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umbilical cord blood transplant

– the use of stem cells in blood that has been taken from the umbilical cords of newborns to replace the blood-forming stem cells in patients whose own stem cells have been destroyed by radiation or chemotherapy. See also chemotherapy, hematopoietic stem cell transplant, radiation, stem cells.

Sources of stem cells for transplant

... blood), and umbilical cord blood from newborns. Although bone marrow was
the first source used in stem cell transplant, peripheral blood is used ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/treatmenttypes/bonemarrowandperipheralbloodstemcelltransplant/stem-cell-transplant-stem-cell-sources

Bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplant for ...

... These stem cells come from blood drained from the ... after a baby is born and
the umbilical cord is cut. ... ASCT) are the main type of transplant done for ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/leukemia-chronicmyeloidcml/detailedguide/leukemia-chronic-myeloid-myelogenous-treating-bone-marrow-stem-cell

Stem Cell Transplant (Peripheral Blood, Bone Marrow, and ...

... Cutler C, Ballen K. Reduced-intensity conditioning and umbilical cord blood
transplantation in adults. Bone Marrow Transplant. ...

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003215-pdf.pdf

High-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant for ...

... for a transplant are obtained either from the blood (for a peripheral blood stem
cell transplant [PBSCT] or an umbilical cord blood transplant) or from ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/leukemiainchildren/detailedguide/childhood-leukemia-treating-bone-marrow

High-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant for Hodgkin ...

... tissue type as closely as possible to help prevent the risk of major problems
with the transplant. ... Sometimes umbilical cord blood stem cells are used ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/hodgkindisease/overviewguide/hodgkin-disease-overview-treating-high-dose-chemo-bone-marrow

Experimental Technology Improves Cord Blood Transplants ...

... found a way to make umbilical cord blood transplants safer ... cells in a unit of
cord blood to give ... rapid engraftment and recovery after a transplant. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/news/experimental-technology-improves-cord-blood-transplants-for-leukemia-patients

Stem cell transplant

... A transplant from a matched-unrelated donor is riskier than using a ... registry
of potential stem cell donors and stored umbilical cord blood has been ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/aplasticanemia/detailedguide/aplastic-anemia-treating-stem-cell-transplant

High-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant for non ...

... Umbilical cord blood (for a cord blood transplant). Most stem cell
transplants are now PBSCTs. Types of transplants. There ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/non-hodgkinlymphoma/detailedguide/non-hodgkin-lymphoma-treating-bone-marrow-stem-cell

High-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant for ...

... cell transplant. Usually the donor is a brother or sister but, rarely, the donor
could be an unrelated volunteer. Stored cells from umbilical cord blood ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/leukemiainchildren/overviewguide/childhood-leukemia-overview-treating-bone-marrow

The donor experience

... For more, see the section called “How umbilical cord blood is collected.”. ... steps
are taken to teach the donor about the transplant process and make ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/treatmenttypes/bonemarrowandperipheralbloodstemcelltransplant/stem-cell-transplant-donor-experience