‘The cure is in front of you’: The case for stem cell transplants in systemic sclerosis
DESTIN, Fla. — Stem cell transplantation, accompanied by total body radiation, is the only “cure” for progressive systemic sclerosis currently available, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East annual meeting. “Mycophenolate doesn’t do much. Cytoxan doesn’t do much. Tocilizumab’s not going to cure systemic sclerosis. Rituximab