A blood stem cell transplant is used most often to treat patients with:
- multiple myeloma
- leukemia
- non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
- myeloproliferative disorders such as myelofibrosis
- severe aplastic anemia
A blood stem cell transplant can also be a treatment option for patients with:
- a genetic or inherited disorder, such as sickle cell disease or thalassemia
- an immune deficiency disease, such as Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome or SCIDS
- a solid tumor, such as neuroblastoma
- an autoimmune disease, such as multiple sclerosis
Click here to see more diseases treated by a bone marrow, stem cell or cord blood transplant.
Not all patients with these diseases require a transplant. Blood stem cell transplants are usually reserved for patients:
- who have a high risk of relapsing (the disease comes back) after less intensive treatment or
- who have already relapsed or
- whose quality of life can be improved by a blood stem cell transplant
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Updated June 2024
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