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New Conditioning Treatment Improves Survival Rate for Children Who Receive Stem Cell Transplants 

At UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital’s Blood & Marrow Transplant Clinic, Christopher Dvorak and his team developed a new conditioning treatment that helps eliminate unnecessary chemotherapy and radiation.

At UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital’s Blood & Marrow Transplant Clinic, Christopher Dvorak and his team developed a new conditioning treatment with an 86% survival rate for children who receive stem cell transplants. Thanks to this new treatment, children’s chemotherapy treatments consider height, weight, and other personalized factors, which helps eliminate unnecessary chemotherapy and radiation.  

Read more about UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital’s Blood & Marrow Transplant Clinic.