Cancer Research

Stem Cell Therapy

In this therapy, the stem cells that give rise to the different blood cells in the body are transplanted into the bone marrow of the patient, where they regenerate the blood. This is a vital and often lifesaving treatment because chemotherapy destroys the bone marrow alongside cancer cells and the blood cells must be replenished for the patient's treatment to be successful.

In a stem cell transplant, healthy blood-forming stem cells are injected through a needle in the veins. The types of Stem Cell Transplants are:

• Autologous, which means the stem cells come from you, the patient
• Allogeneic, which means the stem cells come from someone else. The donor may be a blood relative but can also be someone who is not related.
• Syngeneic, which means the stem cells come from your identical twin, if you have one