Quality of life after immune suppressive therapy in aplastic anemia
Iris N. Lommerse,
Chris Hinnen,
Liesbeth M. van Vliet
et al.
Abstract:Acquired aplastic anemia (AA) is a rare form of immune-mediated bone marrow failure, which can result in life-threatening infections or bleeding if left untreated. Treatment consists of either immune suppressive therapy (IST) or allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT). While considerable research has been published regarding survival, response rate and toxicity of both treatments, knowledge on the impact on quality of life (QoL) is scarce. We used the recently developed AA-specific QoL questionnaire (Q… Show more
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