Platelet transfusions play a major role in the management of thrombocytopenia in hematological and oncologic patients. However, a proportion of these patients become refractory to the transfusion of ...

Transplantation of hematopoietic cells from unrelated donors can cure blood disorders but carries a significant risk of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The risk is higher when the recipient ...

Thrombocytopenia (TP) is a frequent complication after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT). 1, 2, 3 The prognostic significance of the platelet count in patients with chronic graft-versus-host ...

Researchers believe they have discovered how aspirin improves survival in patients diagnosed with colon cancer. Researchers believe they have discovered how aspirin improves survival in patients ...

Aspirin use appears to improve outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer, but the exact mechanism of action has been unclear. Now, researchers might have figured out at least part of the puzzle, and ...

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A 14-year-old male presented in 1991 with aplastic anemia associated with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. The patient was maintained on transfusion support until July 1998, when he received an ...

Evaluation of previous HLA typing for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Clinical Coordinator Office prior to consult appointments (includes review of CIL and outside lab typing). Review and advice on ...

Understand the principles of immunohematology in order to learn the principles involved in the performance of compatibility testing and associated applications including: the importance of the ...