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Hematology, Oncology and
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Clinical Services
The Children’s Hospital Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) Clinical Program occupies the entire 7th floor of the 294-bed Children’s Hospital. Facilities include a dedicated 24-bed inpatient unit with adjacent outpatient clinic and infusion center. There are approximately 1,063 CCBD inpatient hospital admissions per year and 13,500 outpatient visits. The CCBD includes 23 MD faculty members and is divided into several distinct programs. The Pediatric Oncology Program provides care to children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer. We have dedicated subspecialty Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (brain tumor) and Orthopedic Oncology (bone tumor) Programs. The CCBD Experimental Therapeutics Program was established to promote the development and clinical testing of promising new therapies for the treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer that have failed available treatments. We also have an emphasis on survivorship that includes the H.O.P.E. (Helping Oncology Patients Excel) long-term follow-up clinic and TACTIC (Thriving After Cancer Treatment is Complete) clinic for adult cancer survivors.
The Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program at The Children's Hospital was established in 1993. Transplants conducted to date have included sophisticated procedures, such as unrelated donor umbilical cord blood transplants, T-cell depleted matched unrelated donor transplants, peripheral stem cell infusions, and an in utero transplant, in addition to standard matched sibling allogeneic BMT.
The Pediatric Hematology Program is responsible for the care of patients with primary noncancerous blood disorders, including hemophilia, coagulation disorders that produce excess bleeding or clotting, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, and a variety of other hematologic disorders. Major clinical components include the regional Hemophilia Center and state-funded Sickle Cell Anemia Center. The Immuno-Hematology Clinic focuses on disorders of white blood cell function and how the immune system influences blood cell number and function.
Our faculty and staff are also involved with many support programs, including the Hope Clinic (Helping Oncology Patients Excel), YAPS (Youth and Pet Survivors Program), Teen and Young Adults support program, Sickle Cell Camp, Hemophilia Camp, Butterfly Program, Wilderness Program and Robbie's Friends. These programs provide the Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation patients and their families with support through camping program events and peer interaction. The faculty and staff involvement ranges from an advisory role to staffing of the various camps.
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