Banner University Medical Center - Tucson
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Transplant Summary
Overview
Banner University Medical Center's Hematopoietic Cell Therapy and Transplant Program started in 1998 and has been Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapy-accredited since 2000. The Program was certified for its first Immune Effector Cell Therapy in 2018, and currently offers multiple Immune Effector Cell Therapy options both inpatient and outpatient. The Arizona Cancer Center is an National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Research is conducted in cooperation with National Institutes of Health, Social Work Oncology Group and Children's Oncology Group. A team of experienced physicians, nurses, social workers, laboratory and support staff work together to provide the highest level of care to adult and pediatric patients and their families.This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1988 and has been an NMDP transplant center since September 1993.
Attending physicians
Adult - Muhammad Husnain, Emmanuel Katsanis, Sharad Khurana, Ravi Krishnadasan, Abhijeet Kumar
Pediatric - Emmanuel Katsanis, Holly Pariury, Laurel TruscottTransplants performed
Marrow/PBSC, single cord, and double cordCord blood transplants
Adult and pediatricOther programs and services
The HCTT Program at Banner University Medical Center-Tucson offers a variety of services to assist transplant patients and their families. Services include genetic counselors, social workers, child-life resources, and a nearby Ronald McDonald House. Lodging options and discounts are available for adult patients and families.Patient survival information for this center
Banner University Medical Center Tucson - Adults
This center's actual 1-year survival results are similar to the expected rate for this center*.The survival information we have for this center includes ONLY:- Patients who had their FIRST ALLOGENEIC transplant (cells from a related or unrelated donor/cord blood) during 2020, 2021, 2022 and
- Who had their transplant at a U.S. transplant center, and
- Who had follow-up information provided by the transplant center for analysis
For this center, we have survival information for 32 patients.The actual 1-year survival of these patients is 75%.Compared to similar patients transplanted at all centers in the U.S., we expect that the 1-year survival for patients at this center to be in a range between 59.3% and 88.5%.For help with understanding these statistics, please see Understanding Transplant Outcomes.For overall survival for all patients transplanted with a specific disease, please see U.S. Patient Survival report (Opens in a new tab) at bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov.Banner University Medical Center Tucson - Pediatrics
This center's actual 1-year survival results are similar to the expected rate for this center*.The survival information we have for this center includes ONLY:- Patients who had their FIRST ALLOGENEIC transplant (cells from a related or unrelated donor/cord blood) during 2020, 2021, 2022 and
- Who had their transplant at a U.S. transplant center, and
- Who had follow-up information provided by the transplant center for analysis
For this center, we have survival information for 32 patients.The actual 1-year survival of these patients is 90.5%.Compared to similar patients transplanted at all centers in the U.S., we expect that the 1-year survival for patients at this center to be in a range between 73.8% and 96.7%.For help with understanding these statistics, please see Understanding Transplant Outcomes.For overall survival for all patients transplanted with a specific disease, please see U.S. Patient Survival report (Opens in a new tab) at bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov.* The expected survival rate for a transplant center can be below, similar to, or above the range listed. This is based on comparing patient survival at all centers that treated patients with similar diseases.
The survival rate cannot tell how you will do with your transplant. Talk to your doctor to understand your prognosis or the likely course of your disease.
Total adult transplants
88
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow1PBSC15Cord blood0Total16Unrelated donorMarrow0PBSC12Cord blood0Total12Total allogeneicMarrow1PBSC27Cord blood0Total28AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 60PBSC—Cord blood—Total60Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 88PBSC—Cord blood0Total88Total pediatric transplants
42
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow18PBSC12Cord blood1Total31Unrelated donorMarrow1PBSC1Cord blood1Total3Total allogeneicMarrow19PBSC13Cord blood2Total34AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 8PBSC—Cord blood—Total8Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 40PBSC—Cord blood2Total42All Diseases
Number of transplants by age reported from January 1, 2022 to December 31st, 2023(includes marrow, PBSC and cord blood)
0-18 19-44 45-64 65+ Total Related 0-182519-44945-64865+5Total47Unrelated 0-18219-44145-64665+6Total15Autologous 0-18719-44445-643965+18Total68Total 0-183419-441445-645365+29Total130Treatments may be similar for diseases within a group. It might be helpful to look at centers that have done transplants for a specific disease and centers that have done transplants for any corresponding broad disease categories.
Centers are not required to report autologous transplants so the numbers might be incomplete.
More information about transplants can be found:
- U.S. Transplant Data by Center (Opens in a new tab) report at blood cell.transplant.hrsa.gov
- List of diseases
Transplant center resources
NMDP patient navigators
Patient navigators can answer your questions about choosing a transplant center and provide support and education to help you throughout your transplant journey.
- Inside the United States: 1 (888) 999-6743
- Outside the United States: 1 (763) 406-3410. (Long distance or international charges may apply.)
Email: patientinfo@nmdp.org
More resources
- Choosing a transplant center
- Preparing for transplant
- Learn about transplant outcomes and treatment decisions (Opens in a new tab)
- Support and resources (including non-English materials)
- U.S. Transplant Data by Center (Opens in a new tab) at blood cell.transplant.hrsa.gov
This center has separate survivorship programs for adult and pediatric patients.
Please select the program you are interested in.