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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-5-29
pubmed:abstractText
High dose therapy followed by infusion of autologous bone marrow has become a major treatment option for an increasing number of poor prognosis non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients. In our study we analyzed the outcome of autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT) in 44 high grade NHL patients transplanted at our institution between 1985 and 1992. Median age was 31 years (range 12-61); nineteen were in partial remission (PR) after first line chemotherapy and 25 in sensitive relapse (SR). Of the 25 patients transplanted in SR, 14 relapsed after a median time of 5.5 months (range 1-26), 8 are in complete remission after a median follow up of 41.5 months and three died from toxicity. Of the 19 patients grafted in PR, 11 are alive and progression free after a median follow up of 52 months, while 8 relapsed at a median time of 5 months. The overall progression free survival (PFS) projected at 6 years is 35% with a 47% PFS for patients transplanted in PR and 28% for patients in SR. In conclusion, high dose therapy and ABMT has achieved widespread use as salvage therapy for patients with relapsed/refractory high grade NHL. In particular, our experience confirms that myeloablative treatment is a safe and well tolerated procedure for patients in PR, that may be easily applied as early salvage therapy without major toxicities.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1042-8194
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
147-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Bone Marrow Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Child, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Combined Modality Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Disease-Free Survival, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Hospitals, University, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Neoplasm Invasiveness, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Remission Induction, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Rome, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Transplantation, Autologous, pubmed-meshheading:9021698-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Autologous bone marrow transplantation in 44 patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at University "La Sapienza" of Rome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Human Biopathology, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't