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ReviewCurrent hematologic malignancy reports2009

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for adult acute lymphocytic leukemia.

Theis H Terwey, Theo D Kim, Renate Arnold

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Review in Current hematologic malignancy reports, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Theis H TerweyDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany. theis.terwey@charite.de
Theo D Kim
Renate Arnold
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHCT) is the single most potent treatment modality to prevent relapse in adults with acute lymphocytic leukemia, but its optimal use and timing remains a matter of intense debate and research. There is general agreement that patients with clinical features of high risk for relapse should undergo alloHCT in first complete remission. However, newer studies suggest that even patients without these risk factors may benefit. Monitoring of minimal residual disease may improve risk stratification and may complement or replace conventional risk features. Prognosis in relapsed and refractory patients is dismal, and alloHCT should be performed as soon as possible. AlloHCT also offers the only reasonable chance for cure in Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphocytic leukemia; the role of imatinib is not yet clearly defined. Recent developments in unrelated-donor transplantation and reduced-intensity conditioning allow the beneficial effects of alloHCT to reach a considerably wider patient population.

Indexed as

AdultHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansNeoplasm, ResidualPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPrognosisRisk AssessmentTime FactorsTransplantation, HomologousTreatment Outcome

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PMID20425427
OpenAlexW2079011262

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