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SCT
Hi Ray,
You know I was 67 yo at dx with low risk MDS 2006. I looked at the result for SCT and decided that I didn't dare to try a SCT. At that time they didn't transplant patients older than 65 in Sweden and not low risk patients so I really didn't have to choose. Now fit high risk patients 70-75 yo can get a SCT.
As far as I understand about 60% survive the first year and 50% of the survivers don't have GVHD.
After 8 years with supportive therapy, Thalidomide/Revlimid I have good quality of life. When the researchers compare the situation for low risk SCT patients with patients that didn't get a SCT they don't recommend SCT for this patient group.
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
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