Stem Cell Transplant
   
Autologous stem cell transplantation is a treatment intended to rescue the patient from the effects of high doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy given to treat cancer. Stem cells are immature cells made in the bone marrow. They are the parent cells involved in the production of white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets.
Stem cell transplantation involves four steps:
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  • Collection of the stem cells from the blood stream and storage of the cells
  
  • Administration of the high dose chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy
  
  • Returning the stem cells to the body
 
  • Recovery from the side effects of the high dose chemotherapy and recovery of normal blood cell counts
           
Central Indiana Cancer Centers currently performs autologous stem cell transplants for the following diseases:
   
  • Hodgkin's Disease
 
  • Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
 
  • Multiple Myeloma
 
  • Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
 
   
   
About Our Program
 
Central Indiana Cancer Centers' Stem Cell Transplant Program was founded in 1995. Since that time, we have performed over 150 autologous stem cell transplants.

CICC's transplant program was FAHCT accredited in 2001, which assures patients that the program meets the rigorous standards set by a national board and provides them with the highest quality standard of care.

Patients are treated by a multidisciplinary team comprised of transplant-trained physicians, a nurse practitioner, transplant nurses and apheresis technicians. Most patients are treated in the outpatient clinic, allowing them to return to their homes or lodging each evening.

To learn more about stem cell transplant, or to make a referral, call: 317-964-5257
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
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