Successful hematopoietic stem cell mobilization and apheresis collection using plerixafor alone in sickle cell patients
Successful hematopoietic stem cell mobilization and apheresis collection using plerixafor alone in sickle cell patients
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DOI:
10.1182/bloodadvances.2018016725
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发表时间:
2018-10-09
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7.5
通讯作者:
Biffi, Alessandra
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作者:
Esrick, Erica B.;Manis, John P.;Biffi, Alessandra
Novel therapies for sickle cell disease (SCD) based on genetically engineered autologous hematopoietic stemand progenitor cells (HSPCs) are criticallydependentona safeandeffective strategy for cell procurement. We sought to assess the safety and efficacy of plerixafor when used in transfused patients with SCD for HSCmobilization. Six adult patients with SCD were recruited to receive a single dose of plerixafor, tested at lower than standard (180 mu g/kg) and standard (240 mu g/kg) doses, followed by CD34(+) cell monitoring in peripheral blood and apheresis collection. The procedures were safe and well-tolerated. Mobilization was successful, with higher peripheral CD34(+) cell counts in the standard vs the low-dose group. Among our 6 donors, we improved apheresis cell collection results by using a deep collection interface and starting apheresis within 4 hours after plerixafor administration. In the subjects who received a single standard dose of plerixafor and followed the optimized collection protocol, yields of up to 24.5 x 10(6) CD34(+) cells/kg were achieved. Interestingly, the collected CD34(+) cells were enriched in immunophenotypically defined long-term HSCs and early progenitors. Thus, we demonstrate that plerixafor can be employed safely in patients with SCD to obtain sufficient HSCs for potential use in gene therapy.