Virtual Presentation

Comparing Outcomes of Related and Unrelated Transplantations

Source: Allogeneic Transplantation: Applying New Research for Improved Outcomes

Comparing Outcomes of Related and Unrelated Transplantations

Faculty:

Claudio Anasetti, MD

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: July 14, 2009

Expiration Date: July 13, 2010

Physicians: maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Status: The activity is not currently available for credit.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Describe factors that may result in lower survival from human leukocyte antigen (HLA)–matched unrelated donor transplantation vs sibling donor
Explain the effect of recipient cytogenetics on unrelated donor transplantation outcomes
Discuss strategies to reduced graft-vs-host disease and the effect these have had on HLA-matched unrelated donor transplantations

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