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New frontiers in pediatric Allo-SCT. Bone Marrow Transplant 2014 Sep;49(9):1139-45

Date

05/14/2014

Pubmed ID

24820213

Pubmed Central ID

PMC4439009

DOI

10.1038/bmt.2014.89

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85027926076 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   5 Citations

Abstract

The inaugural meeting of 'New Frontiers in Pediatric Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation' organized by the Pediatric Blood and Transplant Consortium (PBMTC) was held at the American Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Annual Meeting. This meeting provided an international platform for physicians and investigators active in the research and utilization of pediatric Allo-SCT in children and adolescents with malignant and non-malignant disease (NMD), to share information and develop future collaborative strategies. The primary objectives of the conference included: (1) to present advances in Allo-SCT in pediatric ALL and novel pre and post-transplant immunotherapy; (2) to highlight new strategies in alternative allogeneic stem cell donor sources for children and adolescents with non-malignant hematological disorders; (3) to discuss timing of immune reconstitution after Allo-SCT and methods of facilitating more rapid recovery of immunity; (4) to identify strategies of utilizing Allo-SCT in pediatric myeloproliferative disorders; (5) to develop diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to hematological complications post pediatric Allo-SCT; (6) to enhance the understanding of new novel cellular therapeutic approaches to pediatric malignant and non-malignant hematological disorders; and (7) to discuss optimizing drug therapy in pediatric recipients of Allo-SCT. This paper will provide a brief overview of the conference.

Author List

Talano JM, Pulsipher MA, Symons HJ, Militano O, Shereck EB, Giller RH, Hancock L, Morris E, Cairo MS

Author

Julie-An M. Talano MD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Pediatrics
Stem Cell Transplantation
Transplantation, Homologous