| Literature DB >> 12603693 |
Rupert Handgretinger1, Thomas Klingebiel, Peter Lang, Paul Gordon, Dietrich Niethammer.
Abstract
The transplantation of megadoses of haploidentical hematopoietic stem cells is for a number of children with malignant or nonmalignant diseases the only curative approach. In order to prevent severe GvHD, the removal of T lymphocytes from the stem cell graft either by positive selection of CD34+ stem cells or by negative depletion of CD3+ T lymphocytes is necessary. We present the results obtained so far by CD34+ positive selection and discuss new techniques of graft engineering which might hopefully further improve the outcome of haploidentical stem cell transplantation.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12603693 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3046.7.s3.7.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Transplant ISSN: 1397-3142