Leukemia patients, including those who require lifesaving
bone marrow transplants, have more
treatment options
than ever, says hematologist / oncologist Robert Collins Jr., M.D., FACP.
In an outpatient blood and
bone marrow stem cell transplant, the patient undergoes the full course of
treatment (pre-transplant evaluation, conditioning, infusion of their stem cells, engraftment and recovery) on an outpatient basis rather
than being admitted to the hospital for three to four weeks of
treatment.