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What are the benefits of bone marrow transplant?

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Transplant: Most of the time transplant is done to achieve complete and longer remission.

Answered 12/31/2014

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Cure: Most bone marrow or stem cell transplants are done to cure the underlying problem such as a blood cancer or bone marrow failure. In some situations they are performed to try and prolong remissions.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Cure/ long remission: In lymphoma - auto transplant( self donor) cure Myeloma - auto transplant long remission Allo transplant ( donor other than self) cure but with a chance of toxicity

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