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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-16
pubmed:abstractText
The lack of healthy HLA-identical sibs limits the use of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in children with high-risk sickle cell disease (SCD). We evaluated unrelated placental blood cell transplantation (UPBCT) after a preparative regimen of busulfan, cyclophosphamide and antithymocyte globulin in three children with SCD who had cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) and did not have HLA-matched sib donors. The placental blood cell units were matched with the recipients at four of six HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-DRB1 antigens. Neutrophil levels above 0.5 x 10(9)/l occurred at 23, 38 and 42 days after UPBCT, and platelet levels above 50 x 10(9)/l without transfusions occurred at 62, 81 and 121 days after UPBCT. All patients developed acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD; two grade II, one grade III), and one developed extensive chronic GVHD. One patient had graft failure and autologous hematopoietic recovery. Two patients have complete donor hematopoietic chimerism without detectable hemoglobin S or symptoms of SCD at 40 and 61 months, respectively, after UPBCT. These observations demonstrate the feasibility of UPBCT in children with SCD. Further studies of UPBCT for SCD are needed but, because of risks of procedure-related morbidity and graft rejection, should be restricted to pediatric patients with high-risk manifestations of SCD.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0268-3369
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
405-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15247929-Anemia, Sickle Cell, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-Child, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-Graft Rejection, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-Graft vs Host Disease, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-HLA-A Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-HLA-B Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-HLA-DR Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-HLA-DRB1 Chains, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-Tissue Donors, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-Transplantation, Homologous, pubmed-meshheading:15247929-Transplantation Chimera
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Transplantation of unrelated placental blood cells in children with high-risk sickle cell disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't