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Tapani Ruutu is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and specializes in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Hematology and related subfields. Their research primarily addresses issues within hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and multiple myeloma, alongside several other hematological and oncological topics.

Their frequent coauthors include Rafael F. Duarte, Zinaida Perić, Mahmoud Aljurf, Mohamad Mohty, and Mutlu Arat, reflecting a collaborative research approach in the field.

Tapani Ruutu has contributed significantly to the following publication venues: Bone Marrow Transplantation, The Lancet Haematology, Annals of Hematology, Journal of Clinical Medicine, and Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

The main topics covered in their work are:

  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
  • Blood disorders and treatments
  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Notable recent papers include:

  • Current incidence, severity, and management of veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome in adult allogeneic HSCT recipients: an EBMT Transplant Complications Working Party study, 2023, Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Long-term outcome after allogeneic stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma, 2021, Annals of Hematology
  • Diagnosis and severity criteria for sinusoidal obstruction syndrome/veno-occlusive disease in adult patients: a refined classification from the European society for blood and marrow transplantation (EBMT), 2023, Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Prophylaxis and management of graft-versus-host disease after stem-cell transplantation for haematological malignancies: updated consensus recommendations of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 2024, The Lancet Haematology
  • Prophylaxis and management of graft versus host disease after stem-cell transplantation for haematological malignancies: updated consensus recommendations of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 2020, The Lancet Haematology

Best Publications

  • Transplants of Umbilical-Cord Blood or Bone Marrow from Unrelated Donors in Adults with Acute Leukemia

    Vanderson Rocha;Myriam Labopin;Guillermo Sanz;William Arcese

  • Standard graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis with or without anti-T-cell globulin in haematopoietic cell transplantation from matched unrelated donors: a randomised, open-label, multicentre phase 3 trial

    Jürgen Finke;Wolfgang A Bethge;Claudia Schmoor;Hellmut D Ottinger

  • Risk assessment for patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia before allogeneic blood or marrow transplantation

    A. Gratwohl;J. Hermans;J. Goldman;W. Arcese

  • Hepatic veno-occlusive disease following stem cell transplantation: incidence, clinical course, and outcome.

    Jason A. Coppell;Paul G. Richardson;Robert Soiffer;Paul L. Martin

  • Comparative outcome of reduced intensity and myeloablative conditioning regimen in HLA identical sibling allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients older than 50 years of age with acute myeloblastic leukaemia: a retrospective survey from the Acute Leukemia Working Party (ALWP) of the European group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT).

    M. Aoudjhane;M. Labopin;N. C. Gorin;A. Shimoni

  • Revised diagnosis and severity criteria for sinusoidal obstruction syndrome/veno-occlusive disease in adult patients: a new classification from the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

    M. Mohty;F. Malard;M. Abecassis;E. Aerts

  • Antilymphocyte globulin for prevention of chronic graft-versus-host disease

    Nicolaus Kröger;Carlos Solano;Christine Wolschke;Giuseppe Bandini

  • Prophylaxis and management of graft versus host disease after stem-cell transplantation for haematological malignancies: updated consensus recommendations of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

    Olaf Penack;Monia Marchetti;Tapani Ruutu;Mahmoud Aljurf

  • Incidence and outcome of hepatic veno-occlusive disease after blood or marrow transplantation: a prospective cohort study of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Chronic Leukemia Working Party.

    Enric Carreras;Hartmut Bertz;William Arcese;Jean-Paul Vernant

  • Retrospective comparison of reduced-intensity conditioning and conventional high-dose conditioning for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using HLA-identical sibling donors in myelodysplastic syndromes.

    Rodrigo Martino;Simona Iacobelli;Ronald Brand;Thekla Jansen

  • Diagnostic criteria for hematopoietic stem cell transplant-associated microangiopathy : results of a consensus process by an International Working Group

    Tapani Ruutu;Giovanni Barosi;Richard J. Benjamin;Richard E. Clark

  • Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome/veno-occlusive disease: Current situation and perspectives - A position statement from the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)

    M. Mohty;F. Malard;M. Abecassis;E. Aerts

  • Prophylaxis and treatment of GVHD: EBMT–ELN working group recommendations for a standardized practice

    T. Ruutu;A. Gratwohl;T. De Witte;B. Afanasyev

  • Chronic graft-versus-host disease: long-term results from a randomized trial on graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis with or without anti-T-cell globulin ATG-Fresenius.

    Gérard Socié;Claudia Schmoor;Wolfgang A. Bethge;Hellmut D. Ottinger

  • Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Patients 50 Years or Older With Myelodysplastic Syndromes or Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    ZiYi Lim;Ronald Brand;Rodrigo Martino;Anja van Biezen

  • Incidence and risk factors for invasive fungal infections in allogeneic BMT recipients.

    E Jantunen;P Ruutu;L Niskanen;L Volin

  • Busulfan plus cyclophosphamide compared with total-body irradiation plus cyclophosphamide before marrow transplantation for myeloid leukemia: long-term follow-up of 4 randomized studies.

    Gérard Socié;Reginald A. Clift;Didier Blaise;Agnès Devergie

  • Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for chronic myeloid leukemia in Europe 2006: transplant activity, long-term data and current results. An analysis by the Chronic Leukemia Working Party of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT)

    Alois Gratwohl;Ronald Brand;Jane Apperley;Charles Crawley

  • EBMT-NIH-CIBMTR Task Force position statement on standardized terminology & guidance for graft-versus-host disease assessment.

    Helene M. Schoemans;Stephanie J. Lee;James L. Ferrara;Daniel Wolff

  • Treosulfan/fludarabine: a new conditioning regimen in allogeneic transplantation.

    J Casper;W Knauf;I Blau;T Ruutu

Frequent Co-Authors

Sakari Knuutila
Sakari Knuutila University of Helsinki
Dietger Niederwieser
Dietger Niederwieser Leipzig University
Alois Gratwohl
Alois Gratwohl University of Basel
Jane F. Apperley
Jane F. Apperley Imperial College London
Arnon Nagler
Arnon Nagler Sheba Medical Center
Nicolaus Kröger
Nicolaus Kröger Universität Hamburg
Theo de Witte
Theo de Witte Radboud University
Jürgen Finke
Jürgen Finke University of Freiburg
Vanderson Rocha
Vanderson Rocha Universidade de São Paulo
Marcelo L. Larramendy
Marcelo L. Larramendy National University of La Plata

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