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This study tested a new way to do cord blood transplants for people with high-risk multiple myeloma, a hard-to-treat blood cancer. Nineteen patients received a special expanded cord blood transplant to see if it was safe and could help control the disease. The goal was to reduce …

This study tested a two-step treatment for multiple myeloma that came back after a stem cell transplant. First, patients received lenalidomide and dexamethasone to reduce the cancer and prepare the immune system. Then, they received infusions of immune cells from their original d…

This trial tested a treatment for one young adult with a severe EBV-related lymphoma after a stem cell transplant. Doctors gave them specially grown immune cells from their donor to help control the disease and prevent it from coming back. The main goal was to check safety, espec…

This study tested two ways of giving epidurals for labor pain: the standard method and a newer technique called dural puncture epidural. The goal was to see which one needed fewer extra pain-relief injections from a doctor during early labor. 130 healthy pregnant women took part,…

This study looked at whether GLP-1 medications (used for diabetes and weight loss) increase the risk of having food or liquid in the stomach before surgery, even after the required fasting period. Researchers used a quick ultrasound to check stomach contents in 94 adults schedule…