造血干细胞移植术后并发植入综合征患者的护理

目的：总结造血干细胞移植术后并发植入综合征的护理经验。方法经停用刺激因子、予甲基泼尼松龙冲击、连续肾脏替代治疗、提高胶体渗透压、氧疗等方案治疗，并给予积极正确的护理措施。结果3例病人均转危为安。结论植入综合征发病隐匿，与移植后的感染、移植物抗宿主病（GVHD）等并发症不易鉴别，容易错过诊断与治疗的最佳时机，延误诊治。护理人员作为与病人接触最直接者，应严密观察病情，使病人能得到及时、正确的诊治，确保痊愈出院。     

Effect of CD8+ Cell Content on Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation in Adults with Hematological Malignancies

Total nucleated (TNCs) and CD34⁺ cells are considered major determinants of outcome after umbilical cord blood (UCB) transplantation but the effect of other cell subtypes present in the graft is unknown. This single-center cohort study included patients with hematological malignancies who received UCB transplantation after a myeloablative conditioning regimen. UCB units were primarily selected according to cell content, both TNCs and CD34⁺ cells, and also according to the degree of HLA matching. Counts of several cell subtypes of the infused UCB unit, together with HLA disparities and other patient- and transplantation-related characteristics, were analyzed by multivariable methodology for their association with myeloid and platelet engraftment, graft-versus-host disease, nonrelapse mortality (NRM), disease-free survival (DFS), and overall survival (OS). Two hundred patients (median age, 32 years) were included in the study. In multivariable analyses, a greater number of CD8⁺ cells was significantly associated with better results for myeloid (P = .001) and platelet (P = .008) engraftment, NRM (P = .02), DFS (P = .007), and OS (P = .01). CD34⁺ cell content was predictive of myeloid engraftment (P < .001). This study suggests that the outcome after UCB transplantation in adults with hematological malignancies could be better when UCB grafts had a greater CD8⁺ cell content.     

Diabetes mellitus as a poor mobilizer condition

Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation in an effective and curative therapy for numerous hematological malignancies. Mobilization of HSCs from bone marrow (BM) to peripheral blood (PB) followed by apheresis is the gold standard for obtaining HSCs for both autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. After administration of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), up to 30% of patients fail to mobilize “optimal” numbers of HSCs required for engraftment. This review summarizes the current experimental and clinical evidence that diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for poor mobilization. Diabetes causes a profound remodeling of the HSC niche, resulting in impaired release of HSCs. Experimental studies indicate that hyperglycemia hampers regulation of CXCL12 and clinical studies suggest that diabetes impairs HSC mobilization especially in response to G-CSF, but less to plerixafor. Understanding further the biochemical alterations in the diabetic BM will provide insights into future therapeutic strategies to reverse the so-called “diabetic stem cell mobilopathy”.     

“No Wash” Albumin-Dextran Dilution for Double-Unit Cord Blood Transplantation is Safe with High Rates of Sustained Donor Engraftment

Washing cord blood (CB) grafts involves product manipulation and may result in cell loss. We investigated double-unit CB transplantation (CBT) using red blood cell (RBC)–depleted units diluted with albumin-dextran in patients with hematologic malignancies. One-hundred thirty-six patients (median age, 43 years; range, 4 to 71; median weight, 69 kilograms (kg); range, 24 to 111) underwent transplantation with a 4/6 to 6/6 HLA-matched graft. Patients ≤ 20 kg were excluded, as they only received washed units. Units were diluted a median of 8 fold to a median volume of 200 mL/unit. The median infused total nucleated cell doses were 2.7 (larger unit) and 2.0 (smaller unit) x 10⁷/kg, respectively, and the median post-thaw recovery was 86%. Units were infused consecutively (median, 45 minutes/unit). While only 17 patients (13%) had no infusion reactions, reactions in the remaining 119 patients were almost exclusively mild-moderate (by CTCAE v4 criteria 12 grade 1, 43 grade 2, 63 grade 3) with only 1 patient (< 1%) having a severe (grade 4) reaction. Moreover, most were easily treated. Grade 2 to 3 hypertension was the most common in 101 (74%) patients. The cumulative incidence of sustained donor-derived neutrophil engraftment was high: 95% in myeloablative and 94% in nonmyeloablative CBT recipients. With appropriate supportive care, double-unit CBT with RBC-depleted grafts infused after albumin-dextran dilution is safe with high rates of engraftment in patients > 20 kg.     

Does myeloma genetic have an effect on stem cell mobilization?

BackgroundAutologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) after induction treatment is the standard of care. Our understanding of myeloma genetics has been very limited and its effect to stem cell mobilization is not widely investigated. We aimed to investigate the effect of genetic abnormalities on stem cell mobilization in myeloma.MethodsThe data of 150 MM patients who underwent stem cell mobilization at our center between 2009–2020 were included and analyzed retrospectively. Pre-treatment bone marrow cytogenetics and fluorescence in situ hybridization tests were performed for each patient.ResultsGroups were divided into two as patients with normal cytogenetic and abnormal cytogenetic. No difference observed between groups regarding age, gender and ECOG (p = 0.4; p = 0.2; p = 0.3). Groups were similar concerning myeloma characteristics, received treatment and treatment response. Median CD34+ cells/kg harvested was 444(2−11.29) in normal cytogenetic group whereas it was 4,8(2.4−8.6) in abnormal cytogenetic group(p = 0.2). Optimal CD34+ cells level achievement was 73 (67 %) in normal cytogenetic group while it was 25(71.4 %) in abnormal cytogenetic group(p = 0.6). Neutrophil and platelet engraftment durations were similar among cytogenetic groups (p = 0.7; p = 0.9). R-ISS based groups were also did not differ regarding harvested CD34+ cells and achievement optimal CD34 level (p = 0.79, p = 0.74). Engraftment durations for neutrophil and platelet were comparable between R-ISS based groups (p = 0.59, p = 0.65)ConclusionsHere we were not able to find any impact of genetic abnormalities on stem cell mobilization in myeloma patients. Expanded studies can aid to identify the effect of particular genetic anomalies on the stem cell mobilization.     

Engraftment after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients mobilized with Plerixafor: A retrospective,multicenter study of a large series of patients

Plerixafor (PLX) appears to effectively enhance hematopoietic stem-cell mobilization prior to autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HCT). However, the quality of engraftment following auto-HCT has been little explored. Here, engraftment following auto-HCT was assessed in patients mobilized with PLX through a retrospective, multicenter study of 285 consecutive patients. Information on early and 100-day post-transplant engraftment was gathered from the 245 patients that underwent auto-HCT. The median number of PLX days to reach the stem cell collection goal (≥2 × 10⁶ CD34⁺ cells/kg) was 1 (range 1–4) and the median PLX administration time before apheresis was 11 h (range 1–18). The median number of apheresis sessions to achieve the collection goal was 2 (range 1–5) and the mean number of CD34⁺ cells collected was 2.95 × 10⁶/kg (range 0–30.5). PLX administration was safe, with only 2 mild and transient gastrointestinal adverse events reported. The median time to achieve an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >500/μL was 11 days (range 3–31) and the median time to platelet recovery >20 × 10³/μL was 13 days (range 5–69). At 100 days after auto-HCT, the platelet count was 137 × 10⁹/L (range 7–340), the ANC was 2.3 × 10⁹/L (range 0.1–13.0), and the hemoglobin concentration was 123 g/L (range 79–165). PLX use allowed auto-HCT to be performed in a high percentage of poorly mobilized patients, resulting in optimal medium-term engraftment in the majority of patients in whom mobilization failed, in this case mainly due to suboptimal peripheral blood CD34⁺ cell concentration on day +4 or low CD34⁺ cell yield on apheresis.     

Unrelated Donor Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients with Hemoglobinopathies Using a Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Regimen and Third-Party Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients with a hemoglobinopathy can be curative but is limited by donor availability. Although positive results are frequently observed in those with an HLA-matched sibling donor, use of unrelated donors has been complicated by poor engraftment, excessive regimen-related toxicity, and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). As a potential strategy to address these obstacles, a pilot study was designed that incorporated both a reduced-intensity conditioning and mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). Six patients were enrolled, including 4 with high-risk sickle cell disease (SCD) and 2 with transfusion-dependent thalassemia major. Conditioning consisted of fludarabine (150 mg/m²), melphalan (140 mg/m²), and alemtuzumab (60 mg for patients weighing > 30 kg and .9 mg/kg for patients weighing <30 kg). Two patients received HLA 7/8 allele matched bone marrow and 4 received 4-5/6 HLA matched umbilical cord blood as the source of HSCs. MSCs were of bone marrow origin and derived from a parent in 1 patient and from an unrelated third-party donor in the remaining 5 patients. GVHD prophylaxis consisted of cyclosporine A and mycophenolate mofetil. One patient had neutropenic graft failure, 2 had autologous hematopoietic recovery, and 3 had hematopoietic recovery with complete chimerism. The 2 SCD patients with autologous hematopoietic recovery are alive. The remaining 4 died either from opportunistic infection, GVHD, or intracranial hemorrhage. Although no infusion-related toxicity was seen, the cotransplantation of MSCs was not sufficient for reliable engraftment in patients with advanced hemoglobinopathy. Although poor engraftment has been observed in nearly all such trials to date in this patient population, there was no evidence to suggest that MSCs had any positive impact on engraftment. Because of the lack of improved engraftment and unacceptably high transplant-related mortality, the study was prematurely terminated. Further investigations into understanding the mechanisms of graft resistance and development of strategies to overcome this barrier are needed to move this field forward.     

