Juniper Publishers- Open Access Journal of Case Studies
Matched Unrelated Donor (MUD): An Emerging need for Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant
Authored by Vikash C Mishra
Background
Blood is a vital component of human body which is
involved in many functions most importantly supplying oxygen along with
essential nutrients to various parts of body to maintain the growth. It
also acts as excretory mediator as it helps in elimination of waste by
product. Blood is made up of four components commonly known as Red Blood
Cells (RBC), plasma, platelets and White Blood Cells (WBC). Each
component plays its important role to maintain the regulations in the
human body. In case if there is any malfunctioning in either of these
components, this leads to blood disorders. Common types of Blood Related
Disorders (BRD) are Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Acute
Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Chronic
Myelogenous Leukemia (CML), Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL), Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
(NHL), Severe Aplastic Anemia (SAA), Sickle cell disease (SCD) and
Thalassemia.
Treatment Management available for the Patient
Chemotherapy
The most conventional method of treatment. Drugs
that are often used to treat leukemia, lymphoma etc. In addition, it can
also use for patient conditioning required for prior to stem cell
transplant.
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