Tag: Stem Cells
Ruxolitinib Best for Glucocorticoid-Refractory, -Dependent GVHD
Overall response, failure-free survival, symptom response significantly greater with ruxolitinib versus control therapy
Stem Cell Transplant Reviewed for Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma
Three- and five-year overall survival similar with allogeneic or autologous HSCT, but transplant-related mortality higher with allogeneic HSCT
Gene Therapy Promising for SCID Due to ADA Deficiency
High overall, event-free survival seen at 24 and 36 months for severe combined immunodeficiency due to ADA deficiency
Biden Administration Lifts Restrictions on Medical Research Using Fetal Tissues
All projects that had been approved before the Trump administration restrictions 'will be reinstated without further review'
Stem Cell Transplant May Slow Disability in Multiple Sclerosis
Long-term outcomes assessed in 210 patients with MS who underwent autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Stem Cell Infusions Investigated for Treatment of COVID-19 ARDS
Researchers explore possible anti-inflammatory effects of mesenchymal stem cells in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome
Sitagliptin Promising Addition for Preventing Acute GVHD
Low incidence of grade II to IV acute GVHD seen in patients undergoing myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
ASH: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Promising in TDT, SCD
Total hemoglobin, fetal Hb increased in seven patients with transfusion-dependent ß-thalassemia, three with sickle cell disease
ASH: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Promising in TDT, SCD
Total hemoglobin, fetal Hb increased in five patients with transfusion-dependent ß-thalassemia, two with sickle cell disease
ASH: Stem Cell Transplant Benefits Older Adults With MDS
Overall survival, leukemia-free survival higher for patients assigned to allogeneic HCT versus those with no donor