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Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients with CML: Results from the Prospective Trial CML-paed I
1 Nov 2009
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Purpose: Stem cell transplantation (SCT) can definitely cure chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a rare disease in childhood. We prospectively evaluated the results of early SCT in pediatric CML after standardized pretreatment with hydroxyurea±interferon. Patients and Methods: Between 1995 and 2004, 200 children (median age: 12.4 years) were enrolled and stratified: given the availability of an HLA-matched related...
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