Correction of chronic granulomatous disease after second unrelated-donor umbilical cord blood transplantation.

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Journal Article

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is curative for chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), but many patients lack a suitably matched related donor. We report successful outcomes after mismatched, unrelated-donor umbilical cord blood transplantation (uUCBT) in two boys with X-linked CGD. Both patients experienced autologous recovery after first transplants, required second transplants to achieve durable donor engraftment, and are alive 27 and 15 months post-transplant. Both had invasive fungal disease and received granulocyte transfusions. In conclusion, uUCBT is effective in children with CGD, but immunosuppression in the conditioning regimen may need to be increased to decrease the risk of graft rejection.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Parikh, SH; Szabolcs, P; Prasad, VK; Lakshminarayanan, S; Martin, PL; Driscoll, TA; Kurtzberg, J

Published Date

  • December 2007

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 49 / 7

Start / End Page

  • 982 - 984

PubMed ID

  • 17941061

Pubmed Central ID

  • 17941061

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1545-5017

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1545-5009

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1002/pbc.21365

Language

  • eng