Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program
The Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta performs more than 50 pediatric blood and marrow transplants (BMTs) annually for children and young adults with cancer and a variety of nonmalignant diseases.
Did You Know?
The Aflac Cancer Center has performed more than 750 pediatric blood and marrow transplants (BMTs) since the BMT program's inception in 1985, making it one of the largest pediatric BMT programs in the country.
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photo tour of the Aflac Cancer Center's new, 10-bed pediatric blood and marrow transplant (BMT) unit.
Scope of Care
The Aflac Cancer Center pediatric blood and marrow transplant (BMT) team performs both allogeneic and autologous transplants for a variety of malignant and nonmalignant diseases.
- Allogeneic transplants
- Related and unrelated donor transplants
- Mismatched and haploidentical (haplo) t-cell depleted transplants
- Umbilical cord blood cell transplants
- Autologous bone marrow and peripheral stem cell transplants
- Sequential (tandem) transplants for high-risk solid tumors
- Pediatric apheresis services
Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Facilities
The Aflac Cancer Center offers pediatric blood and marrow transplant (BMT) facilities that are designed to meet the unique medical needs of pediatric immunocompromised patients.
- Inpatient
- 10 specially designed rooms for pediatric blood and marrow transplant (BMT) patients; all inpatient BMT rooms are HEPA-filtered and feature a sleeping sofa for parents
- Dedicated playroom
- Outpatient
- Private hepa-filtered pediatric blood and marrow transplant (BMT) suite
- Five private rooms for infusions, treatment and exams
- Patient rooms able to support full range of apheresis services
- Dedicated waiting area
- Inpatient and Outpatient Support
- Onsite pharmacy and diagnostic services
- Dedicated cell processing laboratory
- New, larger Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)