title: Treatment of poor marrow graft function with allogeneic CD34+ cells immunoselected from G-CSF-mobilized peripheral blood progenitor cells of the marrow donor.
abstract: The treatment effect of immunoselected allogeneic CD34+ blood cells was evaluated in two patients with poor graft function following BMT without evidence for immune-mediated rejection. Patient A had no signs of hematopoietic recovery up to day +34 post-BMT and patient B had normal leukocyte counts only with G-CSF support and remained platelet transfusion-dependent for > 200 days post-BMT. PBPC from the HLA-identical sibling BM donors were mobilized with G-CSF (2 x 5 micrograms/kg sc daily) for 5 days. Aphereses were performed on days 4 and 5 of G-CSF administration. CD34+ cells were separated from the pooled PBPC concentrates by immunoadsorption with the anti-CD34 moAb 12.8 in a biotin-avidin system. Patient A received 0.4 x 10(6) CD34+ and 4.3 x 10(5) CD3+ cells/kg body weight and patient B 3.4 x 10(6) CD34+ and 1.4 x 10(5) CD3+ cells/kg body weight. The trilineage repopulation of BM and the rapid improvement of peripheral blood parameters correlated with CD34+ cell infusion. Patients' blood and BM cell analyses proved the donor origin. Patient A died from CMV pneumonitis and multiorgan failure 27 days after CD34+ cell infusion (day +61 post-BMT). Patient B is still stable and in remission 260 days after CD34+ cell infusion (day +478 post-BMT). Neither patient suffered further exacerbation of GVHD). Thus, immunoselected allogeneic CD34+ blood cells might be appropriate for treatment of post-BMT graft failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arseniev
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Tischler
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Battmer
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Südmeier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casper
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Link
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism*; D018952:Antigens, CD34; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D005260:Female; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015452:Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D018952:Antigens, CD34; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor