Publications by authors named "Ana Carolina A Maia"

Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) remains a potentially curative approach for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), especially for high-risk patients and those with relapsed/refractory disease, although its efficacy is offset by a not-negligible toxicity. Adult patients with ALL fare worse in developing countries, with little data about the HSCT in this setting. In this study, we aimed to describe outcomes and examine risk factors for overall survival (OS), leukemia-free survival (LFS), cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR), nonrelapse mortality (NRM), and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after HSCT for ALL in Brazilian centers.

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