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Bone Marrow Transplantation

More chemotherapy might be best move for some children with leukemia

Delicia Honen Yard May 15, 2012

When induction therapy fails in acute lymphoblastic leukemia, some youths have better outcomes with more chemotherapy than with stem cell transplant.

Many women with cancer missing fertility risk info, services

Delicia Honen Yard April 11, 2012

Few women of childbearing age who are diagnosed with cancer are taking steps to preserve their fertility during treatment.

Exploring holistic medicine: Using acupuncture to relieve cancer-related fatigue

Bette Weinstein Kaplan December 19, 2011

The ancient Eastern medicinal art can relieve one of the most distressing effects of cancer and cancer treatment: fatigue.

CDC focuses on infection prevention

December 16, 2011

A new initiative launched by CDC is designed to reduce the risk of life-threatening infection in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Older blood cancer patients may benefit from cell transplant regimen

Delicia Honen Yard November 22, 2011

A regimen using minimal-intensity radiation therapy before bone marrow or stem cell transplantation may work for older patients who cannot tolerate stronger pretransplant treatment.

Family studies reveal leukemia gene

Delicia Honen Yard September 26, 2011

A genetic defect found on the GATA2 gene predisposes people to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplasia, researchers have learned.

New hope for half-match bone marrow transplant in blood cancer

Delicia Honen Yard September 16, 2011

A small study has demonstrated an improved process for making half-matched bone marrow or stem cell transplants for persons with blood cancer more successful.

Modified stem cells protect healthy tissue from brain cancer treatment

Delicia Honen Yard June 09, 2011

Glioblastoma treatment may be made more effective by introducing a chemotherapy-resistant gene into normal bone marrow stem cells to protect them from the toxic effects of chemotherapy.

A classic novel is the premise of a 2-day orientation to the BMT unit

Joyce Pagan April 28, 2011

The program, outlined by Lisa Privitere, RN, BSN, OCN®, BMT, RPCI, and colleagues, in a presentation at the Oncology Nursing Society 36th Annual Congress, follows the story of a young girl (the orientee) on an adventure attempting to make sense of her new world, growing up and forever being changed to the White Rabbit (the preceptor) carrying a watch, always in a hurry.

Inhibiting "anchor" molecule in stem cells may improve marrow transplant process

Delicia Honen Yard January 28, 2011

The safety and efficiency of bone marrow transplants may improve due to the discovery of a rare molecule that establishes blood stem cells in their niche within the bone marrow.

Disparities across gender and race for BM transplantation

July 14, 2010

A study published in Cancer found that African-Americans and women are less likely to undergo bone marrow transplantation to treat their cancer.

New technology offers alternative to painful bone marrow procedures

Tasheema Prince April 08, 2010

The OnControl Bone Marrow System has been made available by Vidacare for use by clinicians to perform bone marrow aspiration and biopsy procedures.

Innovative Strategy Improves Immune Recovery of Mismatched Transplants

Tasheema Prince January 13, 2010

Scientists have improved a method for bone marrow transplantation from mismatched donors that would help restore the immune system quicker, according to findings presented at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition in New Orleans in December.