Bone Marrow Transplant

Patient Education

Information Booklets

• Parent Handbook
• Parent Handbook in Spanish
• Going Home Booklet

Bone Marrow

Bone Marrow Donors

• Types of Donors
• Unrelated Donors
• Haplocompatible Donors

Bone Marrow Transplant Process

• The Transplant Decision
• Before Admission
• Admission to the BMT Unit
• Day of the Transplant
• After the Transplant
• Leaving the Hospital

Bone Marrow Transplant Team

Candidates for Bone Marrow Transplant

Coming for a Bone Marrow Transplant

Conditioning Regimen

Dietary Concerns During Bone Marrow Transplant

Emotional Aspects of a Bone Marrow Transplant

Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Rules for Visiting the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit

Bone Marrow Transplant Glossary

Specific Treatment Options

• Disease Protocols
• Genetic Diseases
• High-Risk Neuroblastoma
• Leukemia
• Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease (SCID)
• Solid Tumor and Brain Tumor
• Marrow Stem Cell Defects

• Reducing the Risk of Transplant
• Busulfan Pharmacokinetics
• Fighting Cancer Post Transplant
• Reduced Intensity Conditioning Regimens

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Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Children's Hospital.
Last updated May 8, 2007