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Donor stem cell transplant can improve survival rates for older patients with MDS, study shows – News-Medical.Net

A new clinical trial offers the most compelling evidence to date that a donor stem cell transplant can improve survival rates for older patients with higher-risk…

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A new clinical trial offers the most compelling evidence to date that a donor stem cell transplant can improve survival rates for older patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators report at the virtual 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting.
Despite being the only current cure for MDS and widely used for younger patients, transplant generally hasn’t been offered to older patients because it has not been proven beneficial…

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