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The treatment of various forms of cancer can involve high doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy to eliminate the cancerous cells. This can result in the destruction of the blood-forming stem cells within bone marrow, leaving the patient's body incapable of generating new blood. Bone marrow transplantation and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation are procedures that restore stem cells that have been destroyed. Once the new stem cells are introduced into the patient's bloodstream intravenously, they travel to the bone marrow, where they begin to produce new blood cells.

Since performing the world's first bone marrow transplant in 1968, the BMT program at the University of Minnesota continues to lead the field with new research and high-quality, patient-focused care. The Blood and Marrow Transplant team at the Masonic Cancer Clinic provides exceptional care for patients awaiting transplant, for donors, for patients who have received a transplant, and for families of patients. The efforts, expertise, and passion of our BMT team have changed lives and improved outcomes for patients throughout the United States and around the world.