Late complications in blood and marrow transplant survivors

Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation is a potentially curative therapy for many high-risk hematologic malignancies and other life-threatening disorders. Advances in transplantation over the last four decades have resulted in an increasing number of long-term survivors who may be at risk for developing late infections, noninfectious complications, and secondary cancers. Awareness on the part of primary care physicians of the risk factors and screening recommendations for late complications can lead to their early diagnosis and treatment.