Plasma biomarkers of lower gastrointestinal and liver acute GVHD

Harris, Andrew C. and Ferrara, James L. M. and Braun, Thomas M. and Holler, Ernst and Teshima, Takanori and Levine, John E. and Choi, Sung W. and Landfried, Karin and Akashi, Koichi and Vander Lugt, Mark and Couriel, Daniel R. and Reddy, Pavan and Paczesny, Sophie (2012) Plasma biomarkers of lower gastrointestinal and liver acute GVHD. BLOOD, 119 (12). pp. 2960-2963. ISSN 0006-4971,

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Abstract

The lower gastrointestinal tract (LGI) and liver are the GVHD target organs most associated with treatment failure and nonrelapse mortality. We recently identified regenerating islet-derived 3-alpha (REG3 alpha) as a plasma biomarker of LGI GVHD. We compared REG3 alpha with 2 previously reported GI and liver GVHD diagnostic biomarkers, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and cytokeratin fragment 18, in 954 hematopoietic cell transplantation patients. All 3 biomarkers were significantly elevated in LGI GVHD compared with non-GVHD diarrhea; REG3 alpha discerned LGI GVHD from non-GVHD diarrhea better than HGF and cytokeratin fragment 18. Although all 3 biomarkers predicted nonresponse to therapy at day 28 in LGI GVHD patients, only REG3 alpha and HGF concentrations predicted 1-year nonrelapse mortality (P = .01 and P = .02, respectively). Liver GVHD without GI involvement at GVHD onset and non-GVHD liver complications were uncommon; all 3 biomarkers were elevated in liver GVHD, but did not distinguish GVHD from other causes of hyperbilirubinemia. (Blood. 2012;119(12):2960-2963)

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: VERSUS-HOST-DISEASE; HEMATOPOIETIC-CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; THERAPY; RISK;
Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
Divisions: Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin III (Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie)
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 18 May 2020 08:48
Last Modified: 18 May 2020 08:48
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/19042

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