Author:
Kubo Hiroyuki,Imataki Osamu,Fukumoto Tetsuya,Kawanaka Yui,Ishida Tomoya,Kubo Yukiko Hamasaki,Kida Jun-ichiro,Uemura Makiko,Fujita Haruyuki,Kadowaki Norimitsu
Abstract
AbstractAscites is sometimes detected after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT); however, since limited information is currently available, its clinical meaning remains unclear. Therefore, we herein examined potential factors for and the impact of ascites on the prognosis of patients after allo-HSCT at our institutes. Fifty-eight patients developed ascites within 90 days of allo-HSCT (small in 34 (16%), moderate-large in 24 (11%)). A multivariate analysis identified veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (p = 0.01) and myeloablative conditioning (p = 0.01) as significant potential factors for the development of small ascites. Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) (p < 0.01) was a significant potential factor for moderate-large ascites. The incidence of both small and moderate-large ascites correlated with lower overall survival (p = 0.03 for small ascites and p < 0.01 for moderate-large ascites) and higher non-relapse mortality rates (p = 0.03 for small ascites and p < 0.01 for moderate-large ascites). Lower OS and higher NRM rates correlated with the incidence of both small and moderate-large ascites. Further investigation is warranted to establish whether the clinical sign of ascites improves the diagnostic quality of TMA in a large-scale study.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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