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Keywords: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Thrombotic microangiopathy Transplantation-associated thrombotic microangiopathy Graft-versus-host disease Autopsy
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A B S T R A C T Transplantation-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA) is an important complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. To date, information regarding the organs that are affected by TA-TMA as confirmed histologically remains limited; the clinicopathologicD237X Xdifferences between renal TA-TMA and intestinal TA-TMA have not been examined despite being the well-known and commonly affected sites of TA-TMA. We therefore examined 165 autopsied patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and compared the clinicopathologicD238X fX actors of renal and intestinal TA-TMA. It was clear that 38 (23%) of our patients had TA-TMA. In the TA-TMA cases, the kidney (61%) and intestine (53%) were commonly affected, and the ileum and right colon were vulnerable. Other organs that we found to be affected by TA-TMA included the stomach (8%), gallbladder (5%), and oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, liver, heart, urinary bladder, and ureter (all at 3%), and symptoms thought to be caused by TA-TMA of these organs were not observed in any patient. Histologically, TA-TMA only affected the arteriole, or small arteries, regardless of the organ, and the veins or larger arteries were not affected at all. In the kidney, the glomerular capillary was also affected, D239X X and mesangiolysis and double contours of the basement membranes were often in evidence. The histologicD240X X overlap of renal and intestinal TA-TMA was rare (13%), and the patients in the intestinal TA-TMA group exhibited more frequency of a history of intestinal acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) during the clinical courseD241X X compared with that of the renal TA-TMA group (80% versus D24X X 22%, P = .0016). D243X X Although TA-TMA can affect many other organs, the frequency of these ancillary events was low, and the clinical effect may have been small. Our results suggest that in comparison to renal TA-TMA, intestinal GVHD could be more closely associated with intestinal TA-TMA as a risk factor. © 2019 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
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INTRODUCTION Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a syndrome caused by small-Dvessel 24X X endothelial injury and clinically characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase level, thrombocytopenia, and multiorgan injury [1]. Multiple factors can be the cause of a primary TMA [1]. ADAMTS13 deficiency-mediated TMA or Shiga toxin-mediated TMA are representative, and they have been familiarly called the thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraD245X X and Shiga toxin-related hemolytic uremic syndromeD,246X X respectively [2,3]. Secondary TMA can occur in underlying diseases, including
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infection, cancer, pregnancy, hypertension, and autoimmune diseases. Of particular interest here, transplantation-associated TMA (TA-TMA) is an increasingly recognizedD247X X and occasionally life-threatingD248X X complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) [1,4,5]. TA-TMA most commonly affects the kidneys, resulting in renal dysfunction, proteinuria, and hypertension [4-7]. Other organs that have been reported as targets of TA-TMA include the lungs, intestines, and brain, where symptoms include pulmonary hypertension, abdominal pain and bleeding, and various neurologic manifestations [4,8-15]. Clinical criteria proposed by the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trial Network and the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation have been used in the diagnosis of TA-TMA [16,17], but the unfortunate limitations of the diagnostic sensitivity of these protocols have D249X X been noted [18,19]. D250X X Because there can also be several complications, including graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), infection, and radiationD,251X X as
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well as chemotherapy-related toxicity contributing to organ dysfunction in HSCT patients, making accurate clinical decisions regarding whether symptoms are resulting from TATMA or something else entirely is often difficult. Diagnoses based on histologicD25X X analysis have been shown to enable the development of an objective evaluation of endothelial injury and the exclusion of other treatable causes. Previous studies that used D253X X histologicD254X Xmethods to determine the presence of TATMA were mainly based on biopsDy 25X X specimensD256X X and limited D257X X to kidneys and intestines [6,7,9-13,20]. In considerable contrast, autopsy can enable a systemic evaluation of TA-TMA. From a detailed review of 35 autopsied patients with TA-TMA, based on numerous articles published between 1966 and 2003, George et al. [21] indicated that most descriptions were very brief and only renal TA-TMA was described in almost all patients. Two detailed autopsy studies of 20 and 15 cases have been reported recently [22,23], but D258X X the distribution of this condition across organs other than the kidney and intestine was almost never mentioned. Although TA-TMA can affect blood vessels in the whole body, information regarding the organs, other than the kidney and intestine, that D259X X are affected by TATMA as confirmed histologically remains limited to date. Another important drawback in the existing literature is that although the kidneys and intestines are a common target of TA-TMA, the overlap of how or how often renal TA-TMA and intestinal TA-TMA might be jointly in evidence has not been described in previous autopsied cases [21-23]. From a biopsy study of intestinal TA-TMA, 9% of those diagnosed with intestinal TA-TMA showed renal dysfunction [11], and this outcome suggested that renal TA-TMA rarely coexists with intestinal TA-TMA. However, to date, a rigorous comparison between them has not been undertaken. Our aim here was to retrospectively examine a large number of autopsied patients after HSCT to clarify the systemic distribution of TA-TMA and compare the clinicopathologicD260X Xfactors of renal versus intestinal TA-TMA.
