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Table 2 Summary of the 30 studies included for PICO 1

From: Pulmonary function testing in pediatric allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients to monitor for Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome: a systematic review

Study

Design

Location

Years

Number of subjects

Population enrolled

Key results

Alonso-Riofrio 2004

Cohort

Spain

1992–2002

77

Patients surviving > 100 days post-aHSCT

Mean pre-aHSCT FEV1 = 97% predicted

Bruno 2004

Cohort

France

1984–2000

80

Children receiving aHSCT

Only change in spirometry from baseline to 2 yrs reported

Duncan 2008

Cohort

US

2001–2005

216

Children receiving aHSCT

Mean pre-aHSCT:

FEV1 = 99% predicted

FEV1/FVC = 90% predicted

Friedman 2021

Cohort

US

2012–2017

19

Children with sickle cell disease 2 to 21-yo receiving aHSCT

Pre-aHSCT: 7 patients (41%) had FEV1 < 80% predicted, 3 (18%) had an FEV1/FVC < 0.80, 2 (12%) had a TLC < 80% predicted, and 11 (65%) had DLCO < 80% of predicted

Gassas 2013

Cohort

Canada

2009–2011

39

Children receiving aHSCT

Mean pre-aHSCT FEV1 = 95% predicted

Inaba 2010

Cohort

US

1990–2005

89

Children receiving aHSCT

Pre-aHSCT abnormalities (prevalence): FEV1 = 22%, FEV1/FVC = 18%, FEF25-75% = 17%, FVC = 16%, TLC = 12%, DLCO = 19%

Isgro 2017

Cohort

Nigeria

2010–2015

37

Children with sickle cell disease receiving aHSCT

Pre-aHSCT:

11/25 (44%) had restrictive pattern

18/25 (72%) had reduced FEV1

Jung 2021

Cohort

South Korea

2006–2017

21

Children with post-aHSCT BOS

Pre-aHSCT mean ± SD:

FEV1 = 93 ± 13% predicted

FVC = 88 ± 15% predicted

FEF25-75% = 113 ± 24% predicted

Kaplan 1992

Cohort

US

1977–1988

46

Children receiving mostly aHSCT whose long- term PFT data were available

Pre-aHSCT < 80% predicted: FVC = 24%, FEV1 = 27%, and FEV1/FVC = 29%

Kaplan 1994

Cohort (divided into aplastic anemia and malignancy)

US

1977–1988

46

Children receiving mostly aHSCT whose long- term PFT data were available

Pre-aHSCT < 80% predicted: FVC = 6–9%, FEV1 = 13–27%, FEV1/FVC = 9–20%, FEF25-75% = 3–9%

Kaya 2009

Cohort

US

1996–2006

110

Children receiving aHSCT

Pre-aHSCT abnormalities: FVC = 19%, FEV1 = 20%, FEV1/FVC = 13%, TLC = 9%, DLCO = 58%

Kim 2021

Cohort

South Korea

2009–2017

46

Children post-aHSCT with obstructive lung disease

Pre aHSCT mean ± SD:

FEV1 = 105% ± 25% (unfavorable prognosis)

FEV1 = 106% ± 15% (favorable prognosis)

Lee 2021

Cohort

Korea

2010–2018

176

Children > 6-yo receiving aHSCT for malignant disease

Pre-aHSCT DLCOadj was significantly lower in the non-relapse mortality (NRM) group compared to disease-related mortality (DRM) group (survivors = 76 ± 13%; DRM = 78 ± 15%; NRM = 62 ± 14%; p = 0.02)

Madanat-Harjuoja 2014

Cohort

Finland

1993–2005

51

Children > 6-yo receiving aHSCT

8 (16%) patients had an abnormal baseline PFT, 5 restrictive and 3 mild obstructive changes (all diagnosed with asthma)

Prior to aHSCT, mean FVC = 93% predicted (range 60–121) and median was 92%; mean FEV1 = 95% (range 74–116) and median was 95%; mean FEV1/FVC = 0.98 (0.79–1.00)

Patients with abnormal pre-aHSCT spirometry result were at increased risk of abnormal spirometry result following transplant (HR 4.82, 95% CI 1.02 – 22.84)

