New strategies in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: G-CSF-mobilized unprocessed whole blood

Transplantation of mobilized peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) for rescue of bone marrow function after high-dose chemo-/radiotherapy is widely used in hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. Mobilization of stem cells to the peripheral blood can be achieved by cytokine treatment of the patients...

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Main Authors: A.M. Dräger, G.J. Ossenkoppele, A.R. Jonkhoff, G.J. Schuurhuis, P.C. Huijgens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1998-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000100006