Tag Archives: Stem Cell
The transplantation of peripheral blood, as effective as bone marrow
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has been consolidated in recent years as a good alternative to traditional bone marrow transplantation. This method allows cells in the bloodstream of a compatible donor, able to repopulate the bone marrow of a patient with leukemia, more simply and without anesthesia. A study published in the journal ‘The Lancet’ after [...]
Different way to eliminate leukemia stem cells
A new molecular tool could become a therapeutic option for acute myeloid leukemia. According to a study published in the latest issue of Cell Stem Cell, preclinical studies conducted by a team from Children Cancer Institute Australia have demonstrated that CD123 molecule is over expressed in leukemia stem cells, whereas its expression in healthy cells [...]