Sunday, November 3, 2013

Early Stem Cell Transplants may Not Improve Survival in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that early stem cell transplants may not improve survival in high-risk patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. But early transplantation does appear to be beneficial among a small group of patients who are at the very highest risk, the study found. Lead author is Patrick Stiff, MD, director of Loyola University Medical Center's Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center. The study ...

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