Analysis of determinant factors of liver fibrosis progression in ex-thalassemic patients

International journal of hematology. 2020
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Abstract
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) potentially renders thalassemia patients disease-free with presumably cessation of associated complications. This study analyzes the liver fibrosis status and the determinants of its progression in ex-thalassemic patients. The liver fibrosis status of 108 pediatric transfusion-dependent ß-thalassemia major patients was evaluated before and one year after allo-HSCT using transient elastography (TE). All patients achieved normal hematopoiesis. In univariate analyses, not in all, but in patients developing significant post-HSCT iron overload or hepatic graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), as well as recipients of bone marrow stem cells (BMSC), significant TE increment occurred. In multivariable analyses, through a model with large effect size (Adj.R(2)?=?26%, F((3,104))?=?13.53, P?
Study details
Transplant Type : Allogeneic
Language : eng
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