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9012924

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-8
pubmed:abstractText
High-dose therapy with bone marrow (BM) or blood stem cell (BSC) support is a high-technology technique usually administered in specialized tertiary centers. The use of BSC has made this technique simpler and accessible also to smaller hospitals. We retrospectively analyzed the data of patients with lymphoma, leukemia and other tumors who received high-dose therapy and BM or BSC transplantation in our district hospital, looking at the type of procedure performed, complications, use of growth factors, and progression-free and overall survival. A total of 40 patients were transplanted over 6 years. No procedure-related deaths and no permanent organ toxicities were seen. The use of BSC brought about a great reduction in the duration of hospital stay, septic complications and transfusion of blood components. For patients with lymphoma (n = 20) the probabilities of progression-free survival and of overall survival at 2 years are 48% (95% C.I. 28-68%) and 68% (95% C.I. 46-84%), respectively. Based on these data, we believe that ABMT and BSC transplantation are feasible and safe in a peripheral hospital when the appropriate human and technical conditions are present. Treatment outcome is then comparable to that of specialized centers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0268-3369
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation is feasible and safe in a regional hospital. A 6-year experience in southern Switzerland.
pubmed:affiliation
Servizio Oncologico Ticinese, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't