Table 1.

Characteristics of patients, HSCT, and posttransplant AIHA

Patient 1Patient 2Patient 3
Diagnosis Pre–B-ALL XLT/WAS DNA-ligase IV deficiency 
Age at HSCT 19 y 25 mo 20 mo 
Donor MUD (11/12, HLA-DP locus) MUD (9/10, B locus) MFD 
Conditioning regimen Bu (targeted cAUC 90); Flu (40 mg/m2); Clo (120 mg/m2); alemtuzumab (0.6 mg/kg) Treo (36 g/m2); Flu (150 mg/m2); Thio (10 mg/kg); alemtuzumab (0.7 mg/kg) Flu (150 mg/m2); Cy (20 mg/kg); alemtuzumab (1 mg/kg) 
Blood groups, recipient/donor A+/A+ 0+/0+ 0+/0+ 
Onset of post-HSCT AIHA, days post-HSCT 116 138 286 
Chimerism at diagnosis, % donor cells 92 100 95 
Isotype/specific antibodies IgG/anti Rh-E-antigen IgG/warm autoantibody IgG/anti-RH5 antibody 
Activation of complement Yes No Yes 
Immunological phenotyping at onset of AIHA ND CD4+ 48/μL, CD19+ 108/μL, CD56+/CD16+ 192/μL CD4+ 792/μL, CD19+ 528/μL, CD56+/CD16+ 44/μL 
PRBC transfusions prior to daratumumab ∼200 (total) 20 
Cumulative days of steroid treatment* prior to daratumumab 503 54 379 
Initial treatment MPN, rituximab PDN, rituximab, plasmapheresis MPN/PDN, rituximab 
Plasmapheresis sessions No 36 No 
Cumulative number of rituximab doses, ×375 mg/m2, prior to daratumumab 11 
Cumulative number of bortezomib courses, 4 × 1.3 mg/m2, prior to daratumumab 
Ongoing second- or third-line treatments at start of daratumumab treatment Bortezomib, sirolimus, MMF, ibrutinib, Cy, ATG MMF, plasmapheresis MMF, sirolimus, eculizumab 
Day of start daratumumab after onset of AIHA (post-HSCT day+) 503 (619) 265 (403) 333 (619) 
Total doses of daratumumab, ×16 mg/kg, given once weekly 11 
Duration of daratumumab treatment, d 49 17 43 
Response to daratumumab Partial/transient (8 mo) Yes Yes 
PRBC following daratumumab Until death None 
Outcome (follow-up time in months after daratumumab/rituximab) Died a/w (16/12) a/w (13/19) 
CD4+ T cells, CD45RA % NA 1898/μL, 75% 1565/μL, 44% 
Time to B-cell recovery, mo NA 7.5 6.5 
CD19+CD20+ B-cell recovery at last follow-up NA 164/μL 656/μL 
IgM NA 0.44 g/L 0.42 g/L 
CD19+CD38++ plasmablasts NA Present Present 
On IVIG Until death No Yes 
Patient 1Patient 2Patient 3
Diagnosis Pre–B-ALL XLT/WAS DNA-ligase IV deficiency 
Age at HSCT 19 y 25 mo 20 mo 
Donor MUD (11/12, HLA-DP locus) MUD (9/10, B locus) MFD 
Conditioning regimen Bu (targeted cAUC 90); Flu (40 mg/m2); Clo (120 mg/m2); alemtuzumab (0.6 mg/kg) Treo (36 g/m2); Flu (150 mg/m2); Thio (10 mg/kg); alemtuzumab (0.7 mg/kg) Flu (150 mg/m2); Cy (20 mg/kg); alemtuzumab (1 mg/kg) 
Blood groups, recipient/donor A+/A+ 0+/0+ 0+/0+ 
Onset of post-HSCT AIHA, days post-HSCT 116 138 286 
Chimerism at diagnosis, % donor cells 92 100 95 
Isotype/specific antibodies IgG/anti Rh-E-antigen IgG/warm autoantibody IgG/anti-RH5 antibody 
Activation of complement Yes No Yes 
Immunological phenotyping at onset of AIHA ND CD4+ 48/μL, CD19+ 108/μL, CD56+/CD16+ 192/μL CD4+ 792/μL, CD19+ 528/μL, CD56+/CD16+ 44/μL 
PRBC transfusions prior to daratumumab ∼200 (total) 20 
Cumulative days of steroid treatment* prior to daratumumab 503 54 379 
Initial treatment MPN, rituximab PDN, rituximab, plasmapheresis MPN/PDN, rituximab 
Plasmapheresis sessions No 36 No 
Cumulative number of rituximab doses, ×375 mg/m2, prior to daratumumab 11 
Cumulative number of bortezomib courses, 4 × 1.3 mg/m2, prior to daratumumab 
Ongoing second- or third-line treatments at start of daratumumab treatment Bortezomib, sirolimus, MMF, ibrutinib, Cy, ATG MMF, plasmapheresis MMF, sirolimus, eculizumab 
Day of start daratumumab after onset of AIHA (post-HSCT day+) 503 (619) 265 (403) 333 (619) 
Total doses of daratumumab, ×16 mg/kg, given once weekly 11 
Duration of daratumumab treatment, d 49 17 43 
Response to daratumumab Partial/transient (8 mo) Yes Yes 
PRBC following daratumumab Until death None 
Outcome (follow-up time in months after daratumumab/rituximab) Died a/w (16/12) a/w (13/19) 
CD4+ T cells, CD45RA % NA 1898/μL, 75% 1565/μL, 44% 
Time to B-cell recovery, mo NA 7.5 6.5 
CD19+CD20+ B-cell recovery at last follow-up NA 164/μL 656/μL 
IgM NA 0.44 g/L 0.42 g/L 
CD19+CD38++ plasmablasts NA Present Present 
On IVIG Until death No Yes 

a/w, alive and well; B ALL, B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia; Bu, busulfan; Clo, clofarabine; cAUC, cumulative area under the curve; Cy, cyclophosphamide; HLA-DP, human leucocyte antigen DP; Flu, fludarabine; MFD, matched family donor; NA, not applicable; ND, not done; PDN, prednisolone; Thio, thiotepa; Treo, treosulfan; WAS, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome; XLT, X-linked thrombocytopenia.

*

PDN ≥ 1 mg/kg.

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