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. 2008 Aug:42 Suppl 1:S103-S105.
doi: 10.1038/bmt.2008.129.

Bone marrow and stem cell transplantation: Malaysian experience

Gg Gan  1 , A Teh, Ll Chan, Sk Cheong, Km Chang, Hm Ibrahim
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Bone marrow and stem cell transplantation: Malaysian experience

Gg Gan et al. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2008 Aug.

Abstract

Malaysia conducted the first BMT in the country in 1987. Since then, there have been 1155 transplantations performed in a total of eight transplant centres. A majority of the transplantations were allogeneic, including myeloablative and nonmyeloablative. A vast majority of donors are HLA identical siblings. The mean age of transplanted patients was 26 years. The major reason for transplantation was hematological malignancies. The overall survival was 60% for allogeneic transplantation and 52% for autologous transplantation. The most common cause of death in transplanted patients was the underlying disease followed by infection-related complications. Currently, the government is expanding the existing public cord blood bank as well as the local donor registry.

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