title: Allogeneic haematopoietic transplantation for Richter's syndrome.
abstract: This study evaluated the efficacy of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (AlloBMT) in eight patients who had chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) in Richter's transformation. Five patients were in resistant relapse and three others were in sensitive or untreated relapse. Three out of eight patients (38%) were alive and in remission at 14 months, 47 months and 67 months respectively. Two of these three patients, including one with an unrelated-donor transplant and a prior, unsuccessful autologous transplantation, received a non-myeloablative preparative regimen. These data suggest that, compared with conventional chemotherapy, AlloBMT improves the prognosis for patients with Richter's syndrome. Further study of a larger number of patients is needed to confirm these results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Keating
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Champlin
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Khouri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D015996:Survival Rate; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome