[Hematopoietic stem cell transplant yesterday and today]

Soins. 2021 Apr;66(854):26-31. doi: 10.1016/S0038-0814(21)00096-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Bone marrow transplant, more recently called hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSC), is a complex medical procedure in which a patient with or without malignant hematologic disease receives a combination of chemoradiation followed by an injection of HSC, either from the same patient (autologous transplant) or from a healthy donor (allogeneic transplant).

Keywords: allogeneic transplant; allogreffe; cellule souche hématopoïétique; don; donation; greffe; hematologic disease; hematopoietic stem cell; hémopathie; transplant.

MeSH terms

  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms*
  • Tissue Donors
  • Transplantation, Homologous