Historically, the lack of finding a human leukocyte antigens (HLA)-match has been perceived as the largest barrier to BMT. Many barriers besides a lack of suitably matched donors exist and can have an adverse impact on access and outcomes of BMT.
Over the past decade, treatment options for multiple myeloma have increased substantially. New treatments have resulted in improved survival rates among individuals with multiple myeloma.
AML is one of the most aggressive cancers. While other cancers have benefited from new treatments, there has been no encouraging news for most leukemia patients for the past 40 years.
The psychosocial evaluation is well-recognized as an important component of the multifaceted assessment process to determine candidacy for cardiothoracic transplantation and long-term mechanical circulatory support.
Liver transplantation is severely limited by the shortage of donor organs and, in addition, many potential donor organs cannot be used because suboptimal livers do not tolerate conventional cold storage.
Approximately 12 people die each day waiting for a kidney transplant while about 10 kidneys are discarded daily. A recent report that focused on decreasing the number of discarded kidneys provides the first systematic nationwide approach to reducing kidney discards.
Opportunistic infections are infections that occur more often or are more severe in individuals with weakened immune systems than in people with healthy immune systems.
With advances in the prevention and therapy of viral hepatitis, the percentage of patients with alcohol-associated liver disease requiring liver transplantation is increasing with a growing recognition of liver transplantation as a rescue therapy for individuals with
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