The unit integrates both inpatient and outpatient stem
cell transplant care services in one convenient location.
Select patients may receive outpatient stem
cell transplant care in specially designed treatment rooms within the unit.
At the University of Chicago Medicine, the same team of expert physicians and nurses who provide inpatient blood and bone marrow stem
cell transplant care oversee the outpatient program.
Not exact matches
«Lenalidomide maintenance following autologous stem
cell transplant can now be considered a standard of
care for people with multiple myeloma,» says Dr. McCarthy, senior author on the meta - analysis and Principal Investigator of the U.S. study, CALGB (Alliance) 100104.
«Autologous stem
cell transplant should be standard
care for HIV - associated lymphoma: Multicenter, Phase II trial suggests autologous
transplant should be standard of
care for HIV patients with relapsed / treatment - resistant lymphoma.»
Based on our data, autologous stem
cell transplant should be considered the standard of
care for patients with HIV - related lymphomas for the same indications and under the same circumstances that we would use it in patients without HIV infection.»
Because a large portion of pediatric oncology and stem
cell transplant patients»
care occurs in ambulatory settings, the consortium is now focusing on understanding and reducing CLABSIs that originate in the home, between outpatient clinic visits.
More than 20 years ago Munson McLeod underwent a successful stem
cell transplant to conquer his non-Hodgkin lymphoma by a
caring, dedicated team at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
Hear stories from patients who have recovered from leukemia and other blood cancers thanks to stem
cell transplants; the donors who provided stem
cells to loved ones; and the medical staff that
cared for them before, during, and after the procedure.
We offer a full spectrum of treatment services on site, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy, pre - and post
transplant care for blood and bone marrow stem
cell transplantation, as well as cancer screenings and supportive
care services such as patient support groups and a cancer resource center.
Strengthen physical assessment skills essential for the
care of pediatric and adolescent oncology, hematology and stem
cell transplant patients
Clinical experiences for the nurse practitioner fellow include rotations on the leukemia, lymphoma, solid tumor, neuro - oncology, late effects, hematology, the inpatient general hematology / oncology unit, hematopoietic stem
cell transplant unit, and palliative
care.
The top floor of the new hospital is devoted to cancer
care, with 36 oncology rooms and a 28 - bed Blood and Bone Marrow Stem
Cell Transplant Unit.
Experts in pediatric oncology, pediatric surgery,
cell and gene therapy including stem
cell transplant, radiation oncology, pediatric anesthesia, pharmacology, social work, child life and the full complement of pediatric subspecialty services put a strong focus on family - centered
care and emotional support for both the child and the family.
Our physicians and scientists are working on a number of initiatives, including collecting blood and bone marrow from patients to better understand the causes of bone marrow failure syndromes and MDS; exploring possible genetic factors that guide medical
care; collecting blood and bone marrow to identify specific proteins that are faulty and how these defects relate to clinical complications and outcomes; and clinical trials to improve stem
cell transplants for disorders such as dyskeratosis congenita.
Three chemotherapy drugs and a stem -
cell transplant — a regimen that far outstripped the standard of
care — briefly cured her.
Children with Diamond - Blackfan anemia require lifelong follow - up
care to manage symptoms, give therapies such as steroids and blood transfusions, or monitor a child's health following a stem
cell transplant.