BMT-Bone Marrow
transplants-stem cell transplants
BMT is replacement of abnormal or damaged bone marrow in a
person by healthy bone marrow. Bone marrow transplant is also known as stem
cell transplant. Stem cells are undifferentiated biological cell that
has ability to develop in differentiated biological cells. Bone marrow
transplant are life saving medical intervention for saving lives of people
suffering from abnormal and damaged bone marrow stem cell ,giving rise to
diseased medical conditions which can be both malignant or cancerous and non
malignant or non cancerous.
Bone Marrow
Transplant- Blood Cancer Treatments in India:Blood cancers or Hematological malignancies requiring Bone
Marrow transplants are:- Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma and myelodysplasia.
Non Cancerous medical
conditions requiring bone marrow transplants are : Aplastic
anemia and Hemoglobinopathies.
Bone marrow transplants can be
classified as: Autologuos bone marrow transplant where patients own
bone marrow cells are infused back and Allogenic bone marrow
transplant where the bone marrow stem cells are procured from a donor.
At Complete Medicare Solutions, We are associated with Best
Indian Hematologist and Bone Marrow Transplant Specialists. A bone
marrow transplant requires a highly upgraded and well equipped medical center
as the risk of life threatening infections are high with BMT procedures.
At Complete Medicare Solutions we have selected best
Indian hospitals which are well equipped and well managed for risk
free BMT procedures for our Global guests.
What patients and
attendants need to know before BMT:
Like any other organ transplant, bone marrow transplants may be
associated with serious risks; the treating doctors will help the patient and
attendant in considering pros and cons of going for a bone marrow transplant.
BMT is definitely a life saving condition for many patients. Selection of a
suitable donor is very important for success of BMT.HLA tests determine how the
antigens of recipient’s stem cells matches to antigens of donor’s stem cell.
The higher the number of matching HLA antigens ,the greater are chances
of recipient’s body accepting the donor stem cells. Close relatives like
brothers and sisters of recipient have better chances of matching HLA antigens
and thereby successful BMT procedures as compared to a non related donor.
What is ideal time to do
BMT for patients with Blood cancer :
The ideal time to do BMT with good success rate is when the
disease is in remission ( The signs and symptoms are not present usually after
completion of chemotherapy cycles) and in early stage of disease, children and
generally good health of patient.
Post Bone Marrow
Transplant care and management:
Chemotherapy induced
hepatotoxicity .Conditioning induced neutropenia and thrombocytopenia resulting
in infections, bleeding and mucositis. Approximately within 4 weeks of BMT
,signs of engraftment start appearing. When the patient is found fit to be
discharged post successful BMT,patient is discharged from hospital but proper
follow up medical care is advised by the doctors post discharge.
