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NEW CITATIONS April 19, 2009:

In Category II, Transplantation of Adults Using Cord Blood Units, Citations 1 & 2

• New data on outcomes after reduced-intensity UCB transplantation for adult hematologic malignancies. [“Older age per se cannot be considered to be a contraindication to RI-UCBT.”]
  Prolonged survival in adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia after reduced-intensity conditioning with cord blood or sibling donor transplantation. Bachanova et al. Blood 2009;113:2902-5.
  Promising progression-free survival for patients low and intermediate grade lymphoid malignancies after nonmyeloablative umbilical cord blood transplantation. Brunstein et al. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2009;15:214-222.

In Category VIII. Graft-Versus-Host Disease, Citation 5

• A report of effectiveness of rituximab for acute GVHD.
  Rituximab reduces the incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease. Christopeit et al. Blood. 2009 26;113:3130-3131.

In Category XII. Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia i. Sickle Cell Disease, D. Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation, Citation 1

• A detailed and authoritative review that discusses the successes, challenges and future direction of HCT for sickle cell disease (SCD) and thalassemia:
  Recent advances in bone marrow transplantation in hemoglobinopathies. Michlitsch JG, Walters MC. Curr Mol Med. 2008;8:675-689

• Letter of Opinion: Use stem cell funding where it will work (TCPalm, 17 April 2009)
• Stem-cell stalemate: The push for cures may produce only disappointment - or worse (San Francisco Weekly, 14 April 2009)
• University Health Care expands umbilical cord blood program (ABC News, 27 Feb 2009)
• Using Stem Cells To Make Blood Substitutes: Artificial blood derived from cord blood stem cells is being tested in humans (C&EN; 23 Feb 2009)
• Cord blood: Banking on unproven hopes (Los Angeles Times; 21Feb 2009)
• First Human Trials Using Embryonic Stem Cells Draw Skepticism (Christian Today, Australia; 5 Feb 2009)
• 'My cancer was cured - thanks to a tiny baby' (Daily Mail UK, 29 Jan 2009)
• FDA OKs 1st Embryonic Stem Cell Trial (Washington Post, 23 Jan 2009)
• News Article: Immediate Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Relapsed Adult ALL Successful (Cancer Consultants, 21 Jan 2009)
• Press Release: Bioreactors Might Solve Blood Blood-Platelet Supply Problems (Ohio State Univ. Med. Center, 23 Dec 2008)
• ASH: Cord Blood Works as Transplant Source (Medpage Today, 11 Dec 2008)
• Medical Updates: A Giant Leap Forward in Stem Cell Transplantation (Health News, 20 Nov 2008)
• News Release: Umbilical cord blood may help build new heart valves (American Heart Association, 16 Nov 2008)

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