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Transplants for leukemia in relapse: when is the best time?

Abstract
Transplantation of hematopoietic cells to treat acute leukemia can offer disease control and extended survival for a sizeable fraction of patients, but because alternative approaches may also be effective, the decision about transplant timing remains uncertain. For those transplanted in first complete remission (CR1), outcomes are the best, but some fraction of those might have had extended leukemia-free survival in the absence of a transplant. In later remission, outcomes are variable but promising-and markedly better than any nontransplant approach. Risks of relapse may differ based on the depth of remission, measurable minimal residual disease (MRD), or patient's performance status.
AuthorsDaniel Weisdorf
JournalBest practice & research. Clinical haematology (Best Pract Res Clin Haematol) Vol. 24 Issue 4 Pg. 549-52 (Dec 2011) ISSN: 1532-1924 [Electronic] Netherlands
PMID22127319 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
CopyrightCopyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Topics
  • Acute Disease
  • Age Factors
  • Graft vs Host Disease (prevention & control)
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (adverse effects, methods)
  • Humans
  • Leukemia (immunology, mortality, pathology, therapy)
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Neoplasm, Residual (immunology, mortality, pathology, therapy)
  • Recurrence
  • Remission Induction (methods)
  • Research Design
  • Risk Factors
  • Survival Analysis
  • Time Factors
  • Transplantation Conditioning
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • United States

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