Pediatric

Disease Burden at the Time of Transplantation Is a Primary Predictor of Outcomes in Pediatric MDS: A Single-Center Experience

Background: Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) remains the only curative therapy for pediatric myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) in all but rare cases. While HCT outcomes for pediatric MDS are similar across the largest registry and single-center trials, factors identified as contributing to inferior outcomes vary from study to study. We performed an analysis to provide more clarity on the prognostic implications of disease characteristics, including blast burden and cytogenetic abnormalities, in the current era.

The impact of ABO compatibility on allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation outcomes: a contemporary and comprehensive study from the transplant complications working party of the EBMT

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Abstract The role of ABO blood group system mismatch on allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) outcomes is controversial since current publications of large datasets are lacking. We retrospectively analyzed 30,487 patients transplanted between 2010 and 2021…

Status Update Support is Growing to Restore Funding to CDMRP and BMFRP Research Programs

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Thanks to the efforts of our AAMDSIF bone marrow failure community and coalition partners, a bipartisan group of 105 U.S. House and 29 Senate members urged their leaders to restore funding to the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs ( CDMRP) including the Bone…

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