chemotherapy

‘Transcient’ Damage to CNS Seen with Chemotherapy Used in Stem Cell Transplants for MS

A high-dose chemotherapy combination given to wipe out the immune system before its rescue withĀ autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (aHSCT)Ā can cause “transient” damage to neurons and supporting cells of the central nervous system in people with aggressive multiple sclerosis (MS), a Canadian study reports. Nonetheless, its researchers believe…

Stem Cell Transplant Lessens Disability and Relapses in RRMS Patients, Phase 2 Trial Shows

Treatment withĀ autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantĀ (aHSCT) led to a sustained decrease in disability and almost no clinical relapses in patients withĀ relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisĀ (RRMS)Ā who had failed to respond to prior immunosuppressive therapies, an Australian Phase 2 trial shows. Trial findings were published in the study, ā€œProspective phase…

Welcome or Not, FDA Focuses on Stem Cell Treatments

News that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to hold a public hearing next month to consider greater oversight of stem cell clinics operating in the country is as welcome as it is late. I say “late” because, while the regulators have been twiddling their fingers,…

Stem Cell Clinics Under Critical Scrutiny in US

Stem cell clinics are proliferating in the U.S., where there are now 570 in operation, according to a paper quoted by the New York Times. And concerns are being raised that these clinics are often operating and making claims beyond those allowed by the countryā€™s public health regulatory…