Experiences of donors enrolled in a randomized study of allogeneic bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Blood ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 97 (9) ◽  
pp. 2541-2548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott D. Rowley ◽  
Gary Donaldson ◽  
Kathy Lilleby ◽  
William I. Bensinger ◽  
Frederick R. Appelbaum

Abstract The experiences of 69 (38 marrow and 31 peripheral blood stem cell [PBSC]) donors participating in a randomized trial comparing allogeneic bone marrow with PBSC transplantation were studied. Marrow was collected by means of standard harvest techniques and general or regional anesthesia. PBSC donors were treated with 5 to 7 days of filgrastim at a dose of 16 μg/kg/d and underwent 1 to 3 days of apheresis to obtain 5 × 106 CD34+ cells per kilogram recipient weight. Donors completed questionnaires describing their health experiences before, during, and then weekly after donation until return to baseline status. Both marrow and PBSC donors reported minimal fluctuation in symptoms measuring emotional status. In contrast, both groups of donors reported deterioration in physical status starting with administration of filgrastim (PBSC donors) or after the marrow collection procedure. The symptom burden reported was similar, with pain a prominent symptom for both groups. Equivalent mean levels of maximal pain, average pain, and pain duration through the day were reported, although toxicity peaks occurred at different time points during the harvest procedures. All PBSC donors but only 79% of marrow donors reported good physical status by 14 days after the harvest procedures. These data demonstrate similar levels of physical discomfort for hematopoietic stem cell donors regardless of the collection procedure used, but a quicker resolution of symptoms for PBSC donors.

Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (21) ◽  
pp. 3552-3552
Author(s):  
Hengxiang Wang ◽  
Hongmin Yan ◽  
Zhidong Wang ◽  
Mei Xue ◽  
Ling Zhu ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 3552 Introduction: Haploidentical Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Haplo-HSCT) has provided an alternative option since virtually all patients have an immediately available donor. In order to reduce the occurrence of severe acute GVHD, initially we used donor bone marrow with G-CSF mobilization as hematopoietic stem cell source and achieved good effect. However, as this work carried out widely, it is difficult to collect enough bone marrow cells from donor due to the much differences body weight between the recipient and donor, and lead to patients with hematopoietic recovery slowly. From February 2003 we started trying to use bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell as stem cell source. Patients and Methods: Twenty-nine patients with hematologic malignancies were enrolled in this study between February 2003 and August 2007 at the general hospital of air force. Conditioning regimen consisting of high-doses of cytarabine and cyclophosphamide with total body irradiation, while 6 cases were preconditioned with busulfan, cytarabine and cyclophosphamide. aGVHD was prevented by a combination of immunosuppressive drugs including a monoclonal antibody against human CD25 (basiliximab), cyclosporine A (CsA), methotrexate (MTX), mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), and a rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin. Donors were given G-CSF at a dose of 300μg daily for 6 consecutive days prior to marrow harvesting. Peripheral blood stem cell was collected on the 7th day. Results: All patients attained successful neutrophil and platelet recovery. The median time to neutrophil engraftment was 17.1days, and that of platelet recovery was 20.9 days. The incidence of grade II-‡W GVHD was 31.03% and grade III-‡W GVHD was 13.79%. The GVHD-related death was 3.45%. The incidence of cGVHD was 48.2%. The incidence of extensive cGVHD was 23.3%. The incidence of diseases relapsed was 13.79%. A median follow-up of 54 months noted that 13 patients died, while 16 survived. The total disease-free survival rate longer than 3 years was 55%. Conclusion: G-CSF mobilization bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell as stem cell source for Haplo-HSCT provided rapid and sustained engraftment without increase of severity GVHD. The rate of disease relapse was reduced. This treatment was particularly suitable for patients with heavier weight. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (22) ◽  
pp. 5878-5878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Libai Chen ◽  
Jianyun Wen ◽  
Yuelin He ◽  
Xiaoqin Feng ◽  
Chunfu Li ◽  
...  

