L. Vazquez et al., Allogeneic peripheral blood cell transplantation for hypereosinophilic syndrome with myelofibrosis, BONE MAR TR, 25(2), 2000, pp. 217-218
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology,"Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) display a very heterogeneous
clinical picture ranging from asymptomatic cases to very aggressive forms.
We report a 38-year-old woman with progressive HES who developed severe my
elofibrosis and was treated by allogeneic stem cell transplantation, using
peripheral blood (PBSCT) instead of bone marrow as the source of progenitor
cells, after conditioning with cytoxan and busulphan, To the best of our k
nowledge, this is the first case of HES with myelofibrosis treated with PBS
CT, The patient remains alive 8 months post-PBSCT, and bone marrow fibrosis
has significantly decreased following transplantation.