title: Should patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia receive hematopoietic stem-cell transplant from an unrelated donor?
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA. sforman@coh.org
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Forman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002066:Busulfan / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation
chemical_list: D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D002066:Busulfan