Feasibility and safety of hepatic artery infusion of G-CSF mobilized peripheral blood CD34+ haematopoietic stem cells in patients with cirrhosis: A pilot study

Feasibility and safety of hepatic artery infusion of G-CSF mobilized peripheral blood CD34+ haematopoietic stem cells in patients with cirrhosis: A pilot study

Background: At present, orthotopic liver transplantation is the only therapeutic option for patients with end-stage liver disease. However, due to shortage of the donor organs, 50% of patients die while on the waiting list. Hence, a search for alternative treatment modalities is essential. Adult ste...

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Main Authors: A Arora, P Ranjan, N Bansal, A Gupta, M Bhargava, A Saraf, R K Saran, P Tyagi, P Sharma, S K Sama, A Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Current Medicine Research and Practice
Subjects:
stem cells
cirrhosis
cd34+
cd133+
end-stage liver disease
child–turcotte–pugh (cpt) score
Online Access:http://www.cmrpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2352-0817;year=2013;volume=3;issue=1;spage=5;epage=17;aulast=Arora

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