Role of small-dose decitabine in treatment of early recurrence and chronic graft versus host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Wang Xiaoguo,Chen Ting,Liu Huanfeng,Deng Tianxia,Liu Jun,Zhang Cheng,Zhang Xi,Kong Peiyan.Role of small-dose decitabine in treatment of early recurrence and chronic graft versus host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2016,38(12):1362-1365.
Wang Xiaoguo,Chen Ting,Liu Huanfeng,Deng Tianxia,Liu Jun,Zhang Cheng,Zhang Xi,Kong Peiyan.Role of small-dose decitabine in treatment of early recurrence and chronic graft versus host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2016,38(12):1362-1365.DOI:
Objective To analyze the outcomes of 4 cases of chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) treated by small-dose decitabine/dacogen (DAC). Methods Clinical data of 4 patients who have cGVHD effects and early recurrence after allo-HSCT
and then received small-dose DAC treatment in our hospital from June 25
2013 to July 7
2015 were collected in this study. Three of them were acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
and the other 1 case was myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).Their diagnosis
transplantation methods
types and scores of cGVHD
and treatment outcome were retrospectively analyzed. Results All 4 patients had decreased effects of cGVHD and had no severe hematologic toxicity after small-dose DCA therapy.One of the patients gave up the treatment because of pulmonary infection
and the other 3 ones were in stable disease stage till now. Conclusion Small-dose DAC therapy alleviates cGVHD after allo-HSCT
improves quality of life in the patients
and has certain effect on controlling early recurrence.