The impact of advanced patient age on mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: A retrospective study by the EBMT Lymphoma Working Party

More than 60% of patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) are over 60 years old at presentation. The purpose of this study was to compare the potential risks and benefits of allogeneic HSCT in elderly patients with NHL with younger patients in a large sample taking also into account comorbidity information.

Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - September 13, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Charalampia Kyriakou, Ariane Boumendil, Herve Finel, NNNorbert Schmitz, Niels Smedegaard Andersen, Didier Blaise, Patrice Chevallier, Paul Browne, Ram Malladi, Dietger Niederwieser, Antonio Pagliuca, Frank Kroschinsky, Silvia Montoto, Peter Dreger, EBMT Source Type: research