Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in sickle cell disease: Patient selection and special considerations

Journal of Blood Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages 229-238

  Bhatia, Monica ^a   Sheth, Sujit ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Matched sibling donor; Morbidity; Patient selection; Sickle cell disease; Stem cell transplantation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); ORGAN DONOR; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SIBLING; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 85006218250     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11792736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JBM.S60515     Document Type: Review

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