At TGH, we recognize that you have a choice when it comes to cancer treatment — and you deserve the best. We’re proud to have been named One of the Nation's Best Hospitals for Cancer Care by U.S. News & World Report 2024-25 and one of America's Best Cancer Hospitals by Newsweek. In addition to being recognized for our rigorous, high-quality standards of care, we participate in many groundbreaking clinical trials, allowing our patients to have access to incredible new treatments on a regular basis. TGH has some of the best experts in the world leading the BMT and Cell Therapies Unit. As a result, we offer some of the most advanced scientific breakthroughs available to patients with complex diseases, from CAR-T and bone marrow transplants, to targeted therapies and precision medicine.
The TGH Cancer Institute features a state-of-the-art outpatient Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) and Cell Therapies Center. This addition specializes in utilizing the most experienced physicians in the region to treat patients with aggressive blood cancers, such as leukemias, lymphomas, multiple myeloma and other types of cancer.
Our Team
The BMT and Cell Therapies Unit at Tampa General Hospital's Cancer Institute includes a world-class multidisciplinary team including hematology oncologists with specific training in bone marrow transplant, cellular therapies, and immunotherapy, as well as highly trained nurse practitioners, nurse navigators, nurses, social workers, counselors, spiritual services, physical and occupational therapy, dietary services, and pharmacists. No two cancers are alike, and our team of experts is dedicated to providing patient-centered care and a personalized approach to treatment specific to each person’s disease.
Specialized CAR-T Expertise
The TGH Cancer Institute offers patients Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, under the direction of Dr. Ivan Borrello, an international leader in the research and application of T-cell therapy. He and his team can essentially harness the power of a patient’s own immune system to destroy cancer cells, reprogramming a patient’s immune cells to destroy cancerous cells.
While CAR T-cell patients can often be hospitalized for prolonged periods of monitoring and treatment, Tampa General offers the enhanced comfort and safety of a swifter return to home with the use of a novel biometric device that securely transmits necessary information to the hospital with launch of our Outpatient Cellular-Immunotherapy Transplant Unit.
Conditions We Treat
The medical specialists in TGH’s Bone Marrow Transplant and Cell Therapies Center can address a full range of precancerous and cancerous conditions of the blood and bone marrow, including:
- Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Leukemia
- Multiple myeloma
- Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)
- Myeloproliferative disorders
Testing & Diagnostics
In order to diagnose blood cancer and related conditions, TGH offers a wide array of advanced technologies, to target, diagnose and treat you as effectively and efficiently as possible, including:
- Laboratory tests:
- Cytogenetic analysis
- Flow cytometry
- Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
- Molecular testing
- Imaging studies:
- Computed tomography (CT) scan
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
- X-ray
- Nuclear medicine:
- Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
- Biopsies:
- Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
- Excisional lymph node biopsy
- Pleural fluid biopsy
Treatment Options
TGH’s Bone Marrow Transplant and Cell Therapies Center offers progressive hematology and medical oncology treatment options for cancers of the blood and bone marrow and related conditions, including:
The center also offers clinical trials for unique cell therapies for certain autoimmune, non-cancerous diseases.
More Time in the Comfort of Your Own Home
At Tampa General, we are focused on making you as comfortable as possible while you undergo treatment, whether that’s in the hospital, outpatient, or at home.
For patients who can receive treatment at home, we will work with you to make that happen. Using Tampa General’s advanced technologic platform called Hospital at Home and a new biometric device called Biobeat, cell therapies patients can return to their homes and families more quickly while undergoing treatment. During their in-home treatment, patients receive at least two in-person visits per day by a dedicated member of the TGH at Home clinical team. The BioBeat device allows remote monitoring of heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, oxygen saturation and respiration rate. By tracking the indicators, TGH specialists can detect potential complications and follow up with the patient at home.
Support Services
We know there’s a lot more to cancer than just the actual treatment. With this in mind, we offer comprehensive support services to ensure that patients receive world-class care far beyond diagnosis and treatment.
Starting with our nurse navigator who will be with you every step of the way, our support services include financial assistance, genetic counseling, nutrition, oncology psychology, an outpatient rehabilitation program (including physical, occupational, speech, lymphedema, and biofeedback therapy), palliative care, patient advocacy and education, patient and caregiver support groups, social work, spiritual care, a survivorship program and financial assistance.
Our goal at TGH is to provide you with unparalleled clinical care and more.
Research & Clinical Trials
We further demonstrate our continued commitment to world-class care through active participation in clinical trials, which can provide our patients with access to advanced therapies and technologies. For more information on how we are positively impacting patients, check out our research and clinical trials page here.
