Publications

Agarwal, R. . (2025). Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor-Primed Bone Marrow Transplantation Experience in 350 Matched Sibling Donor Grafts for Severe Thalassemia. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtct.2025.01.890 (Original work published 2025)

Agarwal, R. ., Dhanya, R. ., Sedai, A. ., Ankita, K. ., Parmar, L. ., Ramprakash, S. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2023). Bone Marrow Quality Index: A Predictor of Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Thalassemia. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, 29(11), 711.e1-711.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtct.2023.07.014 (Original work published 2023)

Marwah, P. ., Ramprakash, S. ., R, S. ., Gizhlaryan, M. ., Trivedi, D. ., Shah, V. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2022). Is it safe and efficacious to remove central lines in pediatric bone marrow transplant patients with platelets less than 20,000/μl?. EJHaem, 3(1), 154-158. https://doi.org/10.1002/jha2.379 (Original work published 2022)

Dhanya, R. ., Agarwal, R. ., Ramprakash, S. ., Trivedi, D. ., Shah, V. ., Bhat, N. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2022). Do Weekly Surveillance Cultures Contribute to Antibiotic Stewardship and Correlate with Outcome of HSCT in Children? A Multicenter Real-World Experience of 5 Years from the Indian Subcontinent. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, 28(3), 170.e1-170.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtct.2021.12.008 (Original work published 2022)

Faulkner, L. ., Verna, M. ., Rovelli, A. ., Agarwal, R. ., Dhanya, R. ., Parmar, L. ., … Group, P. . (2021). Setting up and sustaining blood and marrow transplant services for children in middle-income economies: an experience-driven position paper on behalf of the EBMT PDWP. Bone Marrow Transplantation, 56(3), 536-543. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-020-0983-5 (Original work published 2021)

Mehta, P. ., Ramprakash, S. ., Raghuram, C. ., Trivedi, D. ., Dhanya, R. ., Agarwal, R. ., & Faulkner, L. . (2021). Pre-transplant donor-type red cell transfusion is a safe and effective strategy to reduce isohemagglutinin titers and prevent donor marrow infusion reactions in major ABO-mismatched transplants. Annals of Hematology, 100(8), 2071-2078. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-021-04571-3 (Original work published 2021)

Marwah, P. ., Soni, R. ., Ramprakash, S. ., Raghuram, C. ., Trivedi, D. ., Agarwal, R. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2020). The impact of Host vs. Graft mismatches on rejection of haploidentical bone marrow transplants in thalassemia patients using posttransplant cyclophosphamide. Bone Marrow Transplantation, 55(9), 1824-1828. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-019-0692-0 (Original work published 2020)

Dhanya, R. ., Sedai, A. ., Ankita, K. ., Parmar, L. ., Agarwal, R. ., Hegde, S. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2020). Life expectancy and risk factors for early death in patients with severe thalassemia syndromes in South India. Blood Advances, 4(7), 1448-1457. https://doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000760 (Original work published 2020)

Ramprakash, S. ., Raghuram, C. ., Marwah, P. ., Soni, R. ., Trivedi, D. ., Khalid, S. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2020). Splenomegaly May Increase the Risk of Rejection in Low-Risk Matched Related Donor Transplant for Thalassemia, This Risk Can Be Partially Overcome by Additional Immunosuppression during Conditioning. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation : Journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 26(10), 1886-1893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.06.013 (Original work published 2020)

Agarwal, R. K., Dhanya, R. ., Kumari, A. ., Parmar, L. ., Sedai, A. ., Ramprakash, S. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2019). Information and Communication Technology Applied to Continuing Quality Improvement for the Care and Cure of Childhood Severe Hematological Disorders in India. Blood, 134, 3468-3468. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-125106 (Original work published 2025)

Ramprakash, S. ., Agarwal, R. K., Raghuram, C. P., Mehta, P. ., Trivedi, D. ., Marwah, P. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2019). Incidence, Risk Factors and Outcomes of Veno-Occlusive Disease / Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome (VOD/SOS) in Children with Severe Thalassemia (ST) Conditioned with Busulfan- Cyclophosphamide (Bu-Cy) Based Regimen. Blood, 134, 4499-4499. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-130841 (Original work published 2025)

Agarwal, R. K., Dhanya, R. ., Ramprakash, S. ., Raghuram, C. P., Mehta, P. ., Trivedi, D. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2019). Peripheral Blood to Marrow Collection White Cell Count Ratio As an Indicator of Harvest Quality and Transplant Outcomes in G-CSF-Primed Marrow Grafts. Blood, 134, 4473-4473. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-125111 (Original work published 2025)

Dhanya, R. ., Agarwal, R. K., Sedai, A. ., Kumari, A. ., Parmar, L. ., Hegde, S. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2019). Assessment of Mortality and Its Associated Risk Factors in Patients with Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia in India. Blood, 134, 973-973. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-125151 (Original work published 2025)

