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Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute: Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program
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Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program

The Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program is FACT accredited and meets the most rigorous standards in every aspect of stem cell therapy, from clinical care and donor management to cell collection, processing, storage, transportation, administration and cell release.

Fact Accredited

The UAMS Cancer Institute is home to Arkansas’ only adult Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program program and is the first and only hospital in Arkansas approved to provide CAR T-cell therapy, a revolutionary new therapy for certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.  Learn more.

The Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program is FACT accredited and meets the most rigorous standards in every aspect of stem cell therapy, from clinical care and donor management to cell collection, processing, storage, transportation, administration and cell release.

The 30-year-old program also is recognized as an Optum Transplant Center of  Excellence.

Allogeneic Transplants

Allogeneic transplants involve the transplantation of stem cells obtained from a donor and are used to treat patients with lymphomas, leukemias and other blood disorders.
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Autologous Transplants

Autologous transplants involve the collection of stem cells from a patient’s own bone marrow or blood to be infused into the patient. This type of transplant is used to treat patients with multiple myeloma, relapsed lymphoma and other blood disorders.  Learn More

CAR T-cell Therapy

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy uses new technology to genetically modify a patient’s own T cells, enabling them to seek and destroy cancer cells. T cells are a type of white blood cell integral to the immune system.UAMS is certified to provide CAR T-cell therapy for patients with certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, including mantle cell lymphoma, for whom two other rounds of treatment have failed. Learn More

Read more about stem cell transplants from the National Cancer Institute

Interested in possibly becoming a stem cell donor? Visit Bethematch.org.

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Address: 449 Jack Stephens Dr., Little Rock, AR 72205
Parking Deck: 4018 W Capitol Ave, Little Rock, AR 72205
Appointments: (501) 296-1200
Referring Physicians: (501) 686-6080
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