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Bone marrow is taken out and stored for some time. After treatment, which could be chemotherapy or radiotherapy, the stored bone marrow is returned to the patient. This procedure is carried out during treatment of cancer, Hodgkin's or leukemia and is called autologous bone marrow transplant
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoIn "autologous bone marrow transplantation," some of the patient's own bone marrow is harvested, chemically purged, and frozen.
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When the donor is the patient himself it is what type of bone marrow transplant?
Autologous = own marrow Allogeneic = transplant from a related (or tissue matched) donor. Syngeneic = transplant from an identical twin.
What is known as harvesting bone marrow and receiving it later as a bone marrow transplant?
Autologous bone marrow transplant
Which bone marrow transplant uses the patients own bone marrow?
it is called an autologous bone marrow transplant
Mrs gilmer's leukemia is being treated with a bone marrow transplant some of her bone marrow was harvested so that she will be able to receive a bone marrow transplant?
autologous
Has leukemia and requires a bone marrow transplant part of the treatment was the harvesting of her bone marrow so she could receive it later as a?
autologous bone marrow transplant, "auto" means "self"
Which type of transplant uses the patient's own tissue?
Autologous (aw-TOL-uh-guss) Bone Marrow Transplant. The patient's bone marrow is harvested, cleansed, treated, and stored before remaining bone marrow is destroyed.
How many types are there of bone marrow?
There are three types of bone marrow transplant procedure. One of the three is called an Autologous bone marrow transplant. With an Autologous bone marrow procedure, doctors take the persons own bone marrow and freeze it before chemo then reintroduce the marrow into red blood cells after chemo or radiation. The second type is Allogeneic. In an Allogeneic marrow procedure the marrow is taken from a matching marrow donor. The third type is called Umbilical cord blood transplant. With an umbilical cord blood transplant, there can be a wider variety of donor as the cells are still considered immature.
How much does the cost of bone marrow transplant in India?
12-15 lakh for an allogeneic transplant and 8-10 lakh for an autologous transplant approximately
What is the medical term meaning harvesting your own bone marrow to use at a later date?
An autologous bone marrow transplant is bone marrow harvested from your own body. It may be done before cancer treatment.
When is an autologous stem cell transplant needed?
An autologous stem cell transplant is usually needed when a disease has damaged or destroyed bone marrow. Some diseases include Hodgkin's lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma, and asplatic anemia.
Which is the year of the first bone marrow transplant in the US with success?
The first successful bone marrow transplant was in 1973.
What type of bone marrow transplant usues bone marrow from a donor?
allogenic
