Serum Ferritin Levels Prior to Transplantation Might be Used for Predicting the Severity of Transfusional Iron Overload in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (alloHSCT) Recipients

Iron overload increases the risk of infections, veno-occlusive disease and hepatic dysfunction in post-transplant period. Our objective was to investigate the association of pre-transplant ferritin levels with complications and survival after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT).

Source: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia - August 26, 2016 Category: Hematology Authors: Serdar Sivgin, Esen Karakus, Esra Yildizhan, Gokmen Zararsiz, Leylagul Kaynar, Bulent Eser, Mustafa Cetin, Ali Unal Source Type: research