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A faster way to recover from chemotherapy and marrow transplant
06-20-2007 · EurekAlert!Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston report finding a practical way to increase stem cells in blood, suggesting a possible treatment to help patients recover from chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant for cancer, regaining immune function more quickly. The discovery, reported in the June 21 Nature and made possible through high-volume drug screening in fish, marks the first time stem-cell production has been induced by a small-molecule drug.
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