Good clinical outcomes after unrelated cord blood transplantation with
fludarabine–busulfan–cyclophosphamide-based conditioning in children
with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia: A single-center experience
Abstract
Background:Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) is a rare
hematological malignancy in young children and can only be cured through
the allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Procedure:We have
retrospectively analyzed the outcomes of nine children with JMML after
unrelated cord blood transplantation (UCBT). Results:Eight patients who
have received a myeloablative conditioning regimen of fludarabine (FLU),
busulfan (BU), and cyclophosphamide (CY) have gotten engraftment. None
of the nine patients has relapsed following initial UCBT. Six patients
are still alive and in complete remission after UCBT with a median
observation time of 43 months (range: 10–80 months). The 5-year overall
(OS) and event-free (EFS) survival rates are 77.8% and 66.7%,
respectively. Conclusions:This study shows that UCBT with FLU–BU–CY
conditioning regimen can represent a suitable option for children with
JMML.