Effect of ABO blood group incompatibility on the outcome of single-unit cord blood transplantation after myeloablative conditioning

Takaaki Konuma, Seiko Kato, Jun Ooi, Maki Oiwa-Monna, Yasuhiro Ebihara, Shinji Mochizuki, Koichiro Yuji, Nobuhiro Ohno, Toyotaka Kawamata, Norihide Jo, Kazuaki Yokoyama, Kaoru Uchimaru, Arinobu Tojo, Satoshi Takahashi

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Abstract

ABO blood group incompatibility between donor and recipient has been associated with poor transplant outcomes in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. However, its effect on the outcome of cord blood transplantation (CBT) has yet to be clarified. We retrospectively analyzed 191 adult patients who received single-unit CBT after myeloablative conditioning for malignant disease in our institute. Major mismatch showed a significantly lower incidence of platelet engraftment compared with ABO match as a reference (hazard ratio, .57; P=.01). Nevertheless, there was no increase in graft-versus-host disease, transplant-related mortality, and overall mortality after ABO-incompatible CBT. These data suggested that donor-recipient ABO incompatibility does not have a significant impact on outcome after myeloablative CBT for hematological malignancies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)577-581
Number of pages5
JournalBiology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume20
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2014

Keywords

  • ABO incompatibility
  • Cord blood transplantation
  • Graft-versus-host disease
  • Myeloablative conditioning

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