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Effects on erythropoiesis of alemtuzumab‐containing reduced intensity and standard conditioning regimens
Author(s) -
Mijovic Aleksandar,
Abdallah Atiyeh,
Pearce Laurence,
Tobal Khalid,
Mufti Ghulam J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07211.x
Subject(s) - alemtuzumab , abo blood group system , medicine , erythropoiesis , immunology , transplantation , pure red cell aplasia , immune system , bone marrow , gastroenterology , anemia
Summary Haemopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) with reduced‐intensity conditioning (RIC) has been associated with delayed disappearance of host anti‐A and anti‐B isohaemaglutinins and hindrance of donor erythropoiesis in major ABO mismatched transplants. Erythroid recovery, disappearance of recipient type and appearance of donor‐type isohaemaglutinins was compared in 84 patients undergoing RIC and 50 patients with standard‐conditioning (SCo) HCT. All patients received alemtuzumab as part of their conditioning. The incidence of immune‐mediated anaemia and red cell transfusion usage were also compared. Immune factors affecting post‐transplant erythroid kinetics showed little variance between different conditioning regimens. Disappearance of recipient isohaemaglutinins and emergence of donor red cells proceeded at similar rates in RIC and SCo transplants; the effects of ABO mismatch were marginal. Pure red cell aplasia, alloimmune haemolysis and autoimmune haemolytic anaemia were not more common in RIC transplants. We believe that alemtuzumab played a critical role in dampening immune reactions of both the host and the donor. Patients in both conditioning groups had similar post‐transplant erythroid burst‐forming unit (BFU‐E) counts; BFU‐E chimaerism analysis showed that 90–100% progenitors were of donor origin. However, transfusion requirements were significantly higher in the SCo group, due at least partly to earlier onset of bone marrow hypoplasia.