АВ0-INCOMPATIBILITY IN ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION: 15-YEARS EXPERIENCE OF R.M. GORBACHEVA MEMORIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN ONCOLOGY, HEMATOLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION

Introduction. AB0-incompatibility in different types of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) may be an additional aggravating factor for the development of immunological complications and decrease treatment efficacy.Materials and methods. From May 1999 to December 2015 in R.M. Gorbacheva Memorial Research Institute for Children Oncology, Hematology and Transplantation 1131 patients with malignancies and hereditary diseases were included to the study, which were performed 1428 allogeneic HSCT: allogeneic unrelated – 814 (57.0 %), allogeneic related – 344 (24.1 %), haploidentical – 267 (18.7 %), umbilical cord blood in 3 patients (0.2 %). Age was 0–76 years, median – 25 years.Results. In 54.6 % of cases (n = 780) АВ0-incompatibility was determined: major – 37.8 % (n = 295); minor – 45.4 % (n = 354); combined – 16.8 % (n = 131). АВ0-incompatibility in allogeneic HSCT did not influence overall survival (p = 0.56), frequency of acute graftversus-host disease (GVHD) (p = 0.2). There was an increased frequency of acute GVHD in combination with reduced intensity conditioning regimens and АВ0-incompatibility (30.8 %) compared with myeloablative regimens (15.3 %; p = 0.002).Conclusion. The presence of АВ0-incompatibility is not a limiting factor to perform allogeneic HSCT, however, it demands high quality prophylaxis and sophisticated transfusion therapy to prevent immune complications

Analysis of the results of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation depending on HLA matching of the unrelated donor / recipient pair

HLA matching of the donor / recipient pair is a major factor associated with the outcome of allogeneic stem cell transplantation. In the presentstudy we analyzed the risk of severe acute graft-versus-host disease, graft failure, 2.year overall survival of the patients after allogeneic stem cell transplantation depending on HLA matching of the unrelated donor / recipient pair.</p

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells transplantation with reduced intensity conditioning regimen in children and adolescents with unfavorable forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Treatment results of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells transplantation (allo-HSCT) with myeloablative (MAC) and reduced intensity (RIC) conditioning regimen in children and adolescents with unfavorable forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) were shown. One hundred and two ALL patients aged 1 to 21 years (mean – 12 years) who received allo-HSCT from 2000 to 2010 (31 patients with RIC and 71 patients with MAC) are included in the study. Analysis of overall and event-free survival in both groups showed comparable efficacy. The use of RIC as alternative conditioning regimen in children and adolescents with high risk ALL and poor general condition, comorbidities and infectious complications are discussed.</p