Cord Blood
Research from University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center broadens understanding of cord blood
Published in Blood Weekly, October 14th, 2010
Researchers detail in 'Ex vivo expansion of umbilical cord blood for transplantation,' new data in cord blood. "Umbilical cord blood (UCB) has become an important source of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) for hematologic malignancies in adults. Its ready availability, allowance of higher HLA disparity and lower incidence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) makes it a very attractive source especially for minority populations," scientists in the United States report.
"The major limitation to a wider use of this source of HSCT is the relative low number of progenitor cells in the graft. For this reason, adult UCB transplants are usually associated with delayed...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2010-10-14)
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