Donor Stem Cell Transplant After Busulfan, Fludarabine, and Antithymocyte Globulin in Treating Patients With Hematological Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Giving chemotherapy before a donor bone marrow stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells. Chemotherapy and antithymocyte globulin stop the patient's immune system from rejecting the donor's stem cells. The donated stem cells may replace the patient's immune cells and help destroy any remaining cancer cells (graft-versus-tumor effect). Sometimes the transplanted cells from a donor can also make an immune response against the body's normal cells. Giving cyclosporine and methotrexate after transplant may stop this from happening. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving donor stem cell transplant together with busulfan, fludarabine, and antithymocyte globulin works in treating patients with hematological cancer.

Timeline

Start

2003-01

Primary completion

2010-06

Completion

2010-06

Publications

• Results Lee KH, Choi SJ, Lee JH, Lee JH, Kim DY, Seol M, Lee YS, Kang YA, Jeon M, Yun SC, Joo YD, Lee WS, Kang MJ, Kim H, Park JH, Bae SH, Ryoo HM, Kim MK, Hyun MS. Clinical effect of reduced-intensity conditioning regimen containing antithymocyte globulin for hematopoietic cell transplantation from unrelated-donors. Am J Hematol. 2011 May;86(5):399-405. doi: 10.1002/ajh.21989.

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