What happens when bone marrow transplantation fails?

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Bone marrow transplantation, or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, is a method of treating a series of diseases by intravenous infusion of hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells to reconstruct the normal hematopoiesis and immune system of patients. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has basically replaced the term "bone marrow transplantation", because hematopoietic stem cells not only come from bone marrow, but also from peripheral blood that can be mobilized by hematopoietic factors, but also from umbilical cord blood. These hematopoietic stem cells can be used to reconstruct the hematopoietic and immune system. Leukemia, commonly known as "blood cancer", is a blood disease with high mortality, difficult treatment and high cost. At present, the main treatment is still combined chemotherapy. Let's take a look at the following.

What happens when bone marrow transplantation fails?

First, bone marrow transplantation is the main method to cure leukemia, including all kinds of acute and chronic leukemia, and other hematopoietic system diseases such as multiple myeloma and thalassemia major; Bone marrow transplantation is a treatment method based on radiotherapy and chemotherapy. It is also one of the radical treatments for malignant lymphoma, lung cancer and solid tumor.

Second, bone marrow transplantation generally has the following indications: first, complete remission achieved by chemotherapy is required; The age is generally under 45 years old, and autologous bone marrow transplantation is under 55 years old. There was no serious damage of liver, kidney, heart, lung, brain and other important organs. It is better to have a suitable homozygous gene provider.

Third, bone marrow transplantation has become the preferred treatment for these diseases abroad. In recent years, bone marrow transplantation in the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases has also achieved good results, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, etc., but people with such diseases should strictly grasp the indications of transplantation, weigh the pros and cons and other related issues.

matters needing attention

A week before transplantation, you should eat a double steamed diet instead of soy sauce and pickled food. You should eat more fresh and undamaged fruits, and you'd better peel them off. Patients need to eat a sterile diet during bone marrow transplantation.