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What are treatments available for Aplastic Anemia patients?

April 26, 2017anemia aplastic Patients treatments

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What are treatments available for Aplastic Anemia patients?

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• Immunosuppressive therapy (ATG or ALG, Cyclosporine) • Supportive Treatment (platelets and blood transfusion) • Growth Factors • Bone marrow Transplant Q2: What is Immunosuppressive therapy? A: Immunosuppressive therapy means AntiThymocyte globulin (ATG) or AntiLymphocyte globulin (ALG) and/or cyclosporine. Q3: What is difference between ATG and ALG? A: ATG is horse serum while ALG is rabbit serum. Q4: How does ATG/ALG work? A: ATG/ALG targets T-lymphocytes—the cells that are responsible for destroying or suppressing the stem cells of patients with Aplastic anemia. Horse ATG is typically given intravenously over four days for approximately four hours a day and ALG for five days. This schedule may vary depending on your needs or the particular methods of your doctor or hospital. ATG/ALG therapy used alone is helpful about half the time. When it is used in conjunction with Cyclosporine, the chances of the treatment working increase to about 70 percent and higher. Q5: How can I know whe