title: Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in patients with multiple myeloma.
abstract: 50 patients with a median age of 41 years (range 29-54) underwent allogenic bone marrow transplantation for multiple myeloma. 35 patients were on second-line treatment, and 15 on first-line treatment. 24 patients were considered refractory to previous treatment. 45 patients received marrow from HLA-matched sibling donors (3 of these from twin donors), and 5 from unrelated or related non-sibling donors. 21 patients entered complete remission, while 15 had persistent disease following repopulation of the marrow. 14 patients were not evaluable for remission status because of early transplantation-related death. The overall median survival from bone marrow transplantation was 27 months, with a projected long-term survival of 34%. Patients who were 40 yr of age or older had a survival that was not different from that of patients between 29 and 40 yr of age. The median disease-free survival of patients who entered complete remissions was 41 months. These patients tended to have a longer survival than patients with persistent disease following repopulation of the marrow. Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation appears to be a promising method for treatment of certain patients with multiple myeloma.
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authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gahrton
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tura
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Belanger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cavo
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chapvis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrant
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flesch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gore
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authors.lastname: Gratwohl
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Gravett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D015996:Survival Rate; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation