Bone marrow transplant

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Bone marrow transplant
TermBone marrow transplant
Short definitionBone marrow transplant - (pronounced) (bone MAYR-oh TRANZ plant) A procedure in which a patient is given healthy stem cells (blood-forming cells) to replace their own stem cells that have been destroyed by treatment with radiation or high-dose chemotherapy. The healthy stem cells can come from the patient's bone marrow or from a related or unrelated donor. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Bone marrow transplant - (pronounced) (bone MAYR-oh TRANZ plant) A procedure in which a patient is given healthy stem cells (blood-forming cells) to replace their own stem cells that have been destroyed by treatment with radiation or high-dose chemotherapy. The healthy stem cells can come from the patient's bone marrow or from a related or unrelated donor. A bone marrow transplant can be autologous (using a patient's own stem cells collected and stored prior to treatment), allogeneic (using stem cells from a related or unrelated donor), or syngeneic (using stem cells donated by an identical twin). would be. Also called BMT

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