Stem Cell Transplantation

Home care during pancytopenic phase after ASCT improves long-term survival

Published in Blood Weekly, November 10th, 2005

Home care during the pancytopenic phase following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation improves long-term survival.

According to a recently published study from Sweden, "To prevent neutropenic infections, patients are kept in isolation rooms after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT).

"Patients living within 1 hours' driving distance from our unit were given the opportunity of treatment at home after ASCT during the pancytopenic phase."

"We compared 36 patients treated at home during March 1998 until December 2000, with 54 controls treated in the hospital during September 1995 and September...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2005-11-10)

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