high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (sct) have become an effective care for many patients with hematological malignancies. harvesting the stem cells is one the most important parts of sct. the two most commonly used mobilization regimens are the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (g-csf) or g-csf plus chemotherapy. however, about 10-30% of patients are unab...

allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (hsct) is a curative treatment option for hematological disorders. cyclosporine (csa) is one of the major immunosuppressive agents for the prophylaxis against graft versus host disease (gvhd). in this retrospective study, we evaluated the effects of csa serum levels on the incidence of acute gvhd and transplant outcomes. 103 adult patients rece...

conclusions chronic meningitis in immunocompromised hosts can be due to more than one pathologic etiology and we should do all diagnostic evaluation to rule out all possible differential diagnosis. introduction cryptococcal meningitis is a rare disorder that is caused by cryptococcus neoformans in immunocompromised host. case presentation the case was a 64-year-old man with a history of stem ce...

Background Stem cell transplantation has become as a novel treatment  for end-stage kidney, lung, heart , liver diseases and several hematologic disorders. Improved survival of transplant recipients has raised awareness of post-transplant complications. One of these complications is transplant-related osteoporosis. Methods  In this manuscript we review prevention methods for transplant-relat...

Stem cells are cells with the ability to divide for indefinite periods and to give rise to specialized cells.  Stem cell therapy has now been emerged as an extraordinary promise to treat a wide range of diseases and conditions.  However, except blood stem cell transfer by bone marrow transplant which has been used as an standard practice for more than 50 years, nearly all of therapeutic potenti...

stem cells are cells with the ability to divide for indefinite periods and to give rise to specialized cells.  stem cell therapy has now been emerged as an extraordinary promise to treat a wide range of diseases and conditions.  however, except blood stem cell transfer by bone marrow transplant which has been used as an standard practice for more than 50 years, nearly all of therapeutic potenti...

background stem cell transplantation has become as a novel treatment  for end-stage kidney, lung, heart , liver diseases and several hematologic disorders. improved survival of transplant recipients has raised awareness of post-transplant complications. one of these complications is transplant-related osteoporosis. methods  in this manuscript we review prevention methods for transplant-related ...

organ transplantation is a widely undertaken procedure and has become an important alternative for the treatment of different end-stage organ diseases that previously had a poor prognosis. the field of organ transplant and hematopoietic stem cell transplant is developing rapidly. the increase in the number of transplant recipients also has an impact on oral and dental services. most of the oral...

High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplant is commonly used for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma that recurs after successful salvage chemotherapy. However, in patients in whom the disease recurs again, the prognosis is poor. A 40-year-old woman who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplant 4 years after autologous stem cell transplant developed recurrent diffuse large B-cell lymp...

High-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT) have become an effective care for many patients with hematological malignancies. Harvesting the stem cells is one the most important parts of SCT. The two most commonly used mobilization regimens are the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) or G-CSF plus chemotherapy. However, about 10-30% of patients are unab...