Allogeneic cord blood transfusions prevent fetal haemoglobin depletion in preterm neonates. Results of the CB-TrIP study

Luciana Teofili*, Patrizia Papacci, Nicoletta Orlando, Maria Bianchi, Anna Molisso, Velia Purcaro, Caterina Giovanna Valentini, Carmen Giannantonio, Francesca Serrao, Patrizia Chiusolo, Nicola Nicolotti, Claudio Pellegrino, Brigida Carducci, Giovanni Vento, Valerio De Stefano

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Abstract

Repeated red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in preterm neonates are associated with poor outcome and increased risk for prematurity-associated diseases. RBC transfusions cause the progressive replacement of fetal haemoglobin (HbF) by adult haemoglobin (HbA). We monitored HbF levels in 25 preterm neonates until 36 weeks of post-menstrual age (PMA); patients received RBC units from allogeneic cord blood (cord-RBCs) or from adult donors (adult-RBCs), depending on whether cord-RBCs were available. Primary outcome was HbF level at PMA of 32 weeks. Twenty-three neonates survived until this age: 14 received no transfusions, two only cord-RBCs, three only adult-RBCs and four both RBC types. HbF levels in neonates transfused with cord-RBCs were significantly higher than in neonates receiving adult-RBCs (P < 0·0001) or both RBC types (P < 0·0001). Superimposable results were obtained at PMA of 36 weeks. Every adult-RBCs transfusion increased the risk for an HbF in the lowest quartile by about 10-fold, whereas this effect was not evident if combined adult- and cord-RBCs were evaluated. Overall, these data show that transfusing cord-RBCs can limit the HbF depletion caused by conventional RBC transfusions. Transfusing cord blood warrants investigation in randomised trials as a strategy to mitigate the severity of retinopathy of prematurity (NCT03764813).
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)263-268
Numero di pagine6
RivistaBritish Journal of Haematology
Volume191
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2020

Keywords

  • fetal haemoglobin
  • preterm birth
  • retinopathy
  • transfusions

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