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Norton Children’s Cancer Institute has been home to the Hanna Catherine Evans Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Program since 1993. It is the region’s only blood and marrow transplant program dedicated to caring for kids. The program is made up of a dedicated team of clinicians and supporting staff specially trained to provide comprehensive care to pediatric patients who need blood and bone marrow transplants.
Norton Children’s Hospital is a member of the Pediatric Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Consortium (PTCTC) and the Blood & Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network. It also is accredited by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy for high-quality care of transplant patients.
The purpose of a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (blood or marrow transplant) is to replace diseased bone marrow with healthy marrow. Bone marrow is the spongy material in the center of bones that contains blood stem cells, which are immature but versatile mother cells from which red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets develop.
Bone marrow makes three types of blood cells:
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation uses stem cells obtained from:
There are two types of stem cell transplants:
The type of transplant needed depends on a child’s particular disease. Diseases treated by transplant include, but are not limited to:
A patient who needs a blood or marrow transplant will usually first receive several days of chemotherapy and/or radiation to prepare the body to accept the donor stem cells. The donor cells then will be transplanted into the patient through a simple infusion into a vein. Replacing the patient’s blood and bone marrow system with heathy donor stem cells will usually happen about three to four weeks afterward. Our providers will closely monitor patients during this time to watch for any transplant-related side effects.
Our blood and marrow transplant team uses a holistic approach to providing transplant care to our patients, paying attention to both the physical and psychosocial aspects of care. The transplant team works closely with the patient’s own primary oncology team to select the best transplant regimen, performs meticulous donor searches to identify the most suitable donor and conducts extensive educational activities with the family to familiarize them with the transplant process.
An integrated team of clinicians, nurses, child life specialists, physical therapists, social workers, psychologists and expressive arts therapists work closely with each patient and family to manage acute medical issues and alleviate anxiety and discomfort. Usually, by the end of the transplant process, the team and the patient’s family will have become close partners working together to provide seamless care. Even though stem cell transplantation is a complex procedure that can have some serious side effects, patients are closely monitored, and the most up-to-date supportive care is provided.
Pediatric Hematology Oncology
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