-
Article
HLA-DPB1 mismatch induces a graft-versus-leukemia effect without severe acute GVHD after single-unit umbilical cord blood transplantation
Although it is known that human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DPB1 disparity has a strong impact on outcomes in unrelated hematopoietic transplantation with induction of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and a ...
-
Article
Allogeneic cord blood transplantation for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia: retrospective survey involving 256 patients in Japan
We investigated the efficacy of cord blood transplantation (CBT) for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) by reviewing medical records of 256 patients reported to the Japan Cord Blood Bank Network between ...
-
Article
Long-term outcome of cord blood transplantation from unrelated donors as an initial transplantation procedure for children with AML in Japan
To assess the outcome of unrelated umbilical cord blood transplantation (UCBT), 141 children with AML who underwent UCBT (39 in first CR (CR1), 33 in CR2, 4 in CR3 and 65 at more advanced stages (not in CR)) w...
-
Article
Unrelated cord blood transplantation in CML: Japan Cord Blood Bank Network analysis
We analysed 86 patients with CML who received unrelated cord blood transplantation (UCBT), identified through a registry of the Japan Cord Blood Bank Network. At transplantation, the median patient age was 39 ...
-
Article
Prophylactic fresh frozen plasma may prevent development of hepatic VOD after stem cell transplantation via ADAMTS13-mediated restoration of von Willebrand factor plasma levels
We initially conducted a multicenter, randomized trial (n=43), and subsequently a questionnaire study (n=209) of participating hospitals, to evaluate whether infused fresh frozen plasma (FFP) could prevent the oc...
-
Article
Second donation of bone marrow: results from the Japan Marrow Donor Program (JMDP)
-
Article
Expression of two types of E2A-HLF fusion proteins in YCUB-2, a novel cell line established from B-lineage leukemia with t(17;19)