Research has shown that up to 70% of individuals who undergo stem cell transplantation experience organ damage within just a few months. Many develop graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), a complication in…
Have you ever heard of a monocyte? Monocytes are a type of leukocyte, or white blood cell, which plays a role in immune response. These cells develop within our bone…
It is common practice to treat multiple myeloma patients with a stem cell transplant. In the GENESIS trial, the stem cells were autologous (from the patient’s own peripheral blood or bone…
Have you ever heard of the cytokines interleukin-6 (IL-6) or TNF? Normally, these cytokines, excreted by the immune system, may influence autoimmunity or immune responses to foreign invaders. For…
Over the past few weeks, Centenary College has partnered with Be The Match to host a stem cell donor drive. The first two drives were on November 18th and 19th,…
Many doctors have thought in the past that age should be an automatic ineligibility factor for multiple myeloma patient transplants. However, Dr. Langren, Dr. Gasparetto, Dr. Landgren, Dr. Hofmeister, and…
In a Case-Based Roundtable for Targeted Oncology, Dr. Haris Ali, an associate professor with the City of Hope Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, discussed a case of…
According to a June 11 press release from biotechnology company Equillium, Inc. ("Equillium"), positive topline data is now available from the Phase 1b EQUATE clinical trial. Within the clinical trial,…
A recent article in Cancer Network announced that motixafortide met its primary endpoint in the GENESIS trial for multiple myeloma patients who were scheduled for stem cell transplantation. Often, the…
Alex Biagi was planning to try out for his high schools basketball team, and could already dunk. He said his dream was to be a professional basketball player. He grew…
In a story from Vietnam News, doctors in Hanoi, Vietnam at the Central Paediatrics Hospital announced for the first time that they had performed a successful bone marrow transplant using…
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According to a recent article in The Pharma Letter, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) granted PRIME (PRIority MEdicines) designation to Viralym-M based on positive results from a Phase 2 proof-of-concept…
Watch Prof. Charles Craddock discuss important and heartening results he and his team presented at the American Society of Hematology 2017 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, GA - regarding whether there…
Vinmec, a healthcare facility in Vietnam made bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) history. They successfully treated BDP using a method that had never been tried before: the stem cell transplant. The procedure occurred…
If you or someone you love have Friedreich's Ataxia, you know how badly we need an adequate treatment. Friedreich's Ataxia (FA) is a rare disorder, which results in neurological and…
Have you ever tried to fit a square peg into a round hole? Short of taking a mallet to the peg, you’re not going to be successful in pushing it…
With all the political hocus-pocus that's enveloped the United States over the past year, I'm starting to get "petition burn-out," "marcher's burn-out," and just a general "call-to-action burn-out." This is…
Does this word "Musashi-2" mean anything to you? If you suffer from aplastic anemia, it may be the most important phrase you'll ever learn. Scientists are very familiar with Musashi-2 and…
If you’re reading this I need to ask you an urgent question. Are you mixed race? Specifically, part Filipino and part European? Yes, I know, it’s none of my damn…
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