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Cord blood transplantation for haematological malignancies: conditioning regimens, double cord transplant and infectious complications
Author(s) -
Delaney Colleen,
Gutman Jonathan A.,
Appelbaum Frederick R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07782.x
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , cord blood , intensive care medicine , hematology , surgery
Summary Growing evidence supports the efficacy of cord blood transplantation (CBT) to treat patients with haematological malignancies, and the number of CBTs is rapidly increasing. Herein, we review considerations regarding conditioning regimens for CBT, the impact of double unit transplantation on CBT outcomes, and data regarding infectious complications following CBT.