The graft-versus-leukemia effect using matched unrelated donors is not superior to HLA-identical siblings for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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- 26 March 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Hematology in Blood
- Vol. 113 (13), 3110-3118
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2008-07-163212
Abstract
Do some patients benefit from an unrelated donor (URD) transplant because of a stronger graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect? We analyzed 4099 patientsKeywords
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