Comparison of matched sibling donors versus unrelated donors in allogeneic stem cell transplantation for primary refractory acute myeloid leukemia: a study on behalf of the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the EBMT

Comparison of matched sibling donors versus unrelated donors in allogeneic stem cell transplantation for primary refractory acute myeloid leukemia: a study on behalf of the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the EBMT

Abstract Background Primary refractory acute myeloid leukemia (PRF-AML) is associated with a dismal prognosis. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in active disease is an alternative therapeutic strategy. The increased availability of unrelated donors together with the significant reduction...

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Main Authors: Eolia Brissot, Myriam Labopin, Matthias Stelljes, Gerhard Ehninger, Rainer Schwerdtfeger, Jürgen Finke, Hans-Jochem Kolb, Arnold Ganser, Kerstin Schäfer-Eckart, Axel R. Zander, Donald Bunjes, Stephan Mielke, Wolfgang A. Bethge, Noël Milpied, Peter Kalhs, Igor-Woflgang Blau, Nicolaus Kröger, Antonin Vitek, Martin Gramatzki, Ernst Holler, Christoph Schmid, Jordi Esteve, Mohamad Mohty, Arnon Nagler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Subjects:
Acute myeloid leukemia
Refractory
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation
HLA-matched related donor
Unrelated donor
Graft-versus-host disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13045-017-0498-8

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