Cost of Bone Marrow Transplant-BMT in India

An autologous stem cell transplant uses healthy blood stem cells from patient's own body to replace the patient's diseased or damaged bone marrow. An autologous stem cell transplant is also called an autologous bone marrow transplant.

An allogeneic stem cell transplant uses healthy blood stem cells from a donor to replace your diseased or damaged bone marrow. An allogeneic stem cell transplant is also called an allogeneic bone marrow transplant.

Your health care provider may recommend a bone marrow transplant if you have:

• Certain cancers, such as leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplasia, or multiple myeloma.
• A disease that affects the production of bone marrow cells, such as aplastic anemia, congenital neutropenia, severe immune system illnesses, sickle cell anemia, or thalassemia.

Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant:

A flexible tube is inserted into a vein in the patient’s chest, above the heart. Through the flexible tube, the patient is given drugs and other materials. And blood samples are also taken through this flexible tube. Once the patient is admitted to the bone marrow transplant unit, in which the patient will be given chemotherapy and radiation therapy for many days. This is given to eliminate unhealthy bone marrow and cancer cells. And space for new bone marrow is also created. The patient will undergo a stem cell transplant through a process similar to blood transfusion. A central venous flexible tube is used to deliver the stem cells into the patient’s bloodstream. The stem cells go into the bone marrow from the blood. A bone marrow harvest is required to get bone marrow and stem cells from a donor. This may be done through a minor surgery in which the bone marrow is removed from the hip bones.

Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant:

 A flexible tube is inserted into a vein in the patient’s chest, above the heart. Through the flexible tube, the patient is given drugs and other materials. And blood samples are also taken through this flexible tube. Once the patient is admitted to the bone marrow transplant unit, in which the patient will be given chemotherapy and radiation therapy for many days. This is given to eliminate unhealthy bone marrow and cancer cells. And space for new bone marrow is also created. The patient will undergo a stem cell transplant through a process similar to blood transfusion. A central venous flexible tube is used to deliver the stem cells into the patient’s bloodstream. The stem cells go into the bone marrow from the blood. In this procedure patient's own bone marrow/stem cells are used.

Chest pain. Drop in blood pressure. Fever, chills, flushing. Funny taste in the mouth. Headache. Hives. Nausea. Pain. Shortness of breath.

• Infertility
• Cataracts
• Early menopause for women
• Thyroid problems
• Lung or bone damage
• Risk of developing another cancer
• Infections
• Graft-versus-host disease
• Nausea and vomiting
• Mouth Sores
• Fatigue
• Low levels of platelets, which can decrease how well blood can clot
• Low levels of red blood cells, which can cause anemia
• Diarrhea