Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Saudi Arabia between 1984 and 2016: Experience from four leading tertiary care hematopoietic stem cell transplantation centers | Zendy

Marwan Shaheen | Zendy; Fahad Almohareb | Zendy; Naif I. AlJohani | Zendy; Mouhab Ayas | Zendy; Naeem Chaudhri | Zendy; Ibraheem Abosoudah | Zendy; Sultan Alotaibi | Zendy; Mohammed Merae Alshahrani | Zendy; Fahad Alsharif | Zendy; Saad Akhtar | Zendy; Hind Alhumaidan | Zendy; Walid Rasheed | Zendy; Feras Alfraih | Zendy; Khalid Ahmed AlAnazi | Zendy; Hani Alhashmi | Zendy; Saad Aldaama | Zendy; Amr Hanbali | Zendy; Khalid Alsaleh | Zendy; Hazzaa Alzahrani | Zendy; Khalid Ibrahim | Zendy; Moheeb AlAwwami | Zendy; Bassim Albeirouti | Zendy; Amal Albeihany | Zendy; Amal S. Alabdulwahab | Zendy; Ibraheem Motabi | Zendy; Syed Ziauddin A. Zaidi | Zendy; Syed Osman Ahmed | Zendy; Abdullah AlJefri | Zendy; Fazal Hussain | Zendy; Ali Alahmari | Zendy; Shahrukh K. Hashmi | Zendy; Hassan ElSolh | Zendy; Amal Al-Seraihy | Zendy; Mahmoud Aljurf | Zendy

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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Saudi Arabia between 1984 and 2016: Experience from four leading tertiary care hematopoietic stem cell transplantation centers

Author(s) -

Marwan Shaheen,

Fahad Almohareb,

Naif I. AlJohani,

Mouhab Ayas,

Naeem Chaudhri,

Ibraheem Abosoudah,

Sultan Alotaibi,

Mohammed Merae Alshahrani,

Fahad Alsharif,

Saad Akhtar,

Hind Alhumaidan,

Walid Rasheed,

Feras Alfraih,

Khalid Ahmed AlAnazi,

Hani Alhashmi,

Saad Aldaama,

Amr Hanbali,

Khalid Alsaleh,

Hazzaa Alzahrani,

Khalid Ibrahim,

Moheeb AlAwwami,

Bassim Albeirouti,

Amal Albeihany,

Amal S. Alabdulwahab,

Ibraheem Motabi,

Syed Ziauddin A. Zaidi,

Syed Osman Ahmed,

Abdullah AlJefri,

Fazal Hussain,

Ali Alahmari,

Shahrukh K. Hashmi,

Hassan ElSolh,

Amal Al-Seraihy,

Mahmoud Aljurf

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

hematology/oncology and stem cell therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.666

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 1658-3876

pISSN - 2589-0646

DOI - 10.1016/j.hemonc.2020.07.008

Subject(s) - medicine , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , transplantation , cord blood , economic shortage , population , malignancy , pediatrics , surgery , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)

Saudi Arabia is the largest of the Arabian Gulf countries with a total population of 33.41 million as of 2017. This report summarizes the experience from four leading tertiary care hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) centers in Saudi Arabia representing more than 90% of all HSCTs performed in the country. Between 1984 and 2016, a total of 6,184 HSCTs were performed. Of these, 3,586 HSCTs were performed in adults and 2,598 HSCTs were performed in pediatric patients. Malignancy was the main indication for transplantation (47%). While most transplants were performed from an identical sibling donor, HSCTs from cord blood, unrelated and, more recently, haploidentical donors have also been performed. Relative shortage of HSCT bed capacity is perceived to be a limiting factor in Saudi Arabia. Lately, more HSCT centers are emerging with rapid growth, which may significantly improve the access to HSCT in the country in the near future.

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