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Transplant Summary
Overview
The FACT-accredited BMT Program, part of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center multidisciplinary team, offers advanced and sophisticated techniques for patients who need autologous or allogeneic (related and unrelated) PBSC or bone marrow transplants, including reduced intensity transplants and CAR-T.This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1990 and has been an NMDP transplant center since February 1997.
Attending physicians
Adult - Khadega Abuelgasim, Ammar Alzoubi, Roberto Ferro, Scott Hall, Jamal Misleh, Dhaval Shah, Paramveer Singh, Zhifu XiangTransplants performed
Marrow/PBSC onlyCord blood transplants
Not performedOther programs and services
Discount pricing at local hotels.Patient survival information for this center
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 16 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 55.1% and 94.1%.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
42
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow0PBSC2Cord blood0Total2Unrelated donorMarrow0PBSC13Cord blood0Total13Total allogeneicMarrow0PBSC15Cord blood0Total15AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 27PBSC—Cord blood—Total27Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 42PBSC—Cord blood0Total42All 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 0-18019-44145-64165+0Total2Unrelated 0-18019-44245-64865+3Total13Autologous 0-18019-44245-641365+12Total27Total 0-18019-44545-642265+15Total42Treatments 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
If you have questions about costs and financial services at this center, please call the transplant center’s direct phone number.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
CCHS Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
suite 4200 4701 Ogletown Stanton Road Newark, DE 19713 Phone:302-623-3900 Physician Referrals:302-623-3900 For more information about this program: http://Christianacare.org (Opens in a new tab)Staff
Program Director:Zhifu Xiang, MDProgram Coordinator:Stefanie Bonis, RNMedical Specialties in Program
Hematology, oncology, palliative care.Medical Services Offered
Chronic GVHD management, financial counseling, nutrition/dietetics, pain management, physical therapy and rehabilitation, social services.Telemedicine services are available.Patient Eligibility
Adults- Allogeneic and Autologous transplant recipients
- Adults: 3 months after transplant.
- Adults (over age 18)
- Will provide care to adult patients who underwent transplant as a child
- Does accept patients who were transplanted at another hospital