Definitions for "Allogeneic transplant"
Means a bone marrow transplant using bone marrow from a donor. The donor must be tested to check that their marrow is as close a match as possible to the person receiving it, so that the marrow is less likely to be rejected. Allogeneic stem cell transplants are just beginning to be done experimentally.
Transplant from a human donor who is not an identical genetic match.
A procedure in which a donor’s stem cells are removed, stored, and placed into a patient’s bone marrow after receiving high-dose drug therapy.
a serious and complicated procedure