Enhanced Engraftment of a Very Low-Dose Cord Blood Unit in an Adult Haemopoietic Transplant by Addition of Six Mismatched Viable Cord Units

The report describes the feasibility of the addition of multiple viable HLA-mismatched unrelated cord blood units, to a low cell number matched unrelated cord, to assist clinical engraftment. An ablative stem cell transplant was performed in an adult with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)...

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Main Authors: Stephen J. Proctor, Catherine E. Chapman, Rachel Sharples, Helen L. Lucraft, Jennifer Wilkinson, Jane Conn, Peter G. Middleton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/431909