Stem cells, with their unique ability to differentiate into various cell types, hold promise for innovative approaches to tackle cancer.
Stem cells, characterized by their remarkable capacity for self-renewal and differentiation, offer a multifaceted avenue for cancer treatment. One approach involves leveraging the regenerative potential of stem cells to replace damaged or cancerous cells with healthy ones. This approach is known as stem cell transplantation.
Stem cell transplants are most often used to treat people with cancers that affect blood cells, such as leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and myelodysplastic syndromes. They may also be used for neuroblastoma, Ewing sarcoma, brain tumors that have come back in children, germ cell tumors, and testicular cancer.