PMID- 37800996 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231120 LR - 20240124 IS - 1747-4094 (Electronic) IS - 1747-4094 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 11 DP - 2023 Jul-Dec TI - Outcomes and long-term effects of hematopoietic stem cell transplant in sickle cell disease. PG - 879-903 LID - 10.1080/17474086.2023.2268271 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is the only readily available curative option for sickle cell disease (SCD). Cure rates following human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched related donor HSCT with myeloablative or non-myeloablative conditioning are >90%. Alternative donor sources, including haploidentical donor and autologous with gene therapy, expand donor options but are limited by inferior outcomes, limited data, and/or shorter follow-up and therefore remain experimental. AREAS COVERED: Outcomes are improving with time, with donor type and conditioning regimens having the greatest impact on long-term complications. Patients with stable donor engraftment do not experience SCD-related symptoms and have stabilization or improvement of end-organ pathology; however, the long-term effects of curative strategies remain to be fully established and have significant implications in a patient's decision to seek therapy. This review covers currently published literature on HSCT outcomes, including organ-specific outcomes implicated in SCD, as well as long-term effects. EXPERT OPINION: HSCT, both allogeneic and autologous gene therapy, in the SCD population reverses the sickle phenotype, prevents further organ damage, can resolve prior organ dysfunction in both pediatric and adult patients. Data support greater success with HSCT at a younger age, thus, curative therapies should be discussed early in the patient's life. FAU - Inam, Zaina AU - Inam Z AD - Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. AD - Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA. FAU - Tisdale, John F AU - Tisdale JF AD - Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. FAU - Leonard, Alexis AU - Leonard A AD - Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. AD - Department of Hematology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20231117 PL - England TA - Expert Rev Hematol JT - Expert review of hematology JID - 101485942 SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Humans MH - Child MH - *Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/adverse effects MH - *Anemia, Sickle Cell/complications MH - Transplantation, Homologous MH - Tissue Donors MH - Transplantation Conditioning/adverse effects MH - *Graft vs Host Disease/etiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Allogeneic transplantation OT - alternative donor transplants OT - autologous transplantation OT - gene therapy OT - hematopoietic stem cell transplant OT - long-term effects OT - organ function OT - sickle cell disease EDAT- 2023/10/06 12:45 MHDA- 2023/11/20 06:54 CRDT- 2023/10/06 09:42 PHST- 2023/11/20 06:54 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/06 12:45 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/06 09:42 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/17474086.2023.2268271 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Expert Rev Hematol. 2023 Jul-Dec;16(11):879-903. doi: 10.1080/17474086.2023.2268271. Epub 2023 Nov 17.