title: Report from the International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry and the Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplant Registry--North America.
abstract: Bone marrow transplants are an effective treatment for many life-threatening diseases. Considerations for use include potential for cure, availability of a suitable donor, feasibility of using autologous stem cells, and risks of transplant-related mortality. Not addressed in this article, but also important, is consideration of the relative efficacy of conventional therapy in specific settings. The IBMTR and ABMTR offer a unique resource for examining the role of allogeneic and autologous transplants in cancer treatment.
authors.affiliation: IBMTR and ABMTR Statistical Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Rowlings
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Passweg
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Armitage
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Gale
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Sobocinski
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Horowitz
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014943:Global Health; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007938:Leukemia / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis