Basics of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Primary Care Physicians and Internists.

Hashmi, Shahrukh Khurshid · Prim Care · 2016

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Abstract

More than 60,000 hematopoietic cell transplantations (HCTs) are annually performed worldwide to treat a variety of malignant and nonmalignant conditions. Although HCT is complicated and risky, a majority of the HCT recipients are surviving for many years post-transplant. This article presents the basics of transplantation, HCT types/stem cell sources, mobilization and conditioning procedures, indications for HCT, conditioning regimens, engraftment, graft-versus-host-disease, and survivorship issues.

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