학술논문
Prolonged resolution of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis following myeloablative chemotherapy and subsequent autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.
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Article
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Subject
*STEM cells
*LYMPHOMAS
*TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.
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ISSN
0268-3369
Abstract
A 30-month-old boy with hemophagocytic lympho- histiocytosis (HLH) received an autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) following high-dose chemotherapy. He presented with hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) at 6 months of age, but relapsed despite the repeated administration of prednisolone, VP-16, cyclosporin A (CsA), and other cytotoxic agents. PBSC were obtained using combination chemotherapy with etoposide (VP16, 450 mg/m2), doxorubicin (70 mg/m2), vincristine (2 mg/m2) and cyclophosphamide (CY, 1200 mg/m2). 2.7 × 105/kg CFU-GM PBSC were transplanted after similar high-dose VP16 preconditioning used for allogeneic BMT for HLH. The boy continues to remain in complete remission 30 months after PBSCT while receiving low-dose PSL/CsA therapy. High-dose chemotherapy followed by PBSCT may be an optional therapeutic approach for patients with HLH. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]