ABSTRACT
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are chronic disorders that can sometimes evolve into accelerated or leukemic phases. We retrospectively identified 122 patients with such blastic phases. The overall median survival was four months: 10.2 months for patients treated with intensive treatments compared to three months for best supportive care (p = .005). Azacytidine, intensive chemotherapies, or allogeneic stem cell transplantation gave the highest median survivals with 9, 10.2, and 19.4 months, respectively. Accelerated phases (AP) had a longer median survival compared to acute leukemia (4.8 months vs. 3.1 months; p = .02). In this retrospective and observational study, we observe that the longest survivals are seen in patients eligible for intensive treatments. Azacytidine shows interesting results in patients non-fit for intensive chemotherapy. Supportive care should probably be restricted to elderly patients and those with unfavorable karyotype. An early diagnosis of AP could also result in a better survival rate.
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Azacitidine/therapeutic use , Blast Crisis/therapy , Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation , Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/therapy , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Blast Crisis/mortality , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/mortality , Male , Middle Aged , Palliative Care/methods , Retrospective Studies , Survival Analysis , Survival Rate , Transplantation, Homologous , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
A 24-years old Gabonese women with sickle cell disease had a severe vaso-occlusive crisis, which was treated by exchange transfusion. Then, she developed an extended bone marrow necrosis and needed repeated blood transfusion. The aim of this article is to relate an rare sickle cell disease complication.
