title: [Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in the treatment of acute leukemias of children. Study of 26 patients].
abstract: Twenty-six children with acute leukemia were treated with allogeneic marrow transplantation from HLA identical siblings after a conditioning regimen with Cyclophosphamide-total body irradiation (19 patients), Melphalan-total body irradiation (6 patients) or Busulfan-cyclophosphamide (1 patient). Eighteen were transplanted in complete remission (4 with acute non lymphoblastic leukemia in first remission, 14 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: 6 in first, 6 in second and 2 in subsequent remission): 2 died of cytomegalovirus pneumoniae, 1 relapsed and 15 survive in continuous complete remission from 5 to 42 months after transplantation (median = 22 months). Eight were transplanted in relapse, 7 achieve complete remission, 5 of them relapsed, 1 died of G.V.H. and 1 survives in continuous complete remission 46 months after transplantation. Actuarial analysis shows a disease free survival rate at 3 years of 82% for patients transplanted in remission and 12% for patients transplanted in relapse (p less than 0.01).
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008558:Melphalan / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation
chemical_list: D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008558:Melphalan
vernacular_title: Greffe de moelle allogénique dans le traitement des leucémies aiguës de l'enfant. Etude de 26 patients.