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Therapeutics > Blood Component Removal > Bone Marrow Purging

Preferred term

Bone Marrow Purging  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Purging

Note

  • coord IM with purging agent or method (IM with no qualif)

Scope note

  • Techniques for the removal of subpopulations of cells (usually residual tumor cells) from the bone marrow ex vivo before it is infused. The purging is achieved by a variety of agents including pharmacologic agents, biophysical agents (laser photoirradiation or radioisotopes) and immunologic agents. Bone marrow purging is used in both autologous and allogeneic BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION.

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016465

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