Hi All!
Even though I'm and MDSer, I watched
this AAMDS presentation (from March) on SCT for AA the other day and was very interested to learn about the differences in transplant for the two diseases.
The presenter, Dr. Noel, said one key difference is that, in MDS, you typically want a little GVHD, to help kill off the cancerous stem cells in the marrow. In AA, you don't have those bad stem cells to worry about, so the aim is to, if possible, completely eliminate GVHD. So there's a bit more of a balancing act in the MDS cases.
The whole lecture was really very fine; I recommend it.
Take Care!
Greg
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Greg, 59, dx MDS RCMD Int-1 03/10, 8+ & Dup1(q21q31). NIH Campath 11/2010. Non-responder. Tiny telomeres. TERT mutation. Danazol at NIH 12/11. TX independent 7/12. Pancreatitis 4/15. 15% blasts 4/16. DX RAEB-2. Beginning Vidaza to prep for MUD STC. Check out my blog at
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