Table 1.

Select recent reports of HLA-matched sibling and unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation for severe aplastic anemia

Reference (year)Year of transplantPatients, nAge range (median), yConditioning programHematopoietic source (n)Prevention of GVHDGraft rejection/failure, %GVHD, %Survival, %Follow-up, range (median), y
AcuteChronic
HLA-identical sibling donor transplantation 
 30 (2012) 1971-1984
1981-1988
1989-2010 
98
19
31 
1.8-19 (12.8) CY
CY
CY+ATG 
BM MTX
CSP+MTX
CSP+MTX 
22
32
21
11
39 
21
21
10 
66
95
100 
11-37.2 (31.1)
15.2-27.1 (23)
0.3-21.5 (6.1) 
 49 (2012) 1999-2009 1886 1-68 (18) CY+ATG (41%) and various BM (1163) CSP+MTX (41%) or other 11 11 Age ≤20 y: 90
Age >20 y: 74 
(2.1) 
1-69 (24) PBSCs (723) 10 17 22 Age ≤20 y: 76
Age >20 y: 64 
(2.0) 
 52 (2009) 1998-2007 30 31-66 (46) FLU+CY+ATG BM (20) PBSCs (10) CSP+MTX or other 10 13 77 1.1-6.8 (4.1) 
 82 (2016) 1999-2014 BMT: 1732 IST: 802 0-20
21-40
>40 
BMT various Compare BMT vs IST Various for BMT N/A N/A N/A Age 0-20 y: 86 (BMT); 84 (IST)
Age 21-40 y: 76 (BMT); 65 (IST)
Age >40 y: 56 (BMT); 58 (IST) 
0.2-10 
IST various    
 50 (2015) 2005-2009 940 Age >20 y: 50% Various BM (566) PBSCs (374) Various 13 14 Low risk: 93
Int. risk: 78
High risk: 67 
0.1-9.1 (3.1) 
 31 (2016) 2006-2015 21 3-52 (15) CY+ATG BM <2.5 × 108 TNC/kg CSP+MTX 47 16 (24) 100 1-8 (4.0) 
Unrelated donor transplantation 
 57 (2012) 2000-2010 44 3-19 (8) FLU+CY+Alem various doses BM (26)
PBSCs (18) 
CSP or CSP+MMF or MTX 38 12 95 1-6.3 (2.9) 
 50 (2015) 2005-2009 508 Age >20 y: 53% Various BM (264)
PBSCs (244) 
Various 25 26 Low risk: 83
Int. risk: 77
High risk: 64 
0.1-9.1 (3.1) 
 58 (2015) 2005-2014 29 Upfront MUD HCT (no prior IST) 1.7-19.1 (8.4) FLU+CY+Alem (+2-3-Gy TBI for 1 Ag-MM) BM (21)
PBSCs (8) 
CSP or CSP/MMF 10 19 96 OS
92 2-y EFS 
0.2-8.5 (1.7) 
 56 (2015) 2006-2013 79 0.5-66 (24) ATG+2-Gy TBI+CY-100 (n = 41) vs CY-50 (n = 38) BM CSP/MTX CY-100: 15
CY-50: 12 
27
24 
32
23 
81 at 1 y
97 at 1 y 
1.0-4.2 (2.0)
0.3-2.2 (1.4) 
 53 (2014) 1999-2009 55 URD 1-67 (18) FLU+CY+Alem BM (36)
PBSCs (19) 
Tacrolimus/MMF 38 13 88
97 BM
70 PBSCs 
0.5-10 
Reference (year)Year of transplantPatients, nAge range (median), yConditioning programHematopoietic source (n)Prevention of GVHDGraft rejection/failure, %GVHD, %Survival, %Follow-up, range (median), y
AcuteChronic
HLA-identical sibling donor transplantation 
 30 (2012) 1971-1984
1981-1988
1989-2010 
98
19
31 
1.8-19 (12.8) CY
CY
CY+ATG 
BM MTX
CSP+MTX
CSP+MTX 
22
32
21
11
39 
21
21
10 
66
95
100 
11-37.2 (31.1)
15.2-27.1 (23)
0.3-21.5 (6.1) 
 49 (2012) 1999-2009 1886 1-68 (18) CY+ATG (41%) and various BM (1163) CSP+MTX (41%) or other 11 11 Age ≤20 y: 90
Age >20 y: 74 
(2.1) 
1-69 (24) PBSCs (723) 10 17 22 Age ≤20 y: 76
Age >20 y: 64 
(2.0) 
 52 (2009) 1998-2007 30 31-66 (46) FLU+CY+ATG BM (20) PBSCs (10) CSP+MTX or other 10 13 77 1.1-6.8 (4.1) 
 82 (2016) 1999-2014 BMT: 1732 IST: 802 0-20
21-40
>40 
BMT various Compare BMT vs IST Various for BMT N/A N/A N/A Age 0-20 y: 86 (BMT); 84 (IST)
Age 21-40 y: 76 (BMT); 65 (IST)
Age >40 y: 56 (BMT); 58 (IST) 
0.2-10 
IST various    
 50 (2015) 2005-2009 940 Age >20 y: 50% Various BM (566) PBSCs (374) Various 13 14 Low risk: 93
Int. risk: 78
High risk: 67 
0.1-9.1 (3.1) 
 31 (2016) 2006-2015 21 3-52 (15) CY+ATG BM <2.5 × 108 TNC/kg CSP+MTX 47 16 (24) 100 1-8 (4.0) 
Unrelated donor transplantation 
 57 (2012) 2000-2010 44 3-19 (8) FLU+CY+Alem various doses BM (26)
PBSCs (18) 
CSP or CSP+MMF or MTX 38 12 95 1-6.3 (2.9) 
 50 (2015) 2005-2009 508 Age >20 y: 53% Various BM (264)
PBSCs (244) 
Various 25 26 Low risk: 83
Int. risk: 77
High risk: 64 
0.1-9.1 (3.1) 
 58 (2015) 2005-2014 29 Upfront MUD HCT (no prior IST) 1.7-19.1 (8.4) FLU+CY+Alem (+2-3-Gy TBI for 1 Ag-MM) BM (21)
PBSCs (8) 
CSP or CSP/MMF 10 19 96 OS
92 2-y EFS 
0.2-8.5 (1.7) 
 56 (2015) 2006-2013 79 0.5-66 (24) ATG+2-Gy TBI+CY-100 (n = 41) vs CY-50 (n = 38) BM CSP/MTX CY-100: 15
CY-50: 12 
27
24 
32
23 
81 at 1 y
97 at 1 y 
1.0-4.2 (2.0)
0.3-2.2 (1.4) 
 53 (2014) 1999-2009 55 URD 1-67 (18) FLU+CY+Alem BM (36)
PBSCs (19) 
Tacrolimus/MMF 38 13 88
97 BM
70 PBSCs 
0.5-10 

Alem, alemtuzumab; BM, bone marrow; CY-50, 50 mg/kg CY; CY-100, 100 mg/kg CY; EFS, event-free survival; HCT, hematopoietic cell transplantation; Int., intermediate; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil; MUD, matched unrelated donor; N/A, not available; OS, overall survival; TBI, total body irradiation; TNC, total nucleated cell; URD, unrelated donor; 1 Ag-MM, 1 HLA-antigen mismatch.

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