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Biomarker testing may transform treatment of acute GVHD
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – Testing patient blood samples for two biomarkers may help guide early treatment of acute GVHD.
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Quality of life decrement with salvage ASCT is short-lived
Salvage stem cell transplant in patients with multiple myeloma was linked to short-term, but not long-term, declines in quality of life, compared...
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ALF 2019 showcases evolving treatment of AML
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – Dr. Martin Tallman discusses meeting presentations on the treatment of AML.
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Study eyes liver transplantation after Region 5 UNOS downstaging
An estimated 87% of downstaged patients were alive and recurrence free 5 years after transplantation.
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Regular skin exams reduced advanced KCs in posttransplant patients
ORLANDO - Just 2.1% of the patients in the review had annual exams, and less than half saw a dermatologist even once during an average of 5 years...
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VIDEO: Rapid influenza test obviates empiric antivirals
Lung transplant patients with signs of an upper respiratory infection may need to wait only 2 hours to find out if they have a respiratory virus,...
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Solid organ transplantation contributes significantly to incidence of NHL among children and adolescents
The incidence of NHL for the pediatric transplant population was 257 times higher than that found in the general pediatric population.
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Distance from transplant center predicted mortality in chronic liver disease
The findings underscore the need for accessible, specialized liver care irrespective of whether patients with chronic liver failure are destined...
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Skin cancer risk similar for liver and kidney transplant recipients
A survey of nonmelanoma skin cancers among liver and kidney transplant recipients provided important information about the implications for skin...
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Hospital infections top WHO’s list of priority pathogens
WHO is urging governments to focus antibiotic research efforts on a list of urgent bacterial threats, topped by several increasingly powerful...
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Neoadjuvant chemoradiation may give transplant the edge over resection in biliary cancer
MIAMI BEACH - The optimal surgical treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma is still controversial.