risk factors for the development of AIHA, as well as its prognosis and response to treatment in a series of patients undergoing allogeneic HSCT at a single institution. Between 1996 and 2004, 272 adult patients with a variety of malignant hematopoietic disorders underwent allogeneic HSCT. Direct antiglobulin testing was performed in routine pretransfusion compatibility testing or after clinical suspicion of AIHA. Twelve patients developed AIHA after HSCT at a median time of 147 days (range, 41-170). The 3-year cumulative incidence of AIHA was 4.44%. Eight cold antibodies and four warm antibodies were detected. Multivariate analysis shows that HSCT from unrelated donors (P=0.02) and the development of chronic extensive graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) (P=0.0004) were the only independent factors associated with AIHA. Two patients are still alive. AIHA was never the primary cause of death but added morbidity in patients with other concomitant complications. Patients undergoing HSCT from unrelated donors and those who develop chronic extensive GVHD are especially predisposed for this complication.
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Anemia Hemolítica Autoimune , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Doadores de Tecidos , Adulto , Anemia Hemolítica Autoimune/sangue , Anemia Hemolítica Autoimune/etiologia , Anemia Hemolítica Autoimune/mortalidade , Autoanticorpos/sangue , Doença Crônica , Feminino , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/sangue , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/etiologia , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/mortalidade , Neoplasias Hematológicas/complicações , Neoplasias Hematológicas/mortalidade , Neoplasias Hematológicas/terapia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Incidência , Masculino , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Fatores de Tempo , Transplante HomólogoRESUMO
We evaluated the use of CD34+ selected allogeneic peripheral blood as a source of hematopoietic progenitors for allogeneic transplantation in 11 patients with aplastic anemia (AA). The median age was 17 years (range, 6--9), and the median time between diagnosis and transplant 1 month (range, 1--4). Conditioning consisted of cyclophosphamide (50 mg/kg per day) on days--7 to--4 and antithymocyte globulin (30 mg/kg per day) on days--4 to--2 in nine patients. Total lymphoid irradiation was added to the preparative regimen for two. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis consisted of cyclosporine A and prednisone. Median doses of CD34+ and CD3+ cells infused were 3.91 x 10(6) and 0.3 x 10(6)/kg, respectively. The median time taken to achieve a neutrophil count >0.5 x 10(9)/l was 12 days and to recover a platelet count >20 x 10(9)/l, 13 days. Two patients developed acute GVHD grade I--II and one developed limited chronic GVHD. There were two treatment-related deaths. At a median follow-up of 44 months (range, 4--3), nine patients were alive with sustained and complete engraftment. This is a promising procedure in patients with AA, resulting in a rapid hematopoietic recovery, a low transplant-related mortality, and a low incidence of GVHD.