A nurse is caring for a patient with a phagocytic cell disorder. The patient states, "My specialist says that I will likely be cured after I get my treatment tomorrow." To what treatment is the patient most likely referring?
A) Treatment with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)
B) Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
C) Treatment with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)
D) Brachytherapy
Ans: B
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), another form of cell therapy, has proven to be a successful curative modality. Treatment with GM-CSF or G-CSF is not curative. Brachytherapy is not a treatment for immunodeficiency.
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