Successful Engraftment After Repeat Cord Blood Transplantation Using an Identical Conditioning Regimen for MPS II

Sachio Fujita, Takashi Koike, Mayuko Shibata

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan. shohei-y@tokai.ac.jp.

Summary

Graft failure after cord blood transplantation (CBT) can be overcome. A second CBT using the same conditioning regimen achieved durable engraftment in a mucopolysaccharidosis type II patient, suggesting this approach is viable.