Serving patients in the Howell, New Jersey, area, Kenneth D. Nahum, DO, has extensive experience in the treatment of oncology conditions. Dr. Kenneth D. Nahum’s areas of focus encompass hematology, and he has researched various surgical pathways, including autologous stem-cell transplantation.
Used in the treatment of a variety of blood cancers, autologous transplants involves a complex process that begins with collecting stem cells during a period when the disease is stable or in remission. This begins with collecting stem cells from the bone marrow, where they live, and encouraging them to move into the bloodstream.
Called mobilization, this process is usually undertaken with high-dose chemotherapy, followed by G-CSF growth factor injections that stimulate colony expansion among those stem cells that leak into the veins and general blood circulation. These injections last for several days as blood counts gradually rise.
Following autologous stem-cell transplantation, it often takes patients several months until their immune systems fully recover. In certain cases, relapse may occur, which can necessitate additional transplantation and chemotherapy.
