Publications by authors named "Asghar Ali Kerio"

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of cyclosporin A (CSA) monotherapy in treating patients with non-severe aplastic anaemia (NSAA).

Study Design: A cross-sectional observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Clinical Haematology, Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Center, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from January 2022 till December 2023.

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Article Synopsis
  • * A study looked at 28 patients who received stem cell transplants for primary HLH from 2010 to 2021, with various genetic forms including familial HLH and Griscelli syndrome type 2.
  • * After one year, the overall survival rate was 68%, with better outcomes for those who had sibling donors and who were transplanted within 6 months of diagnosis.
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Objective: To determine the outcome of beta thalassemia major (BTM) patients undergoing haematopoietic stem cells (HSCT), with fully matched parents as donors vs. matched sibling donors (MSD).

Study Design: Observational Study.

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Objective: To determine the factors affecting the frequency and severity of oral mucositis are following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre Rawalpindi, from September 2020 to February 2022.

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Objective: To determine the outcomes of allogeneic HSCT in children with primary immune system disorders (PID).

Study Design: Descriptive Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Armed Forces bone marrow transplant centre / National Institute of Bone Marrow Transplant (AFBMTC / NIBMT), Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from October 2012 to December 2021.

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