Table 1.

Patients’ characteristics

Patients/genderGene/variantsAge of HLH onset/emapalumab start (mo)Infections prior to emapalumabHLH treatment at the start of emapalumabReason for emapalumab/dose (mg/kg/twice a week)HLH treatment at the end of emapalumabType of donor/transplant processingConditioning regimen/GVHD prophylaxisOutcome/HLH status
P1/M XIAP (NM_001167.4): c.612_614del, p.Gly205del, hemi 38/39 Pneumonia, CMV infection Dexa 10 mg/m2
VP 150 mg/m2/weekly
Ruxo 30 mg/m2 
Relapse/10 Dexa 3 mg/m2
VP 150 mg/m2/weekly
Ruxo 30 mg/m2 
Haplo, TCRαβ+/CD19+ depletion Аtgam 5 mg/kg
Mel 180 mg
Rit 200 mg
TLI 4 Gy
Flu 150 mg/m2
Cyc 120 mg/m2/Ruxo 
Died (post-HSCT complications) 
P2/M XIAP (NM_001167.4): c.1027_1030del, p.(His343_Leu344delinsTer), hemi 6/7 Pneumonia, CMV infection Dexa 10 mg/m2
Ruxo 25 mg/m2
Toci 10 mg/2 wk 
No remission/1.3–3.3 Dexa 0 mg/m2
Ruxo 25 mg/m2 
MUD (10/10), TCRαβ+/CD19+ depletion TT 10 mg/kg
Treo 36 mg/m2
Flu 150 mg/m2
ATG 5 mg/kg
Rit 100 mg/Ruxo 
36 mo after HSCT/HLH remission 
P3/F UNC13D (NM_199242.3): c.2258_2276delinsTACCTTGTCCGA, p.(Gly753ValfsTer40), homo 1/6 Enterocolitis (Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL, norovirus) HLH-2004 Toci 10 mg/2 wk Relapse/1.5 Dexa 0 mg/m2
VP 150 mg/m2/2 wk Toci 10 mg/2 wk CsA 
Haplo, TCRαβ+/CD19+ depletion TT 10 mg/kg
Treo 36 mg/m2
Flu 150 mg/m2
ATG 5 mg/kg
Rit 50 mg/CsA, abatacept 
28 mo after HSCT/HLH remission 
P4/F u/n 9/18 Pneumonia, Enterocolitis (norovirus) Dexa 10 mg/m2
Toci 10 mg/2 wk
Bari 4 mg/daily
Anakinra 10 mg/kg/daily SQ 
Relapse/10-6-1 Dexa 0.5 mg/m2
Bari 4 mg/daily
Anakinra 10 mg/kg/daily
SQ 
No HSCT Lost to follow-up 
P5/M XIAР (NM_001167.4): del 2–5 ex, hemi 7/8 Pneumonia Dexa 10 mg/m2
VP 150 mg/m2/weekly
Ruxo 30 mg/m2
Toci 10 mg/2 wk 
Relapse/6–1.2 Dexa 0 mg/m2
Ruxo 30 mg/m2 
Haplo, TCRαβ+/CD19+ depletion TT 10 mg/kg
Treo 36 mg/m2
Flu 150 mg/m2
ATG 5.5 mg/kg
Rit 100 mg/Ruxo 
34 mo after HSCT/HLH remission 
P6/F u/n 11/12 No Dexa 10 mg/m2
VP 150 mg/m2/weekly
MTX + dexa IT 
No remission/10–1.5 Dexa 0.35 mg/m2
VP 150 mg/m2/2 wk
MTX + dexa IT 
Haplo, TCRαβ depletion TT 10 mg/kg
Treo 42 mg/m2
Flu 150 mg/m2
ATG 5 mg/kg
Rit 100 mg/abatacept 
Died (post-HSCT complications) 
P7M UNC13D (NM_199242.3): c.2346_2349del, p.(Arg782SerfsTer12); c.3011T>C, p.(Leu1004Pro), compound het 5/6 Perianal necrotizing dermatitis (Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL, Enterobacter asburiae ESBL) HLH-2004 MTX + dexa IT Relapse/1.5 Dexa 1.25 mg/m2 VP 150 mg/m2/2 wk CsA MTX + dexa IT Haplo, TCRαβ+/CD19+ depletion Аtgam 5 mg/kg
Treo 36 mg/m2
Flu 150 mg/m2
Rit 100 mg/CsA, abatacept 
20 mo after HSCT/HLH remission 
Patients/genderGene/variantsAge of HLH onset/emapalumab start (mo)Infections prior to emapalumabHLH treatment at the start of emapalumabReason for emapalumab/dose (mg/kg/twice a week)HLH treatment at the end of emapalumabType of donor/transplant processingConditioning regimen/GVHD prophylaxisOutcome/HLH status