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MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients Between January 1, 1994, and January 31, 2017, 1458 patients underwent HSCT at the Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, and 165 of them were autopsied. We obtained information regarding numerous clinical factors from the relevant hospital records, including age, sex, D261X X life span after HSCT, primary disease, donor source, stem cell source, HLA match status, conditioning regimen, radiation status, GVHD prophylaxis, the history of intestinal biopsy carried out when the patients were alive, any history of acute GVHD during the clinical courseD26X X that D263X X was diagnosed and graded on the basis of the consensus criteria at the time [24], and the clinical suspicion of TA-TMA, which was based on laboratory and/or intestinal biopsy findings. If applicable, the onset of acute GVHD and TA-TMA during the clinical course was also recorded. Information regarding the last HSCT was used in 33 patients who underwent HSCT several times. The Institutional Review Board of The Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital approved this study (approval number: 2125). Autopsy Review D264X X As part of our investigation, we sampled 1 D265X X section from each organ, including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, urinary bladder, tongue, submandibular gland, thyroid gland, and bone marrow. In addition, 2 D26X X sections were sampled from each side of the heart, liver, and kidney. Five sections were sampled from each lobe of the lung. One section was sampled from the prostate and testis in males and from the uterus and ovaries in females. Sections of brain were available in 64 of our 165 autopsied patients, and multiple sections were sampled. In addition to above routine sections, additional elements were appropriately sampled as prompted by macroscopic findings. All sections were formalinD267X Xfixed, paraffinD268X X embedded, and stained with hematoxylin and eosin. In addition, a section of the kidney was routinely stained with periodic acid SchiffD269X X and in some cases also stained with periodic acid methenamine silver. A section of the lung was routinely stained using Elastica van Gieson.
We based a diagnosis of TA-TMA on the histologicD270X X findings, including endothelial cell separation, a widening of the subendothelial space with myxoid degeneration, an intraluminal fibrin, intraluminal microthrombi, intraluminal schistocytes, or fibrinoid necrosis [10,20,22]. Mesangiolysis or double contours of basement membranes were also regarded as histologicD271X X findings of TMA in the kidney [22]. Because D27X X each histologicD273X fi X nding was also observed in various conditions, such as intraluminal microthrombi in disseminated intravascular coagulation [25], fibrinoid necrosis in various vasculitis [26], and mesangiolysis and double contours of the basement membranes in diabetic nephropathy [27], a combination of histologicD274X fi X ndings was required for the diagnosis of TA-TMA. Sequential histologicD275X X findings, such as from endothelial cell separation through a widening of the subendothelial space to an intraluminal fibrin in the subendothelial space, directly reflect endothelial injury, and such findings are considered the characteristics of TMA. Thus, these findings were considered important in the diagnosis of TA-TMA. Two pathologists (R.Y. and T.H.), blinded to each patient’s clinical data, reviewed the autopsy sections, and a consensus was reached. We also recorded any indications of residual primary disease and other complications associated with HSCT, including sinusoidal obstruction syndromeD276X X[28], active GVHD [29], and infection. Bacterial or fungal infections were confirmed by periodic acid SchiffD27X sX tain or Grocott’s methenamine silver stain, respectively. Toxoplasma gondi, cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virusD,278X X and adenovirusD279X X infection were confirmed using immunohistochemistry. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection was confirmed by EBV-encoded small RNAD280X X in situ hybridization.
