Transplants of Umbilical-Cord Blood or Bone Marrow from Unrelated Donors in Adults with Acute Leukemia

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Authors

Vanderson Rocha · Hôpital Saint-Louis

Myriam Labopin · Hôpital Saint-Antoine

Guillermo Sanz · Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe

William Arcese · University of Rome Tor Vergata

Rainer Schwerdtfeger · Deutsche Klinik für Diagnostik

Alberto Bosi · Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

N Jacobsen

Abstract

Cord blood from an unrelated donor is an alternative source of hematopoietic stem cells for adults with acute leukemia who lack an HLA-matched bone marrow donor.

Topics & Keywords

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 351, Issue 22, pp. 2276-2285

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa041469

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