Immune reconstitution after single-unit umbilical cord blood transplantation using anti-thymoglobulin and myeloablative conditioning in adults with hematological malignancies

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This study aimed to investigate the kinetics of immune recovery following umbilical cord blood transplantation (UCBT) in adults who received a myeloablative conditioning (MAC) regimen and antithymocyte globulin (ATG). While the immune recovery kinetics has been extensively studied in pediatric UCBT recipients, limited data exist for adults. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of 221 consecutive adult patients who underwent UCBT with MAC and ATG at a single institution. Our objective was to evaluate the influence of patient, disease, and transplant factors, along with acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), on immune reconstitution and overall survival. Our findings confirm a delayed recovery of T cells, while B and NK cell reconstitution exhibited rapid progress, with NK cell counts reaching normal levels within 3 months post-transplantation and B cells within 6 months. Within CD3+ T cells, CD8+ T cells also experienced a delayed recovery (12 months), but to a lesser extent compared to CD4+ T cells (18 months). Delayed immune recovery of T-cell subsets was associated with the development of aGVHD grade II-IV, older age, CMV negativity, and a female donor. Patients with lymphoproliferative diseases showed slower NK cell recovery. Our study demonstrates that adult patients undergoing MAC with ATG and receiving a single unit UCBT for hematologic malignancies experienced rapid reconstitution of NK and B cells. However, T cell recovery, particularly CD4+ T cells, was significantly delayed. To enhance T cell recovery, it may be crucial to consider UCB units with higher cellularity and optimize ATG doses in conditioning.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Annals of hematology - (2024) vom: 18. Apr.

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Englisch

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Cordón, Lourdes [VerfasserIn]
Chorão, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Martín-Herreros, Beatriz [VerfasserIn]
Montoro, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Balaguer, Aitana [VerfasserIn]
Guerreiro, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Villalba, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Facal, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Asensi, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Solves, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Gómez, Inés [VerfasserIn]
Santiago, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Lamas, Brais [VerfasserIn]
Bataller, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Granados, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Sempere, Amparo [VerfasserIn]
Sanz, Guillermo F [VerfasserIn]
Sanz, Miguel A [VerfasserIn]
Sanz, Jaime [VerfasserIn]

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Adults
Antithymocyte globulin
Cord blood transplant
Immune reconstitution
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Date Revised 18.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1007/s00277-024-05758-0

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NLM37124000X