Donor Stem Cell Transplant After Busulfan, Fludarabine, Methylprednisolone, and Antithymocyte Globulin in Treating Patients With Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome
Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Nonmalignant Neoplasm
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Leukemia focused on measuring refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts, refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia, childhood myelodysplastic syndromes, de novo myelodysplastic syndromes, previously treated myelodysplastic syndromes, secondary myelodysplastic syndromes, aplastic anemia, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Diagnosis of any of the following bone marrow failure syndromes:
Severe aplastic anemia, meeting 1 of the following criteria:
- Not responsive to immunosuppressive therapy
- With recurrent cytopenia after immunosuppressive therapy or allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
Low-risk myelodysplastic syndrome, including any of the following:
- Refractory anemia
- Refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts
- Refractory cytopenia with multi-lineage dysplasia
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, meeting 1 of the following criteria:
- With thrombotic episodes
- With severe cytopenia
No willing, suitable HLA-compatible donor in family or in donor registries
- Related donor with HLA-haploidentical mismatch at three or less of 6 loci
- Patients with very severe neutropenia (< 200/μL) or febrile episodes, who feel urgent need for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, are eligible without a search for HLA-matched unrelated donors
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Karnofsky performance status 70-100%
- Bilirubin < 2.0 mg/dL
- AST < 3 times upper limit of normal
- Creatinine < 2.0 mg/dL
- Ejection fraction > 40% by MUGA scan
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
Sites / Locations
- Asan Medical Center - University of Ulsan College of Medicine