Scientific article
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Defibrotide for prophylaxis of hepatic veno-occlusive disease in paediatric haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation: an open-label, phase 3, randomised controlled trial

Published inLancet, vol. 379, no. 9823, p. 1301-1309
Publication date2012
Abstract

Hepatic veno-occlusive disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality after haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT). We aimed to assess whether defibrotide can reduce the incidence of veno-occlusive disease in this setting.

Keywords
  • Adolescent
  • Bilirubin/blood
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Fibrinolytic Agents/therapeutic use
  • Graft vs Host Disease/epidemiology
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/adverse effects
  • Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease/drug therapy/epidemiology/prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Male
  • Multiple Organ Failure/epidemiology
  • Polydeoxyribonucleotides/therapeutic use
  • Renal Insufficiency/epidemiology
Citation (ISO format)
CORBACIOGLU, Selim et al. Defibrotide for prophylaxis of hepatic veno-occlusive disease in paediatric haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation: an open-label, phase 3, randomised controlled trial. In: Lancet, 2012, vol. 379, n° 9823, p. 1301–1309. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61938-7
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