2023
Reduced Intensity Haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplantation in Adults with Severe Sickle Cell Disease: BMT CTN 1507
Kassim A, Walters M, Eapen M, Ritzau N, Smith M, Solh M, McKinney C, Nieder M, Ross M, Kent M, Abusin G, Mallhi K, Silva J, Shaughnessy P, Kanter J, Haines H, Farah R, Khaled Y, Abraham A, Bollard C, Cooke K, de La Fuente J, Hanna R, Horowitz M, Jordan L, Krishnamurti L, Leifere E, Mahadeo K, Shenoy S, Ritzau N, DeBaun M, Brodsky R. Reduced Intensity Haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplantation in Adults with Severe Sickle Cell Disease: BMT CTN 1507. Blood 2023, 142: lba-4. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-192022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-transplant cyclophosphamideEvent-free survivalBone marrow transplantSickle cell diseaseSevere sickle cell diseaseTotal body irradiationGraft failureAcute GVHDPost-BMTCell diseaseDay 100Multi-center phase II trialFirst year post-BMTHaploidentical bone marrow transplantVaso-occlusive pain episodesHaploidentical bone marrow transplantationHematopoietic stem cell transplantationChronic transfusion regimenDurable donor engraftmentHemoglobin SS diseaseAcute chest syndromePrimary graft failureSecondary graft failureEnd-organ toxicityPhase II trial
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 standard