by Leslie Cantu, Medical University of South Carolina Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI168575 For someone with a blood cancer, receiving stem cells from a donor offers the possibility of a cure. But patients undergoing this procedure, called allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, also face the possibility of a common side effect—graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD). In GVHD,...
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Risk biomarkers could predict serious side effect of stem cell transplant
by Leslie Cantu, Medical University of South Carolina This shows a section of the sinusoid in steady state, sinusoidal narrowing after endothelial damage due to conditioning regiment and alloreactivity, and at the stage of SOS with sinusoidal obstruction. Credit: Sophie Paczesny Doctors are one step closer to having a risk biomarker to alert them to which...