Prolonged resolution of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis following myeloablative chemotherapy and subsequent autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
- 1 March 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Vol. 19 (6) , 633-635
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1700702
Abstract
A 30-month-old boy with hemophagocytic lympho- histiocytosis (HLH) received an autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) following high-dose chemotherapy. He presented with hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) at 6 months of age, but relapsed despite the repeated administration of prednisolone, VP-16, cyclosporin A (CsA), and other cytotoxic agents. PBSC were obtained using combination chemotherapy with etoposide (VP16, 450 mg/m2), doxorubicin (70 mg/m2), vincristine (2 mg/m2) and cyclophosphamide (CY, 1200 mg/m2). 2.7 × 105/kg CFU-GM PBSC were transplanted after similar high-dose VP16 preconditioning used for allogeneic BMT for HLH. The boy continues to remain in complete remission 30 months after PBSCT while receiving low-dose PSL/CsA therapy. High-dose chemotherapy followed by PBSCT may be an optional therapeutic approach for patients with HLH.Keywords
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