scholarly journals A Case of Systemic Sclerosis Developed after Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in the Patient with Multiple Sclerosis

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Woo Sin Kim ◽  
Chang-Ki Min ◽  
Dong Won Yang ◽  
Yu Kyung Park ◽  
Son Ook Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Systemic Sclerosis ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Cell Transplantation ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem

scholarly journals Rituximab as a Treatment Option after Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 600
Author(s):  
Paul Gressenberger ◽  
Philipp Jud ◽  
Gabor Kovacs ◽  
Sonja Kreuzer ◽  
Hans-Peter Brezinsek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
Systemic Sclerosis ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Cell Transplantation ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell ◽  
Treatment Option ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Stable Condition ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an intractable autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and organ fibrosis. Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) should be considered for the treatment of selected patients with rapid progressive SSc at high risk of organ failure. It, however, remains elusive whether immunosuppressive therapies such as rituximab (RTX) are still necessary for such patients after AHSCT, especially in those with bad outcomes. In the present report, a 43-year-old man with diffuse cutaneous SSc received AHSCT. Despite AHSCT, SSc further progressed with progressive symptomatic heart failure with newly developed concomitant mitral and tricuspid valve insufficiency, thus the patient started on RTX 8 months after AHSCT. Shortly after initiation of RTX, clinical symptoms and organ functions ameliorated subsequently. Heart valve regurgitations were reversible after initiation of RTX treatment. Currently, the patient remains in a stable condition with significant improvement of clinical symptoms and organ functions. Reporting about therapies after AHSCT in SSc is a very important issue, as randomized controlled trials are lacking, and therefore this report adds to evidence that RTX can be considered as a treatment option in patients with SSc that do not respond to AHSCT.

Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with reduced-intensity conditioning in multiple sclerosis

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 892-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jury L. Shevchenko ◽  
Alexey N. Kuznetsov ◽  
Tatyana I. Ionova ◽  
Vladimir Y. Melnichenko ◽  
Denis A. Fedorenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Cell Transplantation ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell ◽  
Reduced Intensity Conditioning ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Reduced Intensity

scholarly journals Nine-year follow up after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in five multiple sclerosis patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 77 (8) ◽  
pp. 531-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth R. Comini-Frota ◽  
Bruna C. C. Marques ◽  
Caio Torres ◽  
Karoline M. S. Cohen ◽  
Eduardo Carvalho Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Cell Transplantation ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell ◽  
Disease Onset ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Relapsing Remitting

ABSTRACT Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system. Its treatment has focused on inflammation control as early as possible to avoid disability. Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) has been used for treating MS since 1996, with recent decisive results regarding benefits in long-term efficacy. Five patients followed up at an MS center in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, who had relapsing-remitting MS with high disease activity, underwent AHSCT between 2009 and 2011. They were evaluated clinically, with magnetic resonance imaging, and by the EDSS every six months after transplantation, up to July 2018. The patients were four women and one man, with ages ranging from 25-50 years, and time since disease onset ranging from 4-17 years at the time of the procedure. Four patients improved, one patient was stabilized, and all patients were free of disease activity after 5-9 years. Through improving patient selection and decreasing the time from disease onset, AHSCT could stop epitope spreading and disease progression. Despite multiple other therapeutic choices being approved for relapsing-remitting MS, AHSCT continues to be a treatment to consider for aggressive MS disease.

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