Abstract
Adult patients with high risk acute leukemia have allogeneic hematopoietic transplantation as the only therapeutic option with some curative potential. Those who lack related or unrelated marrow donor are deprived of this possibility. Patients of smaller size may benefit from the transplantation of single cord blood unit, but for heavier patients two units may be required as reported by Barker et al. (
Blood
2005
;105
:1343
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2005, The American Society of Hematology
2005
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