Pre-engraftment syndrome after double-unit cord blood transplantation: A distinct syndrome not associated with acute graft-versus-host disease Journal Article
| Authors: | Patel, K. J.; Rice, R. D.; Hawke, R.; Abboud, M.; Heller, G.; Scaradavou, A.; Young, J. W.; Barker, J. N. |
| Article Title: | Pre-engraftment syndrome after double-unit cord blood transplantation: A distinct syndrome not associated with acute graft-versus-host disease |
| Abstract: | Pre-engraftment syndrome (PES) occurring after cord blood transplantation (CBT) is poorly characterized. We reviewed 52 consecutive double-unit CBT recipients treated for high-risk hematologic malignancies. PES was defined as unexplained fever >38.3 °C (101°F) not associated with infection and unresponsive to antimicrobials, and/or unexplained rash occurring before or at neutrophil recovery. CBT recipients (median age, 38 years; range, 3-66 years) received either myeloablative (MA; n = 36) or nonmyeloablative (NMA; n = 16) conditioning. Sixteen patients (31%) fulfilled PES criteria: 15 with fever (median at onset, 39 °C [102.2°F]), 13 of whom also had rash, and 1 with rash alone. The median onset was 9 days (range, 5-12 days) posttransplantation (a median of 14 days before neutrophil recovery). Sixteen patients (14 with PES and 2 with infection and possible PES) received intravenous methylprednisolone (median dose, 1 mg/kg; median duration, 3 days); 15 (94%) experienced resolution of fever within 24 hours. Recurrent PES (n = 3) resolved with retreatment. There was no association between the development of PES and the likelihood of sustained donor engraftment, speed of neutrophil recovery, grade II-IV acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), day-180 treatment-related mortality (TRM), or survival. PES is common after CBT, precedes neutrophil recovery, is distinct from and does not predict for aGVHD, and responds promptly to short-course corticosteroid therapy. © 2010 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. |
| Keywords: | adolescent; adult; child; controlled study; preschool child; school child; treatment outcome; aged; child, preschool; middle aged; retrospective studies; young adult; major clinical study; clinical feature; infection; neutrophil count; differential diagnosis; fever; rash; kaplan-meiers estimate; postoperative complications; acute graft versus host disease; cord blood stem cell transplantation; engraftment; hematologic malignancy; myeloablative conditioning; nonmyeloablative conditioning; hematologic neoplasms; syndrome; transplantation conditioning; neutrophils; methylprednisolone; leukocyte count; high risk population; graft rejection; graft survival; corticosteroid; cyclosporin a; graft vs host disease; mycophenolic acid 2 morpholinoethyl ester; granulocyte colony stimulating factor; exanthema; short course therapy; engraftment syndrome; pre engraftment syndrome; fever of unknown origin |
| Journal Title: | Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation |
| Volume: | 16 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 1083-8791 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2010-03-01 |
| Start Page: | 435 |
| End Page: | 440 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.10.022 |
| PUBMED: | 19857590 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC3096002 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 20 April 2011" - "CODEN: BBMTF" - "Source: Scopus" |
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