Total lymphoid irradiation for treatment of drug resistant chronic GVHD

E O Bullorsky; C M Shanley; G R Stemmelin; A Musso; O Rabinovich; J Ceresetto; L Quiroga

Total lymphoid irradiation for treatment of drug resistant chronic GVHD

Bone Marrow Transplant. 1993 Jan;11(1):75-6.

Authors

E O Bullorsky¹, C M Shanley, G R Stemmelin, A Musso, O Rabinovich, J Ceresetto, L Quiroga

Affiliation

¹ British Hospital of Buenos Aires, Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Argentina.

PMID: 8431715

Abstract

We report our experience with total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) in three patients with GVHD which had failed to respond to standard drug treatment. The clinical manifestations of GVHD markedly improved with TLI treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Bone Marrow Transplantation / adverse effects
Chronic Disease
Drug Resistance
Female
Graft vs Host Disease / drug therapy
Graft vs Host Disease / etiology
Graft vs Host Disease / radiotherapy*
Humans
Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase / surgery
Lymphoid Tissue / radiation effects*
Male
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / surgery