Children's Hospital of Michigan
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Transplant Summary
Overview
Children's Hospital of Michigan has been transplanting pediatric patients with the Karmanos Cancer Center since 1987. In June 2007, pediatric inpatient services were moved to CHM's inpatient BMT unit. We offer autologous and allogeneic transplants, including cord blood and haploidentical transplants.This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 2007 and has been an NMDP transplant center since September 2007.
Attending physicians
Adult - Eman Al-Antary, Roland Chu, Avanti Gupte, Meret Henry, Sureyya Savasan
Pediatric - Eman Al-Antary, Roland Chu, Avanti Gupte, Meret Henry, Sureyya SavasanTransplants performed
Marrow/PBSC and single cordCord blood transplants
Pediatric onlyOther programs and services
Children's Hospital of Michigan is pleased to have a Ronald McDonald House within a half mile of the hospital. Area hotels have also partnered with the hospital to offer discounts. As a comprehensive children's hospital, we offer multiple services such as child life specialists, art therapy, and school programs.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 22 patients.The actual 1-year survival of these patients is 86.4%.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 69.1% and 97.4%.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 pediatric transplants
23
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow2PBSC2Cord blood0Total4Unrelated donorMarrow3PBSC0Cord blood1Total4Total allogeneicMarrow5PBSC2Cord blood1Total8AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 15PBSC—Cord blood—Total15Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 22PBSC—Cord blood1Total23All 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 0-18419-44045-64065+0Total4Unrelated 0-18419-44045-64065+0Total4Autologous 0-181519-44045-64065+0Total15Total 0-182319-44045-64065+0Total23Treatments 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
Children's Hospital of Michigan
3901 Beaubien Blvd Detroit, MI 48201 Phone:313-745-5515 Staff
Program Director:Sureyya Savasan, MDProgram Coordinator:Cathryn Freeman, MSN, CPNP-PCMedical Specialties in Program
Cardiology, endocrinology, hematology, oncology, pulmonology.Medical Services Offered
Chronic GVHD management, occupational therapy, physical therapy and rehabilitation, social services, vaccinations.Telemedicine services are available.Patient Eligibility
Children- Allogeneic and Autologous transplant recipients
- 1 year after transplant.
- Patients who were transplanted as a child at this center with no upper age limit
- Does accept patients who were transplanted at another hospital
- Will admit pediatric patients who transferred into the program if they are under age 18