Haematologica (Apr 2019)

Related peripheral blood stem cell donors experience more severe symptoms and less complete recovery at one year compared to unrelated donors

  • Michael A. Pulsipher,
  • Brent R. Logan,
  • Deidre M. Kiefer,
  • Pintip Chitphakdithai,
  • Marcie L. Riches,
  • J. Douglas Rizzo,
  • Paolo Anderlini,
  • O’Susan F. Leitman,
  • Hati Kobusingye,
  • RaeAnne M. Besser,
  • John P. Miller,
  • Rebecca J. Drexler,
  • Aly Abdel-Mageed,
  • Ibrahim A. Ahmed,
  • Luke P. Akard,
  • Andrew S. Artz,
  • Edward D. Ball,
  • Ruthee-Lu Bayer,
  • Carolyn Bigelow,
  • Brian J. Bolwell,
  • E. Randolph Broun,
  • David C. Delgado,
  • Katharine Duckworth,
  • Christopher C. Dvorak,
  • Theresa E. Hahn,
  • Ann E. Haight,
  • Parameswaran N. Hari,
  • Brandon M. Hayes-Lattin,
  • David A. Jacobsohn,
  • Ann A. Jakubowski,
  • Kimberly A. Kasow,
  • Hillard M. Lazarus,
  • Jane L. Liesveld,
  • Michael Linenberger,
  • Mark R. Litzow,
  • Walter Longo,
  • Margarida Magalhaes-Silverman,
  • John M. McCarty,
  • Joseph P. McGuirk,
  • Shahram Mori,
  • Vinod Parameswaran,
  • Vinod K. Prasad,
  • Scott D. Rowley,
  • Witold B. Rybka,
  • Indira Sahdev,
  • Jeffrey R. Schriber,
  • George B. Selby,
  • Paul J. Shaughnessy,
  • Shalini Shenoy,
  • Thomas Spitzer,
  • William T. Tse,
  • Joseph P. Uberti,
  • Madhuri Vusirikala,
  • Edmund K. Waller,
  • Daniel J. Weisdorf,
  • Gregory A. Yanik,
  • Willis H. Navarro,
  • Mary M. Horowitz,
  • Galen E. Switzer,
  • Dennis L. Confer,
  • Bronwen E. Shaw

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2018.200121
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 104, no. 4

Abstract

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Unlike unrelated donor registries, transplant centers lack uniform approaches to related donor assessment and deferral. To test whether related donors are at increased risk for donation-related toxicities, we conducted a prospective observational trial of 11,942 related and unrelated donors aged 18–60 years. Bone marrow (BM) was collected at 37 transplant and 78 National Marrow Donor Program centers, and peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) were collected at 42 transplant and 87 unrelated donor centers in North America. Possible presence of medical comorbidities was verified prior to donation, and standardized pain and toxicity measures were assessed pre-donation, peri-donation, and one year following. Multivariate analyses showed similar experiences for BM collection in related and unrelated donors; however, related stem cell donors had increased risk of moderate [odds ratios (ORs) 1.42; P