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Statistical Analysis D281X X FisherD28X e X xact test and the Wilcoxon rank-sum test were used to compare categorical variables and continuous variables, respectively. Statistical significance was defined as P D283X X < D284X X .05. D285X X All statistical analyzes were performed with EZR (Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, JapanD;286X X Kanda, 2012) [30], which is a graphical user interface for R (The R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria, version 3.4.0). More precisely, it is a modified version of R commander (version 2.3-2) that was designed to add statistical functions frequently used in biostatistics.
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RESULTS In total, 38 patients (23%) were diagnosed with TA-TMA based on our autopsy findings, and their clinical characteristics and autopsy results are detailed in Table 1.
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Patient Characteristics D287X X Clinical characteristics of patients with TA-TMA are summarized in Table 2. The median age was 45 years (range, 11D28X Xto 62 years), and 25 male (66%)D289X X and 13 female patients (34%) were included. The median duration after HSCT was 192 days (range, 28D290X X to 1530 days). The primary diseases involved were acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, and myelodysplastic syndromeD291X X in 16 (42%), 13 (34%), 4 (11%), and 2 (5%) patients, D29X X respectively. We also found cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma, malignant lymphoma, and aplastic anemia in 1 D293X X patient each. The donor was related in 11 patients (29%) and unrelated in 27 cases (71%). No patients underwent autologous transplantation. The stem cell source was bone marrow in 26 patients (68%), peripheral blood in 8 (21%), and cord blood in 4 cases (11%). HLA was matched in 17 patients (45%) and mismatched in 21 patients (55%). The conditioning regimen was myeloablative in 31 patients (82%) and nonDmye294X X loablative in 7 cases (18%). At least one of the calcineurin inhibitors, including cyclosporin (CSP) or tacrolimus D295X X (TAC), was used as GVHD prophylaxis. CSP, TAC, or CSP + TAC was used in 19 (50%), 17 (45%), and 2 patients (5%) respectively. A history of acute GVHD during the clinical course was observed in 33 patients (87%). The median onset of acute GVHD was 15 (rangeD,296X X 7D297X X to 68) days after HSCT. Intestinal biopsy was performed in 18 patients when they were aliveD,298X X and from this effort, 17 were diagnosed with intestinal GVHD. Based on the histologicD29X X findings [13,20], including the regional loss of glands, marked hemosiderin deposits, or intraluminal microthrombi, the possible coexistence of intestinal TA-TMA was
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Clinical Characteristics Case No.
Age, yr/Sex
Duration after HSCT
Primary Disease
Donor Source
HLA Match Status
Conditioning Regimen
Radiation Status
GVHD Prophylaxis
Acute GVHD*
Diagnosis based on Intestinal Biopsy
Residual Primary Disease
Site of TA-TMA
SOS
Active GVHD
Infection
Cause of Death
Renal TA-TMA group
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ALL
uBMT
Mismatch
Myeloablative
TBI
TAC/MTX
I (2/0/0)
GVHD
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Kidney
Bacteria (systemic)
Sepsis (bacteria)
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Autopsy Results
Characteristic
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AML
uBMT
Mismatch
Myeloablative
TBI
TAC/MTX
I (2/0/0)
NP
Kidney
Fungus (lung)
DAD
67
AML
uBMT
Mismatch
Myeloablative
None
TAC/MTX
III (3/0/3)
NP
Kidney
Bacteria (systemic)
Sepsis (bacteria)
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AML
uBMT
Mismatch
Myeloablative
TBI
TAC/MTX
II (0/1/0)
GVHD + CMV
Kidney
Bacteria (lung)
DAD
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ALL
uBMT
Mismatch
Myeloablative
TBI
TAC/MTX
I (2/0/0)
NP
Kidney
Renal TA-TMA
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AML
uBMT
Full match
Myeloablative
TBI
CSP/MTX
None
NP
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Kidney
BKVy (urinary bladder)
Hemorrhagic cystitis (BKV)
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AML
uBMT
Mismatch
Nonmyeloablative
TBI
TAC/MTX
II (3/0/0)
GVHD
+
Kidney
CMV (transverse colon), HSV (oral cavity, esophagus, trachea), fungus (systemic)
Sepsis (fungus)
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ALL
uBMT
Mismatch
Myeloablative
TBI
TAC/MTX
I (2/0/0)
GVHD
Kidney
Bacteria (lung)
Pneumonia (bacteria)
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rPBSCT
Full match
Myeloablative
TBI
CSP/MTX
I (1/0/0)
NP
Kidney
Pneumothorax, IP
