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Why Is A Bone Marrow Transplant Done? Side Effects From An Autologous BMT Your hematopoietic stem cells are located in your bone marrow. They develop into: Red blood cells that transport oxygen travels throughout your body. Immune system-boosting White blood cells. Platelets cause clotting in the blood. Having a bone marrow transplant could: Replace marrow that is ill and unable to produce stem cells independently. The replacement of stem cells lost during cancer treatment. To detect and eradicate cancer cells, add donor cells. A transplant may be necessary if you: Aplastic anemia Amyloidosis Chronic leukemia Germ cell cancers Hodgkin’s or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma Multiple myeloma Sarcoma Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia