[Nonmyeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation for a 70-year-old woman with relapsed acute myelogenous leukemia]

Rinsho Ketsueki. 2004 Feb;45(2):167-9.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We describe a 70-year-old woman with acute myelogenous leukemia with t(8;21) in the first relapse who underwent nonmyeloablative transplantation with conditioning of fludarabine and low-dose total body irradiation (2Gy). Myelosuppression was very mild, and the patient developed transient grade I renal and hepatic toxicities. Complete chimerism was achieved on day 120. The level of the AML1/MTG8 fusion gene in bone marrow decreased to an undetectable level on day 56 and the patient is alive and in complete remission with a follow-up at day 450. This transplant regimen might be well tolerated even by the elderly patients and bring a durable remission.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / therapy*
  • Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Transplantation Conditioning / methods