The Mystery of BMT Terms & Abbreviations
Across
- 2. Hematopoietic cell transplant
- 4. Two genetically distinct types of cells
- 6. In this type of transplant the donor isn't related to patient
- 8. Lymphocytes from the donor are infused into patient
- 10. Human leukocyte antigen.
- 13. The number ONE thing the NIH recommends transplant patients do before transplant
- 15. Stem cell transplant from a donor
- 17. Due to small cell volume, these are often performed with cells from two donors.
- 18. In this type of transplant, the donor is usually the patient’s child or parent
- 19. Characterized by hepatomegaly, right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and ascites, most often occurring in patients undergoing stem cell transplant. Previously called VOD
- 20. Progression of disease
- 21. Treatment that replaces bone marrow that is either not working correctly or has been destroyed by chemotherapy &/or radiation
Down
- 1. Stem Cell Transplant
- 2. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
- 3. Stem cells mobilized from marrow and collected through apheresis
- 5. Less toxic treatment allows older patients, or patients with significant co-morbidities to have a transplant.
- 6. Chemotherapy given to kill cancer cells, also kills all healthy bone marrow and allows new stem cells to grow in the bone marrow
- 7. Test to determine if lymphoid or myeloid line have engrafted
- 9. Transplant between genetically identical twins
- 11. This is “planting more seeds” using primitive cells, and is less likely to cause GVHD
- 12. An intensive drug treatment to kill cancer cells,that also destroys healthy cells in the marrow
- 14. Patient donates for themselves
- 16. Side-effect that may occur after a bone marrow or stem cell transplant from a donor