Agarwal, R. ., Sedai, A. ., Ankita, K. ., Parmar, L. ., Dhanya, R. ., Dhimal, S. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2019). Information Technology-Assisted Treatment Planning and Performance Assessment for Severe Thalassemia Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Observational Study. JMIR Medical Informatics, 7(1), e9291. https://doi.org/10.2196/medinform.9291 (Original work published 2019)

Ramprakash, S. ., Bhat, N. ., Raghuram, C. ., Trivedi, D. ., Lavana, S. ., Agarwal, R. ., & Faulkner, L. . (2018). Prevalence of gut colonization by Muti-Drug resistant bacteria among children with thalassemia at admission for bone marrow transplant in two transplant centers in India. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, 3, S41-S42. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phoj.2018.11.119

Priya, G. ., Remya, S. ., Divya, K. ., Prasad, S. ., Bhat, N. ., Trivedi, D. ., … Ramprakash, S. . (2018). Safety And Cost Effectiveness Of Removal Of Tunnelled Hickman Line U Nder Local Anaesthesia Vs Short General Anesthesia. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, 3, S56. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phoj.2018.11.160

Elizabeth, S. . (2018). Patterns of central line infections in two bone marrow transplant units in India among children undergoing allogeneic transplant for thalassaemia. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, 3, S56. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phoj.2018.11.161

Agarwal, R. ., Kumari, A. ., Sedai, A. ., Parmar, L. ., Dhanya, R. ., & Faulkner, L. . (2017). The Case for High Resolution Extended 6-Loci HLA Typing for Identifying Related Donors in the Indian Subcontinent. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation : Journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 23(9), 1592-1596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.05.030 (Original work published 2017)

Ramprakash, S. ., Agarwal, R. ., Dhanya, R. ., Sedai, A. ., Kumari, A. ., Parmar, L. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2017). Rejection of paternal vs maternal fully matched bone marrow grafts in children with thalassemia. Bone Marrow Transplantation, 52(11), 1585-1586. https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2017.199 (Original work published 2017)

Agarwal, R. ., Sedai, A. ., Ankita, K. ., Parmar, L. ., Dhanya, R. ., Dhimal, S. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2017). Multi-institutional, retrospective review of blood transfusion practices and outcomes in a large cohort of thalassemia patients in South India. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, 2, 74-78. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phoj.2017.12.001

Ramprakash, S. ., Agarwal, R. ., Dhanya, R. ., Marwah, P. ., Soni, R. ., Yaqub, N. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2017). Low-cost matched sibling bone marrow transplant for standard-risk thalassemia in a limited-resource setting. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, 2, 107-113. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phoj.2017.12.002

Parmar, L. ., Sedai, A. ., Ankita, K. ., Dhanya, R. ., Agarwal, R. ., Dhimal, S. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2017). Can inequity in healthcare be bridged in LMICs – Multicentre experience from thalassemia day care centres in India. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, 2, 88-93. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phoj.2017.12.006

Ramprakash, S. ., Agarwal, R. ., Dhanya, R. ., Marwah, P. ., Soni, R. ., Yaqub, N. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2017). Role of G-CSF priming of donor marrow prior to transplant in low risk HLA matched sibling transplant in children with severe thalassemia. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, 2, S22. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phoj.2017.11.073

Faulkner, L. ., Uderzo, C. ., Khalid, S. ., Marwah, P. ., Soni, R. ., Yaqub, N. ., … Agarwal, R. . (2017). ATG vs thiotepa with busulfan and cyclophosphamide in matched-related bone marrow transplantation for thalassemia. Blood Advances, 1(13), 792-801. https://doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2016004119 (Original work published 2017)

Agarwal, R. ., Ankita, K. ., Gowda, P. ., Agarwal, S. ., Sabnavis, A. ., Panthangi, R. ., … Periyavan, S. . (2016). Managing rare blood group requests - Bombay Oh phenotype: our experience with www.bombaybloodgroup.org. Blood Transfusion = Trasfusione Del Sangue, 14(1), 89-90. https://doi.org/10.2450/2015.0072-15 (Original work published 2016)

Agarwal, R. ., Periyavan, S. ., Dhanya, R. ., Parmar, L. ., Sedai, A. ., Ankita, K. ., … Gowda, P. . (2016). Complications related to blood donation: A multicenter study of the prevalence and influencing factors in voluntary blood donation camps in Karnataka, India. Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 10(1), 53-8. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-6247.165840 (Original work published 2016)

Agarwal, R. ., Dhanya, R. ., Parmar, L. ., Vaish, A. ., Sedai, A. ., & Periyavan, S. . (2015). A study of the noncompliance of blood banks on safety and quality parameters in blood donation camps in Bengaluru. Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 9(1), 23-8. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-6247.150942 (Original work published 2015)

Agarwal, R. ., Sedai, A. ., Dhimal, S. ., Ankita, K. ., Clemente, L. ., Siddique, S. ., … Faulkner, L. . (2014). A prospective international cooperative information technology platform built using open-source tools for improving the access to and safety of bone marrow transplantation in low- and middle-income countries. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 21(6), 1125-8. https://doi.org/10.1136/amiajnl-2013-002594 (Original work published 2014)