In the years after having a transplant using your own cells (autologous transplant), complications can develop. This presentation describes possible late complications, risk factors for each complication, ways that you can help minimize the risks, and strategies for managing any complications that do occur.

Autologous stem cell transplants use the patient’s own stem cells to rescue him or her from the effects of high-dose chemotherapy. This type of transplant is most often used to treat patients with multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma. This presentation discusses the transplant process, and common early and late complications.

Learn about medical complications that can develop months or years after an autologous transplant. Learn how you can minimize the risk of developing problems and get appropriate treatment if a complication occurs.

Great strides have been made in bone marrow, stem cell and cord blood transplantation. An increasing number of patients with blood disorders are now able to enjoy a second chance at life, thanks the efforts of doctors and patients who pioneered this life-saving treatment. This video identifies Nancy McClain, who was transplanted in 1963, as the longest living bone marrow transplant survivor. Since then, we have learned that a six-year-old child named Nancy Lowry was successfully transplanted with bone marrow from her identical twin sister three years earlier in 1960. Nancy Lowry, who went on to be a public health and school nurse, is alive and well today.