Can transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease (TA-GvHD) be prevented with leukoreduction alone?
Rodriguez JV, Tormey CA. Can transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease (TA-GvHD) be prevented with leukoreduction alone? Transfusion And Apheresis Science 2022, 61: 103402. PMID: 35288056, DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2022.103402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfusion-associated graftTA-GVHDHost diseaseCellular blood productsHigh mortality rateWhite blood cellsBlood productsEffective treatmentMortality rateTransfusion communityHigh mortalityMedical literatureBlood cellsDiseaseDevastating diseaseGraftLeukocytesLeukoreductionQuantitative reductionHospitalMortality