Increase in nuclear cell‐free DNA is associated with major adverse events in adult and pediatric heart transplant recipients
Background Cell‐free DNA is an emerging biomarker. While donor fraction may detect graft events in heart transplant recipients, the prognostic value of total nuclear cell‐free DNA (ncfDNA) itself is largely unexplored. Objective Explore the relationship between ncfDNA and clinical events in heart tr...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical transplantation 2022-01, Vol.36 (1), p.e14509-n/a |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background
Cell‐free DNA is an emerging biomarker. While donor fraction may detect graft events in heart transplant recipients, the prognostic value of total nuclear cell‐free DNA (ncfDNA) itself is largely unexplored.
Objective
Explore the relationship between ncfDNA and clinical events in heart transplant recipients.
Methods
We conducted a multi‐center prospective study to investigate the value of cell‐free DNA in non‐invasive monitoring following heart transplantation. Over 4000 blood samples were collected from 388 heart transplant patients. Total ncfDNA and donor fraction were quantified. Generalized linear models with maximum likelihood estimation for repeated measures with subjects as clusters were used to explore the relationship of ncfDNA and major adverse events. Receiver operating characteristic curves were used to help choose cutpoints.
Results
A ncfDNA threshold (50 ng/ml) was identified that was associated with increased risk of major adverse events. NcfDNA was elevated in patients who suffered cardiac arrest, required mechanical circulatory support or died post heart transplantation as well as in patients undergoing treatment for infection.
Conclusions
Elevated ncfDNA correlates with risk for major adverse events in adult and pediatric heart transplant recipients and may indicate a need for enhanced surveillance after transplant. |
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ISSN: | 0902-0063 1399-0012 |
DOI: | 10.1111/ctr.14509 |