VA Commonwealth University Massey Comprehensive Cancer Ctr.
Location
Bone Marrow Transplant Program
1300 East Marshall Street, North Hospital
P.O. Box 980157, 10th Floor, VCUMC Station
Richmond, VA 23298
Direct phone: (804) 828-4360
Toll-free: (800) 762-6161
https://www.masseycancercenter.org/cancer-types-and-treatments/cancer-treatments/cellular-immunotherapies-and-transplant-program
Total transplants by cell source
- Marrow: 14
- PBSC: 95
- Cord Blood: 0
- Autologous (PBSC or Marrow): 148
About the center
Overview
We perform autologous, related/unrelated allogeneic, and cord blood transplants in adult and pediatric patients. We offer a range of immune effector cellular therapies. We have 21 adult and 4 pediatric beds, adult and pediatric clinics, and a dedicated cellular therapeutics laboratory. We are FACT accredited. This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1988 and has been an NMDP/Be The Match transplant center since September 1992.
This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1988 and has been an NMDP/Be The Match transplant center since September 1992.
Attending physicians
Adult - Harold Chung, William Clark, John McCarty, Sneha Purvey, Baldeep Wirk
Pediatric - Frances Austin, Daniel Cannone, Nadirah El-Amin, Madhu Gowda, Jordyn Griffin, Marieka Helou, Elizabeth Krieger, Kelly Lastrapes, Joseph Laver, India Sisler, Zhihong Wang
Transplants performed
Marrow/PBSC, single cord, and double cord
Cord blood transplants performed on
Adult and pediatric
Other programs and services
CIT Ancillary Clinic operates on a medical home model with other disciplines embedded in the clinic i.e. Pulmonology, Adolescent Young Adult, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Psychiatry, and Neuro Oncology. Weekly clinical care conferences allow each patient to be evaluated by the clinical transplant, hematologic malignancy, and clinical research teams. This allows for a comprehensive review of all potential treatment options, including non-transplant therapies.
Caregiver classes are available online and nursing provides teaching at the bedside with patients and their caregivers. The Doorways offers the conveniences of home (thedoorways.org). Recommended $15 dollar donation per guest per day, referral necessary from VCUHS staff. Guests must live 30 miles or more from VCUHS. All Guests must have an adult caregiver present. Located 5 blocks from VCUHS. Free Shuttle service provided to and from VCUHS (8am- 5pm). After 5pm there is an after hours transportation service available.
We offer legal services through our Medical-Legal Partnership for oncology and pediatric patients.
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:
- Patients who had their FIRST ALLOGENEIC transplant (cells from a related or unrelated donor/cord blood) during 2018, 2019, 2020, 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 161 patients.
The actual 1-year survival of these patients is 73.9%.
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 73.1% and 85.2%.
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.
Number of adult transplants
Total adult transplants
234
Transplants reported (From January 1, 2020 to December 31st, 2021 as reported by the centers)
Marrow | PBSC | Cord blood | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Allogeneic | ||||
Related donor | 2 | 26 | 0 | 28 |
Unrelated donor | ||||
Total allogeneic | 4 | 91 | 0 | 95 |
Autologous | ||||
Both marrow & PBSC 139 |
-- | 139 | ||
Total combined | ||||
234 | 0 | 234 |
Number of pediatric transplants
Total pediatric transplants
23
Transplants reported (From January 1, 2020 to December 31st, 2021 as reported by the centers)
Marrow | PBSC | Cord blood | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Allogeneic | ||||
Related donor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Unrelated donor | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Total allogeneic | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
Autologous | ||||
Both marrow & PBSC 9 |
-- | 9 | ||
Total combined | ||||
23 | 0 | 23 |
Transplants by disease
All diseases
Number of transplants by age reported from January 1, 2020 to December 31st, 2021 (includes marrow, PBSC and cord blood)
0-18 | 19-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Related | 5 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 33 |
Unrelated | 9 | 20 | 31 | 16 | 76 |
Autologous | 9 | 11 | 86 | 43 | 149 |
Total | 23 | 42 | 130 | 63 | 258 |
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:
- U.S. Transplant Data by Center report at bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov
- List of diseases
Additional information
Transplant center resources
Transplant center coordinator:
Dana Broadway
(804) 828-3554
Email: dana.broadway@vcuhealth.org
If you have questions about costs and financial services at this center, please call the transplant center's direct phone number.
Be The Match 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
Survivorship program
This center has separate survivorship programs for adult and pediatric patients.
Please select the program you are interested in.