Transplants
This procedure is undertaken at our specialist unit Harley Street at UCH which works in collaboration with the UCLH Transplant unit and associated world renowned consultants.
What is a stem cell or bone marrow transplant?
A transplant allows you to have much higher doses of chemotherapy than usual, which may help to improve the chances of curing some types of cancer, leukaemia or lymphoma, or prolonging a remission. Remission is where there is no sign of the cancer.
Very high doses of chemotherapy, sometimes with radiotherapy, are usually given over a few days. The high-dose treatment destroys the bone marrow and stem cells. So, after the high-dose treatment you will be given a drip (infusion) of either:
- your own stem cells (autologous treatment)
- or stem cells from a donor (allogeneic transplant).