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Glad you are feeling better Deb. Hopefully your counts will rebound.
Regarding the autologous transplant....My understanding is that most with SAA don't have enough stem cells to harvest so it's not an option. I know NIH did a clinical trial to harvest stem cells from SAA patients in remission in case they relapse, then they could then do an autologous transplant. I think it would have been an ideal situation for John with the HiCy. It surely would have shortened the time of BM recovery.
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Marlene, wife to John DX w/SAA April 2002, Stable partial remission; Treated with High Dose Cytoxan, Johns Hopkins, June 2002. Final phlebotomy 11/2016. As of July 2021 HGB 12.0, WBC 4.70/ANC 3.85, Plts 110K.
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