2008
Stable Long-Term Donor Engraftment following Reduced-Intensity Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease
Krishnamurti L, Kharbanda S, Biernacki M, Zhang W, Baker K, Wagner J, Wu C. Stable Long-Term Donor Engraftment following Reduced-Intensity Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2008, 14: 1270-1278. PMID: 18940682, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2008.08.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnemia, Sickle CellChildCyclosporineFemaleGraft SurvivalGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsLiving DonorsMaleMycophenolic AcidMyeloablative AgonistsSiblingsTransplantation ChimeraTransplantation ConditioningTransplantation, HomologousConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationSickle cell diseaseRIC regimenCell transplantationCell diseaseEfficacy of HSCTHigh-risk sickle cell diseaseReduced-Intensity Hematopoietic Cell TransplantationAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationReduced-intensity conditioning regimensEquine antithymocyte globulinHost disease (GVHD) prophylaxisTotal lymphoid irradiationAcceptable therapeutic optionHematopoietic cell transplantationGroup of patientsStem cell transplantationAntithymocyte globulinLymphoid irradiationConditioning regimenMycophenolate mofetilConditioning regimensDisease prophylaxisDonor engraftmentTherapeutic options
2007
Hematopoietic cell transplantation for sickle cell disease: state of the art
Krishnamurti L. Hematopoietic cell transplantation for sickle cell disease: state of the art. Expert Opinion On Biological Therapy 2007, 7: 161-172. PMID: 17250455, DOI: 10.1517/14712598.7.2.161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic cell transplantationSickle cell diseaseCell transplantationCell diseaseReduced-intensity conditioning regimenIndication of transplantationImpact of transplantationStem cell transplantationPossibility of cureEffect of treatmentConditioning regimenPreparative regimensPulmonary hypertensionBlood transfusionConsiderable morbidityPediatric patientsOrgan damagePremature mortalityTransplantationNatural historyMorbidityMortalityDiseaseStem cellsSafe use