Most often, people who have autologous stem cell transplants have had high doses of chemotherapy and radiation to cure their conditions. These treatments can damage the bone marrow. An autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) helps to restore the bone marrow by replacing damaged cells.
An autologous stem cell transplant can be used to treat more than 75 blood cancers and conditions. They include:
- Hodgkin lymphoma.
- Leukemia.
- Multiple myeloma.
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
- Plasma cell disorders.
- Sickle cell disease.
ASCT also treats some conditions in which the immune system attacks its own body, such as multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease and lupus.