Haploidentical hematopoietic transplantation: experience of a Cuban tertiary health care center

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haploidentical hematopoietic transplantation, graft-versus-host disease, overall survival

Abstract

Introduction: The results shown during the last years by haploidentical hematopoietic transplantation have made possible to benefit an increasing number of patients.

Objective: To evaluate the results of haploidentical hematopoietic transplantation at the Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital.

Method: A retrospective and descriptive study of all patients who underwent haplo-HSCT was carried out at the Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital, from 2016 to 2020. The sample consisted of 15 patients and 16 transplants.

Results: Acute leukemias predominated among transplant patients. Most of the cases were transplanted in complete remission and the type of conditioning regime most applied was myeloablative. The average age of the donors was 49 years and most of them were the mothers (62.5%). Peripheral blood was the most widely used source of stem cells (81.2%). The average of the recovery of absolute neutrophil count and platelet count were 17 and 16.7 days, respectively. Acute GVHD was more frequent (50.0%). Non-relapse mortality at one year was 33.3%; disease relapse was the predominant cause of death (26.6%).The estimated overall survival at two years was 40%.

Conclusions: The performance of haploidentical hematopoietic transplantation at the Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital demonstrates that it is a feasible procedure in our country and it promises to improve the life expectancy of a group of patients with various hemopathies and no HLA-identical donors.

Author Biographies

Calixto Hernández Cruz, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico "Hermanos Ameijeiras"

Doctor en Medicina. Especialista de 1er y 2do grado en Hematología. Doctor en Ciencias Médicas. Jefe de Servicio de Hematología del HCQ "Hermanos Ameijeiras". Profesor e Investigador Titular. Jefe de la Comisión Nacional de Trasplante Hematopoyéetico. Miembro de la Junta de Gobierno de la Sociedad Cubana de Hematología

José Carnot Uria, Hptal Hermanos Ameijeiras

Especialista de 2do grado en Hematología.Profesor Consultante.Investigador Auxiliar

Aliette García García, Hptal Hermanos Ameijeiras

Especialista de 1er grado en Hematología. Máster en Emergencias Médicas. Profesor Asistente. Investigador Agregado

Ibis Karina Pardo Ramírez, Hptal Hermanos Ameijeiras

Especialista de 1er grado en Hematología. Máster en Emergencias Médicas. Profesor Asistente. Investigador Agregado

Kali Cepero Llauger, Hptal Hermanos Ameijeiras

Especialista de 1er grado en Hematología. Máster en Emergencias Médicas. Profesor Auxiliar. Investigador Auxiliar

Carlos Pérez Rosales, Hptal Hermanos Ameijeiras

Especialista de 1er grado en Hematología.

Published

2024-10-25

How to Cite

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Hernández Cruz C, Carnot Uria J, García García A, Pardo Ramírez IK, Cepero Llauger K, Rosales CP. Haploidentical hematopoietic transplantation: experience of a Cuban tertiary health care center. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter [Internet]. 2024 Oct. 25 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];40. Available from: https://revhematologia.sld.cu/index.php/hih/article/view/1964

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HEMATOLOGÍA

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