Haploidentical transplantation is associated with better overall survival when compared to single cord blood transplantation: An EBMT-Eurocord study of acute leukemia patients conditioned with thiotepa, busulfan, and fludarabine

Background Thiotepa-busulfan-fludarabine (TBF) is a widely used conditioning regimen in single umbilical cord blood transplantation (SUCBT). More recently, it was introduced in the setting of non-T cell depleted haploidentical stem cell transplantation (NTD-Haplo). Whether TBF based conditioning provides additional benefit in transplantation from a particular alternative donor type remains to be established.