A long-term follow-up study of 50 patients with severe aplastic anemia who have survived more than 3 years after immunosuppressive therapy.
- Author:
Guangsheng HE
1
;
Zonghong SHAO
;
Hong LIU
;
Yizhi ZHANG
;
Guibin CHEN
;
Ke LI
;
Luyan SONG
;
Hong HE
;
Migngfeng ZHAO
;
Rong FU
;
Jun SHI
;
Jie BAI
;
Hong ZHANG
;
Yulin CHU
;
Tianying YANG
;
Chongli YANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Anemia, Aplastic; drug therapy; mortality; Blood Cell Count; Bone Marrow Examination; Child; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hematopoietic Stem Cells; cytology; physiology; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents; therapeutic use; Karnofsky Performance Status; standards; Male; Middle Aged; Recovery of Function; physiology; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome
- From: Chinese Journal of Hematology 2002;23(5):229-232
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the long-term outcome of immunosuppressive therapy (IST) in patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA).
METHODSHematopoietic recovery (peripheral blood cell counts, bone marrow aspirates, bone marrow biopsy, in vitro culture of hematopoietic progenitors), immunity of T lymphocyte, quality of life and side-effects of the therapy were assessed in 50 SAA patients who have survived more than 3 years after IST.
RESULTSAt 3 years, 4 years and 5 years follow-up, 81.5% (13 cases), 86.7% (13 cases) and 89.5% (17 cases) of the SAA patients reached and maintained normal peripheral blood cell counts, 93.4% (15 cases), 93.3% (14 cases) and 94.7% (18 cases) showed normal bone marrow pictures, and 37.5% (6 cases), 40.0% (6 cases) and 73.7% (14 cases) had normal yields of bone marrow cell culture, respectively. Overall, 86.0% (43 cases), 94.0% (47 cases) and 52.0% (26 cases) of the total SAA patients were normalized in peripheral blood counts, bone marrow picture and culture of hematopoietic progenitor yields, respectively. During the follow-up, 88.0% (44 cases) of the patients achieved 100 of Karnofsky scores; 26 of the 31 patients (83.9%) who received bone marrow biopsy showed normal histological pictures, and 29 of 37 patients (78.4%) tested had normal subsets of T lymphocytes. No clonal disease was found. The late side-effects of IST were mild. All of the parameters tested were normal in 24 patients.
CONCLUSIONAfter IST, the hematopoietic function of bone marrow, the immunity of the T lymphocyte and the life quality were normalized with few side-effects in patients with SAA. These patients would probably be cured.