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ALL
uBMT
Full match
Myeloablative
TBI
CSP/MTX
I (2/0/0)
NP
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Kidney
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rPBSCT
Full match
Myeloablative
TBI
CSP/MTX
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NP
Kidney
Bacteria (lung)z
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uCBT
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Myeloablative
TBI
CSP/MTX
I (2/0/0)
NP
Kidney
Liver
GVHD (liver)
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ALL
དྷBMT
Full match
Myeloablative
TBI
CSP/MTX
II (3/0/0)
NP
Kidney
Skin
Renal TA-TMA
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CML
uBMT
Full match
Myeloablative
TLI
CSP/MTX
III (2/0/2)
NP
Kidney
Liver
Fungus (systemic)
Sepsis (fungus)
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uBMT
Full match
Nonmyeloablative
TLI
CSP/MTX
II (2/0/1)
NP
Kidney
Fungus (systemic)
Alveolar hemorrhage
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uBMT
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Myeloablative
TLI
TAC/MTX
II (3/0/1)
NP
Kidney
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Pneumonia (fungus)
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rBMT
Full match
Myeloablative
TBI
CSP/MTX
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GVHD
Kidney
CMV (stomach, small intestine, large intestine)
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
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uBMT
Full match
Myeloablative
TLI
CSP/MTX
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NP
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Large intestine
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GVHD (gut)
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Autopsy Results
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Primary Disease
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HLA Match Status
Conditioning Regimen
Radiation Status
GVHD Prophylaxis
Acute GVHD*
Diagnosis based on Intestinal Biopsy
Residual Primary Disease
Site of TA-TMA
SOS
Active GVHD
Infection
Cause of Death
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uCBT
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None
TAC/MMF /MTX
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ADV (liver), fungus (systemic)
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AML
rPBSCT
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TBI
TAC/MMF
II (3/0/0)
GVHD + suspected TA-TMA
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Fungus (lung)
pneumonia (fungus)
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ALL
rPBSCT
Full match
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TBI
CSP/MTX
IIIx
GVHD
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Bacteria (lung), fungus (lung)
IP
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AML
uBMT
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TBI
TAC/MTX
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NP
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CMV (stomach, ileum), bacteria (lung, pleura), fungus (lung)
Pneumonia (bacteria)
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uBMT
Mismatch
Myeloablative
TLI
CSP/MTX
III (2/0/2)
NP
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intestinal TATMA
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ALL
rPBSCT
Full match
Myeloablative
TBI
TAC/MTX
II (3/0/1)
GVHD + suspected TA-TMA
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Bacteria (systemic)
pneumonia (bacteria)
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AML
uBMT
Mismatch
Myeloablative
TBI
TAC/MTX
III (3/0/2)
GVHD
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Protozoan (systemic)
Sepsis (protozoan)
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uCBT
Mismatch
Nonmyeloablative
TBI
TAC/MTX
II (1/0/1)
GVHD + suspected TA-TMA
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EBV (ileum)║
Cerebral ischemia
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rPBSCT
Mismatch
Myeloablative
TBI
TAC
III (2/0/3)
GVHD + suspected TA-TMA
Duodenum, ileum, gallbladder, ureter, urinary bladder
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Intra-abdominal hemorrhage
28
45/M
133
MDS
uCBT
Mismatch
Nonmyeloablative
TBI
CSP/MMF
III (3/0/4)
GVHD + CMV
Ileum to ascending colon
CMV (ileum, adrenal gland)
Pulmonary embolism
29
62/M
93
AML
rPBSCT
Full match
Nonmyeloablative
TBI
CSP/MTX
III (2/0/2)
GVHD + CMV
Jejunum to ileum
Esophagus, liver
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332
30
60/M
118
MDS
uBMT
Full match
Myeloablative
None
TAC/MTX
I (1/0/0)
NP
Ileum
DAD
333
31
40/F
61
ALL
uBMT
Mismatch
Myeloablative
TBI
TAC/MTX
III (2/0/4)
GVHD
Ileum
