A comparison between allogeneic stem cell transplantation from unmanipulated haploidentical and unrelated donors in acute leukemia

Abstract Background In the absence of a HLA-matched related or matched unrelated donor, allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) from mismatched unrelated donors or haploidentical donors are potential alternatives for patients with acute leukemia with an indication to allo-SCT. The objective...

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Main Authors: Simona Piemontese, F. Ciceri, M. Labopin, W. Arcese, S. Kyrcz-Krzemien, S. Santarone, H. Huang, D. Beelen, N. C. Gorin, C. Craddock, Z. Gulbas, A. Bacigalupo, M. Mohty, A. Nagler, on behalf of the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13045-017-0394-2