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autologous bone marrow transplantation |
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transplantation, autogenous, n tooth, transplantation of a tooth from one position to another in the same individual. transplantation, autologous bone marrow n the transfer of healthy bone marrow from one site to another in the same body in order to stimulate normal blood cell production. autologous bone marrow transplantation Transplantation medicine The administration to an individual 'X' of his/her own BM, often to a leukemic Pt in relapse who, because a suitable HLA-matched donor is not available, would
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Autologous bone marrow transplantation involves transfusing a patient's own hemopoietic cells (taken during complete hematologic remission) after previously employing a high-dose treatment procedure. Physical exercise and quality of life in cancer patients following high dose chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation. Women who undergo autologous bone marrow transplantation (BMT) or peripheral stem cell transplantation (PSCT) plus high-dose chemotherapy for breast cancer experience few infectious complications, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia. |
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