BMT is the transfusion of healthy bone marrow, which can come from a patient while in remission, siblings or an eligible donor.

BMT is a lengthy and isolating treatment method that requires several months of hospitalization. Conditioning treatment, which may include intensive chemotherapy and total-body radiotherapy, is first administered to kill all of the cancer cells in the body. Then, healthy bone marrow is given to the patient intravenously through a central line.