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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Can a new immune system halt MS and allow repair?



Published on Jun 9, 2016
A
clinical trial published in The Lancet, a top medical journal, shows
that an intensive procedure that completely wipes out the immune system
and then regenerates a new one using blood stem cells can eliminate all
signs of damaging brain inflammation in people with early, aggressive
multiple sclerosis (MS), and facilitate lasting recovery.



Led by
Dr. Harold Atkins and Dr. Mark S. Freedman of The Ottawa Hospital and
the University of Ottawa, the trial included 24 participants who were
followed for up to 13 years. The $6.47 million trial was funded by the
MS Society of Canada and its affiliated Multiple Sclerosis Scientific
Research Foundation. The research was also supported by The Ottawa
Hospital Foundation, The Ottawa Hospital Department of Medicine and
Canadian Blood Services.



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