U of M researchers find 2 units of umbilical cord blood reduce risk of leukemia recurrence

Friday, November 13, 2009 - 19:07 in Health & Medicine

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (November 11, 2009) -- A new study from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota shows that patients who have acute leukemia and are transplanted with two units of umbilical cord blood (UCB) have significantly reduced risk of the disease returning.

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