Myeloablative conditioning is well tolerated by older patients receiving T-cell-depleted grafts.
Older age has been linked to increased transplant-related mortality from graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). Depletion of T cells from stem cell grafts seems to protect from complications of GvHD particularly in older patients. After myeloablative conditioning, patients with haematological malignancie...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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