Vascular Structure and Function In Cancer Survivors After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Although the incidence of cancer diagnoses in children has remained constant over the last few decades, survival has increased to a 5-year survival rate of 83% in 2003-2009.1 One of the main reasons for this improvement is major advances in treatment that were implemented during this period.2,3 One such advance is the use of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), which has been shown to be effective for several high risk and relapsed hematological malignancies. Over 80% of those who survive the first 2 years of HCT treatment are expected to be long-term survivors.
Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - Category: Hematology Authors: Source Type: research