Immature platelet fraction (IPF) as a predictive value for thrombopoietic recovery after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Immature platelet fraction (IPF) as a predictive value for thrombopoietic recovery after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Int J Hematol. 2017 Oct 12;: Authors: Sakuragi M, Hayashi S, Maruyama M, Kiyokawa T, Nagamine K, Fujita J, Maeda T, Kato H, Kashiwagi H, Kanakura Y, Tomiyama Y Abstract We consecutively examined the utility of measurements of percentage of immature platelet fraction (IPF%) and absolute IPF number (A-IPF) in predicting thrombopoietic recovery in 15 adult patients who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT). Four patients were excluded from the evaluation due to insufficient data. Platelet count and IPF were measured by Sysmex XN-1000 (XN), a newer generation analyzer. First, we confirmed that platelet count measured by XN was more accurate than by XE-2100 (XE). IPF measurement was effective to predict the recovery in 7 of the 11 patients examined. Moreover, IPF measurement, especially IPF% measurement, suggested accelerated platelet turnover in two patients who failed to achieve platelet recovery by day 60. In addition to IPF%, A-IPF showed a complementary role on the prediction of thrombopoietic recovery. The increase in IPF% was only transient, while A-IPF values showed lasting increase during platelet recovery. In two patients (cases 6 and 7) an increase in A-IPF, but not in IPF%, was observed during platelet recovery. Our data suggest that IPF% and A-IPF measured by XN are u...
Source: International Journal of Hematology - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: Int J Hematol Source Type: research