BMT terms

4. Stem cell transplant from a donor
6. Human leukocyte antigen.
9. Due to small cell volume, these are often performed with cells from two donors.
14. Side-effect that may occur after a bone marrow or stem cell transplant from a donor
15. Chemotherapy given to kill cancer cells, also kills all healthy bone marrow and allows new stem cells to grow in the bone marrow
16. An intensive drug treatment to kill cancer cells,that also destroys healthy cells in the marrow
17. Test to determine if lymphoid or myeloid line have engrafted
19. This is “planting more seeds” using primitive cells, and is less likely to cause GVHD
21. Stem Cell Transplant
22. Hematopoietic cell transplant

1. In this type of transplant, the donor is usually the patient’s child or parent
2. Transplant between genetically identical twins
3. Less toxic treatment allows older patients, or patients with significant co-morbidities to have a transplant.
5. In this type of transplant the donor isn't related to patient
7. The number ONE thing the NIH recommends transplant patients do before transplant
8. Progression of disease
10. Lymphocytes from the donor are infused into patient
11. Two genetically distinct types of cells
12. Patient donates for themselves
13. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
18. Stem cells mobilized from marrow and collected through apheresis
20. Treatment that replaces bone marrow that is either not working correctly or has been destroyed by chemotherapy &/or radiation
21. Characterized by hepatomegaly, right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and ascites, most often occurring in patients undergoing stem cell transplant. Previously called VOD