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Although stem cell transplantation (SCT) is rare in neonates or infants, there has been some research reporting an encouraging survival rate; as well as there are studies pointing SCT in infants as a controversial treatment [41, 42, 45].
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Penteado Schmidt, C.W. (2018). Stem Cell Transplantation in Neonates and Infants. In: Chemotherapy in Neonates and Infants. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70591-0_10
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