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SynthesisBone marrow transplantation2024

A systematic review and meta-analysis of HHV-6 and mortality after hematopoietic cell transplant.

Christopher J Stathis, Harrison Zhu, Kristen Carlin, Tuan L Phan, Danny Toomey, Joshua A Hill, Danielle M Zerr

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Synthesis in Bone marrow transplantation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Characterization and outcomes of severe complications after autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation: a retrospective multicenter study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Christopher J Stathis *Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Harrison Zhu *HHV-6 Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108, USA.
Kristen CarlinSeattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Tuan L PhanHHV-6 Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108, USA.
Danny ToomeyHHV-6 Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108, USA.
Joshua A HillVaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7665-7100
Danielle M ZerrSeattle Children's Research Institute and Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Danielle.zerr@seattlechildrens.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2944-7554

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human herpesvirus-6B (HHV-6B) reactivation has been associated with non-relapse mortality (NRM) and overall mortality (OM) following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT). We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to better quantify the association. Studies were included if they systematically tested a cohort of HCT recipients for HHV-6 infection or reactivation and described mortality for patients with and without HHV-6B. Random effects models were used to assess the pooled effect of HHV-6B positivity on each outcome of interest. Bayesian aggregation was additionally performed if models included 10 or fewer studies. Eight studies were included in the NRM analysis, which demonstrated a significant association between HHV-6 detection and NRM (pooled effect: 1.84; 95% CI: 1.29-2.62) without significant heterogeneity (I

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Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHerpesvirus 6, HumanRoseolovirus InfectionsHumans

Identifiers

PMID39245683
PMCPMC11611739

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