PMID: 7581131Jul 1, 1995Paper

Busulphan and melphalan prior to autologous transplantation for myeloid malignancies

Bone Marrow Transplantation
P Cony-MakhoulJ Reiffers

Abstract

We report our experience with 67 patients with myeloid malignancies (acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) or chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML) conditioned with busulphan and melphalan as preparation for autologous haemopoietic cell transplantation. The major non-haematological toxicities were severe mucositis, nausea and vomiting, but the marrow aplasia was delayed and of short duration. The anti-tumor effect was appreciable with subsequent chronic phase (CP) obtained in 30/31 CML in transformation and complete remission (CR) obtained in 2/3 refractory AML. Among 32 patients treated while they had no evidence of active disease, 12 remained in CR or CP with a median follow-up of 54.7 months.

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