Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT)
Our BMT clinicians are able to focus on treating and caring of our patients thanks to the excellent support provided by the University Children's Medical Institute Operations team.
Paediatric BMT Programme
The Paediatric BMT service at the University Children's Medical Institute (UCMI) at National University Hospital, Singapore , started in 1983 and is the oldest and largest Paediatric BMT service providing unrelated donor stem cell transplantations in Singapore. Since its inception, we have become a referral center for children and adolescents from around the region. Caring, dedicated UCMI team of doctors, nurses, social workers and child life specialists are focused on delivering the most comprehensive/ holistic state of the art care to patients undergoing BMT. The UCMI team of doctors is driven to find the best current treatments and safer transplants for patients with life threatening malignant and non-malignant diseases. One of the ways we do this is through the manipulation of the immune system to kill cancer cells and harness the potential of stem cells to repair diseased tissues. We are experienced in treating:
1. Acute and chronic leukemia:
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
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Acute myeloid leukemia |
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Acute bi-lineage leukemia |
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Secondary leukemia |
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Chronic myeloid leukemia |
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Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia |
2. Lymphoma
3. Myelodysplastic syndromes
4. Neuroblastoma and other solid tumors
5. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
6. Aplastic anemia and other marrow failure syndromes
7. Thalassemia
8. Fanconi anemia
9. Primary immunodeficiencies:
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Severe combined immunodeficiency |
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Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome |
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Chronic granulomatous disease |
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CD40 ligand deficiency/ HyperIgM syndrome |
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Leukocyte adhesion defect |
10. Neurometabolic diseases:
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Cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy |
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Hurler's syndrome |
UCMI team of doctors continue to break new grounds in the areas of alternative donor stem cell transplantation, cord blood transplantation and immune based therapies through close collaboration with basic scientists in the National University of Singapore and Biopolis as well as overseas scientists/ experts.
Paediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Team
Our BMT team consists of doctors and nurses who are trained and experienced in Pediatric BMT and who are contactable round the clock prepared to provide expert, innovative and responsive care to patients and their families. Every child and family will come into contact with social workers, dieticians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, child life specialists etc. Together, we will work with you to get you and your child through this difficult journey as quickly and safely as possible.
The Paediatric BMT Team with our patients in the 'old' BMT ward in Ward 47, NUH
Related Services
The BMT Team is supported by a larger team of Paediatric Specialists on 24-hour service call in Intensive Care, Apheresis Service, Nephrology, Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Pulmonology, Cardiology, Neurology, Endocrinology, Otololaryngology, Opthalmology, Emergency Care, Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery.
Together with other specialists from Infectious Diseases, Diagnostic Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Special Diagnostics, Pharmacy as well as 24-hour laboratory services (hematology, biochemistry, microbiology, virology, others) the BMT team strives to provide timely delivery of optimal care to our patients.
Our patients also benefit tremendously from services of on-site Blood Donation Centre, Blood Bank and Stem Cell Laboratory. These facilities are AABB accredited since May 2006. Translational research in cellular therapy is supported by our institutional cGMP facility sited within NUH.
Patients' Stories
- BMT 4 Kids (Blood and Marrow Transplant for Kids) aims to save children from Cancer...
Our Contact Details
Paediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Service
Ms. Zin-Mar MYO
Phone: (65) 6772-2372
Fax: (65) 6872-4314
Email: Zin_Mar_Myo@nuh.com.sg
International Patients, please contact
International Patient Liaison Centre
Phone: (65) 6779-2777 (Singapore 24-Hour Helpline)
Fax: (65) 6777-8065
Email: iplc@nhg.com.sg
Website: http://www.nhgiplc.com
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