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Not catching...Adult Stem Cell ping (MS treatment).


5 posted on 01/21/2016 7:39:41 PM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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Glad you put this article out there. I sent it to a friend of mine with MS. What I find pretty awesome about this SCT (Stem Cell Transplant) is that the procedure uses the patients own Stem Cells. Then they basically destroy the bone marrow via high dose chemo and then put the saved Stem cells back in.

This is different than what's called an Allo SCT - which uses doner cells. When you use donor cells, there are many more complications to recovery - taking immune suppressant drugs, developing rejection issues, etc.

So, yes! This is awesome and she really found it hopeful.

6 posted on 01/21/2016 8:07:20 PM PST by HollyB
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To: Smokin' Joe

Now THIS is really encouraging!


7 posted on 01/22/2016 7:50:47 AM PST by Thud
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