Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute
Locations
Transplant Summary
Overview
Our FACT-accredited program was established in 1986 and has been performing unrelated transplants since 1990. We have a Family House facility nearby for use by our patients and their families as well as the Hyatt House Bloomfield/Shadyside. Our inpatient hematology unit is HEPA filtered. Our team is dedicated to using an integrated family-centered approach to provide excellent patient care and innovative research opportunities.This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1990 and has been an NMDP transplant center since February 1991.
Attending physicians
Adult - S. Fazal, C. Khan, A. Koget, J. Lister, P. Mewawalla, S. Sadashiv, Y. SamhouriTransplants performed
Marrow/PBSC and double cordCord blood transplants
Adult onlyOther programs and services
Our center has a licensed social worker and Transition of Care (TOC) Nurse Navigators to assist with discharge planning and other needs of the patient.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 99 patients.The actual 1-year survival of these patients is 61.6%.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 56.9% and 74.8%.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
186
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow0PBSC20Cord blood0Total20Unrelated donorMarrow0PBSC59Cord blood0Total59Total allogeneicMarrow0PBSC79Cord blood0Total79AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 107PBSC—Cord blood—Total107Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 186PBSC—Cord blood0Total186All 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 0-18019-44545-641065+5Total20Unrelated 0-18019-44845-643465+17Total59Autologous 0-18019-441345-646065+34Total107Total 0-18019-442645-6410465+56Total186Treatments 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
No survivorship program information is available. Contact the center for information about post-transplant care.