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duPont accepted as children's oncolc00gy transplant center
The Division of Blood and
Bone Marrow Transplantation
(BBMT) at the Alfred I. duPont
Hospital for Children was accept-
ed as a Children's Oncology
Group Transplant Center for
Autologous and Allogeneic trans-
plants and as a Peripheral Blood
Stem Cell (PBSC)
CollectionlTransfusion Center.
The Children's Oncology
Group (COG)is a National
Cancer Institute-supported clini-
cal trials cooperative gro.. up devot-
ed exclusively to childhood and
adolescent cancer research.
COG develops and coordinates
cancer clinical trials conducted at
the 238-member institutions,
which include cancer centers of
all major universities and teach-
ing hospitals throughout the
United States and Canada, as well
as sites in Europe and Australia.
COG members include more than
5,000 cancer researchers dedicat-
ed to saving the lives of children
with cancer.
All patients entering COG stud-
ies at member institutions are reg-
istered through a new web-based
remote data entry system, through
which patient responses to thera-
py are centrally collected, moni-
tored and analyzed. This system
helps develop and manage studies
more efficiently, which leads tO
faster scientific progress, quicker
dissemination of study results,
and ultimately, more young lives
saved.
Through the COG network of
member institutions, children
with cancer - regardless of where-
they live - get the same access to
state-of-the art therapies and col-
lective expertise, of .world-
renowned specialists.
"As a COG member institution,
duPont Hospital is able to partici-
pate in important clinical research
on childhood cancers, while pro-
viding families with access to the
best treatment protocols available
for their child," said Dr. Michael
E. Trigg, chief of the Alfred I.
duPont Hospital for Children
BBMT and pediatrics professor at
Jefferson Medical College.
To be a" membe of COG, insti-
tutions must fulfill stringent com-
petence, commitment and compli-
ance criteria. All COG institu-
tions offer, comprehensive multi-
disciplinary childhood cancer
treatment services, as reuired by
the American Society of Pediatric
Hematology/Oncology.
BBMT Unit offers help
BBMT: performs .stem-cell
transplants for patients previously
I
will be served. For details, call
645-3770.
Cancer Buddies
meets May 14
Cancer Buddies support group
will meet at 5:30 p.m.,
Wednesday, May 14, in the
Tunnell Cancer Center
Conference Room.
This support group is tor cancer
survivors and caretakers. Guests
are encouraged, and refreshments
Beebe offers free
skin cancer screening
Beebe Medical Center will
offer a free skin cancer screening
from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday,
May 28, and Thursday, May 29, at
Tunnell Cancer Center. Those
wondering about suspicious spots
on their "bodies may have them
checked. Registration is required
by calling 645-3171.
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diagnosed with a variety of med-
ical conditions, such as leukemia,
anemia, brain tumors, other solid
organ tumors and genetic dis-
eases. The list continues to grow.
The division has cared for chil-
dren from all over the region and
all over the world.
The duPont Hospital's 20,000-
square-foot transplantation unit
features an environmentally con-
trolled air-. and water-purification
system and space for 10 children.
Since most of the children under-
going stem-cell transplants will
be in the hospital from one to
three months, the unit's staff rec-
ognizes that comfort, stimulation
and emotional support are all
important aspects of recovery
from transplantation.
Parents, siblings, and other rel-
atives are encouraged to visit
patients on the unit. In addition,
there is a play area for children
and families are encouraged to
prepare meals together in th
unit's kitchen.
Since many patients experience
muscle weakness after a trans-
plant, children on the unit have
access to an exercise room as well
as physical and occupational ther-
apy. Child-life therapists provide
age-appropriate recreational
activities. Certified teachers offer
academic instruction for children
either at the bedside or in the
unit's classroom. The unit is
equipped with several computers
and laptop hookups are available
in every patient room.
Additional information geared
toward patients, parents and
health-care providers can be
found at the division's website at
www.Nemours.org/stemcells.
For more information about
COG, visit the website www.chil-
drensoncologygroup.org.
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