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Patients with severe rapidly progressive systemic sclerosis (SSc) have a poor prognosis. Standard immunosuppressive therapies may have modest effects on stabilizing disease, but they fail to improve overall survival. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is the first treatment to induce disease-modifying therapeutic benefits in rapidly progressive SSc patients. HSCT in rapidly progressive SSc can induce regression of fibrosis in skin and lung, and increase survival. Initially, HSCT was associated with high treatment-related mortality rates. Improvements in patient screening, a better understanding of the risks associated with different treatment regimens, and centre experience have improved the AHSCT safety profile for patients with scleroderma.
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