2021
Screening of blood donors for sickle cell trait using a DNA‐based approach: Frequency in a multiethnic donor population
Gowda L, Vege S, Kessler D, Shaz B, Westhoff CM. Screening of blood donors for sickle cell trait using a DNA‐based approach: Frequency in a multiethnic donor population. Transfusion 2021, 61: 2008-2013. PMID: 33929058, DOI: 10.1111/trf.16403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell traitCell traitHigh-performance liquid chromatographyTesting of donorsSpecific patient groupsSickle cell diseaseHuman erythrocyte antigensTransfusion needsPatient groupBlood donorsCell diseaseRepeat testingRandom donorsScreen donorsGene sequencingDonor recordsErythrocyte antigensDonor populationHb screeningHemoglobin solubilityRBC donorsGold standardScreening resultsNegative resultsHemoglobin variationClinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation recipients: an observational cohort study
Sharma A, Bhatt NS, St Martin A, Abid MB, Bloomquist J, Chemaly RF, Dandoy C, Gauthier J, Gowda L, Perales MA, Seropian S, Shaw BE, Tuschl EE, Zeidan AM, Riches ML, Shah GL. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation recipients: an observational cohort study. The Lancet Haematology 2021, 8: e185-e193. PMID: 33482113, PMCID: PMC7816949, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(20)30429-4.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAllogeneic HSCT recipientsAutologous HSCT recipientsHaematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipientsStem cell transplantation recipientsCOVID-19 diagnosisHSCT recipientsNational Cancer InstituteHigh riskAllogeneic HSCTOverall survivalTransplantation recipientsCOVID-19Cancer InstituteCox proportional hazards modelAggressive treatment measuresSurvival 30 daysObservational cohort studyMarrow Transplant ResearchPoor overall survivalAge 50 yearsOverall survival probabilityPlasma cell disordersMonths of transplantationProportional hazards modelNational Institute
2020
Hematopoietic cell transplantation utilization and outcomes for primary plasma cell leukemia in the current era
Dhakal B, Patel S, Girnius S, Bachegowda L, Fraser R, Davila O, Kanate AS, Assal A, Hanbali A, Bashey A, Pawarode A, Freytes CO, Lee C, Vesole D, Cornell RF, Hildebrandt GC, Murthy HS, Lazarus HM, Cerny J, Yared JA, Schriber J, Berdeja J, Stockerl-Goldstein K, Meehan K, Holmberg L, Solh M, Diaz MA, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Farhadfar N, Bashir Q, Munker R, Olsson RF, Gale RP, Bayer RL, Seo S, Chhabra S, Hashmi S, Badawy SM, Nishihori T, Gonsalves W, Nieto Y, Efebera Y, Kumar S, Shah N, Qazilbash M, Hari P, D’Souza A. Hematopoietic cell transplantation utilization and outcomes for primary plasma cell leukemia in the current era. Leukemia 2020, 34: 3338-3347. PMID: 32313109, PMCID: PMC7572530, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-020-0830-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary plasma cell leukemiaHematopoietic cell transplantationKarnofsky performance statusPlasma cell leukemiaAllo-HCTPPCL patientsCell leukemiaNovel agent eraGood partial responseOutcomes of patientsHigh relapse rateAgent eraHCT utilizationSuperior OSPartial responsePerformance statusInferior survivalMedian ageRelapse rateCell transplantationSEER dataMortality 7Multi-variate analysisPatientsSurvival 17
2019
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation and combination antiretroviral therapy: cautions, complications, and considerations
Shallis RM, Gleeson S, Azar M, Malinis M, Xu ML, Seropian SE, Gowda L, Zeidan AM. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation and combination antiretroviral therapy: cautions, complications, and considerations. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2019, 60: 2584-2587. PMID: 30943051, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1594221.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsThe impact of a multimodal approach to vancomycin discontinuation in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients (HSCT) with febrile neutropenia (FN)
