Hematology Department-BMT Unit, G. Papanicolaou Hospital, Exochi, 57010, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Pathology Department, G. Papanicolaou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Int J Hematol. 2019 Nov;110(5):529-532. doi: 10.1007/s12185-019-02750-7. Epub 2019 Oct 4.
Transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA) is a severe complication of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) with multisystem involvement. Cases of TMA in the intestinal vasculature (intestinal TMA/iTMA) have been reported. We hypothesized that iTMA is a distinct entity from TA-TMA. To test this hypothesis, we prospectively recruited allo-HCT recipients with an indication for endoscopy. Among 20 patients, histological features of iTMA, including loss of glands, total denudation of mucosa, apoptosis and detachment of endothelial cells, mucosal hemorrhage, intraluminal fibrin and microthrombi were found in six. Only 2/6 were classified as GVHD/TA-TMA, while the other 4 as GVHD/no TA-TMA. Gastro-intestinal symptoms were similar between the patients with or without iTMA. With a median follow-up of 11.1 (2.1-67.5) months, 1-year overall survival was 22.2% for iTMA, 55% for GVHD and 60% for TA-TMA. On multivariate analysis, independent unfavorable predictors of OS were iTMA (p = 0.048), HLA mismatched donors (p = 0.008) and gastro-intestinal bleeding (p = 0.021). In conclusion, iTMA emerges as a novel distinct entity in patients with GVHD and/or TA-TMA. Distinct histological features may be useful in differential diagnosis of these severe HCT complications. The higher mortality rates of iTMA than TA-TMA highlight the need for further investigation of this condition.
移植相关血栓性微血管病(TA-TMA)是异基因造血细胞移植(allo-HCT)的一种严重并发症,涉及多系统。已有肠道血管(肠 TMA/iTMA)发生 TMA 的病例报道。我们假设 iTMA 是与 TA-TMA 不同的实体。为了验证这一假设,我们前瞻性招募了有内镜适应证的 allo-HCT 受者。在 20 例患者中,有 6 例存在 iTMA 的组织学特征,包括腺体丧失、黏膜完全剥脱、细胞凋亡和内皮细胞脱落、黏膜出血、腔内纤维蛋白和微血栓。仅 2/6 被归类为 GVHD/TA-TMA,而另外 4 例为 GVHD/无 TA-TMA。有或无 iTMA 的患者胃肠道症状相似。中位随访 11.1(2.1-67.5)个月后,iTMA、GVHD 和 TA-TMA 的 1 年总生存率分别为 22.2%、55%和 60%。多变量分析显示,iTMA(p=0.048)、HLA 错配供者(p=0.008)和胃肠道出血(p=0.021)是 OS 的独立不良预测因素。结论:iTMA 在 GVHD 和/或 TA-TMA 患者中是一种新的独特实体。独特的组织学特征可能有助于这些严重 HCT 并发症的鉴别诊断。iTMA 死亡率高于 TA-TMA,这突出表明需要进一步研究这种情况。