Impact of telomere length on the outcome of allogeneic stem cell transplantation for poor-risk chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: results from the GCLLSG CLL3X trial.

The article reports on a study which investigated the impact of telomere length on the outcome of allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) for patients with poor risk chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) based on the German CLL3X trial which included 100 patients. Topics covered include association of telomere length with clinical characteristics, and analysis of telomere length using quantitative polymerase chain reaction.