Haematology 15: Bone Marrow Transplantation

Question 1

What happens in Autologous stem cell transplantation ?

Answer 1

• Growth factor is given to promote stem cell proliferation
• Stem cells are collected from the bone marrow and frozen
• The patients receives an intensive chemotherapy regime to wipe out the bone marrow including the cancer cells
• The collected stem cells are thawed and re infused into the patient
• A new immune system is established

Question 2

Give 3 examples of diseases for which Autologous stem cell transplant could be used ?

Answer 2

Myeloma
Lymphoma
CLL