Best hospitals and doctors for Bone Marrow Transplant-BMT in Chennai - Madras, 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.