TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.50, sa.8, ss.1851-1856, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
Background/aim: High-dose melphalan and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) is the standard treatment strategy for multiple myeloma (MM) patients who are eligible for it. The recommended dose of CD34(+) hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) for adequate engraftment is above 2 x 10(6)/kg. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the dose of CD3V4(+). HPCs and survival in MM patients who underwent AHSCT at a tertiary care center.