Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)
Bone Marrow Transplant Bone Marrow Transplant(BMT) BMT is a special therapy for patients with certain cancers or other diseases. A bone marrow transplant involves taking cells that are normally found in the bone marrow (stem cells), filtering those cells, and giving them back either to the donor (patient) or to another person. The goal of BMT is to transfuse healthy bone marrow cells into a person after his or her own unhealthy bone marrow has been treated to kill the abnormal cells. Bone marrow transplant has been used successfully to treat diseases such as leukemias, lymphomas, aplastic anemia, immune deficiency disorders, and some solid tumor cancers since 1968. Some diseases that may benefit from bone marrow transplant? Leukemias Severe aplastic anemia Lymphomas Multiple myeloma Immune deficiency disorders Some solid-tumor cancers (in rare circumstances) Types of bone marrow transplants? Autologous bone marrow transplant. The...