Medicina clinica
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October 2021
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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and infections are complications after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT). Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is a strategy used as prophylaxis for GVHD. The study analyses the outcomes and frequency of infections with or without ATG after an unrelated donor alloSCT in patients with acute leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndrome. ⋯ In this study, no differences were shown in the main outcomes of alloSCT based on the use of ATG, although more infections were documented in the ATG group.