Source: WebMD
Date: January 31, 2006
Summary:
WebMD reports on a new study using bone marrow stem cells to attempt to treat lupus:
"When people with severe lupus have failed other treatment options, their stem cells may help save their lives. The finding, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, doesn't amount to a cure for lupus, a disease of the immune system. However, half of the study's 48 patients who got the procedure lived five more years without lupus, and even more (84%) survived for at least five years even if they didn't have complete remission."
