Table 2.

Recent studies of unrelated donor (UD) stem cell transplantation for acquired severe aplastic anemia.

ReferenceYear of TransplantsnGraft RejectionAcute GVHD II-IV/III-IVChronic GVHD All/extensiveSurvivalRegimen
Abbreviations: GVHD, graft-versus-host disease; MUD, matched unrelated donor; M/M, mis-matched; CY, cyclophosphamide; ATG, antithymocyte globulin; TBI, total body irradiation; TLI, total lymphocyte infusion; PBSC, peripheral blood stem cell; UCB, umbilical cord blood; NK, not known 
Passweg 2006 1988–1998 181 (MUD) 17% 48%/NK 29%/NK 39% at 5 yr CY ± irradiation ± antibodies 
  51 (M/M) 51% 37%/NK 24%/NK 36% at 5 yr  
Kojima 2002 1993–2000 154 11% 29%/20% 30%/15% 60% at 5 yr for A,B,DRB1 matches CY (120–200 mg/kg), irradiation ± ATG 
  79 (MUD), 75 (M/M)      
Deeg 2006 1994–2004 62 (MUD) 2% (MUD) 69%/NK (MUD) 52%/NK (MUD) 61% at 5 yr (MUD) CY 200 mg/kg, ATG, low dose TBI (2–6 Gy). If ATG-intolerant, CY 120 mg/kg, TBI 12Gy. 
  25 (M/M) 11% (M/M) 77%/NK (M/M) 57%/NK (M/M) 40% (M/M)  
Bacigalupo 2005 1998–2004 38 18% 27%/6% 27%/6% 73% at 5 yr Fludarabine 120 mg/m2, CY 1200 mg/m2, ATG 
  28 (MUD),      
  10 (M/M:      
  5 UD, 5 family)      
Benesch 2004 NK 8 (4 MUD) 8/8 alive CY ± ATG ± anti-CD3 ± Thiotepa ± TLI ± Fludarabine ± Busulphan, with CD34+-selected PBSC 
Mao 2005 1998–2004 22% 28%/0 7/9 alive CY 60 mg/kg, ATG, UCB transplants in adults 
ReferenceYear of TransplantsnGraft RejectionAcute GVHD II-IV/III-IVChronic GVHD All/extensiveSurvivalRegimen
Abbreviations: GVHD, graft-versus-host disease; MUD, matched unrelated donor; M/M, mis-matched; CY, cyclophosphamide; ATG, antithymocyte globulin; TBI, total body irradiation; TLI, total lymphocyte infusion; PBSC, peripheral blood stem cell; UCB, umbilical cord blood; NK, not known 
Passweg 2006 1988–1998 181 (MUD) 17% 48%/NK 29%/NK 39% at 5 yr CY ± irradiation ± antibodies 
  51 (M/M) 51% 37%/NK 24%/NK 36% at 5 yr  
Kojima 2002 1993–2000 154 11% 29%/20% 30%/15% 60% at 5 yr for A,B,DRB1 matches CY (120–200 mg/kg), irradiation ± ATG 
  79 (MUD), 75 (M/M)      
Deeg 2006 1994–2004 62 (MUD) 2% (MUD) 69%/NK (MUD) 52%/NK (MUD) 61% at 5 yr (MUD) CY 200 mg/kg, ATG, low dose TBI (2–6 Gy). If ATG-intolerant, CY 120 mg/kg, TBI 12Gy. 
  25 (M/M) 11% (M/M) 77%/NK (M/M) 57%/NK (M/M) 40% (M/M)  
Bacigalupo 2005 1998–2004 38 18% 27%/6% 27%/6% 73% at 5 yr Fludarabine 120 mg/m2, CY 1200 mg/m2, ATG 
  28 (MUD),      
  10 (M/M:      
  5 UD, 5 family)      
Benesch 2004 NK 8 (4 MUD) 8/8 alive CY ± ATG ± anti-CD3 ± Thiotepa ± TLI ± Fludarabine ± Busulphan, with CD34+-selected PBSC 
Mao 2005 1998–2004 22% 28%/0 7/9 alive CY 60 mg/kg, ATG, UCB transplants in adults 
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