We
all seem to be aware of the deadly effects of leukemia, especially in
infants. The prevalence of the disease interferes with every sphere of
our daily lives and activities. A combination of chemotherapy and stem
cell transplant can find us relief though; they expose us to minor to
severe side effects, including graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD), coupled
with some complaints of toxicities as well. However, a recent research
from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center had confirmed that treatment
with umbilical cord blood transplant offers a better survival outcome,
without any need of a traditional donor match. So, all the leukemia
patients need not to queue in the line for years to find a matched donor
for their stem cell transplants.
Nor does the umbilical cord
blood treatment offer better curative possibilities for patients with
leukemia; it alleviates the chronic conditions associated with
Myelodysplastic syndrome and other bone marrow disorders as well.
How Cord Blood Treatment Raises Hopes for Us Suffering from Leukemia
A
study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by the Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center highlighted the benefits of cord blood
treatments. And it is established that in patients with "minimal
residual disorder" could not benefit from the transplant as the
chemotherapy does not put cancer cells into remission, while patients
with detectable cancer could remain alive for three years after the
transplant.
The research focused on the successful treatment
options of the cord blood therapy, which improved the conditions of
patients with detectable cancer cells, with less traces of relapse
complexities.
Conversely, patients with minimal residual disorder
who underwent the transplant using adult and unmatched donor cells faced
very poor outcomes.
For bone marrow cell transplant, patients
with matching donor can receive a higher chance of transplant. At the
same time, transplants with mismatched donor cells could be effective,
but they do not occur more often. However, the cord blood transplant
does not advocate for a matched donor for the successful treatment or
transplant.
Hence, you are more likely to receive a range of great
advantages from a cord blood transplant as opposed to bone marrow stem
cells.
Every one of us has a greater access to the cord blood
donors. And that's the reason why cord blood transplant can be made
available to more populations as compared to the adult or allogeneic
stem cells.
Adult stem cells work in sync with Human Leukocyte
Antigen or HLA genes in our body to confirm the likelihood of acceptance
or rejection of donor stem cells. Since, umbilical cord blood cells are
not as developed or matured as adult stem cells, they do not require
following the unique genetic background rules to match HLA. And hence,
the doctors and clinicians can collect stem cells quicker and can
initiate the treatment faster than stem cell therapies.
The
transplant using stem cells is less likely to be dependent on the
matched donor, while the mismatched donor is accepted and effective for
the curative treatment of this deadly disease.
And hence, an
easier accessibility and availability ensures that none of us will
remain deprived of the better cancer treatment options, and receive a
successful transplant every time.
So, the effective treatment
possibilities with stem cells cannot be regarded as an alternative
donor. In another way, if you have chances of developing the relapse
risks, cord blood transplant is the safest and best choice for you.
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