Table 6.

Results of nonmyeloablative HLA-identical sibling transplantation for sickle cell anemia. (Iannone et al, August 2002, unpublished data).40- 43 

RegimenMinimal-Toxicity Conditioning RegimenReduced-Intensity Conditioning
†Includes 2 patients with thalassemia major. 
‡Includes 1 patient with thalassemia major. 
Abbreviations: ATG, antithymocyte globulin; CY, cyclophosphamide; Flu, fludarabine; Gr, grade; GVHD, graft-versus-host disease; Mel, melphalan; No., number; PBSC, peripheral blood stem cells; TBI, total body irradiation; TLI, total lymphoid irradiation; UCB, umbilical cord blood. 
No. of patients 10† 7‡ 
Patient age (median, yrs) 10 (range, 3-28) 22 (range, 7-56) 
Conditioning regimen (dose) [no. of patients] Flu (90-150)/TBI (200) [5]; Flu (125-150)/ATG/TBI (200)[5] Flu(175)/BU(8)/ATG/TLI (500)[4]; Flu (120)/Mel(140)/ATG [2]; Flu(120)/ CY(120) [1] 
Source of stem cells (no. of patients) Marrow (8); PBSC (2) Marrow (2); PBSC (3); UCB (1) 
Induction of mixed chimerism Yes (transient in 8) Yes 
No. with graft rejection/disease recurrence 
No. with GVHD Acute 1 (Gr I), chronic, none Acute 3 (Gr II-IV), chronic, 3 (2 fatal) 
No. of deaths None 
No. with event-free survival 
RegimenMinimal-Toxicity Conditioning RegimenReduced-Intensity Conditioning
†Includes 2 patients with thalassemia major. 
‡Includes 1 patient with thalassemia major. 
Abbreviations: ATG, antithymocyte globulin; CY, cyclophosphamide; Flu, fludarabine; Gr, grade; GVHD, graft-versus-host disease; Mel, melphalan; No., number; PBSC, peripheral blood stem cells; TBI, total body irradiation; TLI, total lymphoid irradiation; UCB, umbilical cord blood. 
No. of patients 10† 7‡ 
Patient age (median, yrs) 10 (range, 3-28) 22 (range, 7-56) 
Conditioning regimen (dose) [no. of patients] Flu (90-150)/TBI (200) [5]; Flu (125-150)/ATG/TBI (200)[5] Flu(175)/BU(8)/ATG/TLI (500)[4]; Flu (120)/Mel(140)/ATG [2]; Flu(120)/ CY(120) [1] 
Source of stem cells (no. of patients) Marrow (8); PBSC (2) Marrow (2); PBSC (3); UCB (1) 
Induction of mixed chimerism Yes (transient in 8) Yes 
No. with graft rejection/disease recurrence 
No. with GVHD Acute 1 (Gr I), chronic, none Acute 3 (Gr II-IV), chronic, 3 (2 fatal) 
No. of deaths None 
No. with event-free survival 
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