Stem Cell

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.

Among elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia, survival outcomes for those who received an allogenic stem cell transplant have improved significantly over the past 2 decades, according to data published in Clinical Cancer Research.

A multimodal phone app proved feasible for addressing sexual dysfunction among hematopoietic stem cell transplant survivors, according to results presented at Tandem Meeting | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR.

ATLANTA — Stem cell deficiencies are considered noninfectious sight-threatening complications, so early diagnosis is critical, according to Joseph P. Shovlin, OD, FAAO.

A miniature, three-dimensional heart model, called the “heart-on-a-chip,” successfully used reprogrammed stem cells to determine cardiotoxicity of cancer drugs on the human heart, according to a study published in Lab on a Chip.