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Adult allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a single centre experience in Malaysia by Stem Cells Malaysia Patient Expert

Posted Wed 10 Jun 2009 6:46pm Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We analysed the outcome of 104 patients from a single institution who underwent allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) from their HLA-identical siblings between 1993 and 2006. Sixty-nine percent of patients had peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) as the stem cell source and the remaining had bone Read on »

Stem-Cell Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease by P.Allen Jones Posted Tue 15 Dec 2009 12:00am ://www.stemcellscience.org/showauthor.php?surname=Hsieh&initials=MM New England Journal of Medicine report dated December 10, 2009 “Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Sickle Cell... Anyone Want a Bone Marrow Transplant or maybe a Stem Cell Transplant? The airways are popping. The media blitz is in full affect. Massive editorial posts have been sent Read on »

Blood Stem-Cell Transplant Regimen Reverses Sickle Cell Disease in Adults by Tosin Ola Registered Nurse

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Posted Fri 11 Dec 2009 1:22am Hey everyone, someone sent this to me today. I can't believe it but it looks like adult blood stem transplant to reverse sickle cell is officially a reality! WOOHOO!!! I... is performing experimental blood stem cell transplants for sickle cell--using stem cells from healthy siblings. Health care providers — and sickle cell patients and family members who Read on »

Interview with soap star and stem cell transplant recipient Anthony Herrera by Stem Cells Malaysia Patient Expert

Posted Wed 10 Jun 2009 6:46pm chemotherapy, total body irradiation, and an autologous stem cell transplant (using his own stem cells). After relapsing in 1998, he received an allogenic stem cell transplant (also... transplants. CD: How did your allogenic stem cell transplant in 1999 make medical history? AH: What is important to know is that chemotherapy, radiation, and a transplant using my Read on »

Differential Diagnosis of Kidney Injury Following Stem Cell Transplant by Matt S. Posted Thu 10 Sep 2009 12:00am transplant causes of kidney failure, the main offender here is calcineurin inhibitor toxicity. In general, this affects individuals who get allogeneic stem cell transplants much more... One of the major medical advances over the past few decades has been the success of stem cell transplants, which serves as a potential cure for many patients Read on »

Cardiac function and stem cell transplantation by Mark Levin Posted Fri 19 Nov 2010 3:00pm an allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT). After a median follow-up of 29 months in the study group, grade ≥2 cardiac complications were seen in 7 of 56 (12.5%) patients... It is a generally accepted tenet that Ejection Fraction of below 45% exposes a stem cell transplant candidate to excess cardiac risk. A recent study questioned Read on »

Stem cell transplantation for Fanconi's Anemia by Mark Levin Posted Fri 26 Mar 2010 2:03pm , Gluckman E. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for Fanconi anaemia. Severe Aplastic Anaemia Working Party of the EBMT and EUFAR. European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation... at two years and there is a higher risk of graft rejection in somatic mosaics. Stem cell transplantation is generally accepted as medically appropriate. M D Tischkowitz and S V Read on »

Stem cell transplantation for Crohn's by Mark Levin Posted Sun 04 Oct 2009 11:12pm , Schwerdtfeger R, et al. Improvement of inflammatory bowel disease after allogeneic stem-cell transplantation. Transplantation. 2003;75(10):1745-1747. Hinterberger W, Hinterberger-Fischer M, Marmont A. Clinically demonstrable anti-autoimmunity mediated by allogeneic immune cells favorably affects outcome after stem cell transplantation in human autoimmune Read on »

New technique could revolutionize stem-cell transplants by ViaMedica Posted Mon 30 Nov 2009 10:03pm Read on »

Long-term pulmonary complications from stem cell transplantation by Mark Pool, MD Posted Wed 05 May 2010 9:52am Medscape (4/30, Chustecka) reports on a study from the journal Cancer ( abstract ) that pediatric leukemia patients who undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are often cured of their leukemia, but have significant pulmonary complications as measured by pulmonary function tests. In contrast, patients with leukemias who Read on »