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Saving Lives with Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant

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Not all pediatric cancers are successfully treated with conventional chemotherapy, radiation or surgery. Specialized treatments like transplant or cell therapy are giving pediatric patients a new advantage. In this Patient Power program sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Laurence Cooper explains how stem cell therapy is being used to fight cancer in children. Dr. Cooper is section chief of cell therapy at the Children's Cancer Hospital at M. D. Anderson. M. D. Anderson is the largest transplant center in the world.

Dr. Cooper begins by explaining what transplant is and the relevance of transplant to cancer treatment. He provides examples and helps listeners to understand how it works and what conditions that this treatment is most appropriate for. Dr. Cooper also talks about where stem cells come from, the types, and how they are used.

Dr. Cooper speaks extensively about the stem cell research team that works closely with adult stem cell researchers to make advances in pediatric oncology. He touches on curative therapy and what he thinks about the future of treatment using stem cells. To quote Dr. Cooper “I think we're at a golden age in what really is immunotherapy or immune based therapy.” If you or someone you know is searching for information on stem cell therapy, especially concerning pediatrics, this program is a must-listen.

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Laurence Cooper, M.D. Laurence Cooper, M.D.
Section Chief, Cell Therapy, Children's Cancer Hospital, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Laurence J.N. Cooper obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and then training in Pediatric Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) at the Fred Hutchinson cancer Research Center in Seattle. He joined M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in 2006 and currently leads the Pediatric Cell Therapy service (formally named the BMT program). In addition... more >

TRANSCRIPT:

  1. Introduction LISTEN
  2. What is Transplant? LISTEN
  3. The Research Team LISTEN
  4. Advances in Pediatric Oncology LISTEN
  5. Conditions Treated through Transplant LISTEN
  6. Where Stem Cells Come From LISTEN
  7. A Curative Therapy? LISTEN
  8. The Importance of Clinical Trials LISTEN

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