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ReviewBone marrow transplantation2010

Is it time for a change? The case for early application of unrelated allo-SCT for severe aplastic anemia.

G Meyers, R T Maziarz

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Review in Bone marrow transplantation, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. The complex pathophysiology of acquired aplastic anaemia.Clinical and experimental immunology · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

G MeyersCenter for Hematologic Malignancies, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97229, USA. meyersg@ohsu.edu
R T Maziarz

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe aplastic anemia (SAA) is a BM failure syndrome in which allo-SCT remains a highly effective curative option. Its application remains limited by donor availability and by the potential for treatment-related morbidity and mortality. The improved outcomes with unrelated transplantation are a result of the advent of molecular donor-recipient matching, generation of effective novel conditioning regimens, improvement of supportive care and expansion of the donor registry. Decision making regarding the earlier use of unrelated transplant procedures is rapidly evolving. This paper reviews critical data relevant to these treatment options and recommends early consideration of related SCT for patients with SAA who show failure of immune suppressive therapy.

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AgingAnemia, AplasticBone Marrow TransplantationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHistocompatibility TestingHumansImmunosuppression TherapySeverity of Illness IndexStem Cell TransplantationTransplantation ConditioningTransplantation, HomologousTreatment Outcome

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PMID20603622

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