Peripheral blood progenitor cells versus bone marrow.
Transplantation of mobilized peripheral blood progenitor cells has generally produced shortening of the period of posttransplant aplasia that is characteristic of bone marrow grafts. However, there has been no large prospective randomized study to compare these two sources of hematopoietic cells or to determine their relative merits. This issue is explored in this review.
Fielding
A K
AK
University College London Hospitals, England.
Watts
M J
MJ
Goldstone
A H
AH
D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015996:Survival Rate