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Future Prospects of Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation

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Predictions by the author on the future of the therapeutic applications for umbilical cord blood are provided in this chapter. While the use of umbilical cord blood as a graft source for pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is expected to grow, uncertainty is developing in the adult arena. Prospective studies are needed to clarify the differences in outcome between umbilical cord blood and haploidentical grafts. The therapeutic potential of umbilical cord blood for treatment of nonmalignant, non-hematopoietic disorders such as stroke or cerebral palsy is currently under exploration.

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  1. Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Mitchell E. Horwitz MD

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  1. Duke Cancer Center, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    Mitchell Horwitz

  2. Duke Cancer Center, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    Nelson Chao

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Horwitz, M.E. (2017). Future Prospects of Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation. In: Horwitz, M., Chao, N. (eds) Cord Blood Transplantations. Advances and Controversies in Hematopoietic Transplantation and Cell Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53628-6_16

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