Second allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation with fludarabine-based low-intensity conditioning regimen for relapsed myelodysplastic syndrome after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

Int J Hematol. 2001 Jan;73(1):122-5. doi: 10.1007/BF02981914.

Abstract

We describe the case of a 51-year-old patient with relapsed myelodysplastic syndrome after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT), who underwent allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) after conditioning with a novel regimen consisting of fludarabine, busulfan, and antithymocyte globulin. The second PBSCT was performed early, at 3 months after the initial allogeneic BMT, but it was well tolerated and complete hematologic remission was documented. The patient did not experience any early transplantation-related organ toxicity but died from opportunistic infection 6 months after the second transplantation. Our experience suggests that this novel regimen may induce remission and could be offered to patients relapsing after the first transplantation; however, the fludarabine-containing regimen might be accompanied by profound immunosuppression.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents / toxicity
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Infections / etiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / complications
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / therapy*
  • Recurrence
  • Transplantation Conditioning / adverse effects*
  • Transplantation Conditioning / methods
  • Transplantation, Homologous / adverse effects
  • Transplantation, Homologous / methods
  • Vidarabine / administration & dosage*
  • Vidarabine / analogs & derivatives
  • Vidarabine / toxicity

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Vidarabine
  • fludarabine