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Alternative versus matched unrelated donor in adolescents and young adults transplanted for acute myeloid leukemia in first complete remission: A report from the SFGM-TC.

Early data suggests alternative bone marrow donors may work as well as perfectly matched unrelated donors for young leukemia patients.

This Letter in Bone Marrow Transplantation compares outcomes of alternative versus matched unrelated donor transplants in AYA AML patients in first complete remission from the SFGM-TC registry. Letter format limits depth of analysis.

What the study was

Population
Adolescents and young adults with AML in CR1
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Bone marrow transplantation

Why it surfaced

Letter type excluded per default rules. AML transplant topic is relevant but Letter format insufficient for pipeline.

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