Lymphocyte recovery and infused CD34+ cells dose: Effect on the evolution after stem cell autotransplantation.

Background And Objective: The number of infused CD34+cells (CD34+i) has been associated with absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) and the outcome undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in patients with hematologic malignancies. The study's aim was to analyze the relationship between CD34+i, ALC and prognosis in this patients.

Patients And Method: Medical records of 163 patients receiving HSCT between 2005 and 2012 were reviewed.