Bone Marrow Transplantation

  • Acute myelogenous leukemia in first complete remission
    Matt E. Kalaycioglu, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 1996, 63 (2) 91-93;

    Outcomes can be predicted by, and therapy tailored to, specific prognostic factors, such as age and karyotype.

  • The use of G-CSF and GM-CSF in bone marrow transplantation
    Brian J. Bolwell, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1993, 60 (4) 291-302;

    Using hematopoietic growth factors appears to have made bone marrow transplantation safer. Treatment-related morbidity and mortality have decreased, and patients are discharged from the hospital sooner.