We retrospectively analyzed multiple myeloma mm patients who underwent autologous stem cell transplantation asct without maintenance therapy to assess the impact of recovery of normal immunoglobulin ig on clinical outcomes.
Multiple myeloma stem cell transplant recovery.
Autologous stem cell transplantation is more common for multiple myeloma but either type of transplant can be used.
Stem cell transplants have become important weapons in the fight against certain blood cancers such as multiple myeloma non hodgkin s lymphoma hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia a stem cell.
The recovery of polyclonal ig was defined as normalization of all values of serum igg iga and igm 1 year after asct.
The standard of care for fit multiple myeloma patients is to receive high dose chemotherapy hdt with autologous stem cell rescue otherwise known as autologous stem cell transplant asct after completion of induction therapy.
Multiple myeloma isn t considered curable but symptoms wax and wane.
Diagnosed with multiple myeloma in august 2010 she had a stem cell transplant in march 2011 and as of september 2013 was on post transplant maintenance bio therapy at dana farber brigham and women s cancer center.
Learn about the procedure costs risks and recovery of a bone marrow transplant.
Recovery after a donor transplant takes much longer.
And the risk of side effects or complications is higher.
In some cases a bone marrow or stem cell transplant is an option.
For an autologous stem cell transplant the.
There can be a long period of dormancy that could.
Charlie rider had a stem cell transplant at dana farber as young boy.
One viable treatment option for multiple myeloma patients is a stem cell transplant.
In allogeneic transplantation stem cells are given by a donor most commonly a brother or sister.
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Before the transplant drug treatment is used to reduce the number of myeloma cells in the patient s body.
People who have autologous or allogeneic transplants first receive high dose chemotherapy to kill the cancer cells.
See drug therapy for multiple myeloma stem cell transplants sct can be autologous or allogeneic.
Stem cell transplant is commonly used to treat multiple myeloma.
Autologous stem cell transplant can provide significant remission that is both long and deep extending survival.