2021
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease
Krishnamurti L. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease. Frontiers In Pediatrics 2021, 8: 551170. PMID: 33469520, PMCID: PMC7813811, DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.551170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic cell transplantationSickle cell diseaseAutologous hematopoietic progenitor cellsCell transplantationHematopoietic progenitor cellsDisease manifestationsCell diseaseRelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantationDonor hematopoietic cell transplantationEarly phase clinical trialsHaploidentical related donorsIntent of cureProgenitor cellsIschemic tissue damageLong-term ameliorationHaploidentical donorsEndothelial dysfunctionHLA-identicalLate complicationsRed blood cellsUnrelated HLAOrgan dysfunctionRelated donorsUnrelated donorsSCD patients
2019
A Phase II Trial to Compare Allogeneic Transplant Vs. Standard of Care for Severe Sickle Cell Disease: Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN) Protocol 1503
Eapen M, Neuberg D, Mendizabal A, Stevenson K, Antin J, DiFronzo N, Rassi F, Lulla P, Waller E, Garrison J, Smith S, Sullivan K, Walters M, Krishnamurti L. A Phase II Trial to Compare Allogeneic Transplant Vs. Standard of Care for Severe Sickle Cell Disease: Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN) Protocol 1503. Blood 2019, 134: 4592. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-126793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseHematopoietic cell transplantationSevere sickle cell diseaseUnrelated donorsUnrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantationDonor hematopoietic cell transplantationCurrent phase II trialMyeloablative conditioning regimenPhase II trialConditioning regimenII trialCurative treatmentCell transplantationTreatment optionsCurrent therapiesCell diseasePilot trialRare diseaseSuitable donorStudy designHLAAge 15Young adultsTrialsGold standardExcellent Overall Survival and Low Incidence of Late Effects in Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease: A Report from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR)
Stenger E, Phelan R, Shaw B, Battiwalla M, Bo-Subait S, Brazauskas R, Buchbinder D, Hamilton B, Shenoy S, Krishnamurti L. Excellent Overall Survival and Low Incidence of Late Effects in Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease: A Report from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). Blood 2019, 134: 697. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-128797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic cell transplantationSickle cell diseaseAcute chest syndromeMarrow Transplant ResearchLate effectsCumulative incidenceRisk factorsChest syndromeInternational BloodAvascular necrosisMultivariable analysisUnrelated donorsPatient populationTransplant ResearchCell diseaseAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantMyeloablative hematopoietic cell transplantationVaso-occlusive pain crisesAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationDiagnosis of SCDMultivariable Cox regression analysisFirst hematopoietic cell transplantationOlder ageExcellent overall survivalHematopoietic cell transplantCurative Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease.
Khemani K, Katoch D, Krishnamurti L. Curative Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease. Ochsner Journal 2019, 19: 131-137. PMID: 31258425, PMCID: PMC6584191, DOI: 10.31486/toj.18.0044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic stem cell transplantationSickle cell diseaseHaploidentical donorsSibling donorsCurative therapyUnrelated donorsCell diseaseHLA-identical sibling donorsRelated haploidentical donorsEvent-free survivalIdentical sibling donorsBone marrow transplantationStem cell transplantationAmelioration of symptomsHuman leukocyte antigenComparative clinical trialsGene therapyUse of HLAStable long-term engraftmentLong-term engraftmentMarrow transplantationRelated donorsSevere morbidityCurative treatmentOrgan damage
2015
Results of a Multicenter Pilot Investigation of Bone Marrow Transplantation in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease (STRIDE)
Krishnamurti L, Sullivan K, Kamani N, Waller E, Abraham A, Campigotto F, Zhang W, Smith S, Hassell K, Decastro L, Wu C, Neuberg D, Walters M. Results of a Multicenter Pilot Investigation of Bone Marrow Transplantation in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease (STRIDE). Blood 2015, 126: 543. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.543.543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic cell transplantationSickle cell diseaseAcute chest syndromeSevere sickle cell diseaseRegurgitant jet velocityAdverse eventsGraft failureUnrelated donorsCell diseaseEligibility criteriaUnrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantationDonor hematopoietic cell transplantationEvent-free survival probabilityFull donor myeloid chimerismPosterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeDonor myeloid chimerismToxicity conditioning regimenTransplant conditioning regimenUnmodified bone marrowReversible encephalopathy syndromeSerious adverse eventsStandard supportive careTransplant-related toxicityDonor T cellsKaplan-Meier probability
2003
Availability of unrelated donors for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for hemoglobinopathies
Krishnamurti L, Abel S, Maiers M, Flesch S. Availability of unrelated donors for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for hemoglobinopathies. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2003, 31: 547-550. PMID: 12692619, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationNational Marrow Donor ProgramStem cell transplantationUnrelated donorsHemoglobinopathy patientsCell transplantationThalassemia patientsURD HSCTLife-threatening blood diseaseSickle cell disease patientsUnrelated bone marrow donorsUmbilical cord blood unitsHLA-identical siblingsOnly curative optionCord blood unitsBone marrow donorsCurative optionPreparative regimensHLA matchDisease patientsPotential HLAMarrow donorsNMDP RegistryPatientsVolunteer donors