"Autologous transplants have been a standard procedure, but now we're trying to do better, " said Gerard Connagham, a hematologist / oncologist who assisted with the procedure.
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The clinical trials will assess the safety and initial evidence for efficacy of an autologous transplant of lentiviral vector-modified bone marrow for adults with severe sickle cell disease.
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We have all the benefits of an autologous transplant, but we hope to have the extra benefit that the new immune system will act against the tumor as well.
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According to senior medical officer Dr Albert Lie Kwok-wai, PBSC replacing bone marrow in autologous transplant offers advantages over the use of bone marrow, like more rapid recovery of blood cells.
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The program oversees both matched autologous transplants and performs transplants utilizing cord blood, making it the only program in Jordan and the second in the region that offers such a highly specialized procedure.
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Autologous transplants, which means those using a patient's own cartilage cells, were developed in Sweden about 10 years ago and were approved by the U . S . Food and Drug Administration in June . ( Unlike bone, damaged cartilage does not regenerate itself .)
