West Coast's first hand transplant recipient to ride in 2012 Rose ParadeUC Los AngelesShe researched hand transplantation and became excited about the possibilities a new hand could provide, including the potential to care more fully for her 6-year…
Chronic Acyclovir-Resistant HSV-2 Ulcer in an Immunosuppressed Patient Treated …Archives of DermatologyA 66-year-old man with mantle cell lymphoma, status post allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT), presented with a nonhealing perianal ulcer positive…
Combination Of Vidaza And Donor Lymphocyte Infusions Shows Promise In Relapsed …The MDS BeaconDonor lymphocyte infusion, often abbreviated DLI, is a procedure in which a stem cell transplant patient receives an infusion of donated white blood cells. …
ASH 2011 Multiple Myeloma Update – Day Three Afternoon: Carfilzomib And …The Myeloma BeaconPatients who had a partial response or better could receive a stem cell transplant after four treatment cycles. Among the 49 patients assessed for response, …
Novel Compound Improves Stem Cell TransplantsCalorieLab Calorie Counter NewsA phase I trial involving 12 patients undergoing reduced-intensity chemotherapy and a subsequent umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant found that a compound from zebrafish …
Khaleej TimesThe 'Cancer Graduate'Khaleej TimesThe model turned actress had undergone a successful stem cell transplant to become a “cancer graduate” as she addresses herself. You ask her what kept her going in the face of such a grim progn…
HIV Drug Reduces Graft-versus-Host Disease in Stem Cell Transplant Patients …VAdvert Press Center (press release)Abstract #1011 — Inhibition of Lymphocyte Trafficking Using a CCR5 Antagonist – Final Results of a Phase I/II Study. (SAN DIEGO) — …
The Knuths are AdoptingWGBA-TVBy Eric Peterson You'll remember five-year-old Charlie Knuth is recovering nicely after a stem-cell transplant nearly a year ago. Now, the Knuth family is making room for six-year-old Seth, and they're asking the c…
ASH: Continuous Tx Yields Better Results in Multiple MyelomaMedPage TodayA recent study indicated that maintenance therapy with lenalidomide (Revlimid) should be the standard of care for older patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are not …
HIV Drug Reduces Graft-versus-Host Disease in Stem Cell Transplant Patients …PressZoom (press release)(PressZoom) – (SAN DIEGO) — An HIV drug that redirects immune cell traffic appears to significantly reduce the dangerous complication graft-versus-…