2021
Evidence-Based Minireview: In young children with severe sickle cell disease, do the benefits of HLA-identical sibling donor HCT outweigh the risks?
Shah N, Krishnamurti L. Evidence-Based Minireview: In young children with severe sickle cell disease, do the benefits of HLA-identical sibling donor HCT outweigh the risks? Hematology 2021, 2021: 190-195. PMID: 34889371, PMCID: PMC8791135, DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2021000322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantVaso-occlusive pain episodesSickle cell diseaseCell diseaseDonor hematopoietic stem cell transplantAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantHuman leukocyte antigen identicalSevere sickle cell diseaseBenefits of HLAAcute chest syndromeHLA-identical siblingsStem cell transplantYears of ageAge-appropriate activitiesChest syndromePain crisisPain episodesFebrile episodesCell transplantMedical conditionsMale childrenFemale childrenPatientsCase 2Case 1
2020
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Is Safe and Well Tolerated Following Allogeneic Transplantation in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Shah N, Bhoopatiraju S, Abraham A, Anderson E, Andreansky M, Bhatia M, Chaudhury S, Cuvelier G, Godder K, Grimley M, Hale G, Kamani N, Jacobsohn D, Ngwube A, Skiles J, Yu L, Shenoy S. Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Is Safe and Well Tolerated Following Allogeneic Transplantation in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2020, 136: 33. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-142696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic cell transplantationSickle cell diseaseAbsolute neutrophil countVaso-occlusive episodesG-CSF administrationNeutrophil recoveryG-CSFSCD patientsCell diseaseDay 100Unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantationDonor hematopoietic cell transplantationVaso-occlusive pain crisesHemoglobin S levelPrimary graft rejectionShort-course methotrexateAcute chest syndromeLife-threatening complicationsG-CSF useGranulocyte-colony stimulating factorGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorTranscranial Doppler velocitiesDifferent donor sourcesColony-stimulating factorSafety/toxicity