Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant (PBSCT)

A method of separating and collecting stem cells from the circulating blood stream using a process called pheresis. The stem cells are immediately frozen after collection, allowing the patient to receive higher-than-conventional doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation to destroy the leukemia-producing bone marrow. After completing high-dose chemotherapy or radiotherapy, the frozen stem cells are prepared and reintroduced to the patient via an intravenous, or IV, infusion.