How is bone marrow transplantation done?

A bone marrow transplant is when special cells (called stem cells) that are normally found in the bone marrow are taken out, filtered, and given back either to the same person or to another person.

The first bone marrow transplant was first performed in 1959 by Georges Mathé.

Bone marrow transplantation involves extracting bone marrow containing normal stem cells or peripheral stem cells from a healthy donor, and transferring it to a recipient whose body cannot...

When bone marrow transplantation is successful, it prolongs the life of a person who might have otherwise died from the disease that caused damage to the bone marrow.

In a procedure called "allogeneic bone marrow transplant," a donor is found whose marrow matches that of the patient.