Promising T cell therapy to protect from infections after transplant
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 11:01
in Health & Medicine
When patients have to undergo a bone marrow transplant, the procedure weakens their immune system. Viruses that are usually kept in check in a healthy immune system may then cause potentially fatal infections. Scientists have now developed a method that could offer patients conservative protection against such infections after a transplant. The method has already been used to treat several patients successfully.