Stop Children's Cancer / Bonnie R. Freeman Professorship for Pediatric Oncology Research
Dr. Biljana Horn: Director of Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation
Dr. Horn has organized a consortium in Florida for all the major pediatric bone marrow transplantation centers. This Consortium is collaborating to understand transplant related issues unique to Florida.
Addressing and Solving One Issue
The consortium discovered fewer patients in Florida find matches on the Bone Marrow Transplant Registry than in other parts of the country. UF is responding by using haploidentical transplants. Haploidentical transplantation allows for the ability to find a donor for almost everyone.
Unique Protocol for Transplants
Dr. Horn enrolls patients in an important trial using a method of preparing patients for transplantation that she developed. This protocol uses chemotherapy rather than radiation to prepare a patient for a transplant. It is the hope that this new protocol will lead to improve long‑term quality of life, reduce side effects and increase survival.
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