P1/M XIAP (NM_001167.4): c.612_614del, p.Gly205del, hemi 38/39 Pneumonia, CMV infection Dexa 10 mg/m2
VP 150 mg/m2/weekly
Ruxo 30 mg/m2 
Relapse/10 Dexa 3 mg/m2
VP 150 mg/m2/weekly
Ruxo 30 mg/m2 
Haplo, TCRαβ+/CD19+ depletion Аtgam 5 mg/kg
Mel 180 mg
Rit 200 mg
TLI 4 Gy
Flu 150 mg/m2
Cyc 120 mg/m2/Ruxo 
Died (post-HSCT complications) 
P2/M XIAP (NM_001167.4): c.1027_1030del, p.(His343_Leu344delinsTer), hemi 6/7 Pneumonia, CMV infection Dexa 10 mg/m2
Ruxo 25 mg/m2
Toci 10 mg/2 wk 
No remission/1.3–3.3 Dexa 0 mg/m2
Ruxo 25 mg/m2 
MUD (10/10), TCRαβ+/CD19+ depletion TT 10 mg/kg
Treo 36 mg/m2
Flu 150 mg/m2
ATG 5 mg/kg
Rit 100 mg/Ruxo 
36 mo after HSCT/HLH remission 
P3/F UNC13D (NM_199242.3): c.2258_2276delinsTACCTTGTCCGA, p.(Gly753ValfsTer40), homo 1/6 Enterocolitis (Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL, norovirus) HLH-2004 Toci 10 mg/2 wk Relapse/1.5 Dexa 0 mg/m2
VP 150 mg/m2/2 wk Toci 10 mg/2 wk CsA 
Haplo, TCRαβ+/CD19+ depletion TT 10 mg/kg
Treo 36 mg/m2
Flu 150 mg/m2
ATG 5 mg/kg
Rit 50 mg/CsA, abatacept 
28 mo after HSCT/HLH remission 
P4/F u/n 9/18 Pneumonia, Enterocolitis (norovirus) Dexa 10 mg/m2
Toci 10 mg/2 wk
Bari 4 mg/daily
Anakinra 10 mg/kg/daily SQ 
Relapse/10-6-1 Dexa 0.5 mg/m2
Bari 4 mg/daily
Anakinra 10 mg/kg/daily
SQ 
No HSCT Lost to follow-up 
P5/M XIAР (NM_001167.4): del 2–5 ex, hemi 7/8 Pneumonia Dexa 10 mg/m2
VP 150 mg/m2/weekly
Ruxo 30 mg/m2
Toci 10 mg/2 wk 
Relapse/6–1.2 Dexa 0 mg/m2
Ruxo 30 mg/m2 
Haplo, TCRαβ+/CD19+ depletion TT 10 mg/kg
Treo 36 mg/m2
Flu 150 mg/m2
ATG 5.5 mg/kg
Rit 100 mg/Ruxo 
34 mo after HSCT/HLH remission 
P6/F u/n 11/12 No Dexa 10 mg/m2
VP 150 mg/m2/weekly
MTX + dexa IT 
No remission/10–1.5 Dexa 0.35 mg/m2
VP 150 mg/m2/2 wk
MTX + dexa IT 
Haplo, TCRαβ depletion TT 10 mg/kg
Treo 42 mg/m2
Flu 150 mg/m2
ATG 5 mg/kg
Rit 100 mg/abatacept 
Died (post-HSCT complications) 
P7M UNC13D (NM_199242.3): c.2346_2349del, p.(Arg782SerfsTer12); c.3011T>C, p.(Leu1004Pro), compound het 5/6 Perianal necrotizing dermatitis (Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL, Enterobacter asburiae ESBL) HLH-2004 MTX + dexa IT Relapse/1.5 Dexa 1.25 mg/m2 VP 150 mg/m2/2 wk CsA MTX + dexa IT Haplo, TCRαβ+/CD19+ depletion Аtgam 5 mg/kg
Treo 36 mg/m2
Flu 150 mg/m2
Rit 100 mg/CsA, abatacept 
20 mo after HSCT/HLH remission 

Atgam, anti-T lymphocyte immunoglobulin for human use, animal (equine); Mel, melphalan; Rit, rituximab; TLI, total lymphoid irradiation; Flu, fludarabine; Cyc, cyclophosphamide; CsA, cyclosporine; TT, thioTEPA; Treo, treosulfan; ATG, anti-T lymphocyte immunoglobulin for human use, animal (rabbit); GVHD, graft-versus-host disease; VP, etoposide; MTX, methotrexate; Dexa, dexamethasone; Toci, tocilizumab; Ruxo, ruxolitinib; Bari, baricitinib; IT, intrathecally; CMV, cytomegalovirus; ESBL, extended spectrum β-lactamase. The text in italics indicates the medications used for the prophylaxis of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).

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