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Cureus
November 2024
Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a medical condition that affects the lungs and causes scarring due to the deposition of excess fibrotic tissue. This is often preceded by various causes and can lead to long-term health consequences. The treatment of PF using mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to correct lung damage and decrease inflammation is a current focus of research.
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September 2024
Department of Medicine, Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
Ann Hematol
August 2024
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Hematology, University of Pisa, 56126, Pisa, Italy.
Light chain deposition disease (LCDD) is a rare hematologic disorder characterized by the deposition of non-amyloid monoclonal light chains in several organs. Together with renal impairment is being the primary morbidity associated with this disease. Due to its rarity, randomized clinical trials lack to explore treatment strategies and there are no approved or universally accepted standard of care treatment options.
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October 2024
Vascular Surgery Unit, Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
We evaluated the use of autologus bone marrow stem cells transplantation in patients with critical limb ischaemia (CLI) not eligible for revascularization. Eighty consecutive patients candidate to amputation were enrolled in a single-centre retrospective study. The primary endpoint was defined as the amputation-free rate from stem cells transplantation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExtramedullary disease (EMD) is an aggressive form of multiple myeloma (MM). Confirming the presence of plasma cells outside the bone marrow makes the diagnosis of EMD. There is no clear consensus on the management of EMD in MM, and this entity continues to remain an unmet need.
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