2023
Parental perspective on the risk of infertility and fertility preservation options for children and adolescents with sickle cell disease considering hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Sinha C, Meacham L, Bakshi N, Ross D, Krishnamurti L. Parental perspective on the risk of infertility and fertility preservation options for children and adolescents with sickle cell disease considering hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2023, 70: e30276. PMID: 37051746, PMCID: PMC10544372, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnemia, Sickle CellChildFemaleFertility PreservationGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansInfertilityMiddle AgedParentsTransplantation ConditioningConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationRisk of infertilitySickle cell diseaseStem cell transplantationFertility preservationCell transplantationCell diseaseMajor long-term complicationPrimary caregiversIdentical related donorsDisease-free survivalFertility preservation optionsFertility preservation proceduresLong-term complicationsHuman leukocyte antigenConditioning regimenHost diseaseRelated donorsLeukocyte antigenPreservation optionsHCT physiciansSurvival rateAvailable HLAEleven participantsInfertility
2022
Multimodal phenotyping and correlates of pain following hematopoietic cell transplant in children with sickle cell disease
Bakshi N, Astles R, Chou E, Hurreh A, Sil S, Sinha C, Sanders K, Peddineni M, Gillespie S, Keesari R, Krishnamurti L. Multimodal phenotyping and correlates of pain following hematopoietic cell transplant in children with sickle cell disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2022, 70: e30046-e30046. PMID: 36322607, PMCID: PMC9820671, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnemia, Sickle CellChildFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansMalePainQuality of LifeTransplantation ConditioningConceptsHematopoietic cell transplantPatient-reported outcomesSickle cell diseaseYear post-HCTPost-HCTExperimental pain sensitivitySickle cell anemiaCell transplantPain thresholdPain sensitivityCell diseaseCorrelates of painPressure pain thresholdHealth-related qualityCold pain thresholdAssessment of painPsychological factorsUnderstanding of painEffect sizePain assessmentObservational studySevere genotypePainCell anemiaOptional substudies