Aplastic anemia and Pnh

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I am Mike Thehighlander and I help out on the site and have been through two Allo Stem Cell Transplants (SCT) with cells from my brother.

I just had a check through the site and did not get any hits on anyone with aplastic anemia going through SCT.

Some further research came up with the suggestion that someone with your condition my receive stem cells from bone marrow rather than stem cells that are harvested from peripheral blood - what has Leeds told you?

We have a few who have been through SCT with MDS. A further search on Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) came up with a hit on AmnesiaCustard husbands who had a PNH diagnosis along with MDS. He went through an Allo SCT back in February 2017 and is doing very well - let’s see if she picks up on your post.

SCT is used extensively for lots of blood cancers and blood and bone marrow conditions. But we understand the process as it is basically the same for everyone. 

Clear out the blood and bone marrow using string treatments and use donor cells to restart the all new you. That is over simplified but is the basics.

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Thanks for the reply. I think it’s pretty rare doesn’t seem many people to have it. The ecluzimab is calming the pnh down before the transplant as the clone is around 95%. the donor  cells are from the bone marrow, less T cells or something so less change of gvhd They say it will not benefit me at all As no graft vs Tumor is needed so they’re going hit it with medication straight away. I’m having fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and altuzemab low dose so hoping the effects won’t be too rough. Will have to wait and see 

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