A bone marrow transplant, also known as a stem cell transplant, involves several key steps:

1. Preparation
- The patient needs to be as strong as possible before starting the transplantation process.
- Several tests are conducted to ensure eligibility.
- For allogeneic transplants, a donor must be identified and Show Full Answer

A bone marrow transplant, also known as a stem cell transplant, involves several key steps:

1. Preparation:
- The patient needs to be as strong as possible before starting the transplantation process.
- Several tests are conducted to ensure eligibility.
- For allogeneic transplants, a donor must be identified and matched.

2. Conditioning Treatment:
- High-dose chemotherapy, and occasionally radiation therapy, is administered to destroy leukemia cells and prepare the body for new stem cells.

3. Stem Cell Collection:
- For allogeneic transplants, stem cells are collected from a donor's blood.
- For autologous transplants, stem cells are collected from the patient.

4. Transplantation:
- The collected stem cells are infused into the patient to replace damaged or destroyed bone marrow.

5. Recovery:
- The patient is monitored closely for complications and to ensure the new stem cells engraft and start producing healthy blood cells.

Risks and Considerations:
- The procedure is risky and can cause serious side effects.
- It is often only an option for younger people and those without other health conditions.

Additional Treatments:
- Some patients may receive a donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) after the transplant to boost the immune response.

Outcome:
- Stem cell transplantation is the treatment most likely to cure chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

For more detailed information, you can refer to the resources provided by MyLeukemiaTeam.

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