
Stem cell treatments offer hope for a variety of conditions. However, access to these potentially life-altering procedures is often hampered by social factors such as socioeconomic status, race, cultural background, and geographic location.
Amanda Blackmon, DO, is an assistant clinical orofessor, Division of Leukemia, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, at City of Hope.

Stem cell treatments offer hope for a variety of conditions. However, access to these potentially life-altering procedures is often hampered by social factors such as socioeconomic status, race, cultural background, and geographic location.

Adaptation of improved methods of MRD detection are needed to better define this population at risk.