Antithymocyte Globulin before Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Progressive Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A Study from the French Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 646-654

  Duléry, Rémy ^a   Mohty, Mohamad ^b,c,d   Duhamel, Alain ^e   Robin, Marie ^f   Beguin, Yves ^g   Michallet, Mauricette ^h   Vigouroux, Stéphane ⁱ   Lioure, Bruno ^j   Garnier, Alice ^k   El Cheikh, Jean ^l   Bulabois, Claude Eric ^m   Huynh, Anne ⁿ   Bay, Jacques Olivier ^o   Daguindau, Etienne ^p   Ceballos, Patrice ^q   Clément, Laurence ^r   Dauriac, Charles ^s   Maillard, Natacha ^t   Legrand, Faezeh ^u   Cornillon, JérÔme ^v   Guillerm, Gaëlle ^w   François, Sylvie ^x   Lapusan, Simona ^b   Chevallier, Patrice ^y   Damaj, Gandhi ^z   Yakoub Agha, Ibrahim ^a   more..

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e Department of Biostatistics CRHU Lille ^*  (France)

^f SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^h University Hospital   (France)

ⁱ University Hospital   (France)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^k PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^l INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

^m GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁿ CHU PURPAN   (France)

^o UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^p UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^q MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^r UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^s RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^t POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^u UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^v Institut de Cancerologie de la Loire   (France)

^w BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^x ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^y NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^z AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

more..

Author keywords

Allogeneic stem cell transplantation; Antithymocyte globulin; Conditioning regimen; Graft versus host disease; Myelodysplastic syndrome

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; MYELOABLATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELOABLATIVE CONDITIONING; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; REDUCED INTENSITY CONDITIONING; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; ACUTE DISEASE; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DONOR; FRANCE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TEST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SURVIVAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANTILYMPHOCYTE SERUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOABLATIVE AGONISTS; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION CONDITIONING; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 84897957278     PISSN: 10838791     EISSN: 15236536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.01.016     Document Type: Article

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