Salvage Cord Blood Transplantation for Sustained Remission of Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia That Relapsed Early after Myeloablative Transplantation
Intern Med. 2021 Apr 5. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.6796-20. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAcute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL) is a rare subtype of acute myeloid leukemia accompanied by an aggressive clinical course and dismal prognosis. We herein report a case of AMKL preceded by mediastinal germ cell tumor that relapsed early after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with myeloablative conditioning but was successfully treated using salvage cord blood transplantation (CBT) with reduced-intensity conditioning. Although several serious complications developed, sustained remission with a favorable general condition was ultimately achieved. Although an optimal therapeutic strategy remains to be established, the graft-versus-leukemia effect of CBT may be promising, even for the treatment of refractory AMKL.PMID:33814495 | DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.6796-20
Source: Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Satoshi Ichikawa Tohru Fujiwara Kei Saito Kazuki Sakurai Kyoko Inokura Noriko Fukuhara Hisayuki Yokoyama Koichi Onodera Yasushi Onishi Junichi Kameoka Hideo Harigae Source Type: research
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