We studied a patient who developed pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) following peripheral stem cell transplantation for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Serum erythropoietin was appropriate for the degree of anemia. Corticosteroid treatment was ineffective. Four months after transplantation rHuEpo was administered subcutaneously at a dose of 150 U/Kg per day, five days a week for 8 weeks. Treatment induced an erythropoietic response and corrected anemia. Response was maintained following discontinuation of rHuEpo. This study and previous reports indicate that high doses of rHuEpo given over a short time can resolve PRCA following autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

Pure red cell aplasia following peripheral stem cell transplantation: complete response to a short course of high-dose recombinant human erythropoietin / Martelli, Maurizio; Ponchio, L; Beguin, Y; Meloni, Giovanna; Mandelli, Franco; Cazzola, M.. - In: HAEMATOLOGICA. - ISSN 0390-6078. - 79(5):(1994), pp. 456-459.

Pure red cell aplasia following peripheral stem cell transplantation: complete response to a short course of high-dose recombinant human erythropoietin.

MARTELLI, Maurizio;MELONI, Giovanna;MANDELLI, Franco;
1994

Abstract

We studied a patient who developed pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) following peripheral stem cell transplantation for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Serum erythropoietin was appropriate for the degree of anemia. Corticosteroid treatment was ineffective. Four months after transplantation rHuEpo was administered subcutaneously at a dose of 150 U/Kg per day, five days a week for 8 weeks. Treatment induced an erythropoietic response and corrected anemia. Response was maintained following discontinuation of rHuEpo. This study and previous reports indicate that high doses of rHuEpo given over a short time can resolve PRCA following autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
1994
erythropoietin; pure red cell aplasia; bone marrow transplantation
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Pure red cell aplasia following peripheral stem cell transplantation: complete response to a short course of high-dose recombinant human erythropoietin / Martelli, Maurizio; Ponchio, L; Beguin, Y; Meloni, Giovanna; Mandelli, Franco; Cazzola, M.. - In: HAEMATOLOGICA. - ISSN 0390-6078. - 79(5):(1994), pp. 456-459.
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