Answer
Intensive melphalan can suppress or destroy malignant and bone-marrow cells; transplanted stem cells then help restore blood-cell production.
Sources for this answer
- Melphalan 50 mg powder and solvent for solution for injection/infusion — Current selected SmPCemc · Summary of Product Characteristics
- NHSNHS · NHS medicine guidance
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