Obesity is associated with an impaired survival in lymphoma patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation.

Obesity is associated with an impaired survival in lymphoma patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation.

Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT) provides a potentially curative treatment option for relapsed and refractory lymphomas. Obesity displays an emerging epidemic risk factor for global mortality and is associated with an increased mortality in cancer patients. To date, the...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Scheich, Julius C Enßle, Victoria T Mücke, Fabian Acker, Lukas Aspacher, Sebastian Wolf, Anne C Wilke, Sarah Weber, Uta Brunnberg, Hubert Serve, Björn Steffen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225035

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225035

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