单词 | autologous bone marrow transplantation |
释义 | autologous bone marrow transplantationautologous bone marrow transplantationA procedure in which haematopoietic stem cells are extracted (apheresed) from a patient with lymphoma and other cancers, who is treated with high-dose chemo- and/or radiotherapy to eliminate malignant cells in the bone marrow. The stem cells are then administered. ABMT is a standard second-line therapy for some lymphomas; it has a low risk of infection and has no risk of graft-versus-host disease, which is typical of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. ABMT is less preferred for patients with acute myeloid leukaemia, in whom the relapse may occur as the patient’s marrow may contain malignant cells.autologous bone marrow transplantationTransplantation medicine The administration to an individual 'X' of his/her own BM, often to a leukemic Pt in relapse who, because a suitable HLA-matched donor is not available, would otherwise die of the disease. See Bone marrow.autologous bone marrow transplantationAbbreviation: ABMT |
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