Bone marrow transplantation in Australia during 1992. Australian Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient Data Registry

Australia has a population of 17.5 million people distributed in six states and two territories. The first allogeneic transplants were performed in the early 1970s. There are now 19 hospitals registered with the Australian Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient Data Registry. In 1992 a total of 478 transplant procedures were carried out, of which 228 were allografts and 250 were autografts. The principal indications for allografting were acute leukaemia and chronic myeloid leukaemia; the principal indications for autografting were non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, acute myeloid leukaemia and myeloma. In general the patterns of indications and donor use do not differ from those seen in most European countries and North America.