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© 2017 Ferrata Storti Foundation. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is a severe X-linked recessive immune deficiency disorder. A scoring system of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome severity (0.5-5) distinguishes two phenotypes: X-linked thrombocytopenia and classic Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. Hematopoietic cell transplantation is curative for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome; however, the use of unrelated umbilical cord blood transplantation has seldom been described. We analyzed umbilical cord blood transplantation outcomes for 90 patients. The median age at umbilical cord blood transplantation was 1.5 years. Patients were classified according to clinical scores [2 (23%), 3 (30%), 4 (23%) and 5 (19%)]. Most patients underwent HLA-mismatched umbilical cord blood transplantation and myeloablative conditioning with antithymocyte globulin. The cumulative incidence of neutrophil recovery at day 60 was 89% and that of grade II-IV acute graft-versus-host disease at day 100 was 38%. The use of methotrexate for graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis delayed engraftment (P=0.02), but decreased acute graft-versushost disease (P=0.03). At 5 years, overall survival and event-free survival rates were 75% and 70%, respectively. The estimated 5-year event-free survival rates were 83%, 73% and 55% for patients with a clinical score of 2, 4-5 and 3, respectively. In multivariate analysis, age <2 years at the time of the umbilical cord blood transplant and a clinical phenotype of X-linked thrombocytopenia were associated with improved event-free survival. Overall survival tended to be better in patients transplanted after 2007 (P=0.09). In conclusion, umbilical cord blood transplantation is a good alternative option for young children with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome lacking an HLA identical stem cell donor.
Author(s): Shekhovtsova Z, Bonfim C, Ruggeri A, Nichele S, Page K, Alseraihy A, Barriga F, de Toledo Codina JS, Veys P, Boelens JJ, Mellgren K, Bittencourt H, O'Brien T, Shaw PJ, Chybicka A, Volt F, Giannotti F, Gluckman E, Kurtzberg J, Gennery AR, Rocha V
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Haematologica
Year: 2017
Volume: 102
Issue: 6
Pages: 1112-1119
Online publication date: 01/06/2017
Acceptance date: 28/02/2017
Date deposited: 27/06/2017
ISSN (print): 0390-6078
ISSN (electronic): 1592-8721
Publisher: Ferrata Storti Foundation
URL: https://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2016.158808
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2016.158808
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