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Gene therapy shows promise as hemophilia treatment in animal studies

Thursday, November 3, 2011 For the first time, researchers have combined gene therapy and stem cell transplantation to successfully reverse the severe, crippling bleeding disorder hemophilia A in large animals, opening the door to the development of new therapies for human patients. Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine, collaborating [...]

‘Mini’ Stem Cell Transplant May Help Seniors With Blood Cancer (HealthDay)

TUESDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) — Age in itself should not be a factor in deciding whether blood cancer patients are candidates for stem cell transplantation, according to a new study. Blood cancers include leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. For the study, researchers analyzed long-term outcomes among 372 blood cancer patients aged 60 to 75 who [...]