Abstract

JAIME FAGUNDO, Juan Carlos  and  DORTICOS BALEA, Elvira. Hematopoietic progenitor transplantation at the Institute of Hematology and Immnunology: past, present and future. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter [online]. 2017, vol.33, n.1, pp. 1-7. ISSN 1561-2996.

In the year 2016, the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Hematology and Immunology was commemorated. In 1985, hematopoietic transplantation was initiated in our institution, and its development has followed the sequence of the universal history of this type of transplant. In this work we refer to the most important achievements in these years, and the introduction of new technologies such as the use of peripheral blood, the introduction of non-myeloablative transplantation and the of techniques of molecular chimerism. In addition, data from patients transplanted during this period are provided. It outlines the prospects for the development of the process in the coming years.

Keywords : Institute of Hematology and Immunology; hematopoietic transplantation; achievements; perspectives.

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