Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
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Transplant Summary
Overview
The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is a free-standing, pediatric facility. The SCT Program has clinical and research expertise for pediatric malignancies, benign hematologic conditions, immune deficiencies, metabolic disorders, minimal residual disease testing in acute leukemia and neuroblastoma, cord blood stem cell transplantation, immune ablative transplantation, and outpatient transplantation. The SCT team is comprised of members from all disciplines involved in the care of transplant patients: physicians, staff nurses, advanced practice nurses, transplant coordinator, social worker, referring specialists, psychologist, pharmacist, research coordinators, data coordinators and financial coordinator. Family centered inpatient rounds are conducted daily by the team members, this allows for a continuous flow of information across the disciplines and comprehensive care to the patient and family.This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1992 and has been an NMDP transplant center since February 1996.
Attending physicians
Adult - Sonali Chaudhury, Hannah Lust, Kevin McNerney, Veronika Polishchuk, Jennifer Schneiderman
Pediatric - Sonali Chaudhury, Hannah Lust, Kevin McNerney, Veronika Polishchuk, Jennifer SchneidermanTransplants performed
Marrow/PBSC, single cord, and double cordCord blood transplants
Pediatric onlyOther programs and services
We have unique programs specific to children and their families undergoing transplantation. Our clinical team is trained in the areas of child growth and development and works closely with our Pediatric Psychology Department to continue supporting their needs. Our Child Life Department is a very integral part of our program and work hand-in-hand with the clinical team to support the patients through the transplant process. Child Life Therapists engage in therapeutic play and individualized age-appropriate activities for each child. Feedback is given to the parents/primary caregivers and clinical team for evaluation and implementation of ongoing care. A designated SCT Social Worker follows the patients and families through all phases of transplantation. We are very proud of our ParentWise Program whose goal is to develop an environment and process which enables parents of past transplant patients to partner with the parents of prospective transplant patients. This program is on a volunteer basis but has carefully selected criteria and a training process with continuous supervision by the hospital's Support Services Department. Other programs include PeerWISE, music and art therapies, and Educational Support with full-time teachers. Our Panda Cares Center of Hope (formerly Family Life Center) is located in the main hospital and a Ronald McDonald House is nearby. For details see our website:
https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/patients-visitors/resources-support-services-for-families/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 84 patients.The actual 1-year survival of these patients is 85.7%.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 80.4% and 94%.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 pediatric transplants
77
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow23PBSC6Cord blood0Total29Unrelated donorMarrow14PBSC8Cord blood7Total29Total allogeneicMarrow37PBSC14Cord blood7Total58AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 19PBSC—Cord blood—Total19Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 70PBSC—Cord blood7Total77All 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 0-182619-44345-64065+0Total29Unrelated 0-182819-44145-64065+0Total29Autologous 0-181919-44045-64065+0Total19Total 0-187319-44445-64065+0Total77Treatments 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
STAR (Survivor's Taking Action & Responsibility) Program
225 E. Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60172 Phone:312-227-4090 For more information about this program: https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/specialties-conditions/survivors-taking-action-and-responsibility-star-program/ (Opens in a new tab)Overview
The goal of the STAR (Survivor's Taking Action & Responsibility) Program is to assist and empower survivors to grow and develop into adulthood, have a voice, live to their full potential, and contribute to society. The focus of the STAR Program is comprehensive medical care for childhood cancer and hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell transplant survivors, encompassing patient education, ongoing research and health maintenance. Our model of care consists of a multidisciplinary team including physicians, advanced practice nurses and social workers. We follow survivorship guidelines set forth by The Children's Oncology Group (COG: www.survivorshipguidelines.org) and the the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy/Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research (ASTCT/CIBMTR: www.astct.org). These guidelines were developed and are continually reviewed using evidence based medicine. Our program, as an active participant in these cooperative groups, tailors these guidelines for each survivor based upon their current health and prior therapies received and reviews them annually with the survivor and their family. Our organized, systematic and comprehensive follow-up program addresses both the physiologic and psychosocial effects of cancer treatment. Survivors are cared for in the STAR Program through age 25 and are gradually transitioned to the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University for continued care and monitoring. Our collaborative relationship with the Lurie Cancer Center ensures a smooth transition between the two teams when the patient is ready to move to adult care.
Staff
Program Director:Jennifer Reichek, MDProgram Coordinator:Karina Danner-Koptik, APNMedical Specialties in Program
Allergy/immunology, cardiology, dentistry, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general surgery, gynecology, hematology, hepatology, infectious disease, nephrology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology/optometry, orthopedics, otolaryngology, palliative care, psychiatry/psychology, pulmonology, Reproductive health/Fertility Preservation, rheumatology, urology.Medical Services Offered
Chronic GVHD management, fertility counseling, reproductive health, financial counseling, genetic counseling, nutrition/dietetics, occupational therapy, pain management, physical therapy and rehabilitation, sexual health, social services.Telemedicine services are available.Patient Eligibility
Children- Allogeneic and Autologous transplant recipients
- 2 years after transplant.
- Patients who were transplanted as a child at this center up to age 25
- Does accept patients who were transplanted at another hospital
- Will admit pediatric patients who transferred into the program if they are under age 25
- Will accept adult patients who were transplanted as a child at another center up to age 25