Adult Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)

Blood-forming elements like red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets are produced in the marrow spaces of bone. Stem cells are precursor cells which produce the above elements of the blood.

A stem cell transplant is often used to restore normal bone marrow function in certain diseases and disorders affecting the marrow like Leukaemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma and several other conditions involving marrow or those leading to marrow failure.

A stem cell transplant procedure involves the replacement of abnormal marrow cells with healthy stem cells. It’s broadly of 2 types: Autologous transplant and Allogenic transplant.

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What is a Bone Marrow Transplant?

A bone marrow transplant is also known as stem cell transplant. It is a type of treatment used to replace an unhealthy marrow with a healthy one. It is used to treat diseases such as blood cancers like leukaemia or lymphoma, bone marrow diseases such as aplastic anaemia and other immune systems or genetic disease like sickle cell disease. If you are searching for Best Oncology Hospital in Bangalore, then visit Aster International Institute of Oncology. We are located in Aster CMI Hospital in Hebbal, Aster Whitefield Hospital and Aster RV Hospital in JP Nagar, Bangalore.