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Would use of proton radiation versus photon radiation in neuroblastoma patients post autologous stem cell transplant reduce the risk of transplant associated-TMA?

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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · Kapiolani Medical Center For Women & Children

Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy arises partially due to injury to the endothelium; it is one of the “endothelial injury complications” of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), along with veno-occlusive disease (VOD) and engraftment syndrome (ES), among others. There is a w...

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