Treatment of advanced mycosis fungoides by allogeneic stem-cell transplantation with a nonmyeloablative regimen

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2003 Apr;31(8):663-6. doi: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703872.

Abstract

Given the poor prognosis of patients with advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and the high transplant-related mortality associated with conventional allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, we performed nonmyeloablative transplantation of allogeneic stem cells (ASCT) from HLA-identical siblings in three patients with this disease. All patients achieved full donor engraftment, clearance of clonal T cells leading to durable complete remissions but experienced high incidence of infections, which proved fatal in one case. These results suggest that nonmyeloablative ASCT is a novel and potentially curative therapy for patients with advanced T-cell lymphomas who have a histocompatible sibling.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Gene Rearrangement, gamma-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / complications*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycosis Fungoides / drug therapy
  • Mycosis Fungoides / pathology
  • Mycosis Fungoides / therapy*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta / genetics
  • Stem Cell Transplantation* / adverse effects
  • Transplantation Chimera / immunology
  • Transplantation, Homologous

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta