SKIMS conducts bone marrow transplant of blood cancer patient
- | Thursday | 25th February, 2021
The Department of Clinical Haematology at SKIMS performed a matched sibling Allogenic Stem Cell/Bone Marrow Transplant for a patient suffering from Refractory Blood Cancer (Acute Myeloid Leukemia). Director SKIMS Dr AG Ahangar lauded the Department of Clinical Haematology for conducting these rare transplants which is benefitting poor patients. Dr. Javid Rasool Bhat Prof. & Head Clinical Haematology Department informed that a 30 year old male from Baramulla was diagnosed as Acute Myeloid Leukemia in August 2020 in the Department of Clinical Haematology. “Fortunately his brother's bone marrow stem cells were found to be matching. This will raise hope for poor and deserving patients of Blood Cancer who need Bone Marrow Transplant he added.
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