Treatment of advanced mycosis fungoides by allogeneic stem-cell transplantation with a nonmyeloablative regimen

D Soligo, A Ibatici, E Berti, P Morandi… - Bone marrow …, 2003 - nature.com
D Soligo, A Ibatici, E Berti, P Morandi, E Longhi, L Venegoni, M Corbellino, C Annaloro…
Bone marrow transplantation, 2003nature.com
Given the poor prognosis of patients with advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and the
high transplant-related mortality associated with conventional allogeneic bone marrow
transplantation, we performed nonmyeloablative transplantation of allogeneic stem cells
(ASCT) from HLA-identical siblings in three patients with this disease. All patients achieved
full donor engraftment, clearance of clonal T cells leading to durable complete remissions
but experienced high incidence of infections, which proved fatal in one case. These results …
Summary
Given the poor prognosis of patients with advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and the high transplant-related mortality associated with conventional allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, we performed nonmyeloablative transplantation of allogeneic stem cells (ASCT) from HLA-identical siblings in three patients with this disease. All patients achieved full donor engraftment, clearance of clonal T cells leading to durable complete remissions but experienced high incidence of infections, which proved fatal in one case. These results suggest that nonmyeloablative ASCT is a novel and potentially curative therapy for patients with advanced T-cell lymphomas who have a histocompatible sibling.
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