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There are 2 main methods of SCT: allogeneic and autologous.
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The usual doses of chemotherapy drugs can cause serious side effects in quickly dividing tissues such as the bone marrow (where new blood cells are made).
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Stem cell transplant (SCT) in the only treatment that can cure CMML.
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This has become a standard treatment for younger myeloma patients in otherwise good health.
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Stem cell transplant (SCT) is the only treatment that can cure MDS.
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A stem cell transplant (SCT) allows doctors to use higher doses of chemo to kill acute myeloid leukemia cells.
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There are 3 types of stem cell transplants, based on who donates the cells: autologus, allogenic, and syngeneic.
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A stem cell transplant (SCT) allows doctors to use higher doses of chemo to kill acute lymphocytic leukemia cells.
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There are several steps in the transplant process. The steps are much the same, no matter what type of transplant you’re going to have.
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High-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant is not used as the first treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in children, but a transplant may be an option if the first treatment does not work or if the lymphoma comes back after treatment.