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High-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplant (SCT)
Source: Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: April 9, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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High doses of chemotherapy are given to kill cancer cells. Healthy cells, including blood-forming cells, are also destroyed by the cancer treatment. stem cell transplant is a treatment to replace the blood-forming cells. Stem cells (immature blood cells) are removed from the blood or bone marrow of the patient or a donor and are frozen and stored. After the patient completes chemotherapy, the stored stem cells are thawed and given back to the patient through an infusion. These reinfused stem cells grow into (and restore) the body's blood cells.
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Learn more about Stem Cell Transplants in Cancer Treatment.
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