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GMC Srinagar performs first bone marrow stem cell transplant

Monitor News Desk by Monitor News Desk
Dec. 27, 2022 Updated 1:11 pm. IST
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Srinagar, Dec 27: Government Medical College Srinagar and its associated SMHS hospital has successfully performed its first and milestone Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant on in a case of high risk multiple myeloma.

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According to statement, a spokesperson said the patient was admitted in Medical Unit-III of the Postgraduate Department of Medicine and the whole procedure was conducted by the qualified and experienced Clinical Hematologist Dr. Mir Sadaqat, Assistant Professor-Department of Medicine and Clinical Hematology Unit of GMC and Associated Super-Specialty Hospital Srinagar.

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The statement reads the procedure involved stem cell mobilization, stem cell harvesting, myeloablation and stem cell rescue.

“The patient remained admitted for 22 days in the hospital and was discharged after successful engraftment of the stem cells,” it reads.

It reads it was due to the visionary approach of principal GMC Srinagar Prof. (Dr.) Masood Tanvir and his administration along with guidance from Prof.(Dr) Rakesh K Koul, HoD Medicine GMC Srinagar, support from Prof. (Dr.) Mohammad Ismail – HoMU-III, mentorship by Prof. (Dr.) Javid Rasool, HoD Clinical Hematology SKIMS Soura and full blood bank support from Prof. (Dr) Sheikh Bilal, HoD Pathology/Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine which made this successful.

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“This is first time in the history of GMC Srinagar that this type of treatment modality in a blood cancer patient has been provided that too in a resource limited setting.”

It added by providing such treatment modalities to cancer patients will definitely help them not only as a standard care for a disease but also an option which was never available before—(KNO)


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