[Successful treatment with pseudo-autologous blood stem cell transplantation for an adolescent-onset multiple myeloma who relapsed after allogenic bone marrow transplantation]

Rinsho Ketsueki. 2015 Apr;56(4):428-31. doi: 10.11406/rinketsu.56.428.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 14-year-old male with multiple myeloma (IgG-λ, ISS stage 3) received myeloablative matched unrelated bone marrow transplantation, and achieved a complete response. At 16 months after the transplantation, he relapsed. The relapse was resistant to bortezomib and thalidomide. Peripheral blood showed mixed chimerism with 10% recipient cells. Peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) were collected and pseudo-autologous PBSC transplantation (PASCT) was performed following high-dose melphalan without graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis. Hematopoietic recovery was prompt and a partial response was obtained without graft-versus-host disease exacerbation. We have presented a rare case of adolescent-onset multiple myeloma, obtaining a transient response with PASCT following post-allogeneic transplant relapse.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation* / methods
  • Graft vs Host Disease*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multiple Myeloma / diagnosis
  • Multiple Myeloma / therapy*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / therapy*
  • Recurrence
  • Transplantation Conditioning / methods
  • Transplantation, Homologous / methods