Abstract 4527

Background:

Transplantation-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA) is lifethrewten though rare complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Diagnosis of TA-TMA is difficult due to its variation of criteria. Recently two new diagnositic criteria for TA-TMA have recently been proposed: the Bone Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMTCTN) and the International Working Group (IWG) criteria. Our purpose is to investigate the indence and risk facter of TA-TMA in our institute.

Study design and methods:

All 8 cases of TA-TMA previously diagnosed at our institution between October 2005 and August 2010 were retrospectively evaluated and analysised. Table I showed the transplant details and patients characteristics.

Results:

Six patients performed Matched Unrelated Donor HSCT, two were haploidentical donor HSCT. Four patients complicated with hypohepatia, but only three patients had renal insufficient. The incidence of central nervous symptom abnormalities or dysfunction was very high (sever of eight patients). Four of eight patients were CSA linked TA-TMA, withdrawing CSA resulted in complete response. The other four patients were no CSA linked TA-TMA and developed aGVHD or CMV infection before TA-TMA. They had badly response to common treatment including plasma exchange (PE), steroid treatment and immunosuppression decreased. All of them died of multiple organ failure. Table II showed TA-TMA manifestations and associated circumstance of the patient.

Conclusion:

Our experience suggests that CSA linked TA-TMA is totally different from no CSA linked TA-TMA. The former had good response and prognosis, the later were always associated with GVHD, hypohepatia and virus infectious. The mortality of no CSA linked TA-TMA is high, they had poor prognosis and badly response.

Table I:

Transplant details and patient characteristics

Patients No.SexAgeDiseaseConditioningDonorTA-TMA occurrence (days after SCT)Follow-up and Outcome (days after SCT)
48 ALL BUCY2 MUD (HLA-B1, A->B) 97 144 died of TA-TMA 
28 ALL BUCY2 MUD (Matched, O->O) 47 65 died of TA-TMA 
42 ALL BUCY2+ATG MUD (HLA-B, AB->O) 38 51 died of TA-TMA 
12 ALL BUCY2+Ara-C+ATG Haploidentical (Mom->Son, O->O) 33 Survival>270 
17 SAA CTX+ATG MUD (HLA-CW, B->O) 25 Survival >210 
33 MDS BUCY2 MUD (Matched, AB->O) 71 Survival >1157 
21 ALL BUCY2+Ara-C+ATG Haploidentical (Dad->daughter, A->O) 31 Survival TA-TMA, but died of infection at 180+ 
43 ALL BUCY2 MUD (Matched, A->O) 63 66 died of TA-TMA 
Patients No.SexAgeDiseaseConditioningDonorTA-TMA occurrence (days after SCT)Follow-up and Outcome (days after SCT)
48 ALL BUCY2 MUD (HLA-B1, A->B) 97 144 died of TA-TMA 
28 ALL BUCY2 MUD (Matched, O->O) 47 65 died of TA-TMA 
42 ALL BUCY2+ATG MUD (HLA-B, AB->O) 38 51 died of TA-TMA 
12 ALL BUCY2+Ara-C+ATG Haploidentical (Mom->Son, O->O) 33 Survival>270 
17 SAA CTX+ATG MUD (HLA-CW, B->O) 25 Survival >210 
33 MDS BUCY2 MUD (Matched, AB->O) 71 Survival >1157 
21 ALL BUCY2+Ara-C+ATG Haploidentical (Dad->daughter, A->O) 31 Survival TA-TMA, but died of infection at 180+ 
43 ALL BUCY2 MUD (Matched, A->O) 63 66 died of TA-TMA 
Table II:

TA-TMA manifestations and associated circumstance

Patients No.Hb (g/L)PLT (*10E9/L)Schistocyte (%)LDH (U/L)Cr increasedCNS abnormalAntiglibulin testAssociated conditionsTreatment
50 <20 11 962 >2 fold increased No Neg CMV, AGVHD, III, PE*9 times, steroid 
59 <20 1243 >2 fold increased Yes Neg AGVHD, IV PE*4, steroid, Defibrotide Etanercept 
86 35 11 481 No Yes Neg AGVHD, II; Hypohepatia PE*2, steroid, Defibrotide 
90 79 369 No Yes Neg CSA associated PE*2, steroid Anti-CD25, withdraw CSA and recovery 
96 40 548 No Yes Neg CSA associated withdraw CSA and recovery 
89 55 340 No Yes Neg CSA associated withdraw CSA and recovery 
51 <20 398 No Yes Neg AGVHD, II; CMV steroid, withdraw CSA and recovery 
61 <20 1838 >2 fold increased Yes Neg AGVHD, IV; CMV; Invasive fungal infection CSA associated, steroid 
Patients No.Hb (g/L)PLT (*10E9/L)Schistocyte (%)LDH (U/L)Cr increasedCNS abnormalAntiglibulin testAssociated conditionsTreatment
50 <20 11 962 >2 fold increased No Neg CMV, AGVHD, III, PE*9 times, steroid 
59 <20 1243 >2 fold increased Yes Neg AGVHD, IV PE*4, steroid, Defibrotide Etanercept 
86 35 11 481 No Yes Neg AGVHD, II; Hypohepatia PE*2, steroid, Defibrotide 
90 79 369 No Yes Neg CSA associated PE*2, steroid Anti-CD25, withdraw CSA and recovery 
96 40 548 No Yes Neg CSA associated withdraw CSA and recovery 
89 55 340 No Yes Neg CSA associated withdraw CSA and recovery 
51 <20 398 No Yes Neg AGVHD, II; CMV steroid, withdraw CSA and recovery 
61 <20 1838 >2 fold increased Yes Neg AGVHD, IV; CMV; Invasive fungal infection CSA associated, steroid 
Disclosures:

No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Author notes

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