Hematopoietic Cell Transplant compared with Standard Care in Adolescents and Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
Walters M, Eapen M, Liu Y, El Rassi F, Waller E, Levine J, Strouse J, Antin J, Parikh S, Bakshi N, Dampier C, Jaroscak J, Bergmann S, Wong T, Kota V, Pace B, Lekakis L, Lulla P, Nickel R, Kasow K, Popat U, Smith W, Yu L, DiFronzo N, Geller N, Kamani N, Klings E, Hassell K, Mendizabal A, Sullivan K, Neuberg D, Krishnamurti L. Hematopoietic Cell Transplant compared with Standard Care in Adolescents and Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood Advances 2024 PMID: 39471440, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024013926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic cell transplantationVaso-occlusive painStandard of careSickle cell diseaseCell transplantationCell diseaseSCD-related eventsHLA-matched siblingTransplant-related mortalityPeriod of follow-upSurvival 2 yearsIntent-to-treat principleComparison of survivalDisease-modifying therapiesDisease-related mortalityUnrelated donorPrimary endpointCurative potentialTreatment armsDonor searchFollow-upCompare outcomesEligibility confirmationFunctional outcomesSecondary outcomes