How to Use autologous in a Sentence

autologous

adjective
  • The first, autologous, harvests the cells from the patient’s own bloodstream.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023
  • But while the use of autologous stem cells sounds great in theory, there are several hurdles to overcome in practice.
    — Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • About 60% of patients undergo an autologous transplant, in which their own stem cells are used for the treatment.
    — Ron Winslow, WSJ, 28 May 2018
  • He’s gone through surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and even an autologous stem cell transplant.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2021
  • For those whose days of hair-banking possibility are long behind them, autologous fat grafting holds some promise.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The age of the source does determine a secretome’s potency, but will the boosted bioavailability of an autologous stem cell make up for that?
    — Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Typically patients with serious burns will receive an autologous skin graft, where doctors shave off a piece of healthy skin to cover the injured area.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 30 May 2018
  • Because the procedure uses autologous cells, which are cells from the patient's own body, there's little to no chance of rejection by the body's immune system.
    — Samantha Bresnahan, CNN, 22 May 2017
  • The second is autologous reconstruction, which uses tissue from your own body (often harvested from the abdomen or back) to rebuild the breast.
    — Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
  • Neoantigens can thus jeopardize the whole strategy of autologous cell transplantation.
    — Tobias Deuse, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Eye drops made from your own blood (autologous blood serum drops) are an option for treating severe dry eye symptoms that don’t respond to other treatments, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 13 Dec. 2018
  • This bill would ensure that patients can request autologous or direct blood donations (from self or known persons) when a transfusion is needed in coordination with their physicians.
    — Teresa Reilly, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
  • These involve autologous cells, taken from the patient, and minimally manipulated.
    — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 July 2017
  • Though more research is needed, this serves as an early proof of concept outlining some of the potential advantages of an allogeneic approach over autologous CAR T-cells.
    — Demaris Mills, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
  • All of these treatments in clinical trials include genetic modification of sickle cell patient stem cells followed by autologous re-infusion, a re-infusion of a patient’s own stem cells, which offers a potential cure for sickle cell disease.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022
  • Many of these clinics mimic legitimate protocols, extracting patients’ own stem cells (these are called autologous stem cell transplants), elaborately concentrating or modifying the cells, then infusing or injecting them back into the individual.
    — David A. Pearce, STAT, 6 Feb. 2020

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