Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: clinical use and perspectives

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the accepted therapy of choice for a variety of malignant and non-malignant diseases in children and adults. Initially developed as rescue therapy for a patient with cancer after high doses of chemotherapy and radiation as well as the correction of severe d...

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Autores principales: Barriga,Francisco, Ramírez,Pablo, Wietstruck,Angélica, Rojas,Nicolás
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Publicado: Sociedad de Biología de Chile 2012
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spelling oai:scielo:S0716-976020120003000122012-12-14Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: clinical use and perspectivesBarriga,FranciscoRamírez,PabloWietstruck,AngélicaRojas,Nicolás hematopoietic stem cells transplantation allogeneic Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the accepted therapy of choice for a variety of malignant and non-malignant diseases in children and adults. Initially developed as rescue therapy for a patient with cancer after high doses of chemotherapy and radiation as well as the correction of severe deficiencies in the hematopoietic system, it has evolved into an adoptive immune therapy for malignancies and autoimmune disorders. The procedure has helped to obtain key information about the bone marrow environment, the biology of hematopoietic stem cells and histocompatibility. The development of this new discipline has allowed numerous groups working around the world to cure patients of diseases previously considered lethal. Together with the ever growing list of volunteer donors and umbilical cord blood banks, this has resulted in life saving therapy for thousands of patients yearly. We present an overview of the procedure from its cradle to the most novel applications, as well as the results of the HSC transplant program developed at our institution since 1989.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad de Biología de ChileBiological Research v.45 n.3 20122012-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602012000300012en10.4067/S0716-97602012000300012
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic hematopoietic
stem cells
transplantation
allogeneic
spellingShingle hematopoietic
stem cells
transplantation
allogeneic
Barriga,Francisco
Ramírez,Pablo
Wietstruck,Angélica
Rojas,Nicolás
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: clinical use and perspectives
description Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the accepted therapy of choice for a variety of malignant and non-malignant diseases in children and adults. Initially developed as rescue therapy for a patient with cancer after high doses of chemotherapy and radiation as well as the correction of severe deficiencies in the hematopoietic system, it has evolved into an adoptive immune therapy for malignancies and autoimmune disorders. The procedure has helped to obtain key information about the bone marrow environment, the biology of hematopoietic stem cells and histocompatibility. The development of this new discipline has allowed numerous groups working around the world to cure patients of diseases previously considered lethal. Together with the ever growing list of volunteer donors and umbilical cord blood banks, this has resulted in life saving therapy for thousands of patients yearly. We present an overview of the procedure from its cradle to the most novel applications, as well as the results of the HSC transplant program developed at our institution since 1989.
author Barriga,Francisco
Ramírez,Pablo
Wietstruck,Angélica
Rojas,Nicolás
author_facet Barriga,Francisco
Ramírez,Pablo
Wietstruck,Angélica
Rojas,Nicolás
author_sort Barriga,Francisco
title Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: clinical use and perspectives
title_short Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: clinical use and perspectives
title_full Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: clinical use and perspectives
title_fullStr Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: clinical use and perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: clinical use and perspectives
title_sort hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: clinical use and perspectives
publisher Sociedad de Biología de Chile
publishDate 2012
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602012000300012
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