The Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) program was founded in 1991, and has performed over 180 transplants (allogenic and autologous) since its inception. Bone marrow transplantation is part of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Miami Children's Hospital. The program is such that the service is able to provide comprehensive medical care for children with a variety of diagnoses including: acute and chronic blood disorders, solid tumors, leukemias and lymphomas. The bone marrow transplant and research program has improved the long-term prognosis of children with disorders previously unresponsive or refractory to standard therapies. The program has performed transplants in children with disorders traditionally responsive to BMT, such as severe aplastic anemia, leukemia, lymphoma, neuroblastoma and congenital immunodeficiencies. The program also performs BMT for other disorders, such as sickle cell disease, beta thalassemia major, metabolic disorders, certain storage disorders, as well as brain tumors.
The BMT program at Miami Children's Hospital is part of the National Marrow Donor Program, which provides access to a large, diverse donor pool. Our NMDP association has enabled us not only to locate unrelated donors for our patients, but also to perform these transplants at our facility, eliminating the need for relocation for many families. The program remains part of the Children's Oncology Group, International Bone Marrow Transplant registry, and The Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Consortium. Membership in these organizations enables the BMT program to participate in a number of clinical research protocols, and to have access to very latest research data.
The bone marrow transplant program is accredited by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT). FACT is considered to be the premiere organization that promotes high quality patient care and quality laboratory performance. MCH is the only FACT accredited transplant program in Florida dedicated exclusively to caring for pediatric patients.
The cost of BMT varies based upon different variables; including the type of treatment protocol the patient receives, as well as whether or not the donor source is related or unrelated.
For Bone Marrow Information / Appointments (305) 663-6851.
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