Assessment of characteristics and treatment patterns of adult patients with acquired aplastic anemia in Turkiye (PLANE-TR).

ABSTRACT: Acquired aplastic anemia (AA) is a rare blood disorder causing hypocellular bone marrow due to immune damage to hematopoietic stem cells, leading to low blood cell counts. This study investigates the demographics, treatment patterns, and clinical outcomes of AA in Turkiye. In this non-interventional, retrospective descriptive study, data of 274 patients (Female/Male: 4/5) diagnosed with AA between September 1, 2011, and September 1, 2021, were collected from 16 centers. Severe and very severe AA was diagnosed in 72% and 27.7% of patients, respectively. The mean time from diagnosis to first treatment was 119 ± 287 days, while time to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) was 212 ± 321 days, and to Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG) was 87 ± 242.5 days. The mean time to response after fi

SUBMITTER: Gunduz E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12923492 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature