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• Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients are living longer. • Bone health is an important long-term comorbidity post-HSCT. • HSCT patients are at high risk of bone loss and fragility fracture. • HSCT patients are at high risk of bone loss and fragility fracture. • Recommendations are provided for better monitoring of bone health. • Recommendations include bone assessment, dietary advice and osteoporosis medication. Treatment advances have reduced the adverse events associated with hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and led to an increased number of transplants performed. HSCT patients are living longer with concerns on long-term outcomes. Bone fragility and fracture are at the forefront for long-term morbidities post-HSCT. In HSCT recipients, evidence has accumulated to support recommendations for more extensive monitoring of bone fragility and more appropriate administration of osteoporosis pharmacotherapies for patients at high risk of bone loss and/or fracture. This executive summary reports and summarizes the main recommendations published previously, including bone assessment, dietary and lifestyle recommendations and osteoporosis medication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]