What have we learned from transplanting older patients?

Publication date: Available online 18 October 2019Source: Best Practice & Research Clinical HaematologyAuthor(s): Indumathy Varadarajan, Karen K. BallenAbstractAggressive curative therapies have now been extended to patients older than 65 years, a fast-growing segment of the population. As the number of allogeneic transplants in patients older than age 65 is increasing, attention is now focused on improving outcomes in this group. This paper discusses important aspects of allogeneic transplant in the older patient, focusing on donor and patient selection, choice of conditioning regimen and graft source, and the importance of timely access to a transplant center.

Source: Best Practice and Research Clinical Haematology - October 18, 2019 Category: Hematology Source Type: research