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How Long Was Your Chemo Treatment Before Your Blood Harvesting?

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October 12
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Chemotherapy treatment before blood harvesting for a stem cell transplant in multiple myeloma patients typically involves several cycles. The initial course of chemotherapy usually lasts four to six months. Peripheral blood stem cells are harvested before chemotherapy or early in the cycle of chemotherapy, and before Show Full Answer

Chemotherapy treatment before blood harvesting for a stem cell transplant in multiple myeloma patients typically involves several cycles. The initial course of chemotherapy usually lasts four to six months. Peripheral blood stem cells are harvested before chemotherapy or early in the cycle of chemotherapy, and before radiation.

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