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Bone Marrow Transplantation (2008) 42, S137S138 & 2008 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved 0268-3369/08 $30.00 http://www.nature.com/bmt
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Thailand
S Issaragrisil
Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Chulabhorn BMT Center, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Hematopoietic SCT was rst performed in Thailand in 1986. At present, there are FOUR active centers: Siriraj, Ramathibodi, Chulalongkorn and Pramongkutklao Hospitals. The annual number of transplants varies from 120 to 150 cases. Although the number of eligible patients is high, only a proportion of the patients can undergo hematopoietic SCT due to the high cost of the procedure. The overall results are comparable to those reported in the Western countries. The incidence of acute GVHD is low, whereas chronic GVHD is high, especially in those who receive PBSC. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2008) 42, S137S138; doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2008.142
Web End =10.1038/bmt.2008.142 Keywords: hematopoietic SCT; Thailand; GVHD
Thailand is one of the ASEAN countries with a population of 60 million. In Thailand, hematological malignancies and other hematological diseases are prevalent. Hematological malignancies including acute leukemia, CML, non-Hodgkins lymphoma and multiple myeloma are as common as in Western countries, whereas, Hodgkins lymphoma and CLL are rare in the Far East.1 Aplastic anemia has long been believed to be of high incidence in this region. On the basis of a recent epidemiological study, the annual incidence of aplastic...