Adult Bone Marrow Transplant News
The SCCA Adult Bone-Marrow Transplant News is a publication presenting the latest information on hematopoietic stem cell transplant research at SCCA, providing up-to-date information for all health-care professionals caring for transplant patients.
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March 22, 2010 Bone Marrow Transplant Update
In this issue, read about:
- Tandem transplants – New idea under investigation in patients with multiple myeloma and occasionally in patients with very advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Mini-transplant plus Gleevec improves outcome for
Ph+ ALL patients - Life-saving protocols for your patients with hematologic malignancies
- New patient housing facility at SCCA
- Transplant program at SCCA ranks first in one-year survival rates
Transplantation Consultation
If you are considering referring a patient for a bone marrow or stem cell transplant and want to discuss treatment options with a physician, please call our intake office and ask to speak to the clinical coordinator—a physician transplant specialist from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Call (206) 288-SCCA (7222) or (800) 804-8824.
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March 31, 2009 Bone Marrow Transplant Update
Fred Hutchinson Transplant Program at SCCAIn this issue, read how the SCCA Transplant Program Ranks First in One-Year Survival Rates
Fred Hutchinson Transplant Program at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance was one of only two bone marrow transplant programs nationwide that consistently outperformed the expected one-year survival rate for unrelated donor transplants, according to an independent report that assessed 122 transplant centers over a five-year period.
- Mini-Transplants for Older Patients
- Life-Saving Protocols for Your Patients with Hematologic Malignancies
- Aplastic Anemia Treatment Improves Transplant Science
- Transplantation Consultation
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May 01, 2008 Adult Bone-Marrow Transplant News
Outcomes Studies Reveal Patients’ Post-Transplant Experiences"Recovering from a bone-marrow or stem-cell transplant doesn’t end when you come home from the transplant center, or even in the first year or the first five years. Recovery is ongoing. We’re trying to enhance health and wellbeing for the rest of the transplant recipient’s lifespan,” says Stephanie Lee, MD, MPH. She is among the many researchers studying hematopoietic cell transplant outcomes at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
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March 01, 2007 Adult Bone-Marrow Transplant News
Nonmyeloablative Regimens and Mini-Transplants Provide Transplant OptionsNonmyeloablative regimens open marrow or blood stem cell transplant to more patients while mini-transplants may be an option for elderly or medically compromised patients.
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