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University of Illinois Hospital & Health
Sciences System

Stem Cell Transplant Program
Oncology Clinic
1801 W. Taylor, M/C 821
Chicago, IL 60612
Direct phone: (312) 355-1625

Total transplants by cell source

From January 1, 2021 to December 31st, 2022
  • Marrow: 3
  • PBSC: 34
  • Cord Blood: 0
  • Autologous (PBSC or Marrow): 56
Performs adult transplants

Overview

Our program is FACT accredited, operating since 1997. We have a 19-bed unit and perform autologous and allogeneic transplants. Our center pioneered the use of reduced-intensity regimens for myelofibrosis and other hematological malignancies, is actively involved in chemotherapy-free stem cell transplantation in sickle cell disease, and performs stem cell isolation, iexpansion and manipulation.

This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1997 and has been an NMDP/Be The Match transplant center since September 1999.

Attending physicians

Adult - Noah Birch, Carlos Galvez , John Quigley, Damiano Rondelli, Matias Sanchez, Santosh Saraf, Emeka Uzoka

Transplants performed

Marrow/PBSC, single cord, and double cord

Cord blood transplants performed on

Adult only

Other programs and services

The Illinois Medical District Guest house allots space for our patients and families in the form of 1 bedroom apartments. Costs are $60 a night with financial assistance given upon assessed need.

About the center

Overview

Our program is FACT accredited, operating since 1997. We have a 19-bed unit and perform autologous and allogeneic transplants. Our center pioneered the use of reduced-intensity regimens for myelofibrosis and other hematological malignancies, is actively involved in chemotherapy-free stem cell transplantation in sickle cell disease, and performs stem cell isolation, iexpansion and manipulation.

This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1997 and has been an NMDP/Be The Match transplant center since September 1999.

Attending physicians

Adult - Noah Birch, Carlos Galvez , John Quigley, Damiano Rondelli, Matias Sanchez, Santosh Saraf, Emeka Uzoka

Transplants performed

Marrow/PBSC, single cord, and double cord

Cord blood transplants performed on

Adult only

Other programs and services

The Illinois Medical District Guest house allots space for our patients and families in the form of 1 bedroom apartments. Costs are $60 a night with financial assistance given upon assessed need.

Overall center survival


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:

  1. Patients who had their FIRST ALLOGENEIC transplant (cells from a related or unrelated donor/cord blood) during 2019, 2020, 2021, and
  2. Who had their transplant at a U.S. transplant center, and
  3. 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 73.8%.

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 62.7% and 83.0%.

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 at bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov.

Total transplants

Total transplants


93

Transplants reported (From January 1, 2021 to December 31st, 2022 as reported by the centers)

Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total
Allogeneic
Related donor 2 20 0 22
Unrelated donor 1 14 0 15
Total allogeneic 3 34 0 37
Autologous
Both marrow & PBSC
56
-- 56
Total combined
93 0 93

Transplants by disease

All diseases

Number of transplants by age reported from January 1, 2021 to December 31st, 2022 (includes marrow, PBSC and cord blood)

0-18 19-44 45-64 65+ Total
Related 0 7 10 5 22
Unrelated 0 3 7 5 15
Autologous 0 8 36 11 56
Total 0 18 53 21 93

Treatments 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 for this disease can be found:

Additional information

Transplant center resources

Transplant center coordinator:
Christina Havey
(312) 413-1715
Email: chavey@uic.edu

Financial representative:
Tania Perez
312-413-8194
Email: taniap@uic.edu

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

Survivorship program


No survivorship program information is available. Contact the center for information about post-transplant care.