Autologous Transplant
BMT Phase
The Transplant Process

What actually happens in the transplant?

Once the conditioning treatment is completed, you are ready to receive the donor's blood stem cells/bone marrow. The BMT Phase is the shortest phase. The process consists of the infusion of the stem cells. At this point, patients are often relieved that the conditioning treatment is over, and excited by the fact that the transplant can now take place. The day of your transplant will be referred to as “Day 0”.

Most people are surprised that the actual infusion of stem cells is a very straightforward procedure. The stem cells enter the patient's blood stream through the Hickman® line. Much like a blood transfusion, the stem cell infusion process takes anywhere between 20 minutes to a couple of hours.

A nurse will be in the room for the entire transplant and a doctor will be present for the beginning and then available on the unit for the remainder of the transplant.

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