title: Successful allogeneic bone marrow transplant for chronic myeloid leukaemia despite previous interferon-induced cardiomyopathy.
abstract: We report a patient with CML who developed a reversible dilated cardiomyopathy with cardiac failure following 10 months of IFN therapy. Despite the previous cardiomyopathy, he tolerated subsequent allogeneic BMT without any adverse cardiac events. Reversible IFN-induced cardiomyopathy should not be considered a contraindication to bone marrow transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Haematology Department, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Broady
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Browett
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D007372:Interferons