Half-matched bone marrow transplant expands options for children with severe aplastic anemia
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Children's Center report that bone marrow transplant using half-matched family donors achieved a 96% survival rate among child, adolescent and young adult patients with severe aplastic anemia, a rare, life-threatening disorder in which the bone marrow fails to produce enough healthy blood cells. The…
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that a bone marrow transplant using a half-matched family donor can result in a 96% survival rate among children, adolescents, and young adults with severe aplastic anemia. This approach expands treatment options for patients who do not have a fully matched donor, a common issue for those from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds.
The study, published in Blood Advances, suggests that this treatment could be an effective first option for young patients, even those who have not received previous treatment or whose disease has returned or failed to respond to initial therapies.
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