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ReviewBone marrow transplantation2019

Patient eligibility for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a review of patient-associated variables.

J Tay, A Daly, K Jamani, L Labelle, L Savoie, D Stewart, J Storek, S Beattie

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Review in Bone marrow transplantation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Can you spare 100 days? The allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant caregiver requirement from the perspective of social workers.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

J TayAlberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada. jason.tay@ahs.ca.
A DalyAlberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
K JamaniAlberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
L LabelleAlberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
L SavoieAlberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
D StewartAlberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
J StorekAlberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
S BeattieAlberta Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Assessing patient eligibility for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) remains a complex, multifaceted challenge. Among these challenges, the paucity of comprehensive clinical data to guide decision making remains problematic coupled with unclear trade-offs between patient, disease and local HSCT center factors. Moreover, it is unclear that the modification of poor patient characteristics will improve post-HSCT outcomes. However, the use of Comorbidity Indices and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments helps meet this challenge, but may be limited by overlapping patient characteristics. The increasing consideration for pre-HSCT psychosocial assessments and interventions remains to be studied. Ultimately, the decision to proceed with a HSCT remains interdisciplinary while considering the available evidence discussed in this review.

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AgedHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansPatientsRisk FactorsTransplantation Conditioning

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