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Accreditation Statistics

As of October 1, 2023

Cellular Therapy Entities

  • Accredited: 258
  • Applicants: 26

Cord Blood Banks

  • Accredited: 53
  • Applicants: 9

Congratulations to the following programs for achieving initial FACT accreditation:

  • Kingston Health Sciences Centre
  • CTCA-COH Arizona Hematologic Malignancy and Cellular Therapy Institute (CAHCTI)
  • The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, Ohio

A complete list of accredited organizations can be found at www.factglobal.org.

SITC Publishes Guidelines on Immune Effector Cell-Related Adverse Events

Posted in :: 2021 Volume 1 :: Tuesday, January 26th, 2021

The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) published The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) clinical practice guideline on immune effector cell-related adverse events in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (JITC). Developed by an expert panel, the guideline includes recommendations for risk assessment, identification, and management for clinically significant side effects associated with immune effector cells (IECs).

This guideline was created with the assistance of several organizations, including FACT. For more details about its purpose and scope, read the full press release from SITC.