Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in the elderly: an emerging change in the transplantation field

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MY Shapira†, P Tsirigotis, IB Resnick & R Or †Author for correspondence Hadassah–Hebrew University, Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cancer Immunotherapy, Medical Center, PO Box 12000, Jerusalem 91120, Israel Tel.: +972 2677 8351; Fax: +972 2641 0876; E-mail: shapiram@ hadassah.org.il “Age is one of the most significant factors that adversely affects the outcome of bone marrow or blood stem cell transplantation”