All articles tagged with #disease free survival
A woman diagnosed with sickle cell disease at 2 months old is cured after a haploidentical bone marrow transplant from her 50% genetic match at Johns Hopkins; she woke up pain-free the same day and by January 2025 was off pain medications, with doctors citing a 94% disease-free survival rate for this approach, signaling a potential cure for many sickle cell patients.
A retrospective cohort study of 4,732 young women with breast cancer who carry germline BRCA pathogenic variants found that 1 in 5 patients conceived within 10 years after diagnosis. Pregnancy following breast cancer in BRCA carriers was not associated with adverse maternal prognosis or fetal outcomes. The study provides valuable information on the cumulative incidence of pregnancy after breast cancer and disease-free survival in this population, which can inform care for affected patients.