© 2001 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 12, 949,
June 20, 2001
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Re: Stem Cell Transplant Numbers Decline; Research Continues
Affiliation of authors: Department of Research, Division of Hematology, Kantonsspital Basel, Switzerland.
Correspondence to: Professor Dr. Alois Gratwohl, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Kantonsspital Basel; CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland (e-mail: hematology@uhbs.ch).
A recent news item (1) in the Journal presents data generated from the Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant Registry in North America and reports a marked decline in autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT) in North America from 1998 through 1999. A similar trend is predicted for allogeneic HSCT, and some of the
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