Abstract Background : Adrenal leukodystrophy is one of the beta oxidation peroxidase disease, an x-linked recessive heredity, can lead to very long chain fatty acids in tissue accumulation, result in adrenal and cerebral white matter of the progressive deterioration. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a curative treatment for early childhood cerebral type of X-ALD. We report two cases of haploid hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of adrenal leukodystrophy. Methods: Two patients were male, 5 years old, 6 years old, respectively, by the gene diagnosis of adrenal leukodystrophy.Case 1 received father haploid bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell(HLA7/10 match)combine with unrelated umbilical cord blood(HLA 9/10 match). Case 2 received sister haploid bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell(HLA5/10 match)combine with unrelated umbilical cord blood(HLA 7/10 match).Case 1 conditioning regimen use cyclophosphamide, fludarabine and thiotepa.Case 2 conditioning regimen use cyclophosphamide , busulfan ,fludarabine , rabbit anti-human thymocyte immunoglobulin and thiotepa.Case 1 bone marrow infused total nucleated cell dose was 2×108/kg (CD34+:0.75%,CD3+:1.67%), peripheral blood stem cell infused total nucleated cell dose was 29×108/kg (CD34+:0.19%,CD3+:4.96%), unrelated umbilical cord blood infused total nucleated cell dose was 1.16×108/kg (CD34+:0.44%). Case 2 bone marrow infused total nucleated cell dose was 0.89×108/kg (CD34+:0.74%,CD3+:2.29%), peripheral blood stem cell infused total nucleated cell dose was 25.85×108/kg (CD34+:0.5%,CD3+:15.23%), unrelated umbilical cord blood infused total nucleated cell dose was 0.39×108/kg (CD34+:0.93 %). GVHD prophylaxis Case 1 used mycophenolate mofetil,sirolimus,while Case 2 used mycophenolate mofetil,tacrolimus and sirolimus. Results: The absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than 0.5×109/L of two patients were 21 and 23 days , case 1 had a successful engraftment with father donor-derived as case 2 had a successful engraftment with umbilical cord blood donor-derived.Follow-up time of 35 months and 3 months respectively,Case 1 Check head MRI again show a smaller lesionswhile Case 2 progression-free.Two cases' C24:0, C26:0, C24:0 / C22:0, C26:0 / C22:0 of plasma decline than before transplantation. Conclusion: In the absence of HLA-match donor, haploid bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell combined unrelated umbilical cord transplantation is a effective method of treatment of adrenal leukodystrophy, but which will successful engraftment need more further studies. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2001 ◽  
Vol 40 (06) ◽  
pp. 215-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Bielack ◽  
S. Flege ◽  
J. Eckardt ◽  
J. Sciuk ◽  
H. Jürgens ◽  
...  

Summary Purpose: Despite highly efficacious chemotherapy, patients with osteosarcomas still have a poor prognosis if adequate surgical control cannot be obtained. These patients may benefit from therapy with radiolabeled phosphonates. Patients and Methods: Six patients (three male, three female; seven to 41 years) with unresectable primary osteosarcoma (n = 3) or unresectable recurrent sites of osteosarcomas (n = 3) were treated with high-activity of Sm-153-EDTMP (150 MBq/kg BW). In all patients autologous peripheral blood stem cells had been collected before Sm-153-EDTMP therapy. Results: No immediate adverse reactions were observed in the patients. In one patient bone pain increased during the first 48 hrs after therapy. Three patients received pain relief. Autologous peripheral blood stem cell reinfusion was performed on day +12 to +27 in all patients to overcome potentially irreversible damage to the hematopoietic stem cells. In three patient external radiotherapy of the primary tumor site was performed after Sm-153-EDTMP therapy and in two of them polychemotherapy was continued. Thirty-six months later one of these patients is still free of progression. Two further patients are still alive. However, they have developed new metastases. The three patients who had no accompanying external radiotherapy, all died of disease progression five to 20 months after therapy. Conclusion: These preliminary results show that high-dose Sm-153-EDTMP therapy is feasible and warrants further evaluation of efficacy. The combination with external radiation and polychemotherapy seems to be most promising. Although osteosarcoma is believed to be relatively radioresistant, the total focal dose achieved may delay local progression or even achieve permanent local tumor control in patients with surgically inaccessible primary or relapsing tumors.


2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 733-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro A. Rabinstein ◽  
Angela Dispenzieri ◽  
Ivana N. Micallef ◽  
David J. Inwards ◽  
Mark R. Litzow ◽  
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