Report from the International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry and the Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplant Registry--North America.
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.
Rowlings
P A
PA
IBMTR and ABMTR Statistical Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
Passweg
J R
JR
Armitage
J O
JO
Gale
R P
RP
Sobocinski
K A
KA
Klein
J P
JP
Zhang
M J
MJ
Horowitz
M M
MM
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