Nysom 1996

Cohort

Denmark

Before 1990

25

Children receiving aHSCT

Almost all had below normal pre-aHSCT FEV1/FVC, FVC, or DLCO

Park 2011

Cohort

South Korea

2002–2009

127

Children receiving aHSCT

Mean pre-aHSCT FEV1 = 101% predicted

Piesiak 2013

Cohort

Poland

2007–2010

23

Children/adults receiving aHSCT

6/23 (26%) had abnormalities: 4 in DLCO, 1 obstructive, and 3 restrictive

Mean pre-aHSCT percent predicted: FEV1 = 81%, FVC = 87%, FEV/FVC = 84%, DLCO = 85%, TLC = 81%, RV = 121%

Prais 2014

Cohort

Israel

1998–2008

57

Children > 6-yo receiving mostly aHSCT

27% had abnormal pre-transplant spirometry: 9% obstructive, 7% restrictive, 11% isolated diffusion abnormality

Mean percent predicted values FEV1 = 91%, FVC = 87%, FEV1/FVC = 91%, FEF25-75 = 105%, DLCO = 88%

Quigg 2012

Cohort

US

2001–2006

41

Children 5 to 19-yo receiving aHSCT

71% had one or more abnormal PFT parameters pre-aHSCT: 22% obstructive, 34% low DLCOadj and DLCOadj/VA

Sanchez 1997

Cohort

Spain

1981–1995

20

Children post-aHSCT with obstructive lung disease

Normal spirometry before aHSCT

Srinivasan 2014

Cohort

US

1990–2009

410

Children receiving aHSCT

Abnormal spirometry pre-aHSCT: FEV1 = 15% (7% had FEV1 < 70% predicted), FVC = 16% (6% had FVC < 70% predicted), FEF25-75% = 28% (13% had FEF25-75% <70% predicted), TLC 29% (12% had TLC < 70% predicted). 3% DLCO was < 50% predicted

5% had obstructive pattern, 27% restrictive pattern, 2% mixed

Logistic regression analysis: each unit decrease in FEF25–75% resulted in a threefold increased risk of developing pulmonary complications (P = 0.02)

Multivariate analysis: RV < 50% predicted, FRC < 50% predicted, TLC < 50% predicted, and T-cell depletion predicted death due to pulmonary complications

Multivariate analysis: FEV1 < 70% predicted, FVC < 70% predicted, TLC < 60% predicted, RV < 50%, and the presence of restrictive pattern associated with poor survival

Srinivasan 2017

Cohort

US

1990–2009

410

Children receiving aHSCT

Only change in spirometry from baseline reported

Uderzo 2007

Cohort

Italy

1994–1997

162

Children receiving aHSCT

21/99 (21%) had abnormal pre-aHSCT spirometry

Uhlving 2013

Cohort

Denmark

1990–2010

130

Children receiving aHSCT

Pre-aHSCT FEV1 abnormal in 26%

Uhlving 2015

Case-control

Denmark

2002–2009

128 (64 cases)

Cases: children < 16-yo receiving aHSCT

Controls: healthy children/adults

Only change in spirometry from baseline reported

Uhlving 2019

Cohort

Denmark

2010–2012

30

Children between 3 to 16-yo who underwent aHSCT

Pre-aHSCT: 13% abnormal FEV1, 70% abnormal DLCO

Abnormal FEV1 pre-aHSCT gave OR of 12.0 (95% CI 0.8-177.4) for developing BO/BOS

Versluys 2015

Cohort

Netherlands

2008–2013

142

Children who underwent aHSCT

66% had pre-aHSCT spirometry

Mean pre-aHSCT percent predicted: FEV1 = 83%, FVC = 87%, TLC = 86%, DLCO = 81%

Walther 2020

Cohort

Germany

2000–2017

14

Children with post-aHSCT BOS

Spirometry normal before aHSCT

Wieringa 2005

Cohort

Netherlands

2001–2003

39

Children undergoing aHSCT

Only change in spirometry from baseline reported

Yoon 2015

Cohort

South Korea

2009–2012

110

Children undergoing aHSCT

Pre-aHSCT mean ± SD: FEV1 = 102 ± 16%

Abnormal in 6% of patients