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All About

Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Lymphoma

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Symptoms

  • ongoing fever without infection.
  • night sweats, fever, and chills.
  • weight loss and reduced appetite.
  • unusual itching.
  • persistent fatigue or a lack of energy.
  • pain in lymph nodes after drinking alcohol.

Causes

Doctors aren't sure what causes lymphoma. But it begins when a disease-fighting white blood cell called a lymphocyte develops a genetic mutation. The mutation tells the cell to multiply rapidly, causing many diseased lymphocytes that continue multiplying.

The mutation also allows the cells to go on living when other normal cells would die. This causes too many diseased and ineffective lymphocytes in your lymph nodes and causes the lymph nodes, spleen and liver to swell.

More about Treatment

An autologous stem cell transplant uses healthy blood stem cells from your own body to replace your diseased or damaged bone marrow. An autologous stem cell transplant is also called an autologous bone marrow transplant.

 

Using cells from your own body during your stem cell transplant offers some advantages over stem cells from a donor. For example, you don't need to worry about incompatibility between the donor's cells and your own cells if you have an autologous stem cell transplant.

 

An autologous stem cell transplant might be an option if your body is producing enough healthy bone marrow cells. Those cells can be collected, frozen and stored for later use

 

 

FAQ on this Treatment

What is lymphoma?

Lymphoma is a medical condition in which lymphocytes, a type of blood cells involved in immunity either divide in an abnormal way or do not die when they are supposed to die. This leads to their increase in blood stream.

What are the symptoms of lymphoma?

The following symptoms are seen in lymphoma –
Swollen lymph nodes
Weight loss
Loss of appetite
Fatigue
Shortness of breath
Itchy skin
Night sweats

What is the effect of chemotherapy on the stem cells?

The stem cells are very sensitive to chemotherapy which kills the actively dividing cells. When the bone marrow cells are killed due to chemotherapy, they cannot divide and produce blood cells.

How is autologous stem cell transplant helpful in lymphoma?

A stem cell transplant will help in treatment of lymphoma with higher doses of chemotherapy as it would replace the stem cells damaged by chemotherapy.

What are the types of lymphoma ?

Although there are more than 70 different types of lymphomas recognised,broadly they are divided into Hodgkin's and Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

When is stem cell transplant done for lymphoma ?

It is done in the following cases-
When there is chances of relapse of lymphoma after the treatment
When the Lymphoma has already relapsed
When lymphoma doesn’t respond to the treatment.

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