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Background
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is used in the treatment of children with malignant and non‐malignant diseases. However, apheresis of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) represents a challenge in children below 10 kg.
Methods
A retrospective trial was conducted in the Cellular Therapy Department of Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto. Inclusion criteria: children with body...
AimTo analyze the efficacy and safety of hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC) collections by leukapheresis in pediatric patients with brain tumors.
ResultsBetween 2003 and 2014, we collected HPC from 19 children (12 boys/7 girls), median age at the diagnosis of 5 years old (<1–15 years old) and weight of 16.8 Kg (6.7–42). Diagnoses were Medulloblastoma (n = 10), Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor...
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