Stem cell transplantation is an option for diseases that cannot be treated by traditional therapies. As a transplant operation, its cost is relatively high. Generally, stem cell transplantation is divided into autologous stem cell transplantation and allogeneic stem cell transplantation, in which the former costs about 1.5-0.3 million, and the allogeneic transplantation costs more, about 0.3-0.5 million. The reason why stem cell transplantation is so expensive is mainly because stem cells need to be produced by independent individuals, which can not be stored and sold like traditional drugs, and the cost is higher, so the price is more expensive. Let's look at the cost of stem cell transplantation. 1. How much does stem cell transplantation cost?

Stem cell transplantation is a kind of surgery to treat diseases, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is more mature. For some malignant diseases that cannot be treated by traditional therapy, stem cell transplantation is usually done. So how much does stem cell transplantation cost?

1, autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Autologous transplantation is to extract your own hematopoietic stem cells for transplantation, and its cost is about 1.5 thousand to 300 thousand. The main cost is to collect stem cells, which is about 1 10,000 to 20,000 yuan. In addition, the cost of transplant warehouse and bed for transplant operation is about 300 to 500 per day; There is also a relatively high cost, that is, after the stem cells are restored, the immune function of the body declines and it is easy to be infected. It needs to be treated with antibiotics every day, and the price is about several thousand yuan. There are also symptoms of low hemoglobin and platelets, and blood transfusion products are also a big expense.

2. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Allotransplantation is a transplantation operation to extract stem cells from others, which is relatively expensive, about 300,000-500,000, mainly because allogeneic transplantation needs matching, and the cost of making a sample when matching is 3,000-5,000 yuan. The control of GVHD and infection after transplantation is also more serious and expensive than autologous transplantation. Moreover, allogeneic transplantation also needs some immune preparations, which takes a long time, which is also an expense.

Generally speaking, stem cell transplantation is expensive, so why is stem cell transplantation so expensive?

Second, why is stem cell transplantation so expensive?

Stem cell transplantation is expensive for many reasons. The main reasons are as follows:

1, stem cell transplantation surgery needs to extract stem cells, and its production and preparation need independent, single-batch tailor-made production, and the comprehensive costs such as technology cost, raw material cost, technological process cost and labor cost are extremely expensive.

2. Most traditional drugs can be manufactured, stored and used in large quantities, while stem cell therapy involves living cells. Commercial scale production, transportation, storage and patient use require special technological processes, and the circulation cost is relatively high.