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Stem cell transplant
Source: Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: June 6, 2024 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Treatment Option Overview for LCH / Nine types of standard treatment are used to treat LCH.
Chemotherapy is given to kill cancer cells. Healthy cells, including blood-forming cells, are destroyed by the LCH 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 stem cells grow into (and restore) the body's blood cells.
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