Bone Marrow Transplantation News

Carrie Kitko, MD, has been named associate professor of pediatrics and director of the pediatric stem cell transplant program within the division of hematology/oncology at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Left ventricular systolic dysfunction and heart failure occurred more frequently than previously reported in adult survivors of lymphoma who underwent autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to study results.

The reactivation of human herpesvirus-6 after pediatric allogenic stem cell transplantation may explain the previously unknown origin of fever in 30% of patients, according to a recent study.

The review and adjudication of cause-specific deaths within 1 year after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has led to the development of definitions that will help transplant centers consistently and accurately report cause of death, according to study results.

A higher graft CD8 dose from younger donors — even if they are not related to the patient — predicted improved survival in patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing reduced-intensity conditioning allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to study results.

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation improved OS for elderly patients with multiple myeloma in the real-world setting, according to results of a SEER analysis.

Acute gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease is likely to cause greater enteric bacterial bloodstream infection density in children who have had allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, according to research published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In a small cohort of children and adolescents with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, autologous hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy led to clinical improvements in symptoms of autoimmunity, infectious complications and severe eczema, according to a press release.

Stephen D. Nimer, MD, director of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, received the Dr. E. Donnall Thomas Award from the Bone Marrow Foundation.

Gene therapy was associated with faster T-cell reconstitution and a better long-term thymic output than partially matched hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for children with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency, according to study results.