[CIS-PAGID] looking for transplant advice

[Prof. Dr. Antonio Condino Neto]

Dear Kate

All of my CGD cases that underwent BMT started receiving drugs for BCG  
at least 6 weeks before the BMT or even earlier if they developed  
complications with BCG (25% of them complicate with BCG). The drugs  
against BCG were given continuously, before and after the BMT  
procedure and ALL of them worsened during BMT procedure, bringing it  
to real risk that has to explained to the family. As the BMT engrafted  
the BCG was brought to control.

In your case I would try to have it as more stable as possible before  
BMT and do it as quick as possible, the patient´s only chance to cure  
it.

Hope this helps your decision

All best

Condino
-- 
Antonio Condino-Neto
Professor of Experimental Medicine
Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo
1730 Lineu Prestes Avenue, São Paulo - SP. ZIP 05508-000. Brazil
Tel (55) (11) 3091-7387 / Fax (55) (11) 3091-7224



Citando "Sullivan, Kathleen" <sullivak at mail.med.upenn.edu>:


> I am posting this question on behalf of others but the big question is:

>

> Does it make more sense to transplant now or to try to achieve some  

> clearance of mycobacteria prior to BMT?

>

> The patient is a two year old with very low T cell numbers (CD3  

> about 100-200) and no TRECS.  Her mitogens are not completely flat  

> but about 2-4% of the control.  She has immunoglobulin and B cells  

> and has had some responses to vaccines.  She had PCP and now  

> presents with MAI and huge nodes.  She was treated with triple  

> therapy for about three weeks for her MAI and the nodes enlarged.   

> We have increased her MAI coverage to 5 drugs and are thinking about  

> adding gamma-interferon.  We do not have a genetic type of SCID  

> identified although she has a mutation of uncertain significance in  

> the IL-7Ra gene and she has uniparental isodisomy of that chromosome.

>

> Given this picture, what do other people think about hurrying to do  

> a transplant on the theory that this is the only curative maneuver  

> that can clear her MAI vs waiting to achieve some level of control  

> and then transplanting?

>

>

> Kate

>

> Kate Sullivan, MD PhD

> Professor of Pediatrics

> ARC 1216 Immunology CHOP

> 3615 Civic Center Blvd.

> Philadelphia, PA 19104

> (p) 215-590-1697

> (f) 267-426-0363

>

>

>




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