Strategy for mismatched stem cell transplants triggers protection against graft-vs.-host disease
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 16:49
in Health & Medicine
BOSTON--A new technique being tested in stem-cell transplants from imperfectly matched donors has revealed a striking, unforeseen response that can suppress graft-versus-host disease, a common and dangerous complication of mismatched transplants, report scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.