BOB体育 Pediatric Blood & Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy in collaboration with the BOB体育 Cancer Center is Florida鈥檚 longest established transplant program using a multidisciplinary patient care approach for better patient outcomes and satisfaction.
We鈥檙e affiliated with the Children鈥檚 Oncology Group, NAPAAC, Pediatric Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, and initiated the Florida pediatric bone marrow transplant and cell therapy consortium.
The BOB体育 Pediatric Blood & Marrow Transplantation (BMT) and Cell Therapy Program offers novel treatments to patients with high-risk malignancies, immunological disorders and bone marrow failure syndromes not available anywhere else in this region. Our team is focused on the well-being of the patient and providing a holistic approach that leads to better treatment outcomes.
Our program was the first in Florida to receive accreditation from the , which assures the children and families in our care to know that we are committed to providing the best care possible at every step.
Our program has successfully performed stem cell transplantation to treat a broad variety of malignant and benign hematologic disorders, including but not limited to:
We鈥檙e advancing care through Car-T Cell Therapy, institutional clinical trials, and collaborative trials. We provide cellular graft manipulation techniques to overcome limitations associated with stem cell transplantation. We have dedicated researchers working to advance the field of cellular therapy and provide precision medicine in the future.
First in Florida
2017: Competitively selected as a core consortium of the NHLBI/NCI-funded Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network, one of only 12 centers selected in all 4 funding cycles
2013: One of only five FDA-licensed public cord blood banks nationwide
2012: Designated a Center of Excellence by the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation, and as a referral center for the International Myeloma Foundation
2008: Florida鈥檚 first haploidentical, or 鈥渉alf-match,鈥� transplantation
2000: Florida鈥檚 first accredited blood and marrow transplantation program
1997: Florida鈥檚 first 鈥渕ini鈥� bone marrow transplantation for lymphoma
1996: Florida鈥檚 first adult umbilical cord blood transplantation for leukemia
1995: Florida鈥檚 first pediatric umbilical cord blood transplantation for leukemia
1995: Nation鈥檚 third and the Southeast鈥檚 first umbilical cord blood bank
1983: Florida鈥檚 first pediatric bone marrow transplantation
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