Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in pediatric patients with β-thalassemia and sickle cell disease: An experience of the Spanish Working Group for Bone Marrow Transplantation in Children (GETMON)

Autor: Isabel Badell, Ana Sastre, Laura C. Alonso, Mar Bermúdez-Cortés, Cristina Díaz de Heredia, Cristina Beléndez, Marta González-Vicent, Antonia Rodríguez-Villa, Raquel Hladun
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Medicina Clínica (English Edition). 152:135-140
ISSN: 2387-0206
Popis: Background and objectives A recently occurring increase of the prevalence of haemoglobinopathies, β-thalassaemia major (TM) and sickle cell disease (SCD) over the last two decades in our country has generated new needs in terms of medical resources for both prevention and treatment of these patients. Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT) is a curative treatment available for patients who have severe haemoglobinopathies. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the results of allo-HSCT in paediatric patients with TM or SCD performed in paediatric haematopoietic transplant units within the Spanish Group of Bone Marrow Transplantation in Children (GETMON). Material and methods Retrospective review of patients undergoing HSCT in the GETMON units until 2015. Results A total of 65 patients were analysed (43 patients were affected with TM and 22 with SCD), who received allo-HSCT in 6 GETMON units between November 1989 and December 2014. Event-free survival three years post-transplant was 81% and overall survival 92% in patients with TM. Event-free survival three years post-transplant was 79% and overall survival 85% in patients with SCD. Conclusions The results of this series are comparable to the results of other international series and offer a platform from which to continue trying to improve the evolution of these patients.
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