Hyperbaric oxygen pretreatment in autologous HSCT patients shows trends toward improved survival and reduced organ damage.
Pressurized Oxygen Before a Transplant Shows Quiet Promise
This retrospective review examined 19 patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) pretreatment versus 225 historical controls undergoing auto…
A pressurized oxygen treatment before transplant may reduce long-term organ damage, though only a couple of endpoints reached statistical si…
Meta-analysis reports 53% 2-year overall survival after haploidentical HSCT in older adults
Study reviews survival rates for older adults after haploidentical stem cell transplants
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 16 studies including 1,268 adults aged ≥60 years with hematologic malignancies found pooled 2-year …
For older adults with blood cancers, haploidentical stem cell transplants show a two-year survival rate of 53%, though results vary widely b…