Perreault S, McManus D, Bar N, Foss F, Gowda L, Isufi I, Seropian S, Malinis M, Topal JE. The impact of a multimodal approach to vancomycin discontinuation in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients (HSCT) with febrile neutropenia (FN). Transplant Infectious Disease 2019, 21: e13059. PMID: 30737868, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial StewardshipFebrile NeutropeniaFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansMaleMedication Therapy ManagementMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiddle AgedNoseRetrospective StudiesStaphylococcal InfectionsTime FactorsVancomycinYoung AdultConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplant recipientsPost-intervention cohortFebrile neutropeniaVancomycin useVancomycin discontinuationStewardship teamRetrospective analysisMultimodal approachStem cell transplant recipientsResistant Gram-positive organismsResistant Gram-positive infectionsAntibiotic stewardship teamDiscontinuation of vancomycinEvidence of pneumoniaPost-implementation cohortPrevious MRSA infectionCell transplant recipientsGram-positive infectionsNasal swab collectionEmpiric vancomycinFN patientsVancomycin ordersVancomycin usageHSCT recipientsTransplant recipientsHLA-DP mismatch and CMV reactivation increase risk of aGVHD independently in recipients of allogeneic stem cell transplant
Ghobadi A, Milton DR, Gowda L, Rondon G, Chemaly RF, Hamdi A, Alousi A, Afrough A, Oran B, Ciurea S, Kebriaei P, Popat UR, Qazilbash MH, Shpall EJ, Champlin RE, Bashir Q. HLA-DP mismatch and CMV reactivation increase risk of aGVHD independently in recipients of allogeneic stem cell transplant. Current Research In Translational Medicine 2019, 67: 51-55. PMID: 30683577, PMCID: PMC7735254, DOI: 10.1016/j.retram.2019.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAgedCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHistocompatibility TestingHLA-DP AntigensHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMaleMiddle AgedMyelodysplastic SyndromesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTransplant RecipientsTransplantation ImmunologyTransplantation, HomologousVirus ActivationYoung AdultConceptsHLA-DPB1 mismatchingCMV reactivationOverall survivalRisk of aGVHDRisk of relapseCMV serostatusHLA-DPIncrease riskAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationAllogeneic stem cell transplantHematopoietic stem cell transplantationMD Anderson Cancer CenterGVHD target tissuesHLA-DP mismatchesRecipient CMV serostatusRisk of GVHDStem cell transplantStem cell transplantationHLA-DP moleculesAnderson Cancer CenterGVHD incidenceCumulative incidenceCell transplantMultivariable analysisCancer Center
2018
A dual strategy to optimize hematopoietic progenitor cell collections: validation of a simple prediction algorithm and use of collect flow rates guided by mononuclear cell count
Godbey EA, Dormesy S, Gowda L, Nandi V, Paradiso S, Sachais BS, Shi PA. A dual strategy to optimize hematopoietic progenitor cell collections: validation of a simple prediction algorithm and use of collect flow rates guided by mononuclear cell count. Transfusion 2018, 59: 659-670. PMID: 30537213, DOI: 10.1111/trf.15034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary plasma cell leukemia: autologous stem cell transplant in an era of novel induction drugs
Gowda L, Shah M, Badar I, Bashir Q, Shah N, Patel K, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Mehta R, Weber DM, Lee HC, Manasanch EE, Shah A, Thomas SK, Parmar S, Nieto Y, Orlowski RZ, Champlin R, Qazilbash MH. Primary plasma cell leukemia: autologous stem cell transplant in an era of novel induction drugs. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2018, 54: 1089-1093. PMID: 30446740, PMCID: PMC8393277, DOI: 10.1038/s41409-018-0392-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary plasma cell leukemiaStem cell transplantMultiple myelomaCell transplantPost-autologous stem cell transplantAutologous stem cell transplantPoor long-term survivalPlasma cell leukemiaLong-term survivalInduction drugsCytotoxic chemotherapyAggressive variantTreatment algorithmNovel agentsCell leukemiaOutcomes postNovel drugsTransplantDrugsPosttransplantChemotherapyMyelomaTherapyLeukemia
2017
Predictive model for survival in patients with AML/MDS receiving haploidentical stem cell transplantation.
Bachegowda LS, Saliba RM, Ramlal R, Kongtim P, Chen J, Rondon G, Wallis W, Alousi A, Ahmed S, Hosing CM, Parmar S, Qazilbash M, Khouri IF, Bashir Q, Oran B, Popat U, Shpall EJ, Marin D, Rezvani K, Kebriaei P, Champlin RE, Ciurea SO. Predictive model for survival in patients with AML/MDS receiving haploidentical stem cell transplantation. Blood 2017, 129: 3031-3033. PMID: 28351938, PMCID: PMC6033074, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2017-02-766154.Peer-Reviewed Original Research