Stem cell transplants prevent relapses of most common childhood cancer

(University of Virginia Health System) Children and young adults who receive CAR T-cell therapy for the most common childhood cancer - acute lymphoblastic leukemia - suffer remarkably fewer relapses and are far more likely to survive when the treatment is paired with a subsequent stem cell transplant, a new study finds.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news