Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 418-425 , April 2008

Allogeneic Transplantation with Reduced-Intensity Conditioning for Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Importance of Histology for Outcome

  • Philippe Armand

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests: Philippe Armand, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115.
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  • Haesook T. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Vincent T. Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Corey S. Cutler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • John Koreth

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Joseph H. Antin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Ann S. LaCasce

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Eric D. Jacobsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • David C. Fisher

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Jennifer R. Brown

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • George P. Canellos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Arnold S. Freedman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Robert J. Soiffer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Edwin P. Alyea

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

Received 7 January 2008 ,Accepted 29 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2008.01.008

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 418-425 , April 2008