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Allogeneic stem cell transplantation in Fanconi anemia patients presenting with myelodysplasia and/or clonal abnormality: update on the Saudi experience

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 41, pages 261–265 (2008)Cite this article

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In the literature, there is an abundance of promising data on the outcome of allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) in patients with Fanconi anemia (FA); however, the data on the outcome of FA patients who present with myelodysplasia and/or abnormal clone are sketchy as the entity itself is a rare one, although, it is believed that the presence of any of these factors confers a worse prognosis on the outcome of the transplant. This is an update of our experience in 11 such patients who underwent SCT at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; 10 from the matched and related donors and 1 from a partially matched unrelated cord blood unit; the conditioning was with the same regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide (total of 20 mg/kg), anti-thymocyte globulin (total dose 160 mg/kg of the equine product or 52 mg/kg of the rabbit product) and total-body irradiation at 450 cGy. Ten patients remain currently alive, well and with no evidence of disease, with a median follow-up of almost 4 years.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Hematology–Oncology, Section of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    M Ayas, A Al-Jefri, A Al-Seraihi, M Al-Mahr, S Rifai, A Al-Ahmari, A Khairy & H El-Solh

  2. Department of Oncology, Research Unit, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Ayas, M., Al-Jefri, A., Al-Seraihi, A. et al. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation in Fanconi anemia patients presenting with myelodysplasia and/or clonal abnormality: update on the Saudi experience. Bone Marrow Transplant 41, 261–265 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1705903

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