Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 137-172 , February 2009

The Role of Cytotoxic Therapy with Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in the Therapy of Myelodysplastic Syndromes: An Evidence-Based Review

  • Denise M. Oliansky

      Affiliations

    • Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York
    • ,
  • Joseph H. Antin

      Affiliations

    • Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • John M. Bennett

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, Rochester, New York
    • ,
  • H. Joachim Deeg

      Affiliations

    • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Christin Engelhardt

      Affiliations

    • Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation, Inc., Churchton, Maryland
    • ,
  • Kathleen V. Heptinstall

      Affiliations

    • The Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation, Inc., Crosswicks, New Jersey
    • ,
  • Marcos de Lima

      Affiliations

    • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
    • ,
  • Steven D. Gore

      Affiliations

    • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Ronald G. Potts

      Affiliations

    • INTERLINK Health Services, Hillsboro, Oregon
    • ,
  • Lewis R. Silverman

      Affiliations

    • Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Roy B. Jones

      Affiliations

    • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
    • ,
  • Philip L. McCarthy Jr.

      Affiliations

    • Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York
    • ,
  • Theresa Hahn

      Affiliations

    • Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests: Theresa Hahn, PhD, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263.

Received 2 December 2008 ,Accepted 2 December 2008.

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