The adult stem cell transplant and cellular therapy unit of Hamilton Health Sciences, based at the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre in Hamilton, Ontario.
The blood and marrow transplant service of Hamilton Health Sciences is delivered through the Ron and Nancy Clark Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies Unit at the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre on Concession Street in Hamilton, Ontario. According to the hospital's site, the unit provides advanced care for patients from across Central South Ontario.
The site names three treatments. Allogeneic transplant uses stem cells from a donor after the patient has received high-dose chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Autologous transplant uses the patient's own stored stem cells following intensive treatment. CAR T-cell therapy is described as a form of cancer immunotherapy involving genetic modification of the patient's own immune cells, used for some forms of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Hamilton Health Sciences also states on its Juravinski Hospital page that the hospital is a pioneer in adult stem cell transplant and cellular therapy, and that the first successful transplant from an unrelated donor in Canada took place there. That is the hospital's own historical claim and is reported here as the site presents it.
The site describes a multidisciplinary team including a haematology physician, a nurse practitioner, a social worker, a cellular therapy nurse coordinator and a pharmacist, but does not name individual clinicians. It says nothing about cost. Note that the website address held in the directory for this entry, jcc.hhsc.ca, could not be verified; the evidence above comes from Hamilton Health Sciences' current site at hamiltonhealthsciences.ca.
The site names the following blood cancers as treated by the unit.
The site states that the unit carries out stem cell transplants using either donor cells or the patient's own stored cells, and also gives CAR T-cell therapy made from the patient's genetically modified immune cells.
The page describes the care team by role but does not name individual clinicians.
The unit is on the third floor of the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre at 699 Concession Street in Hamilton, Ontario, and is named the Ron and Nancy Clark Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies Unit. Hamilton Health Sciences gives a separate main hospital address at 711 Concession Street and a switchboard number of 905-521-2100. The site does not state accreditation or the languages in which care is offered.
The site says nothing about cost. It is part of Ontario's publicly funded hospital system, but the pages make no statement about fees.
Profile compiled from information published on the clinic's own website and from the StemCell Registry directory record. Details may change; confirm directly with the clinic before making decisions.