autologous
adjective
au·tol·o·gous
ȯ-ˈtä-lə-gəs 
1
: derived from the same individual
incubated lymphoid cells with autologous tumor cells
2
: involving one individual as both donor and recipient
an autologous blood transfusion
an autologous bone marrow transplant
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The government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was going to change what's called the S code and lump in DIEP flap surgeries with other autologous breast cancer procedures.
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Paige Stables, Allure, 22 Nov. 2023
For a patient receiving CAR T therapy, the process may begin with a medical professional drawing their blood and separating T cells from that sample using apheresis; this would be an autologous treatment, as the cells used originate from the same patient.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
Today, patients do not receive CAR T therapies as a first-line treatment, and, as a result, their T-cell population is often reduced in number or otherwise damaged by previous chemotherapy regimens, which can result in difficulties producing autologous cell therapy products using their own T-cells.
—Demaris Mills, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
The first, autologous, harvests the cells from the patient’s own bloodstream.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023
He’s gone through surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and even an autologous stem cell transplant.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2021
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
The authors — led by neurosurgeon Jeffrey Schweitzer at Massachusetts General Hospital and neurobiologist Kwang-Soo Kim at McLean Hospital — used what are known as autologous iPSCs.
—Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2020
The state’s largest health care system received approval to operate an autologous stem-cell therapy program at the Lifespan Cancer Institute at Rhode Island Hospital.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022
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Paige Stables, Allure, 22 Nov. 2023
For a patient receiving CAR T therapy, the process may begin with a medical professional drawing their blood and separating T cells from that sample using apheresis; this would be an autologous treatment, as the cells used originate from the same patient.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
Today, patients do not receive CAR T therapies as a first-line treatment, and, as a result, their T-cell population is often reduced in number or otherwise damaged by previous chemotherapy regimens, which can result in difficulties producing autologous cell therapy products using their own T-cells.
—Demaris Mills, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
The first, autologous, harvests the cells from the patient’s own bloodstream.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023
He’s gone through surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and even an autologous stem cell transplant.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2021
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
The authors — led by neurosurgeon Jeffrey Schweitzer at Massachusetts General Hospital and neurobiologist Kwang-Soo Kim at McLean Hospital — used what are known as autologous iPSCs.
—Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2020
The state’s largest health care system received approval to operate an autologous stem-cell therapy program at the Lifespan Cancer Institute at Rhode Island Hospital.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022
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Word History
Etymology
auto- + -logous (in heterologous, homologous)
First Known Use
circa 1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Medical Definition
autologous
adjective
au·tol·o·gous
ȯ-ˈtäl-ə-gəs
1
: derived from the same individual
autologous grafts
incubated lymphoid cells with autologous tumor cells
compare heterologous sense 1, homologous sense 2a
2
: involving one individual as both donor and recipient (as of blood)
autologous transfusion
autologous bone marrow transplants
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