Friday, 30th July 2010

Bone marrow and stem cell transplant complications can be handled by latest interventional radiology treatment

Bone marrow and stem cell transplant complications can be handled by latest interventional radiology treatment

Administering intravenous (IV) steroids for treating graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after bone marrow or cord blood transplant does not always serve the purpose for which they are administered besides resulting in a high mortality rate.
It was remarked by Joshua L. Weintraub, M.D., chief of the Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center [...]