Successful T cell-depleted allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in a child with recurrent multiple extramedullary plasmacytomas

Bone Marrow Transplant. 1992 Oct;10(4):381-2.

Abstract

Multiple plasmacytomas with IgA paraproteinemia, a low grade lymphoid neoplasm of differentiated B cells rarely seen in the young, were encountered in a 10-year-old child. T cell-depleted allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) was performed because of progressive disease despite chemotherapy. Donor T cells were infused after transplantation in gradually increasing numbers to achieve a graft-versus-tumor effect. Complete eradication of all tumor masses was achieved following BMT with normalization of serum immunoglobulin levels. The patient remains in complete remission 4 years after BMT. Allogeneic BMT should be considered early in the course of low-grade lymphoid malignancy in the younger age group.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow Transplantation* / immunology
  • Child
  • Female
  • Graft vs Host Reaction / immunology
  • Humans
  • Lymphocyte Depletion
  • Multiple Myeloma / surgery*
  • Recurrence
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes / transplantation
  • Transplantation, Homologous