December 6, 2006

New Citations

A. A very frequently asked question is how to select the optimal cord blood unit for transplantation. A new review on "Donor Selection for Unrelated Cord Blood Transplants" provides detailed information on this topic.

Annotated Bibliography V., Donor Selection for Unrelated Cord Blood Transplantation, citation #1.

B. A new review of "Cord Blood Transplantation for Adults."

Annotated Bibliography, Category II., Transplantation of Adults, citation #1.

C. What is the effectiveness of unrelated cord blood transplants as compared to BMT/PBSCT transplants from unrelated adult donors? A single-institute analysis of outcomes in 171 adults with hematological malignancies suggests that unrelated cord blood could be as safe and effective a stem cell source as related bone marrow or mobilized peripheral blood.

Annotated Bibliography, Category I., Recent Reviews, citation #5.

D. In a series of adult patients with advanced hematologic malignancies, in which 60% of patients had relapsed disease at transplantation, indicated that early mortality and engraftment failure rates were excessive.

Annotated Bibliography, Category II., Transplantation of adults, citation #11.
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