Abstract
Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) is increasingly used in pre-allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) conditioning regimens to prevent graft rejection and graft-versus-host disease. However, ATG was also found to be associated with increased incidence of thrombosis during organ transplantation. In the present study, we tested the coagulation status of 21 patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing allo-SCT who received ATG-based (11 patients) or non-ATG-based (10) conditioning treatment. We assessed several thrombophilia markers as well as circulating total and endothelial microparticles (TMP/EMP) and soluble CD40 ligand (CD40L). No significant difference in the mean values of prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time, fibrinogen, antithrombin, protein C, protein S, thrombin-antithrombin III complex, homocysteine levels, prevalence of genetic thrombophilia markers and levels of EMP, TMP or CD40L was observed between the ATG-treated and ATG-untreated patients, as well as before and after conditioning in each group separately. Platelet counts decreased significantly in ATG-treated patients; however, this decrease was not associated with clinical or laboratory evidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation. No pat...Continue Reading
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