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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Haematol. 2024 Jan 11;204(4):1540–1544. doi: 10.1111/bjh.19289

Table 1:

Reported Use of Daratumumab for DSA Desensitization

Study Sex, Age, Diagnosis Desensitization regimens DSA MFI (range) Graft Source Conditioning Time to neutrophil engraftment (days) Donor Chimerism
Lipsitt, et al.4 Female, 21 y

Severe aplastic anemia
1st course (Day −147 to 107):
Bortezomib (6 doses)
Rituximab (4 doses)
TPE (5 sessions)

2nd course (Day −93 to −10):
Daratumumab (6 doses)
Rituximab (2 doses),
TPE with IVIg (8 sessions)
Baseline:
8000–25000
Pre-Transplant:
<1000 −8000
Post-Transplant:
<2000
Haploidentical (related) RIC
(ATG, FLU, CY, TBI)
14 Day +28 100%
Li, et al.14 Female, 36 y

B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Leukemia therapy included two cycles of daratumumab combined with etoposide and venetoclax

Desensitization post daratumumab:
Prednisone (Day −7 to day 0)
IVIg (0.5 g/kg, on day −2, −1)
Baseline:
14776 – 19606
Post 2 cycles:
6366 – 10649
Day 0:
6141 – 12144
Day +7:
All negative
Haploidentical (related) MAC
(TBI, CY, FLU, ARA-C)
17 Day +28 100%
Ibrahim, et al.15 Female, 60 y

JAK2 mutated post-essential
thrombocythemia myelofibrosis
First course:
Rituximab
TPE (3 sessions)

Second course:
Daratumumab (8 doses)

Third course:
Daratumumab (9 doses)
Bortezomib (8 doses)
Followed by TPE (7 sessions) with IVIg, and tacrolimus and MMF (Day – 15 to −1)
Baseline:
18600
Post 1st course: 7069
Post 2nd course: 248
12-week rebound:
11786
Post 3rd course: 4921
Day −1:
534
9/10- HLA matched unrelated donor MAC
(TT, BU, FLU)
25 Day +30,
CD33 100%

Day +60
CD3 100%

DSA: donor specific antibody; MFI: mean fluorescent intensity; TPE: therapeutic plasma exchange; IVIg: intravenous immunoglobulin; MMF: mycophenolate mofetil; RIC: reduced-intensity conditioning; MAC: myeloablative conditioning; ATG: antithymocyte globulin; FLU: fludarabine; CY: cyclophosphamide; ARA-C: cytarabine; BU: busulfan; TT: thiotepa