What to Expect of the Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Process
Many questions arise when you and your family decide to proceed with a blood and bone marrow transplantation. The chart below is a general outline of what you can expect during your transplant experience. Insurance authorization for your transplant will be requested once your treatment has been scheduled. During the outpatient portion of the treatment process, complications can develop requiring hospital admission.
Autologous Transplant
Chemotherapy
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Collect your hematopoietic (blood forming) cells
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Preparative regimen administered
3-13 days before infusion of your hematopoietic cells
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4 weeks of close monitoring as inpatient or outpatient
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Discharge to Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinic
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4 weeks of weekly outpatient visits
Transition from Blood and Marrow Transplant Program team to your oncologist or hematologist
Allogeneic Transplant
Identify a donor
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Preparative regimen administered
3-13 days before infusion of your donor's hematopoietic cells
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Collect donor's hematopoietic cells
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High dose preparative regimen administered: 3-6 week inpatient admission
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Reduced intensity preparative regimen: A 1-4 week inpatient
admission followed by 3-4 weeks of outpatient visits
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10 weeks of outpatient visits
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Transition from Blood and Marrow Transplant Program team to your oncologist or hematologist
Trial Administration