1968
World's first successful human bone marrow transplant for an infant with an immune deficiency syndrome
1974
BMT program established as an independent program to treat pediatric patients
1975
First successful transplant in a patient with lymphoma
1979
Adult BMT program established; formed joint BMT program with pediatrics
1982
First transplant for inherited metabolic disease
1985
One of the first BMTs using an unrelated is performed
Late 1980s
Development of autologous marrow transplant for chronic myelogenous leukemia
1991
First cord blood transplant performed with a related donor for child with leukemia
1992
Began using autologous BMT to treat stages 2, 3 and 4 breast cancer
1996
The University of Minnesota Cancer Center opens, providing contiguous lab space for pediatric and adult BMT researchers
1998
University of Minnesota cancer Center, affiliated with theBMT program, becomes a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
1998
The 30th anniversary of the program
1999
The 3,000th BMT is performed
1999
The first sickle cell patient transplanted using a nonmyeloblative allogeneic sibling transplant
1999
The American Red Cross, Fairview-University Medical Center and the University of Minnesota team up to open the Midwest's first public cord blood bank
2000
The first umbilical cord blood transplant is performed on a Fanconi anemia patient using pre-implantation genetic testing to ensure the donor,s umbilical cord blood would provide a perfect tissue match
2000
The first successful double-cord blood transplant for the BMT program
2003
Successful and routine engraftment of cord blood grafts for adults using 2, closely matched cord blood units
2004
Successful early experience of leukemia reinduction using immunoablative therapy along with infusions of haploidentical donor natural killer cells
2004
Initial publication of experience with alternative donor, reduced intensity cord blood grafts for adult recipients who are too advanced in age or whose condition does not allow conventional allogeneic transplantation