Bone marrow transplants are a life-saving treatment for patients with certain blood disorders who cannot produce enough healthy blood cells.
Dr. Liza Bachier-Rodriguez, a hematologist with the Northside Hospital Cancer Institute Blood Cancer Program, explains the two main types of bone marrow transplants — autologous and allogeneic — and how healthy blood stem cells from a donor can help regenerate the bone marrow and build a new immune system.
This innovative therapy combines chemotherapy or radiation with the infusion of donor stem cells — similar to a blood transfusion — to restore normal blood cell production and give patients a fresh start.
Learn more about bone marrow transplant at Northside Hospital.
