Bone marrow transplantation for sickle cell disease.
Bone marrow transplantation for sickle cell disease.
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DOI:
10.1136/adc.69.2.176
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发表时间:
1993-08
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
S. Davies
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作者:
S. Davies
Background We investigated the risks and benefits of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in children with complications of sickle cell disease. Methods Twenty-two children less than 16 years of age who had symptomatic sickle cell disease received marrow allografts from HLA-identical siblings between September 1991 and April 1995. The indications for transplantation included a history of stroke (n = 12), recurrent acute chest syndrome (n = 5), and recurrent painful crises (n = 5). Patients were prepared for transplantation with busulfan, cyclophosphamide, and antithymocyte globulin. Results Twenty of the 22 patients survived, with a median follow-up of 23.9 months (range, 10.1 to 51.0), and 16 patients had stable engraftment of donor hematopoietic cells. In three patients the graft was rejected and sickle cell disease recurred; in a fourth patient graft rejection was accompanied by marrow aplasia. In 1 of the 16 patients with engraftment, there was stable mixed chimerism. Two patients died of central ne...