A patient who has multiple myeloma will be treated with autologous hematopoietic stem
cell transplantation because a suitable donor has not been found. In which order will the
procedures occur?
a.Myeloablative chemotherapy is administered.
b.Stem cells are infused after chemotherapy has been eliminated from the body.
c.Peripheral stem cells are obtained from the peripheral blood in an outpatient procedure.
d.Filgrastim, a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, is administered with plerixafor.
e.Stem cells are treated to remove undetected cancer cells, then cryopreserved and stored until needed.