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- Title
Marrow aplasia developing 13 years after HLA-identical sibling allogeneic transplantation for chronic myeloid leukaemia: successful treatment with antithymocyte globulin and peripheral blood stem cell infusion from the original donor.
- Authors
O'Donghaile, D.; Hayden, P. J.; McCarron, S. L.; Doyle, E. M.; Lawler, M.; Browne, P. V.; Conneally, E.; Vandenberghe, E.; McCann, S. R.
- Abstract
Secondary or late graft failure has been defined as the development of inadequate marrow function after initial engraftment has been achieved. We describe a case of profound marrow aplasia occurring 13 years after sibling allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) in first chronic phase. Although the patient remained a complete donor chimera, thereby suggesting that an unselected infusion of donor peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) or bone marrow might be indicated, the newly acquired aplasia was thought to be immune in aetiology and some immunosuppression was therefore considered appropriate. Rapid haematological recovery was achieved after the infusion of unselected PBSC from the original donor following conditioning with anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG).
- Subjects
BONE marrow; IMMUNE system; BONE marrow transplantation; MYELOID leukemia; IMMUNOREGULATION; HEMATOPOIETIC system; BONE marrow diseases; NONLYMPHOID leukemia
- Publication
European Journal of Haematology, 2006, Vol 76, Issue 3, p258
- ISSN
0902-4441
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0609.2005.00594.x