Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation is effective for p47phox chronic granulomatous disease: A Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium study

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 May;153(5):1423-1431.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.01.013. Epub 2024 Jan 28.

Abstract

Background: P47phox (neutrophil cytosolic factor-1) deficiency is the most common cause of autosomal recessive chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) and is considered to be associated with a milder clinical phenotype. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for p47phox CGD is not well-described.

Objectives: We sought to study HCT for p47phox CGD in North America.

Methods: Thirty patients with p47phox CGD who received allogeneic HCT at Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium centers since 1995 were included.

Results: Residual oxidative activity was present in 66.7% of patients. In the year before HCT, there were 0.38 CGD-related infections per person-years. Inflammatory diseases, predominantly of the lungs and bowel, occurred in 36.7% of the patients. The median age at HCT was 9.1 years (range 1.5-23.6 years). Most HCTs (90%) were performed after using reduced intensity/toxicity conditioning. HCT sources were HLA-matched (40%) and -mismatched (10%) related donors or HLA-matched (36.7%) and -mismatched (13.3%) unrelated donors. CGD-related infections after HCT decreased significantly to 0.06 per person-years (P = .038). The frequency of inflammatory bowel disease and the use of steroids also decreased. The cumulative incidence of graft failure and second HCT was 17.9%. The 2-year overall and event-free survival were 92.3% and 82.1%, respectively, while at 5 years they were 85.7% and 77.0%, respectively. In the surviving patients evaluated, ≥95% donor myeloid chimerism at 1 and 2 years after HCT was 93.8% and 87.5%, respectively.

Conclusions: Patients with p47phox CGD suffer from a significant disease burden that can be effectively alleviated by HCT. Similar to other forms of CGD, HCT should be considered for patients with p47phox CGD.

Keywords: Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation; chronic granulomatous disease; p47phox.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Graft vs Host Disease
  • Granulomatous Disease, Chronic* / genetics
  • Granulomatous Disease, Chronic* / therapy
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • NADPH Oxidases* / genetics
  • Transplantation Conditioning / methods
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • NADPH Oxidases
  • neutrophil cytosolic factor 1