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A possible survival advantage in adults with acute leukemia receiving ABO-identical platelet transfusions
J M Heal1, N Kenmotsu, J M Rowe
1Department of Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY 14642.
American Journal of Hematology
|February 1, 1994
Abstract:
In a small cohort of leukemic patients participating in a randomized trial of ABO-identical vs. ABO-unmatched platelet transfusions, a statistically significant decrease in remission duration and increase in mortality were observed in patients receiving ABO-unmatched platelet transfusions. This difference was unexplained by previously described prognostic factors for remission duration and survival. Further study of this association is warranted.