Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether C-reactive protein (CRP) in the first 1-3 days post-transplant could predict allogeneic immune reactions, including engraftment syndrome or acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), in pediatric haploidentical stem cell transplantation. The study population comprised 175 consecutive pediatric patients. Receiver operating characteristic analysis was performed to identify the cut-off CRP value. The high-CRP group (≥20.1 mg/l) was associated with an increased occurrence of engraftment syndrome (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.046; p = 0.008), II-IV acute GVHD (HR = 2.203; p = 0.001) and severe GVHD (HR = 6.371; p = 0.004). Our data suggest that higher CRP during the first 1-3 days post-transplant could be a predictor of allogeneic immune reactions.
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