About bone marrow transplant (BMT)
A bone marrow transplant replaces diseased marrow with healthy stem cells, either your own (autologous) or a donor’s (allogeneic, including half-matched haploidentical transplants).
It is used for leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, thalassemia and aplastic anemia. Dedicated HEPA-filtered transplant units are essential.
Who is it for?
Patients with blood cancers or blood disorders referred by their hematologist.
Recovery
About 4 weeks in the transplant unit and 2–3 months of close follow-up.