Intestinal TATMA
32
45/M
188
AML
rPBSCT
Full match
Myeloablative
TBI
CSP
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NP
+
Ascending colon
Fungus (lung)
Pneumonia (fungus)
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Clinical Characteristics Characteristic
Primary Disease
Donor Source
HLA Match Status
Conditioning Regimen
Radiation Status
GVHD Prophylaxis
Acute GVHD*
Diagnosis based on Intestinal Biopsy
Residual Primary Disease
Site of TA-TMA
SOS
Active GVHD
Infection
Cause of Death
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54/M
113
AML
uBMT
Mismatch
Myeloablative
TLI
CSP/TAC/ MTX
IV (4/4/3)
NP
Ileum
Skin, liver
CMV (systemic), EBV (systemic)x
Intestinal TATMA, GVHD (liver)
34
30/M
70
AML
uBMT
Full match
Myeloablative
None
CSP/MTX
IV (4/0/3)
NP
Ileum
Skin, liver
CMV (adrenal gland), HSV (oral cavity)
Intestinal TA-TMA
35
42/F
195
CML
uBMT
Full match
Myeloablative
None
CSP/TAC/MTX
I (2/0/0)
GVHD
Stomach, duodenum to ileum
Fungus (lung)
Intestinal TA-TMA
36
19/F
138
AML
uBMT
Mismatch
Myeloablative
TLI
CSP/MTX
III (2/0/2)
NP
Ileum
Liver
CMV (lung)
GVHD (liver)
37
31/M
218
AML
uBMT
Full match
Myeloablative
TLI
CSP/MTX
III (3/0/4)
GVHD
Jejunum to rectum
+
Liver
Fungus (systemic)
cerebral hemorrhage (fungus)
38
11/M
63
ALL
rBMT
Mismatch
Myeloablative
None
CSP/MTX
IV (1/0/3)
GVHD + CMV
Duodenum to ileum
Skin, liver, small intestine
CMV (small intestine, rectum)
Intestinal TA-TMA, GVHD (gut), cerebral hemorrhage
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SOS indicates sinusoidal obstruction syndrome; ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; uBMT, unrelated bone marrow transplantation; TBI, total body irradiation; TLI, total lymphoid irradiation; MTX, XXX ;X X AML, acute myeloid leukemia; NP, not performed; DAD, diffuse alveolar damage; BKV, BK virus; HSV, herpes simplex virus; ML, malignant lymphoma; rPBSCT, related peripheral blood stem cell transplantation; IP, interstitial pneumonia; CML, chronic myeloid leukemia; AA, aplastic anemia; CLL/SLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic leukemia; ADV, adenovirus; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; uCBT, unrelated core blood transplantation; MMF, XXX .X X * Grade (skin/liver/gut). y Detected in urine during lifetime using polymerase chain reaction. z Mycobacterium infection confirmed by Ziehl-Neelsen stain. x Details of GVHD were not available. ║ Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.
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Age, median, and range (yr)
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Sex
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Site of TA-TMA
Number (%)
449
Kidney
23 (61D)29X X
450
Intestine
20 (53D)30X X
Male
25 (66)
Small intestine
18 (47D)31X X
Female
13 (34)
Duodenum
4 (11D)32X X
Jejunum
6 (16D)3X X
Duration after HSCT, median, and range (d)
192 (28-1530)
Primary disease
Ileum
17 (45D)34X X
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AML
16 (42)
Large intestine
8 (21D)35X X
ALL
13 (34)
Right colon
8 (21D)36X X
394
CML
4 (11)
Left colon or rectum
3 (8D)37X X
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CLL/SLL
1 (3)
Stomach
3 (8D)38X X
396
MDS
2 (5)
Gallbladder
2 (5D)39X X
397
ML
1 (3)
Oral cavity
1 (3D)40X X
462
398
AA
1 (3)
Pharynx
1 (3D)41X X
463
Esophagus
1 (3D)42X X
464
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465
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419
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420
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2 (5)
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A history of acute GVHD during the clinical course
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Onset of acute GVHD after HSCT, median and range (d)*
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Onset of TA-TMA after HSCT, median and range (d)
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suspected in 4 patients. Moreover, CMV infection coexisted in an additional 4 D30X X patients. TA-TMA was clinically suspected in 13 patients (34%) based on laboratory findings and/or intestinal biopsy. The median onset of clinically suspected TA-TMA was 57 (rangeD,301X X 17D302X tX o 472) days after HSCT. Regarding the symptoms of TA-TMA, 1 D30X X patient exhibited elevated levels of serum creatinine thought D304X X to be caused by renal TA-TMA. Nine patients had digestive symptoms, including diarrhea, bloody stool, or abdominal pain, but intestinal TA-TMA was considered the cause of symptoms in only 2 D305X X patients due to the coexistence of intestinal GVHD during the clinical course. Remarkably, symptoms thought to be caused by TA-TMA of other organs were not found in any patients.
