Open AccessEuropean Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation score correlates with outcomes of older patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Author(s) -
Sheng Hsuan Chien,
Yao Chung Liu,
Chia Jen Liu,
PoShen Ko,
HaoYuan Wang,
Liang Tsai Hsiao,
JeongShi Lin,
Tzeon Jye Chiou,
Chun Yu Liu,
Jyh Pyng Gau
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000255
Subject(s) - medicine , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , hazard ratio , transplantation , proportional hazards model , myeloid leukemia , retrospective cohort study , leukemia , cohort , oncology , graft versus host disease , confidence interval
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are hematological diseases predominantly occurring in older patients. Although allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) remains the curative therapy for refractory AML or high-risk MDS, old age is often a hurdle to the procedure. We conducted a retrospective study to analyze the prognostic factors predicting outcomes of older patients undergoing allo-HSCT for acute leukemia and MDS.