A girl with recurrent neuroblastoma was successfully treated with second autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT) conditioned with total body irradiation (TBI). This patient was diagnosed as stage IV neuroblastoma at the age of 18 months. Pathological finding was stroma-poor unfavorable histology and amplification of MYCN gene was extremely high (153 copies). In spite of autologous SCT with non-TBI regimen in the status of disease-free, neuroblastoma relapsed at the primary site 6 months later. Second autologous SCT conditioned with TBI and melphalan was performed although the tumor was progressive. Over 3 years after second SCT, she has been well with no evidence of further recurrence of neuroblastoma, but she was complicated with permanent atrophy of left kidney. TBI might be effective for relapsed neuroblastoma who previously received SCT with non-TBI regimen.
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Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk
December 2024
Department of Hematology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Background: High dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (HDT/ASCT) remains the preferred first line consolidation strategy for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM). However, The role of HDT/ASCT in first relapse is uncertain in the context of novel therapies. This study evaluates real-world outcomes of MM patients in first relapse, focusing on the role of consolidative HDT/ASCT.
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February 2025
Department of Infectious Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Dendritic cells are the most potent antigen-presenting cells in immune therapeutic approaches for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection. Here, we developed a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of autologous HBV vaccine-pulsed DCs and their induced T cells (HPDCT) in CHB patients. This was a randomised, prospective, open-label, multicentre, superiority study and 309 treatment-naive CHB patients were divided into HPDCT plus nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs) group (n = 84), NAs mono-therapy group (n = 82), HPDCT plus Peg-interferon (Peg-IFN) group (n = 69), Peg-IFN mono-therapy group (n = 74).
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University.
Objective: To assess the clinical efficacy of combining autologous fat grafting with hair follicle unit transplantation.
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J Mater Sci Mater Med
January 2025
Department of Hand and Foot Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, People's Republic of China.
Diseases and injuries can cause significant bone loss, leading to increased medical expenses, decreased work efficiency, and a decline in quality of life. Bone tissue engineering (BTE) is gaining attention as an alternative to autologous and allogeneic transplantation due to the limited availability of donors. Biomaterials represent a promising strategy for bone regeneration, and their design should consider the three key processes in bone tissue engineering: osteogenesis, bone conduction, and bone induction.
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January 2025
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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