Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Transplant Summary
Overview
The BMT Program started in 1983 with autologous transplants. It expanded in 1999 with related allogeneic, matched unrelated in 2001, and cords in 2007. Received FACT accreditation in 2001 and has been re-accredited in 2004, 2007,2010, 2013,2016, and 2019. In 2011, program expanded to include patients with HIV. Involved in radioimmunotherapy and tumor immunotherapy research. Has developed translational laboratory pre-clinical models for cancer vaccines, CAR T cells, novel combinatorial strategies, targeted therapies for T cell lymphoma, thrombosis and cancer.This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1999 and has been an NMDP transplant center since January 2002.
Attending physicians
Adult - Jon Arnason, David Avigan, Vassiliki Boussiotis, Brian Carney, Jason Freed, Robin M. Joyce, Michael Leukam, Jessica Liegel, Rushad Patell, Jacalyn Rosenblatt, David Sermer, Gottfried von Keudell, Matthew WeinstockTransplants performed
Marrow/PBSC, single cord, and double cordCord blood transplants
Adult onlyOther programs and services
BIDMC Social Work Department has 3 furnished apartments for $400 week at The Veridean on Boylston St in Boston, MA. Additionally, housing is available at Hope Lodge a program of the American Cancer Society, 125 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA.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 65 patients.The actual 1-year survival of these patients is 74.5%.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 69.7% and 88.4%.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
92
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow1PBSC15Cord blood0Total16Unrelated donorMarrow0PBSC29Cord blood0Total29Total allogeneicMarrow1PBSC44Cord blood0Total45AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 47PBSC—Cord blood—Total47Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 92PBSC—Cord blood0Total92All 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 0-18019-44545-64865+3Total16Unrelated 0-18019-44645-641265+11Total29Autologous 0-18019-44645-642265+19Total47Total 0-18019-441745-644265+33Total92Treatments 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
Transplant center coordinatorDenise Cummings (Hurley)Phone: (617) 667-3527Email: dacummin@bidmc.harvard.eduIf 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
No survivorship program information is available. Contact the center for information about post-transplant care.