Single- or double-unit UCBT following RIC in adults with AL: a report from Eurocord, the ALWP and the CTIWP of the EBMT

Abstract Background The feasibility of cord blood transplantation (CBT) in adults is limited by the relatively low number of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells contained in one single CB unit. The infusion of two CB units from different partially HLA-matched donors (double CBT) is frequently perfor...

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Main Authors: Frédéric Baron, Annalisa Ruggeri, Eric Beohou, Myriam Labopin, Mohamad Mohty, Didier Blaise, Jan J Cornelissen, Patrice Chevallier, Guillermo Sanz, Eefke Petersen, Bipin N Savani, Eliane Gluckman, Arnon Nagler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Subjects:
UCB
AML
ALL
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13045-017-0497-9