Stem Cell

Fluoroquinolone exposure did not appear to increase the risk for developing vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus colonization following pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation, a study found.

Taking prescribed beta blockers during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation may increase mortality risk due to suppression of signals from nerves that promote bone marrow regeneration, according to study results.

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Clonal hematopoiesis did not occur significantly more often among patients who received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation than their donors, according to findings of a correlative laboratory study.

A telephone-administered, positive psychology intervention improved the well-being of patients who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to findings published in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

CHICAGO — Interim results from a phase 2 study showed positive survival outcomes for individuals who underwent peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for hematologic malignancies.

The amount of autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants for hematologic disorders has increased over time in tandem with longer survival, according to results of an observational study.

DESTIN, Fla. — Stem cell transplantation, accompanied by total body radiation, is the only “cure” for progressive systemic sclerosis currently available, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East annual meeting.

High-dose oral vitamin A prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation reduced the incidence of graft-versus-host disease with minimal toxicity, according to study data published in Blood.