title: Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) for acute nonlymphoid leukemia (ANLL) in first remission.
abstract: 20 patients with acute nonlymphoid leukemia (ANLL) in first remission were given cyclophosphamide, 120 mg/kg, followed by total body irradiation (TBI) and an HLA-identical allogeneic marrow transplant (BMT). TBI was delivered in a single dose (10 Gy on day -1) in 2 patients, or in fractionated doses (3.3 rad/day on days -3, -2, -1) in 18 patients. The median age of patients was 22 years (range 2-44). Median time from remission to BMT was 5 months (range 1-12). 5 patients died of transplant-related toxicity (graft-versus-host disease with or without interstitial pneumonia) and 15 are alive 7-77 months post-BMT (median 20). The actuarial 72 months survival is 73%. There has been one relapse in a 2-year-old child, 4 months post-BMT, in the marrow and in the testis. The 72-month actuarial disease-free survival is 68%. The actuarial probability of relapse is 7%. This study indicates that a high proportion of ANLL patients treated in first remission with fractionated TBI and allogeneic marrow transplantation can become long-term disease-free survivors.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology; D011832:Radiation Injuries