Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency: A Single-Center Experience
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the factors affecting outcomes in patients who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) with the diagnosis of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). Furthermore, our aim is to share our single-center experience of HSCT among SCID patients.
Materials and Methods: The data of patients who underwent HSCT with the diagnosis of SCID between January 2014 and January 2021 in the pediatric bone marrow transplant unit of Istanbul Medipol University were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic and clinical data, treatment regimens, donor source, type of transplantation, pre- and post-transplantation infections, and complications were evaluated.
Results: Among fifteen patients who underwent HSCT, 5 (33%) were female. The mean age at diagnosis was 3 months (1-6 months), and at transplantation 6 months (3-10 months). The mean time from diagnosis to transplantation was 3 months (2-9 months). There was a history of consanguineous marriage in thirteen (87%) and sibling death in eight (53%) cases. As donors, six (40%) were siblings and five (33%) were unrelated, while four (27%) patients underwent haploid transplantation. Four (27%) patients died during the first 100 days of transplantation. The median follow-up period was 23 months (9-61 months). Overall survival probability was calculated as 73%.
Conclusion: SCID should be considered as an emergency in pediatrics. Devastating complications, including severe organ damage, life-threatening infections, and even death, could appear in case of diagnostic delay. HSCT is a currently available curative treatment option. Subjects with a confirmed diagnosis should be referred to the appropriate bone marrow transplant center and treated as soon as possible.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Clinical Sciences
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Serdar Nepesov
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0000-0002-4551-5433
Türkiye
Yöntem Yaman
0000-0002-9710-8653
Türkiye
Murat Elli
This is me
0000-0002-0476-5452
Türkiye
Nihan Bayram
0000-0002-9688-5223
Türkiye
Kürşat Özdilli
0000-0002-7129-5024
Türkiye
Ayça Kıykım
This is me
0000-0001-5821-3963
Türkiye
Sema Anak
This is me
0000-0001-8489-7449
Türkiye
Publication Date
March 18, 2022
Submission Date
February 23, 2022
Acceptance Date
March 24, 2022
Published in Issue
Year 2022 Volume: 12 Number: 1