title: Hematopoietic cell transplantation activity of Turkey in 2014: Ongoing increase in HCT rates.
abstract: Hematopoietic cell transplantation is an established treatment option with curative potential for a variety of clinical conditions. The last decade especially witnessed a remarkable increase in HCT activity in Turkey. In 2014, 696 pediatric and 2631 adult (total 3327) HCT were performed in Turkey. Corresponding transplant rates per 10 million inhabitants for autologous-HCT and allogeneic-HCT were 226 and 202, respectively. Total HCT procedures in Turkey increased 177% in the last 5 years and 791% in the last 14 years. This report focuses mainly on HCT activity of Turkey in 2014 based on the national HCT registry and presents a general picture of national HCT activity.
authors.affiliation: Hematology and HCT Transplantation Clinic, Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tekgündüz
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: İrfan
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Şencan
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: dokuvehucre@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kapuağası
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Doğan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ünal
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Öztürk
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Eyüp
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gümüş
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Göker
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emine Betül
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Tavil
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ertem
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Çetin
authors.affiliation: HSCT Unit, Sisli Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mutlu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arat
authors.affiliation: Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Teoman
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soysal
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karakaşlı
authors.affiliation: Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil Yılmaz
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Sur
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and BMT Unit, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Akif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yeşilipek
authors.affiliation: Medical School, Department of Hematology, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ferhanoğlu
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Duygu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Uçkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: İlhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Yıldırım Beyazıt University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fevzi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Altuntaş
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Activity; Hematopoietic SCT; Indications; Transplant rates and trends; Turkey