Increasing Dose for Total Body Irradiation Cuts Graft Failure
MONDAY, April 1, 2019 -- For patients with severe hemoglobinopathies undergoing bone marrow transplantation, increasing the dose of total body irradiation is associated with a reduction in graft failure, according to a study published in the April... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 1, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Ancestry Matters When Seeking Matched Bone Marrow Donors
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2019 -- The chances of finding an unrelated bone marrow donor are higher for U.S. patients of European descent than for those of non-European descent, a new study finds.
A bone marrow transplant can sometimes help people with... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 27, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Southern Europeans, non-Europeans less likely to have matched stem cell donors
(American Society of Hematology) Although the pool of registered bone marrow donors has increased in recent years, a new study suggests that most people of southern-European and non-European descent are unlikely to have a suitable match if they need a life-saving bone marrow transplant. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - March 27, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Patients, family and donors invited to special bone marrow transplant event in Frankfurt, Germany
(European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation) This Patient, Family and Donor Day session will include clinical experts on a range of post-transplant issues. The patient advocates session will include international speakers focusing on issues relevant to organizations who advocate on behalf of transplant patients. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
The 'London Patient' goes into HIV remission: Here's what that means
The 'London Patient' saw his HIV go into remission after receiving a bone marrow transplant in which the blood had a mutation that did not allow HIV to multiply. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
A Man May Be Cleared of HIV for the Second Time in History. Here ’s What That Means
A man in London has become only the second person to achieve remission from HIV infection, researchers from the UK reported Tuesday. The therapy responsible has worked on only one other person who is considered to be “cured” of HIV: Timothy Ray Brown, who still does not show signs of the virus in his body after more than 10 years.
Here’s what to know about the landmark case.
How did it happen?
In a letter published in the journal Nature, researchers led by Ravindra Gupta from the University of Cambridge London and Imperial College London and his colleagues say that they used a treatment similar to the one...
Source: TIME: Health - March 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized HIV/AIDS Source Type: news
Bone Marrow Transplant Renders Second Patient Free Of HIV
British doctors report the apparent eradication of HIV from a patient who was undergoing treatment for cancer. It's only the second time this has been accomplished, despite many attempts.(Image credit: SCIENCE SOURCE) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Richard Harris Source Type: news
WATCH: Man possibly cured of HIV: Report
The findings in the journal Nature say the anonymous patient went into long-term remission from HIV during the process of a bone marrow transplant to treat cancer in 2016. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GMA Source Type: news
First man cleared of HIV by stem cell treatment speaks of hope for others - video
The first known case of a functional cure for HIV happened 12 years ago, after US resident Timothy Brown received stem cell donations in Berlin. More recently, a patient in London received a bone marrow transplant from a virus-resistant donor and has been shown to be cleared of the virusContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 5, 2019 Category: Science Tags: Aids and HIV Medical research Health London UK news Society US news Science Source Type: news
‘London Patient’ Appears to Become the Second Person Ever Cured of AIDS
Doctors say a British man who previously tested positive for HIV might be the second person ever to be cured of the AIDS virus.
Reuters reports that the man, whose identity has not been revealed, has tested negative for the virus almost three years after he received a bone marrow transplant from a donor with an HIV-resistant genetic mutation. The man stopped taking antiretroviral drugs 18 months ago.
“There is no virus there that we can measure. We can’t detect anything,” Ravindra Gupta, the doctor who co-lead the man’s treatment team, told Reuters.
The man, who has been dubbed the “London pat...
Source: TIME: Health - March 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amy Gunia Tags: Uncategorized health HIV/AIDS onetime overnight Source Type: news
‘London Patient’ Appears to Become the Second Person Ever Cured of HIV
Doctors say a British man who previously tested positive for HIV might be the second person ever to be cured of the virus that causes AIDS.
Reuters reports that the man, whose identity has not been revealed, has tested negative for the virus almost three years after he received a bone marrow transplant from a donor with an HIV-resistant genetic mutation. The man stopped taking antiretroviral drugs 18 months ago.
“There is no virus there that we can measure. We can’t detect anything,” Ravindra Gupta, the doctor who co-lead the man’s treatment team, told Reuters.
The man, who has been dubbed the ̶...
Source: TIME: Health - March 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amy Gunia Tags: Uncategorized health HIV/AIDS onetime overnight Source Type: news
Tests on London patient offer hope of HIV 'cure'
Man becomes second person in world to be cleared of virus after stem cell donationA man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be cleared of HIV after he received a bone marrow transplant from a virus-resistant donor, his doctors said.Almost three years after receiving bone marrow stem cells from a donor with a rare genetic mutation that resists HIV infection – and more than 18 months after he came off antiretroviral drugs – highly sensitive tests still show no trace of the man’s previous HIV infection.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 5, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Reuters Tags: Aids and HIV Society Health Medical research London UK news Science Source Type: news
Tests on London patient offer hope of HIV ‘cure’
Man becomes second person in world to be cleared of virus after stem cell donationA London patient with HIV has become the second person ever to be free of the virus after a bone marrow transplant, raising hopes of a cure for Aids.More than a decade ago, Timothy Brown, the so-called Berlin patient who later went public, made history as the first person to be “cured” of HIV. Like the London patient, he had a bone marrow stem cell transplant to treat cancer.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 5, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Tags: Aids and HIV Society Health Medical research London UK news Science Source Type: news
London HIV patient becomes world's second AIDS cure hope
An HIV-positive man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be cleared of the AIDS virus after he received a bone marrow transplant from an HIV resistant donor, his doctors said. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Three Ways to Address BMT Patients in Community Three Ways to Address BMT Patients in Community
Moving to community care may imperil blood and bone marrow transplant patients. Three nurse-led studies show how the challenge can be met.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
