Transplanting adult patients with hematopoietic stem cells from placental and umbilical cord blood
BlueCross BlueShield Association
Record ID 32003000725
English
Authors' objectives:
The primary Assessment objective is to evaluate the outcomes of placental and umbilical cord blood stem-cell transplants (PCB-SCT) in adult patients who lack another donor. The indication for transplant may be to restore hematopoiesis after high-dose therapy for malignancy or to correct a nonmalignant bone marrow disorder. The Assessment focuses on transplants from unrelated donors, since adult patients rarely have cord blood available from siblings; non-sibling relatives often differ genetically at up to half the transplantation antigens.
Authors' methods:
Systematic review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.bcbs.com/blueresources/tec/contact-tec.html
Year Published:
2002
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
United States
MeSH Terms
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Placenta
- Stem Cell Transplantation
- Umbilical Cord
Contact
Organisation Name:
BlueCross BlueShield Association
Contact Address:
BlueCross BlueShield Association, Technology Evaluation Center, 225 North Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Tel: 888 832 4321
Contact Name:
tec@bcbsa.com
Contact Email:
tec@bcbsa.com
Copyright:
BlueCross BlueShield Association (BCBS)
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