Bone Marrow Transplant | Durham, Raleigh, North Carolina …

Your Transplant Team

Your transplant team will include board-certified hematologists and medical oncologists, clinical pharmacists, specially trained nurses,dieticians, and social workers. They meet regularly to discuss your care, collect opinions, and offer the best recommendations for your needs.Your transplant coordinator will facilitate the appointments and coordinate your care. We also assist you in finding nearby housing during your weeks-longtreatmentand help you navigate through any financial and insurance concerns.

If you are receiving a transplant from a donor, a search to identify a donor will take place on your behalf with immediate family members and the National Marrow Donor Program. Arrangements will be made for the cells to be harvested. If you are receiving an autologous transplant,your stem cells will be harvested and frozen for your use after your conditioning regimen.

Chemotherapy alone or with radiation therapy kills any cancer cells in your body. This conditioning regimen also makes room in your bone marrowfor the transplanted cells to grow.You receive your stem cell transplant after you complete the conditioning regimen. The transplanted cells enter your bloodstream in a method similar to a blood transfusion.

We are one of the only programs in North Carolina where you will receive the majority of your care in our day hospital as anoutpatient. This allows you to live in the comfort of your own homeor nearby temporary residence. If you are eligible to receive your own cells, you may spend no time in the main hospital asan inpatient. If you receive donor cells,youmay spend a portion of your time in the hospitaland undergo your remaining transplant care as anoutpatient. We are currently leading the nation's first clinical trial to offer bone marrow transplant care in the home.

Before, during, and after your treatment, our cancer support services help you minimize the side effects of treatment and cope with the emotional and psychological effects of diagnosis and treatment. Following your transplant, you will receive supportive care in our daily clinic with medicines, monitoring for side effects, and symptom management. You will be required to stay at Duke or live locally for 30-90 days following your transplant. This ensures a safe recovery following your treatment. You will also be required to have a caregiver with you at all times.

Once you complete your treatment, you will be discharged back to the care of your localdoctor.Periodically, you will undergo tests, either here or with your doctor, to monitor your response to therapy and your major organ function.

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