Successful treatment of minimal residual disease-positive Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia with imatinib followed by reduced-intensity unrelated cord blood transplantation after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

Int J Hematol. 2006 Aug;84(2):170-3. doi: 10.1532/IJH97.06066.

Abstract

We describe a 35-year-old woman with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) who received allogeneic sibling donor peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) and entered a second complete remission. Upon detection of BCR-ABL transcripts after PBSCT, the patient received imatinib, leading to molecular remission. Following the failure of donor leukocyte infusions, she underwent reduced-intensity unrelated cord blood transplantation (RI-UCBT), and has continued durable molecular remission for more than 30 months without substantial graft-versus-host disease. Because of a lack of adverse effects of imatinib on transplantation outcome, a treatment strategy consisting of molecular monitoring-guided initiation of imatinib followed by RI-UCBT may be promising in the management of Ph+ ALL after allogeneic SCT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Benzamides
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imatinib Mesylate
  • Neoplasm, Residual
  • Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Piperazines / administration & dosage*
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / genetics
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / therapy*
  • Pyrimidines / administration & dosage*
  • Transplantation, Homologous

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Benzamides
  • Piperazines
  • Pyrimidines
  • Imatinib Mesylate