[PAGID] Synegis in transplant

[Michael Albert]

We give it to all outpatients who have pulmonary disease i.e. bronchiolitis
obliterans, but not to all the others. It is just too expensive.
Michael


*Michael Albert, MD***

Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Head SCT Program

Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital der LMU

Lindwurmstr.4

80337 München

Germany

Tel: +49 89 5160 2811

Fax: +49 89 5160 4719

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Richard Wasserman <
drrichwasserman at gmail.com> wrote:


> Our stem cell transplanters posed the following question: Should their

> patients, who get IVIG, 800mg/kg/mo while in the hospital and

> 400mg/kg/mo from discharge to evidence of B cell function, be given

> Synegis as well? If so, is there an age cutoff when you would not give

> it?

> Thanks,

> Richard Wasserman

>

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