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    Would Autologous Stem Cell Transplant be beneficial?

    Ah, thought the remission after ASCT/R lasted throughout life, this was really clarifying.
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    Would Autologous Stem Cell Transplant be beneficial?

    Thanks for your response. However, there is one thing I don't fully understand; I regularly read in the (norwegian) news about MS sufferers having used different halting medicines for years, then tries ASCT and go into remission with no more need for immune therapy. Isn't there something else...
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    Would Autologous Stem Cell Transplant be beneficial?

    Would not ASCT kill all present immune cells and not just e.g. cells expressing CD20 (that rituxan gets rid of) being a more complete/different way to reset the immune system?. I am aware of that this "treatment" (in lack of a better word) might be infeasible. However, there seems to be quite a...
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    Would Autologous Stem Cell Transplant be beneficial?

    I have tried to find information about whether autologous stem cell transplant could be beneficial for cfs patients where the immune system is involved. Considering that for instance MS patients have benefited from this, it might be the case for cfs too (if it can be proved that it is in-fact an...