# What is Allogeneic vs. autologous transplant?

Source: https://oncologyistanbul.com/glossary/allogeneic-vs-autologous-transplant

> Allogeneic bone marrow transplant uses a matched donor's stem cells; autologous transplant uses the patient's own, harvested and stored beforehand.

Allogeneic transplant can treat diseases an autologous transplant cannot, because the new donor immune system can attack remaining cancer cells — but it carries donor-match and graft-versus-host-disease risk. Autologous transplant avoids donor-match risk entirely but depends on the patient's own cells being disease-free enough to use.

## Related
- [Blood cancer treatment](https://oncologyistanbul.com/cancers/blood)
- [Bone marrow transplant](https://oncologyistanbul.com/treatments/bone-marrow-transplant)
- [Allogeneic bone marrow transplant price](https://oncologyistanbul.com/prices#allogeneic-bone-marrow-transplant)
- [Autologous bone marrow transplant price](https://oncologyistanbul.com/prices#autologous-bone-marrow-transplant)

## Authoritative references
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematopoietic_stem_cell_transplantation)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1128050)

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