Autologous Stem Cell Transplants for Blood Cancer Patients

autologous stem cell transplants for blood cancer patients

This animated video explains the purpose and procedure of Autologous Stem Cell Transplants for blood cancer patients. Video Transcript: Autologous stem cell transplants are a type of treatment for certain blood cancers that require very high doses of chemotherapy or radiation to treat their disease. Chemotherapy or chemo may kill cancer cells, but it also […]

Third Person with HIV Cured by Stem Cell Transplant

HIV spelled in wooden blocks

A breakthrough stem cell treatment has likely cured a third person of HIV. The stem cell transplant combined adult stem cells taken from a relative’s blood along with umbilical cord blood that was genetically matched from a cord blood bank. The cord blood contained genetic mutation resistant to HIV which caused the patient’s immune system […]