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Autopsy Findings D306X X of TA-TMA The sites of TA-TMA are shown in Table 3. TA-TMA was most commonly observed in the kidney (23 patients, 61%), followed by the intestine (20 patients, 53%), stomach (3 patients,
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Figure 1. Common sites affected by TA-TMA. (DA) 1X X Renal arteriole showed endothelial cell separation, widening of the subendothelial space, intraluminal fibrin, and intraluminal microthrombi. (DB) 2X X Glomerular change including mesangiolysis and double contours of the basement membranes were often found. (DC) 3X X Intraluminal schistocytes were occasionally observed in the affected glomerular capillary. (DD) 4X X Ulcers of the ilium resulted from TA-TMA. (DE) 5X X Some submucosal arterioles and small arteries under the ulcer of the ileum were affected by TA-TMA. (DF) 6X X Submucosal small arteries of the ileum showed endothelial cell separation, widening of the subendothelial space, and intraluminal fibrin. (DA) 7X X Periodic acid Schiff stain, D8X X (DB) 9X X periodic acid methenamine silver stain, and (DC, 10X X E, D1X X F) D12X X hematoxylin D13X X and eosin stain.
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in 11 patients (29%), most of which involved CMV infections (8 patients, 21%). In addition, herpes simplex virusD319X X infection was detected in 2 (5%) patients, while adenovirusD320X X and EBV infections represented post-transplant lymphoproliferative disordersD,321X X and the BK virus was observed D32X X in only 1 D32X X (3%) patient. Systemic CMV and EBV infections representing post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorderDs324X X were also observed in 1 D325X X (3%) patient. Bacterial or fungal infection was observed in 20 cases (53%). We observed focal infection in 11 patients (29%), almost all of which took the form of pneumonitis or aspergilloma.
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Figure 2. Uncommon sites affected by TA-TMA. (DA) 14X X Erosion and ulcers of the gallbladder resulting from TA-TMA. (DB) 15X X A few small arteries in the subserosa of the gallbladder were affected by TA-TMA. (DC) 16X X Small arteries in the subserosa of the gallbladder showed endothelial cell separation, widening of the subendothelial space with myxoid degeneration, and intraluminal fibrin. (DD) 17X X Mild hemorrhage cystitis resulted from TA-TMA. (DE) 18X X A few arterioles and small arteries in the mucosa or muscularis propria of the urinary bladder were affected by TA-TMA, and hemorrhage was found in the surrounding stroma. (DF) 19X X Mucosal arterioles of the urinary bladder showed endothelial cell separation, widening of the subendothelial space, and intraluminal fibrin. (D20XB, X C, D21X X E, D2X X F) D23X X Hematoxylin D24X X and eosin stain.