异基因骨髓移植和非清髓性干细胞移植嵌合形成过程的比较

目的 研究异基因骨髓移植（allo-BMT）和非清髓性干细胞移植（NST）两种移植方式在供体细胞嵌合状态的形成及转归上的差异,探讨早期供体细胞植入的关键因素。方法 对20例接受allo-BMT和18例NST的患者进行回顾性比较,研究两组患者疾病类型、干细胞来源、预处理方案和移植物抗宿主病预防方案。用复合扩增荧光标记STR-PCR结合毛细管电泳方法对移植后＋7、＋14、＋21d,＋1、＋3、＋6、＋9、＋12个月的嵌合体进行动态检测。结果 （1）NST组在受体年龄、单个核细胞（MNC）、CD34^＋及T细胞数量上均明显高于BMT组,造血重建方面,中性粒细胞绝对值恢复时间与BMT组无差别,但血小板恢复明显早于BMT组。（2）NST组患者供体细胞完全嵌合状态（FDC）的建立比BMT组早（1个月vs 3个月）,移植后早期（＋1个月）FDC比例亦明显高于BMT组（38．9％vs 20%）,而混合嵌合状态（MC）的发生率明显低于BMT组（61．2％ vs 80％）,移植1个月后各时间段两组在嵌合体形成上均无显著性差别。（3）氟达拉滨为基础的NST预处理方案与标准预处理方案相比并未延迟供体细胞的植入。（4）NST组慢性移植物抗宿主病的发生率明显高于BMT组（80％vs 50%,P〈0．01）,与NST组输入高剂量的CD34^＋细胞相关。结论 在供体细胞早期植入和嵌合体形成的过程中,移植物中造血干细胞和T细胞数量至关重要,并可能起决定性作用。     

异基因外周血干细胞移植移植物动力学观察(1例报告及文献复习)

目的：观察移植物动力学变化，指导供者淋巴细胞输注(DLI)。方法：1例高龄慢粒白血病慢性期患者，在骨髓非清除性异基因外周血干细胞移植后，用细胞培养结合FISH法动态监测髓细胞和T淋巴细胞的嵌合状态，适时调整CsA剂量和进行DLI治疗。结果：+10天～+25天时大多数髓系、淋巴细胞完全性嵌合，但骨髓细胞嵌合的程度明显低于淋巴细胞。结论：嵌合体下降时减少CsA剂量和(或)应用DLI能够提高供受者造血细胞的嵌合率，消除残留白血病细胞，防止白血病复发。     

Autologous stem cells derived from the peripheral blood compared to standard bone marrow transplant; time to engraftment: a systematic review

Lymphoma patients who require high dose chemotherapy are 'rescued' by reinfusion of stem cells to repopulate their bone marrow and minimise the risk of fatal infections or haemorrhage. This review evaluated the evidence for the use of stem cells derived from the peripheral blood to speed the engraftment of neutrophil and platelets when compared to standard bone marrow transplant. A systematic search of the Cochrane Library, Medline and Embase was carried out to identify randomised controlled trials comparing haematological recovery following these two interventions which met predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Four studies were critically appraised and found to follow heterogenous protocols but were otherwise of satisfactory quality. All four studies demonstrated an advantage of peripheral blood stem cell transplantation over bone marrow transplantation in terms of neutrophil recovery and three out of four demonstrated the same trend for platelet engraftment. In sum, there is evidence to support the use of peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for this population of lymphoma patients. Nurses can share this information confidently with patients and other staff. However, a more extensive review of studies which have investigated the association between extended neutrophil and platelet recovery and length of hospitalisation, number of septic neutropenic episodes and cost reduction is needed to give a fuller picture of the effects for treatment.