16 aplastic anemia patients free of disease after bone marrow transplant and chemo

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Physicians at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report they have successfully treated 16 patients with a rare and lethal form of bone marrow failure called severe aplastic anemia using partially matched bone marrow transplants followed by two high doses of a common chemotherapy drug.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news