West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc.
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Transplant Summary
Overview
Adult autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplants, with active protocols for myeloablative, non-myeloablative and reduced intensity transplants, non-myeloablative and myeloablative cord protocols and haploidentical transplants. Limited pediatric patients (ages 16 to 18): autologous for Hodgkin's disease protocol and related allogeneic for aplastic anemia . CAR-T cell therapy for the diagnosis of ALL for 18-25 year old patients and NHL and we also offer CAR-T for, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Mantle Cell lymphoma, Follicular Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma.This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1992 and has been an NMDP transplant center since June 1997.
Attending physicians
Adult - Kelly Ross, Salah Ud Din Safi, Konstantinos Sdrimas, Carl Shultz, Lauren VeltriTransplants performed
Marrow/PBSC, single cord, and double cordCord blood transplants
Adult onlyOther programs and services
We have Rosenbaum Family House that provides discounted housing for our patients and families during treatment and transplant. We have patient and caregiver support groups that meet on campus. Nutrition and Chaplain support are available in clinic.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 69 patients.The actual 1-year survival of these patients is 68%.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 60.5% and 81%.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
127
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow1PBSC6Cord blood0Total7Unrelated donorMarrow1PBSC34Cord blood9Total44Total allogeneicMarrow2PBSC40Cord blood9Total51AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 76PBSC—Cord blood—Total76Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 118PBSC—Cord blood9Total127All 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 0-18019-44045-64565+2Total7Unrelated 0-18019-44745-642065+17Total44Autologous 0-18019-44945-644565+22Total76Total 0-18019-441645-647065+41Total127Treatments 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
Financial representativeRachel CartwrightPhone: 304-598-4000 x 41368NMDP 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.