BMT Failure For MDS
So I'm new to all of this but my dad found out a few years ago he had Multiple Myeloma and went through treatment with Chemo and a STP with his own stem cells. After a few check ups he found out that he now has Meylodisplasia so they decided to go with a STP from a donor. This was a very good match considering he has no direct siblings.
His platelet count went up quite a bit and on day 14 His chimerism (spelling? ) test came back at 22% (his donor's stemming cells took over well). Then on day 30 the chimerism test came back 92% (I usually doesn't go up to the 90s until day 90 or so) which was amazing. Now at day 60 the test came back at 42% and his platelets dropped even more. He went with a bone marrow biopsy to find out if he still has MDS, which the doctor said yes and that the BMT did not work. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, what were your other options?
He is a very healthy 51 year old and now he meets with the doctor tomorrow to find out what he had to say. This doctor is a specialist for Multiple Myeloma but has been speaking with the MDS specialist at Hershey to verify what he is doing is all good. We don't know if he will need to go find a doctor with more experience or not. I'm just curious as to what my family is in for.
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