Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is the only curative option for bone marrow failure or malignant diseases Fanconi anemia (FA) patients. Although results have improved over last decades, reaching more than 90% survival when a human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-identical donor available, alternative HCT donors are still less reported. We compared outcomes using HLA-mismatched unrel...

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) remains a major complication of bone marrow transplantation. This report describes reversal of GVHD by infusion of stored recipient bone marrow following combined liver-bone marrow allotransplantation. Graft-versus-host disease developed at the end of the first postoperative week. The skin involvement progressively spread to approximately 80% of the body surface...

introduction: despite achievement to complete remission (cr) with current treatments and new multiple chemotherapeutic agents in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all) patients, the majority of them still relapse during long-term follow-up. the use of post- remission therapy will reduce early relapse in these cases, but the best option is still debatable. patients and methods: in this retrospective...

Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) refers to a procedure in which hematopoietic stem cells are infused to restore bone marrow function in cancer patients who receive bone-marrowtoxic doses of cytotoxic drugs with or without whole body radiation therapy. Bone marrow stem cells may be obtained from the transplant recipient (autologous HSCT) or from a donor (allogeneic HSCT). They can ...

High-dose treatment followed by infusion of histocompatible allogeneic bone marrow has been shown to be curative in many patients with acute leukemia. Inherent in this treatment modality are a number of problems, however. Most prominent among them: graft versus host disease or, when using T cell-depleted marrow, graft failure. In addition, age restriction, conventionally applied to minimize mor...

Longitudinal data were analysed on the lung function of 25 of 29 survivors of childhood leukaemia or lymphoma, who had been conditioned with cyclophosphamide and total body irradiation before allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, to test whether children are particularly vulnerable to pulmonary damage after transplantation. None developed chronic graft-versus-host disease. Transfer factor and...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal infections remain a major complication in orthopedic surgery. The local delivery of antibiotics provides the high levels required to treat an infection without systemic toxicity. However, the local toxicity of antibiotic carriers to the mesenchymal stem cells, as a result of both the peak concentrations and the type of carrier, may be significant. METHODS To address...

Graft-vs-host disease is still the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation. It is important to start treatment early to reduce the severity and consequences of this complication. Cutaneous lesions are often the presenting compliant of graft-vs-host disease and presage visceral involvement. We present the case of a 45-year-old woman with multip...

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is increasingly used as treatment for patients with life-threatening blood diseases. Its curative potential is largely based on immune-mediated graft-versus-leukemia effects caused by donor T cells contained in the graft. Unfortunately, donor T cells are also the cause of graft-versus-host disease. The vast majority of human leukocyte antigen-m...

In fracture surgery, large bone defects and non-unions often require transplantation, alternatives to autograft substitutes in the form of allografts from banks derivate demineralised matrix (DBM) are widely used. With a focus on efficacy, clinical evidence, safety, cost, patient acceptance, this review evaluated difference between allogeneic allograft or DBM as substitute trauma surgery. The e...