Functionality testing of stem cell grafts to predict infectious complications after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

J NilssonI GranrotJ MattssonB OmazicMichael UhlinS Thunberg

Published in: Vox sanguinis (2017)

Our results suggest that assaying T-cell function before HSCT could determine individual risks for infectious complications and thus aid in clinical decision-making regarding prophylactic and pre-emptive anti-infective therapy.

Keyphrases

allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
stem cells
decision making
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
acute myeloid leukemia
risk factors
human health
hematopoietic stem cell
mesenchymal stem cells
climate change