PMID- 31602653 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200608 LR - 20200608 IS - 1537-2995 (Electronic) IS - 0041-1132 (Linking) VI - 59 IP - 11 DP - 2019 Nov TI - HLA-matched platelet transfusions are effective only in refractory patients with positive HLA antibody screening. PG - 3303-3307 LID - 10.1111/trf.15530 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Recipients of platelet transfusions with 1-hour corrected count increments (1hCCIs) of 7.5 or less on two subsequent platelet transfusions with random platelets may benefit from human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched platelet concentrates. We aimed to quantify the efficacy of HLA-matched platelets concentrates expressed in 1hCCIs. METHODS: We performed a cohort study among consecutive refractory patients who received HLA-matched platelet concentrates in the Netherlands between 1994 and 2017. We performed mixed-model linear regression comparing 1hCCIs after HLA split-antigen-matched transfusions with 1hCCIs after HLA-mismatched transfusions, adjusted for within-patient correlations. A donor-to-patient match was categorized as a split-match if all donor HLA-A and -B antigens were present in the patient as well; that is, donor and patient were HLA identical or compatible. Subgroup analyses were performed for patients with positive or negative HLA antibody screens. Finally, the additional effect of ABO mismatches on 1hCCIs was investigated. RESULTS: The 1hCCI after an HLA-matched transfusion was 14.09 (95% reference interval, 1.13-29.89). This was 1.94 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.74-3.15) higher than 1hCCI after HLA-mismatched transfusions. In patients with negative HLA antibody screening tests, HLA matching did not affect 1hCCIs. Conditional on HLA matching, 1hCCIs decreased by 3.70 (95% CI, -5.22 to -2.18) with major ABO mismatches. CONCLUSION: Matched platelet concentrates yielded maximal 1hCCIs, whereas mismatched transfusions still resulted in adequate increments. There is no indication for HLA-matched platelets in patients with negative antibody screens. CI - (c) 2019 AABB. FAU - Kreuger, Aukje L AU - Kreuger AL AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1658-9257 AD - Center for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Leiden, The Netherlands. AD - Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. FAU - Makelburg, Anja B U AU - Makelburg ABU AD - Unit Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. AD - Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. FAU - Somers, Judith A E AU - Somers JAE AD - Unit Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. AD - Department of Hematology, Erasmus MC-Daniel Den Hoed Cancer Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. FAU - Tomson, Bert AU - Tomson B AD - Unit Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. FAU - van de Watering, Leo M G AU - van de Watering LMG AD - Unit Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. FAU - van der Bom, Johanna G AU - van der Bom JG AD - Center for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Leiden, The Netherlands. AD - Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. FAU - van Kraaij, Marian G J AU - van Kraaij MGJ AD - Center for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Leiden, The Netherlands. AD - Unit Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. AD - Unit Donor Affairs, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. FAU - Weller, Claudia M AU - Weller CM AD - Unit Transfusion Medicine, Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191011 PL - United States TA - Transfusion JT - Transfusion JID - 0417360 RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) RN - 0 (Isoantibodies) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Blood Donors MH - Cohort Studies MH - Female MH - HLA Antigens/*immunology MH - *Histocompatibility Testing MH - Humans MH - Isoantibodies/*blood MH - Linear Models MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Platelet Count MH - *Platelet Transfusion EDAT- 2019/10/12 06:00 MHDA- 2020/06/09 06:00 CRDT- 2019/10/12 06:00 PHST- 2019/04/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/07/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/07/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/10/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/06/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/10/12 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/trf.15530 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Transfusion. 2019 Nov;59(11):3303-3307. doi: 10.1111/trf.15530. Epub 2019 Oct 11.