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Comparison between the Renal D328X X and the Intestinal D329X X TA-TMA D30XGroups X All of our patients had TA-TMA in either the kidney or intestine, and only 5 (13%) had both. As a result, our 38 D31Xpatients X were mainly classified into 2 groups, renal [18] and intestinal [15]. A comparison between these 2 sets of patients
is presented in Table 5. Clinically, the renal TA-TMA group statistically showed a longer duration after HSCT (361 versus D32X X 116 days, P = .D006) 3X X and less frequency of a history of intestinal acute GVHD during the clinical course (22% versus D34X X 80%, P = .D0016). 35X X Intestinal biopsy was performed in 5 patients in the renal and 10 from the intestinal TA-TMA group when they were still alive. All 15 patients were diagnosed with intestinal acute GVHD, and the coexistence of intestinal TA-TMA was suspected in 4 patients in the intestinal TA-TMA group. Autopsy findings showed that only patients in the intestinal
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HistologicD49X Findings D50X X
775
Residual primary disease
776
9 (24D)51X X
SOS
777
2 (5D)52X X
Active GVHD
778 779 780 781
Number (%)
12 (32D)53X X
Liver
10 (31D)54X X
Skin
4 (11D)5X X
Small intestine
2 (5D)56X X
Large intestine
2 (5D)57X X
Esophagus
1 (3D)58X X
784
Stomach
1 (3D)59X X
785
Infection
29 (76D)60X X
786
Virus (focal/systemic)
11 (29D)/1 61X X (3D)62X X
787
Bacterium and/or fungus (focal/systemic)
11 (29D)/9(24D 63X X 64X)X
788
Protozoan (systemic)
782 783
1 (3D)65X X
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TA-TMA group had TA-TMA in sites other than the kidney and intestine. No significant differences were observed regarding other factors.
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DISCUSSION To our knowledge, this is the largest study of TA-TMA based on histologicD36X X findings using autopsied patients where both a systemic evaluation and a detailed histologicD37X X examination were performed. In this effort, 23% of the cases were diagnosed with TA-TMA. Two previous autopsy studies showed that the frequency of TA-TMA was 40% [22,23]. One found no statistically significant differences in clinicopathologicD38X X factors, and the other reported a close association with the history of acute GVHD during the clinical course, similar to the results we also observed in this study. We found that TA-TMA most commonly affected the kidney, and this is consistent with 2 previous autopsy studies, which also showed the same general outcome [22,23]. Siami et al. [22] observed that the kidney was involved in all 8 patients having TA-TMA, out of 20 autopsied cases. Goyama et al. [23] detected that 1 D39X X patient had renal TA-TMA and 5 were suspected to have renal TA-TMA from a total of 15 autopsied patients. In the current study, fully 53% of our cases had intestinal TA-TMA. As several previous investigations have noted, mainly based on biopsies of intestinal TA-TMA cases [9-13,20,23], the intestine is one of most common target areas of TA-TMA. The ileum was the most commonly affected area, D340Xand X the right-sided colon was also vulnerable, which is consistent with a previous study that was based on intestinal biopsies [11]. Macroscopically, intestinal TA-TMA showed nonspecific varied findings, and a precise differentiation from other complications, including GVHD and CMV infection, was very difficult. The submucosal arteriole seems to have been the preferred site of intestinal TA-TMA, and this observation is consistent with a previous study based on intestinal biopsies [9]. The resulting ulcers were limited to the submucosa and rarely reached the muscularis propria. However, a case where the intestinal TA-TMA involved the mesenteric artery and caused perforation was also reported [5,31,32]. Previous studies histologically confirmed that TA-TMA can also involve the lung, esophagus, stomach, heart, pancreas, and liver, but these observations were not explained in detail, and the clinical effects remain unknown [5,8,13,20-22]. Our analysis here is the first report histologically confirming that the gallbladder, oral cavity, pharynx, urinary bladder, and ureter can also be sites of TA-TMA. Although the frequency was low, and the
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clinical effect may be small, it is now clear that organs other than the kidney and intestine can be affected by TA-TMA. We did not detect TA-TMA of the brain, even though neurologicD341X X symptoms are common in patients clinically considered to have TA-TMA, and neurologic dysfunction is included in one of the clinical diagnostic criteria. It has been widely regarded that the most common TA-TMA-related brain injury is likely due to acute uncontrolled TA-TMA-associated hypertension, including posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) [4,14-16]. We found that 2 of our patients had a history of PRES, and we were able to obtain the brain tissue from 1 D342X X of these cases. Any histologicD34X X findings suggesting that PRES was not detected were likely due to the improvement following the therapy [33]. This study did not specifically include systemic TA-TMA; however, Goyama et al. [23] reported 2 autopsied patients who had systemic TA-TMA, although the distribution of TA-TMA was