Stem cell transplantation for severe sclerosis associated with improved long-term survival

Among patients with a severe, life-threatening type of sclerosis, treatment with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , compared to intravenous infusion of the chemotherapeutic drug cyclophosphamide, was associated with an increased treatment-related risk of death in the first year, but better long-term survival, according to a study in JAMA .

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