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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Passweg JR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4895175 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bone marrow transplantation 20160222 6
A record number of 40 829 hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in 36 469 patients (15 765 allogeneic (43%), 20 704 autologous (57%)) were reported by 656 centers in 47 countries to the 2014 survey. Trends include: continued growth in transplant activity, more so in Eastern European countries than in the west; a continued increase in the use of haploidentical family donors (by 25%) and slower growth for unrelated donor HSCT. The use of cord blood as a stem cell source has decreased agai ...[more]