Outcomes after Transplantation of Cord Blood or Bone Marrow from Unrelated Donors in Adults with Leukemia

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Authors

Mary J. Laughlin

Mary Eapen · Medical College of Wisconsin

Pablo Rubinstein · New York Blood Center

John E. Wagner · University of Minnesota Medical Center

Mei-Jei Zhang · Medical College of Wisconsin

Richard E. Champlin · Cancer Research Center

Cladd E. Stevens · New York Blood Center

Abstract

HLA-mismatched cord blood should be considered an acceptable source of hematopoietic stem-cell grafts for adults in the absence of an HLA-matched adult donor.

Topics & Keywords

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Mesenchymal stem cell research Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 351, Issue 22, pp. 2265-2275

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa041276

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