Emerging use of Stem Cell Transplants for Systemic Sclerosis
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Abstract
Over the last 20 years stem cell transplant (SCT) has shown promising results in a variety of autoimmune rheumatologic disorders. Of these conditions, systemic sclerosis (SSc) has garnered the most attention given the limited alternative options for advanced disease. Several early studies and now several randomized controlled trials have demonstrated improved skin, lung, and vascular outcomes. However complications associated with the immunoablating steps in the transplant process have led to cardiotoxicity, infections, and death in some transplant recipients. Growing efforts are being made to examine how to optimize the transplant process to improve safety but retain efficacy.
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MASCARENHAS, Sheryl.
Emerging use of Stem Cell Transplants for Systemic Sclerosis.
Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 4, n. 6, oct. 2016.
ISSN 2375-1924.
Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/714>. Date accessed: 19 apr. 2024.
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stem cell transplant; systemic sclerosis
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24. Song X, Lv HY, Sun LX, et al. Autologous stem cell transplantation for systemic lupus erythematosus: report of efficacy and safety at 7 years of follow-up in 17 patients. Transplant Proc. 2011;43(5):1924–7.
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27. van Laar JM, Naraghi K, Tyndall A. Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for poor-prognosis systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology 2015; 54: 2126–2133.
28. Burt RK, Shah SJ, Gheorghiade M et al.
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for systemic sclerosis: if you are confused, remember: “it is a matter of the heart”. Journal of Rheumatology. 2012;39:206–9.
29. Burt RK, Oliveira MC, & Shah SJ. Cardiac Assessment Before Stem Cell Transplantation for Systemic Sclerosis. JAMA. 2014;12(17):1803.
30. N Del Papa, Onida F, Zaccara E, et al. Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has better outcome than conventional therapies in patients with rapidly progressive systemic sclerosis. Bone Marrow Transplantation. advance online publication 22 August 2016; doi: 10.1038/bmt.2016.211
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33. Martínez C, Urbano-Ispizua A, Rozman C, et al. Immune reconstitution following allogeneic peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation: comparison of recipients of positive CD34+ selected grafts with recipients of unmanipulated grafts. Exp Hematol. 1999;27:561–8.
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