Can myeloma cells contaminate a patient’s stem cells that are harvested for transplant? (https://www.myeloma.org/videos/can-myeloma-cells-contaminate-patients-stem-cells-are-harvested-transplant)

 

In this video, Dr. Brian GM Durie explains why the risk of myeloma cells in the blood re-infused during transplant is low and unlikely to be harmful.

BOTTOM LINE:
Myeloma cells might be in harvested stem cells, but they do not cause relapse.


 

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Image of Dr. Brian G.M. DurieDr. Brian G.M. Durie (1942-2025) was the co-founder of the IMF. He was a Professor of Medicine, Hematologist/Oncologist, and Honoree MD at the University of Brussels.

 


Source URL: https://www.myeloma.org/videos/can-myeloma-cells-contaminate-patients-stem-cells-are-harvested-transplant