Stem cell transplants for severe multiple sclerosis

Public Release: 11-Feb-2015
Stem cell transplants may work better than existing drug for severe multiple sclerosis
American Academy of Neurology

Stem cell transplants may be more effective than the drug mitoxantrone for people with severe cases of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study published in the February 11, 2015, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Mancardi noted that the serious side effects that occurred with the stem cell treatment were expected and resolved without permanent consequences.

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