Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for patients with congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia (CAT)

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2004 Apr;33(8):829-31. doi: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704445.

Abstract

Five patients with confirmed congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia (CAT) underwent stem cell transplantation (SCT) from HLA-matched related donors at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC). The median age at SCT was 3.2 years (range, 0.4-5 years). Conditioning regimen consisted of busulfan (BU) 4 mg/kg p.o. for 4 days (total dose of 16 mg/kg), and cyclophosphamide (CY) 50 mg/kg once daily i.v. for 4 days (total dose of 200 mg/kg). Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) was given i.v. at a dose of 30 mg/kg for 4 days pre-SCT (total of 120 mg/kg); graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis was with cyclosporine and methotrexate. Four patients engrafted and are alive and transfusion independent with a median follow up time of 30 months (range, 16-45 months). One patient failed to engraft and underwent a second SCT 4 months later but died of respiratory failure. We conclude that the use of allogeneic SCT may be curative for such patients.

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Graft Survival
  • Graft vs Host Disease / etiology
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Megakaryocytes / pathology
  • Thrombocytopenia / congenital
  • Thrombocytopenia / pathology
  • Thrombocytopenia / therapy*
  • Transplantation, Homologous