Autologous stem cell transplantation 2 articles

Autologous stem cell transplantation uses a patient's own hematopoietic stem cells, collected and stored before they are reinfused to restore blood-cell production after intensive therapy. Mobilized peripheral-blood stem cells are a common source, and the approach avoids donor-versus-recipient immune incompatibility because the graft is self-derived. The tag refers to the autologous transplantation procedure, separating it from allogeneic transplantation and from genetically engineered stem-cell therapies in which the collected cells are modified before return.