Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation is a medical procedure that replaces damaged or diseased bone marrow with healthy stem cells to restore normal blood cell production in children.
A bone marrow transplant (BMT) or stem cell transplant is a transformative therapy for children suffering with certain cancers, blood and immune disorders. Pediatric blood disorders, while not always malignant, can significantly compromise a child’s quality of life and in certain cases pose a serious threat to their survival. The ultimate goal of this life saving Bone Marrow or Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant involves the infusion of healthy blood-stem cells into the body to replace diseased or damaged bone marrow.
At Rainbow Children’s Hospitals, our expert Haematology team employs cutting-edge techniques to provide appropriate bone marrow transplant treatments, ensuring optimal outcomes for each child, who requires it.
At Rainbow Children’s Hospital, we provide below types of Bone Marrow or Stem Cell or Hematopoietic Cell Transplants:
1. Autologous Bone Marrow Transplants:
An Autologous bone marrow or stem cell transplant involves harvesting healthy stem cells from the patient’s own body to restore the bone marrow’s ability to produce blood cells. This type of BMT is used in the treatment of certain high-risk cancers and autoimmune disorders. It carries a lower risk of graft-versus-host disease, as the transplanted cells originate from the patient itself.
2. Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplants
Allogeneic bone marrow or stem cell transplants involve the use of stem cells from a healthy donor. This type of transplants is required for treating many genetic blood disorders, high-risk blood cancers and other genetic disorders as well. Allogeneic transplant can be from matched related donor or matched unrelated donor and Haploidentical type, based on donor availability. This type of transplants may possess graft-versus-tumour effect in case of cancers.
Haploidentical Transplant is a type of allogeneic stem cell transplant that uses partially matched family donor (a close family member like a parent, child, or sibling), thus expands donor options for patients. This option is ideal when a fully matched donor is not available.
Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation:
A Cord blood stem cell transplantation using stem cells from umbilical cord blood is an option for patients without matched donors. These stem cells, collected immediately after birth, possess a remarkable capacity to differentiate into mature, functional blood cells more rapidly and efficiently than stem cells obtained from the bone marrow of a child or adult.
If you or a loved one is facing cancer or a serious blood disease, a stem cell transplant might offer a new chance at recovery. For some people, it can lead to long-term remission or even a cure—especially when other treatments haven’t worked.
A bone marrow transplant may be required in patients whose bone marrow has been severely damaged by disease, infections, or chemotherapy. This treatment offers hope to children from a range of serious conditions including
Additionally, BMT provides significant therapeutic benefits for children diagnosed with certain types of cancer and blood disorders, such as sickle cell disease, leukemia, and thalassemia.
Every child’s situation is unique. At Rainbow Children’s Hospital, one of the best pediatric bone marrow transplant hospital, our expert team carefully evaluates your child’s overall health, type of disease, previous treatments, and other important factors to determine whether a stem cell transplant is the right option.
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