Purpose/Objectives: To characterize patient-reported and objective sleep assessments and provide a preliminary examination of the relationships among sleep, quality of life, and demographic or treatment factors. Design: A secondary data analysis using a descriptive-correlational design. Setting:...

A 36-year-old man presented to an emergency room with fever, fatigue, and severe rectal pain. He was subsequently found to be pancytopenic with a perirectal abscess. A bone marrow examination revealed 58% blasts consistent with acute myeloid leukemia. The patient was initiated on clofarabine,...

Background: Historically, dietary restrictions imposed on patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) were severe and limited to prevent exposure to foodborne organisms. With improvements in supportive care and anti-infective agents, the necessity of the neutropenic diet for...

Purpose/Objectives: To describe associations among symptoms, cytokines, and quality of life (QOL) of patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD). Design: Prospective, cross-sectional, cohort. Setting: The bone marrow transplantation unit at a National Cancer Institute–designated cancer...