title: Growth velocity in pediatric bone marrow transplantation: significance of donor type and treatment factors.
abstract: Children who have undergone bone marrow transplantation (BMT) often have decreased growth. Growth is a multifactorial process, and the factors that influence growth after BMT are not completely understood. The authors hypothesized that donor type may be a factor influencing growth. Sixty-five children and adolescents who underwent BMT (32 related matched, 33 unrelated matched) were evaluated. Growth velocity (height standard deviation) was assessed prior to and 2 years following BMT. The results indicated that children and adolescents who underwent unrelated matched transplants had lower growth velocity (P < .059) than those with related matched transplants. Those who received the standard conditioning regimen that included total body irradiation (TBI) had a significantly lower growth velocity (P < .045) than those with chemotherapy-only regimens. Significant correlates of growth velocity included younger age at BMT and pre-BMT growth velocity. Thus, donor type, age at BMT, prior treatment, and BMT conditioning regimens that include TBI may all affect growth post-BMT. Careful monitoring of growth velocity is required for patients who have received an unrelated donor BMT.
authors.affiliation: Blood & Marrow Transplant program at the Medical Collegeof Wisconsin, USA. landerson@chw.org
authors.forename: Lynnette
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bingen
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kupst
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Warwick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors; D016896:Treatment Outcome