Bone Marrow Transplant
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Bone Marrow Transplant
Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital
A bone marrow transplant is a medical procedure performed to replace bone marrow that has been damaged or destroyed by disease, infection, or chemotherapy. This procedure involves transplanting blood stem cells, which travel to the bone marrow where they produce new blood cells and promote growth of new marrow.
Bone marrow is the spongy, fatty tissue inside your bones. It creates the following parts of the blood:
- red blood cells, which carry oxygen and nutrients throughout the body
- white blood cells, which fight infection
- platelets, which are responsible for the formation of clots
Bone marrow also contains immature blood-forming stem cells known as hematopoietic stem cells, or HSCs. Most cells are already differentiated and can only make copies of themselves. However, these stem cells are unspecialized, meaning they have the potential to multiply through cell division and either remain stem cells or differentiate and mature into many different kinds of blood cells. The HSC found in the bone marrow will make new blood cells throughout your lifespan.
Why You May Need A Bone Marrow Transplant?
Bone marrow transplants are performed when a person’s marrow isn’t healthy enough to function properly. This could be due to chronic infections, disease, or cancer treatments. Some reasons for a bone marrow transplant include:
- Aplastic anemia, which is a disorder in which the marrow stops making new blood cells
- Cancers that affect the marrow, such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma
- Myelodysplastic syndrome.
- Leukemia – ALL,AML
- Lymphomia – Relapsed NHL, Hollins Lymphs.
- Immunodeficiency disorder
- Inherited metabolic disorder
- Certain solid tumour. Eg Neuroblastoma
- Congenital neutropenia, which is an inherited disorder that causes recurring infections
- Sickle cell anemia, which is an inherited blood disorder that causes misshapen red blood cells
- Thalassemia, which is an inherited blood disorder where the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin, an integral part of red blood cells
Types Of Bone Marrow Transplant
The Bone marrow transplant process may vary depending upon the types of donor and transplant procedures. Generally, there are two types of transplant processes:
Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant
In this process, the bone marrow or stem cells are harvested from the patient’s own body and frozen (cryopreserved) for future use.
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Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant
In this process, the bone marrow or stem cells are harvested from a donor’s body. A donor can be a relative usually a brother or sister or an unrelated donor whose bone ”Read-More” ”Read-Less”
HLA (Immune)-Match Related Donor (Siblings) Transplant
The bone marrow or stem cells come from the relative of the patient, who is usually a sibling (brother or sister) ”Read-More” ”Read-Less”
HLA (Immune)-Matched Unrelated Donor Transplant
The bone marrow or stem cells come from the unrelated donor whose HLA (Histocompatible Leukocyte antigen) ”Read-More” ”Read-Less”
Haplo Identical Donor Transplant
The bone marrow or stem cells comes from HLA (Histocompatible Leukocyte antigen) half-matched (haplotype) donors such as biological parents of the ”Read-More” ”Read-Less”
Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant
Umbilical cord blood cells are collected from a newborn baby’s umbilical cord right after birth. These stem cells are very ”Read-More” After the harvest, the bone marrow or stem cells are filtered to remove fat or other particles and then taken to the laboratory for processing, after which they are counted, screened, and ready to infuse. The type of transplant patient has to undergo depends upon the unique medical needs of the patient. A doctor will evaluate the patient’s medical condition and will suggest the treatment plan accordingly. The goal of a bone marrow transplant process is to treat a variety of blood disorders and certain types of cancer. ”Read-Less”
Facilities We Provide
Personal patient care
Experienced Doctors and Staffs
Exclusive 24 hours blood bank
Super speciality medical care
Air-conditioned rooms with HEPA filtration.
Track your progress with ease
24×7 Emergency Services
Intensive care unit
Our Successful Achivement
The first Oncologist in India to have successfully done a bone marrow transplant; today inaugurated Bone Marrow Transplant Unit ( A Centre for Advanced Hematology & Hemato-Oncology) at Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital. None other than one of India’s first and best-known oncologist – Dr Suresh Advani.
Our BMT Department
About Our BMT Doctors
Dr Ashish Bakshi
Senior Consultant Medical Oncology
Qualifications
MBBS – Government Medical College, Nagpur in 1994
MD (Internal Medicine) – Government Medical College, Nagpur in 1999
DM (Medical Oncology) -Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai in 2004
Dr Wasim Phoplunkar
Consultant Radiation Oncology
Qualifications:
M.B.B.S. – From Dr.D.Y.Patil Medical College,Nerul,New Mumbai in 1999
M.D (Radiation Oncology) – Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai in 2004
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Address
Hill Side Avenue, Hiranandani Gardens,
Powai, Mumbai – 400 076.