title: Successful treatment of acquired pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) by allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.
abstract: A 37-year-old male was treated successfully by peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) from his HLA-identical sister for refractory acquired pure red cell aplasia (PRCA). The conditioning regimen was cyclophosphamide 50 mg/kg/day for 4 days plus TBI 300 cGy in a single fraction. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >500/microl and platelet counts >20,000/microl were achieved 8 days after PBSCT without transfusion. Chimerism study on day 218 revealed full donor chimerism. The hemoglobin level was stable around 12-13 g/dl with normal leukocyte and platelet counts after PBSCT during a long follow-up period. From this case, PBSCT should be considered for patients with refractory acquired PRCA with an HLA-identical donor.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shih-Bin
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Sheng-Fung
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chao-Sung
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Ta-Chih
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hui-Hua
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Hsiao
authors.forename: Yi-Chang
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hui-Jen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Tyen-Po
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D036102:Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; D012010:Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / Q000628:therapy*; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D018183:Transplantation Chimera; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014185:Transplantation, Isogeneic; D016896:Treatment Outcome