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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Saad A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5589981 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bone marrow transplantation 20170320 9
The most common cause of post-transplant mortality in patients with hematological malignancy is relapse, followed by GvHD, infections, organ toxicity and second malignancy. Immune-mediated complications such as GvHD continue to be challenging, yet amenable to control through manipulation of the T-cell compartment of the donor graft with subsequent immunomodulation after transplant. However, risk of both relapse and infection increase concomitantly with T-cell depletion (TCD) strategies that impa ...[more]