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2024: The number of bone marrow transplants in Russia for the year increased by 29.1% to 2790 operations

In Russia, in 2024, 2,790 bone marrow transplants were performed, which is 29.1% more than in 2023. The growth of high-tech oncohematological care reflects an increase in the number of patients with severe blood diseases and the development of medical infrastructure in the regions. This became known on July 28, 2025.

According to GxP News and the analytical company Eqiva, over the past five years, a steady increase in bone marrow transplantation has been recorded in Russia. If 2020 transplants were performed in 1907, by 2024 the rate had increased to 2790 surgeries, a 46.3% increase over the five-year period.

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The dynamics of the increase in transplants is largely due to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, when planned operations were postponed due to restrictive measures and the re-profiling of medical institutions. The subsequent increase in indicators is associated with the restoration of previous volumes of medical care.

The development of the infrastructure of bone marrow transplantation in the regions, the increase in the incidence of oncohematological diseases and the increase in the number of interventions carried out also influenced the statistics. Improved patient routing has contributed to a more efficient distribution of care.

In 2024, the frequency of autologous transplants in Russian medical organizations amounted to 1702 cases, which corresponds to 61% of the total number of operations. Allogeneic transplantation with donor material was performed in 1088 cases, accounting for 39% of the total volume of interventions.

Bone marrow transplantation is a procedure for administering healthy hematopoietic stem cells to a patient to restore bone marrow function impaired by disease or aggressive therapy. There are two main types of transplantation - autologous and allogenic.

Autologous transplantation is used in multiple myeloma and some forms of lymphomas using the patient's own cells. Allogeneic transplantation with donor material is used in acute leukemia and hereditary blood diseases.^[1]