Guide To Treating Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

Bone Marrow Transplant

Some highly selective cases of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia may be treated with the use of a bone marrow transplant in combination with chemotherapy. This method works by using very high doses of chemotherapy drugs to wipe out a considerable portion of the cells in the bloodstream and in the patient's bone marrow. These cells include healthy as well as malignant cells. Usually, these high concentrations of chemotherapy drugs are not used because they destroy far too many healthy cells in the bloodstream for the patient to live. This potent chemotherapy method also infiltrates and destroys the patient's healthy bone marrow past the point where the body can repair it. However, when treating Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, a bone marrow or stem cell transplant can be used to replace the bone marrow and blood cells that have been wiped out by the potent doses of chemotherapy. This treatment option includes extended stays in a medical facility due to the body's vulnerability after the chemotherapy has been administered and while the transplanted cells migrate to the marrow and build new cells.

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