Sentences with phrase «autologous transplant»
"Autologous transplant" refers to a medical procedure where a person's own healthy cells or tissues are taken from their body, stored, and then later transplanted back into the same individual. Full definition
These data suggest that CXCR4 - specific ZFNs may prove useful in establishing resistance to CXCR4 - tropic HIV for autologous transplant in HIV - infected individuals.
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«Autologous stem cell transplant should be standard care for HIV - associated lymphoma: Multicenter, Phase II trial suggests autologous transplant should be standard of care for HIV patients with relapsed / treatment - resistant lymphoma.»
There is little risk of rejection of a patient's own stem cells following autologous transplant.
Stem cells (immature blood cells) are removed from the blood or bone marrow of the patient (autologous transplant) or a donor (allogeneic transplant) and are frozen and stored.
Effect was especially profound in autologous transplant and in patient with more cycles of chemotherapy.
Because this is an autologous transplant, meaning from the patient to himself, there is not the risk of rejection you would have if you took the stem cells from another source.»
Transplants types are categorized by the source of the donor: Autologous transplants: Patients receive their own stem cells.