Diseases Treatable by Bone Marrow Transplant

Marrow transplantation has become the only real "cure" for many diseases. Of the 6,951 patients receiving NMDP-facilitated transplants, 76 percent had some form of leukemia.

The following is a list of some of the diseases most commonly treated by bone marrow transplants:
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  • Acute myelogenous leukemia
  • Chronic myelogenous leukemia
  • Histiocytic disorders
  • Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • Inherited erythrocyte abnormalities (e.g., Fanconi anemia, pure red cell aplasia)
  • Inherited immune system disorders
  • Myelodysplastic disorders
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Other leukemias
  • Other malignancy
  • Other non-malignant diseases
  • Plasma cell disorder
  • Severe aplastic anemia
  
For more information, call:

The National Marrow Donor Program: 1-800-MARROW-2
Blood Assurance: 423-756-0966 ext. 159 or 1-800-962-0628 ext. 159
Carla Lewis: 423-752-8468 or marrow@bloodassurance.org