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ArticleTransplantation and cellular therapy2023

Prospective Clinical and Biomarker Validation of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Consensus Definition for Transplantation-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy.

Shengling Ma, Saleh Bhar, Danielle Guffey, Rock Bum Kim, Mahrukh Jamil, Christopher I Amos, Stephanie J Lee, Sangeeta R Hingorani, Sarah E Sartain, Ang Li

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Article in Transplantation and cellular therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Soluble C5b-9 (sC5b-9) in Pediatrics-A Clinical Assessment.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2025
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  5. Transplant-associated TMA: the conundrum of diagnosis and treatment.Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program · 2024
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10 authors.

Shengling MaSection of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Saleh BharDivisions of Hematology/Oncology and Critical Care Medicine and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Danielle GuffeyInstitute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Rock Bum KimSection of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Mahrukh JamilSection of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Christopher I AmosInstitute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Section of Epidemiology and Population Science, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Stephanie J LeeClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Sangeeta R HingoraniClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Sarah E SartainSection of Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Ang LiSection of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: ang.li2@bcm.edu.

Funding

AIM-AHEAD Coordinating Center - All Four CoresOT2OD032581 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR · PI Paul Avillach, Bettina M. Beech · 2021 to 2026
$168.7M
Epidemiology and Biomarkers in Transplant Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TA-TMA): A Prospective Validation Cohort StudyK23HL159271 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Ang Li · 2022 to 2026
$835k
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL159271NIH HHS OT2 OD032581
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transplantation-associated thrombotic microangiography (TA-TMA) is a disorder that causes severe complications after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Diagnosing TA-TMA is challenging because of the lack of standardized criteria. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the new TA-TMA consensus definition from the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) panel as part of an ongoing prospective pediatric cohort study, and also to compare the impact and outcomes of using the current definition of clinical TMA (cTMA) versus the new consensus definition. We included patients age 0 to 18 years who underwent their first allo-HCT between May 2021 and January 2023 at Texas Children's Hospital. We compared the incidence, biomarkers, and outcomes of TA-TMA applying the previous and recently proposed screening algorithms and definitions. Whereas use of the classic microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA)-based cTMA definition led to an incidence of 12.7% by day 100 post-transplantation, the ASTCT-HR definition doubled the incidence to 28.5% by day 100. In contrast to patients with a concordant diagnosis (+/+), who had significantly worse post-transplantation survival, those reclassified as TA-TMA only by the new definition (-/+) had a significantly different prognosis (100% survival at day 100) despite the lack of TMA-directed therapy. Furthermore, biomarkers of the terminal and alternative complement pathways (sC5b9 and Ba, respectively) were significantly elevated compared with non-TMA patients around day 15 in the concordant group (+/+) but not in the discordant group (-/+). The recently proposed ASTCT consensus TA-TMA diagnosis is more sensitive and allows earlier recognition of manifestation that requires closer clinical monitoring but risks overdiagnosis and overtreatment. We recommend additional prospective validation.

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Thrombotic MicroangiopathiesAdolescentBiomarkersChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesConsensusConsensus Statements as TopicHumansInfantInfant, NewbornPrognosisBiomarkersBiomarkersDiagnosisSurvivalThrombotic microangiopathies

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PMID37597686
PMCPMC11037887

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