Open AccessEarly complications in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Author(s) -
Alessandra Araújo Gomes,
Carla Nolasco Monteiro Breviglieri,
Natalia Maria Tavares Ferreira Borges,
Gabriele Zamperlini Netto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2675-374X
DOI - 10.46765/2675-374x.2021v2n4p125
Subject(s) - medicine , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , transplantation , stem cell , haematopoiesis , chemotherapy , bone marrow transplantation , bone marrow , radiation therapy , oncology , biology , genetics
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has the potential to cure a significant proportion of patients with malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but the high doses of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy included in conditioning regimens affect all organs and tissues.
In this article, Brazilian Group for Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation of the Brazilian Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (SBTMO) provides a review of early complications in children undergoing HSCT.