For years, the search for a stem cell donor has felt like a quest for a rare key—one that fits a lock with eight intricate tumblers, each representing a genetic marker. For many patients with blood cancers, especially those ...
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Patients who underwent hematopoietic cell transplantation for sickle cell disease saw high rates of survival without disease symptoms and low rates of severe side effects or complications years after their procedure, according ...
Dec 6, 2025
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In preclinical studies, researchers found that priming the immune system with a Treg-expanding therapy before stem cell transplant boosted survival, protected vital organs, and promoted a balanced gut microbiome—offering ...
Nov 27, 2025
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A combination of blood stem cell and pancreatic islet cell transplant from an immunologically mismatched donor completely prevented or cured type 1 diabetes in mice in a study by Stanford Medicine researchers. Type 1 diabetes ...
Nov 18, 2025
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Life-saving stem cell transplants have been limited by the need to perfectly match the blood types of donors and recipients, but a new discovery by the Minneapolis agency that orchestrates these procedures in the U.S. could ...
Nov 4, 2025
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Patients receiving intensive cancer treatments—such as radiation or stem cell transplantation—often suffer from severe damage to the intestinal lining. This not only causes pain and complications but also worsens long-term ...
Oct 28, 2025
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An antibody treatment developed at Stanford Medicine successfully prepared patients for stem cell transplants without toxic busulfan chemotherapy or radiation, a Phase I clinical trial has shown.
Jul 22, 2025
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Blood cancer patients who may have previously struggled to find a donor for transplantation now have more options. A new study shows that patients achieve good outcomes with a partial match drawn from the national public ...
Jun 27, 2025
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Australian researchers have demonstrated that the use of a new, less toxic drug combination after stem cell transplants for leukemia significantly improves patient outcomes post-transplant, reducing the risk of the life-threatening ...
Jun 16, 2025
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A bone marrow transplant process co-developed by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center is safe and curative for adults with sickle cell disease, according to results of a trial completed at Johns Hopkins ...
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