Sentences with phrase «bone marrow match»

In mildly affected dogs, early treatment with a bone marrow transplant offers some promise, but the procedure is risky, expensive and requires a suitable bone marrow match.

5) That said, parents of racially or ethnically diverse children may want to bank cord blood because it IS statistically harder to find a bone marrow match in these cases.

In January 2007, after not finding a bone marrow match, Jaden lost his battle.

Cord blood transplant is favored by some when a 10/10 bone marrow match is not available, and cord blood transplant may have some advantages, including a reduced incidence of graft - vs - host disease (GVHD), which is a common and significant complication of transplant.

Another hurdle is often finding a bone marrow match, even among family members.