Long-Term Follow-up of Adults with Severe Sickle Cell Disease After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Using Reduced Intensity Conditioning
Biernacki M, Okam M, Shenoy S, Krishnamurti L, Horwitz M, Neuberg D, Antin J, Wu C. Long-Term Follow-up of Adults with Severe Sickle Cell Disease After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Using Reduced Intensity Conditioning. Blood 2010, 116: 261. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.261.261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic stem cell transplantationSickle cell diseaseSevere sickle cell diseaseLimited chronic GVHDStem cell transplantationLong-term outcomesRIC-HSCTAdult patientsChronic GVHDGraft lossImmunosuppressive medicationsCell transplantationCell diseaseMyeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantationMinimal transplant-related toxicityPeripheral blood stem cellsStable donor chimerismSustained donor engraftmentTotal lymphoid irradiationTransplant-related mortalityIntensity conditioning regimensTransplant-related toxicityDisease-free survivalNew adult patientsMajority of patients