Objective At present,a number of very severe aplastic anemia(VSAA)patients cannot receive hematopoietic stem cell transplantation(HSCT)or standard immunosuppressive therapy(IST)due to the high cost of therapy,shortage...Objective At present,a number of very severe aplastic anemia(VSAA)patients cannot receive hematopoietic stem cell transplantation(HSCT)or standard immunosuppressive therapy(IST)due to the high cost of therapy,shortage of sibling donors,and lack of resources to support the HSCT.In addition,some VSAA patients with autoantibodies have no life-threatening infections or bleeding at the time of initial diagnosis.Considering the disease condition,economics and other factors,the present study designed a new and relatively mild treatment strategy:cyclosporine A plus pulsed high-dose prednisone(CsA+HDP).Methods The present study retrospectively analyzed 11 VSAA patients,who were treated with CsA+HDP in our hospital from August 2017 to August 2019.Results The median follow-up time for these patients was 24.9 months.The overall response rate was 54.5%(6/11)at six months after the initiation of IST and 81.8%(9/11)at deadline.Five patients achieved complete remission and four patients met the criteria for partial response at the last follow-up.The median time to response for responders was 110 days.Three patients underwent HSCT due to the poor effect of CsA+HDP or to find a suitable transplant donor.Recurrence and clonal evolution were not found in any of these patients.The estimated 3-year overall survival rate and 3-year failure-free survival rate were 100.0%and 72.7%,respectively.In addition,the results revealed that the cyclosporine-prednisone-associated toxicity was mild and well-tolerated by most patients.Conclusion The novel CsA+HDP regimen has good therapeutic effect and safety for VSAA patients with autoantibodies,who have no serious life-threatening infections or bleeding at the time of initial diagnosis.展开更多
目的观察维持性泼尼松治疗视神经脊髓炎(neuromyelitis optica,NMO)的疗效及安全性。方法对17例复发型NMO患者进行随访,观察在维持性泼尼松治疗前后,患者的扩展残疾状态量表(expanded disability status scale,EDSS)评分、年复发率的变...目的观察维持性泼尼松治疗视神经脊髓炎(neuromyelitis optica,NMO)的疗效及安全性。方法对17例复发型NMO患者进行随访,观察在维持性泼尼松治疗前后,患者的扩展残疾状态量表(expanded disability status scale,EDSS)评分、年复发率的变化以及治疗期间出现的不良反应。结果经维持性泼尼松治疗后,患者的EDSS评分较治疗前改善[(3.09±0.85)vs.(4.06±0.80)],差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);年复发率较治疗前明显下降[(0.34±0.31)次/年vs.(1.51±0.57)次/年],差异有统计学意义(P<0.005);但不同剂量泼尼松对于年复发率降低水平的影响差异无统计学意义。随访期间无严重不良反应出现。结论维持性泼尼松治疗能有效降低NMO患者的年复发率,并改善其神经功能缺失情况,有较好的耐受性。展开更多
基金This work was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21906061).
文摘Objective At present,a number of very severe aplastic anemia(VSAA)patients cannot receive hematopoietic stem cell transplantation(HSCT)or standard immunosuppressive therapy(IST)due to the high cost of therapy,shortage of sibling donors,and lack of resources to support the HSCT.In addition,some VSAA patients with autoantibodies have no life-threatening infections or bleeding at the time of initial diagnosis.Considering the disease condition,economics and other factors,the present study designed a new and relatively mild treatment strategy:cyclosporine A plus pulsed high-dose prednisone(CsA+HDP).Methods The present study retrospectively analyzed 11 VSAA patients,who were treated with CsA+HDP in our hospital from August 2017 to August 2019.Results The median follow-up time for these patients was 24.9 months.The overall response rate was 54.5%(6/11)at six months after the initiation of IST and 81.8%(9/11)at deadline.Five patients achieved complete remission and four patients met the criteria for partial response at the last follow-up.The median time to response for responders was 110 days.Three patients underwent HSCT due to the poor effect of CsA+HDP or to find a suitable transplant donor.Recurrence and clonal evolution were not found in any of these patients.The estimated 3-year overall survival rate and 3-year failure-free survival rate were 100.0%and 72.7%,respectively.In addition,the results revealed that the cyclosporine-prednisone-associated toxicity was mild and well-tolerated by most patients.Conclusion The novel CsA+HDP regimen has good therapeutic effect and safety for VSAA patients with autoantibodies,who have no serious life-threatening infections or bleeding at the time of initial diagnosis.
文摘目的观察维持性泼尼松治疗视神经脊髓炎(neuromyelitis optica,NMO)的疗效及安全性。方法对17例复发型NMO患者进行随访,观察在维持性泼尼松治疗前后,患者的扩展残疾状态量表(expanded disability status scale,EDSS)评分、年复发率的变化以及治疗期间出现的不良反应。结果经维持性泼尼松治疗后,患者的EDSS评分较治疗前改善[(3.09±0.85)vs.(4.06±0.80)],差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);年复发率较治疗前明显下降[(0.34±0.31)次/年vs.(1.51±0.57)次/年],差异有统计学意义(P<0.005);但不同剂量泼尼松对于年复发率降低水平的影响差异无统计学意义。随访期间无严重不良反应出现。结论维持性泼尼松治疗能有效降低NMO患者的年复发率,并改善其神经功能缺失情况,有较好的耐受性。
