The Mystery of BMT Terms & Abbreviations

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