Revolutionizing Care: Advanced Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Transplants at Yashoda Cancer Institute.

What is a Bone Marrow Transplant?

In a bone marrow transplant, stem cells—which are typically found in bone marrow—are taken, filtered, and then returned to the patient to replace the defective bone marrow & to improve its function by infusing the healthy blood-forming cells. These stem cells are collected either from the individual’s own body (autologous) or can be received from a donor (allogenic).

The Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Transplant Center at Yashoda Cancer Institute is fully committed to the advancement of hematopoietic stem cell transplant procedures. It is a center for rare and complex procedures, employing the most advanced technology for quick and safe treatment. Yashoda Cancer Institute’s Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Transplant Center features an advanced cell processing laboratory, other state-of-the-art facilities for safe treatment, and a team of highly skilled & qualified doctors who follow novel therapeutic approaches for better and improved treatment.

Who needs a Bone Marrow Transplant?

An individual with cancerous conditions or non-cancerous, generally blood disorders, would need the BMT. The following are the common conditions where a BMT procedure is a must.
Leukemia: a type of blood cancer where abnormal growth of WBC occurs in the bone marrow.
Lymphoma: lymphatic cancer that interferes with the production of blood cells, affecting the function of bone marrow.
Multiple myeloma: formation of plasma cell tumors in the bone marrow, affecting the healthy blood cell production in the bone marrow.
In individuals with aplastic anemia, the bone marrow is damaged either due to an own immune system attack or due to various other factors, resulting in an inadequate production of blood cells, emphasizing the need for bone marrow transplant.
Individuals with sickle cell anemia & certain bone marrow syndromes, which are caused by genetic factors, result in defective bone marrow, so a BMT transplant is a key procedure in these conditions.

How is BMT done?

It is performed in two ways: bone marrow or peripheral blood cell harvest.

Peripheral blood cells: In this procedure, blood is withdrawn from a vein of one arm through the needle, which is connected to a flexible tubing that carries the blood to the machine to separate stem cells. This separated blood is returned to the body through another tubing connected with the needle on the other arm.

Bone marrow harvest: This method involves the extraction of stem cells from the back of the hip by inserting a needle into the skin. Followed by the collected cells are frozen until they are infused into the patient’s blood.

The collection of stem cells can be autologous where the donor is the patient himself or herself; alternatively, BMT can be performed through an allogenic donor where the stem cells are taken from a donor, either a sibling, parent or any matched donor.

Benefits of BMT:

• An efficient method to treat blood cancers such as leukemia
• Help in restoring the function of bone marrow.
• Renewal of the immune system to fight back.
• A curative method for genetic disorders such as sickle cell anemia.
• Long-term benefits with improved survival rates.

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