2016
Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for sickle cell disease – current practice and new approaches
Arnold S, Bhatia M, Horan J, Krishnamurti L. Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for sickle cell disease – current practice and new approaches. British Journal Of Haematology 2016, 174: 515-525. PMID: 27255787, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHaematopoietic stem cell transplantSickle cell diseaseCell diseaseAllogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantOnly available curative therapyHaematopoietic stem cell transplantationAlternative donor transplantsAvailable curative therapyCurrent maintenance therapiesTransplant-related mortalityDisease-free survivalIncidence of rejectionStem cell transplantStem cell transplantationHuman leucocyte antigenPool of donorsComplications persistHaploidentical donorsMaintenance therapyConditioning regimensCurative optionDonor transplantsSibling transplantsSupportive careCurative therapy
2008
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for hemoglobinopathies: Progress and prospects
Krishnamurti L, Gupta D. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for hemoglobinopathies: Progress and prospects. Indian Journal Of Medical And Paediatric Oncology 2008, 29: 39-48. DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.51444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseRisk factorsAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationClass IIHematopoietic stem cell transplantationClass ITransplant related morbidityUnrelated donor transplantsHLA-identical donorHLA-identical siblingsStem cell transplantationBone marrow transplantationCourse of diseaseLong-term survivalYears of ageAntithymocyte globulinAllogeneic SCTTransplant outcomesDonor transplantsRelated morbidityMarrow transplantationCell transplantationCell diseaseProbability of survivalTerm survival