not described. To the best of our knowledge, a case of a patient who was histologically proven to have both renal and intestinal TA-TMA has not been previously reported; this study could detect only D34X5X patients with this combination, although it must be understood that both renal and intestinal biopsy are not always performed and diagnosing intestinal TA-TMA via intestinal biopsy is often challenging. In comparison between the renal TA-TMA group and intestinal TA-TMA group, duration after HSCT was significantly longer and the history of intestinal acute GVHD during the clinical course was significantly less frequent in the renal TA-TMA group compared with those in the intestinal TATMA group. Moreover, nonDrenal 345X X and nonDintestinal 346X X TA-TMAs were noted only in the intestinal TA-TMA group. Duration after HSCT is probably not considered D347X X important because there are few TA-TMA-related deaths in the current study. The deviation of nonDrenal 348X X and nonDintestinal 349X X TA-TMA is also assumed to be due to the small sample size because a previous study found that a few of the autopsied patients who had renal TA-TMA were also reported to be having nonDrenal 350X X and nonDintestinal 351X X TA-TMA [22]. Several risk factors have been considered regarding TA-TMA, including conditioning agents, radiation, calcineurin inhibitors, infection, and GVHD [23,34-42]. However, the results were conflicting, and the degree to which any of these factors affects the occurrence or the progression of TATMA in individuals is still remarkably unclear. The current study suggested that in comparison to renal TA-TMA, intestinal GVHD could be more closely associated with intestinal TATMA as a risk factor; although active intestinal GVHD was almost not observed during the autopsies due to the long duration from the HSCT (medianD,352X X 192 days). The association between TA-TMA and these risk factors has generally been examined as a whole, and the relationship with the affected organ has not been considered. It has been widely recognized that different etiologies showed different distributions of TMA in patients with other types of TMA; for example, Shiga toxinrelated hemolytic uremic syndromeD35X X typically results in renal dysfunction, but thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraD354X X rarely does [1], and the effect of risk factors on TA-TMA could be different among various organs. The important question is: how is intestinal GVHD associated D35X X with intestinal TA-TMA? Further D356X X studies are needed to clarify this. This study has several limitations. First, not all patients who D357X X had an HSCT were autopsied, which can potentially involve selection bias. Second, many patients in their terminal stage had several complications, which could have resulted in abnormal laboratory data and symptoms. Thus, the frequency and risk factors involving TA-TMA simply cannot be compared with other clinical studies of the general population after
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Age, median, and range (Dyr) 68X X Male/Dfemale 73X X Duration after HSCT, median and range (dD)80X X
Intestinal TA-TMA (n = 15) 42 (11D-62) 70X X
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HSCT, and the clinical effect of TA-TMA may be substantially underestimated. Third, various histologic criteria of intestinal TA-TMA have been proposed in biopsy studies [10,20,22], but it is often difficult to evaluate endothelial injury of the capillary in the lamina propria and other mucosal findings associated with TA-TMAD358X X due to the autolytic damage in autopsy specimens. Consequently, there is a significant possibility of underestimating the actual frequency of intestinal TA-TMA. Finally, our patients were autopsied after a comparatively long duration from HSCT (medianD,359X X 192 days), especially in the renal TA-TMA group (medianD,360X X 361 days). The onset of TA-TMA was usually within 150 days after HSCT [17], and an early
manifestation of TA-TMA may produce quite different data. However, our results are meaningful in terms of reliability, because of their confirmation by histologicD361X X findings and systemic evaluations, which can help exclude other complications that might clinically mimic TA-TMA and detect mild TA-TMA not producing major clinical manifestations and laboratory data.
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affectedD362X Xand that the ileum and right colon were vulnerable. It was also evident that other organs, including the stomach, gallbladder, oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, liver, heart, urinary bladder, and ureter, can be affected by TA-TMA, although the frequencies involved were low and the clinical effects may be small. We also found that the histologicD36X o X verlap of renal TATMA and intestinal TA-TMA was rare; in comparison to renal TA-TMA, intestinal GVHD could be more closely associated with intestinal TA-TMA as a risk factor.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors thank Mikiko Hada for tremendous support on summarizing clinical data. Financial disclosure: The authors have nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest statement: There are no conflicts of interest to report.
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