HCG Performs First Bloodless Bone Marrow Transplant In Asia

Bangalore, November 16, 2010: HealthCare Global Enterprises Limited (HCG), South
Asia’s largest cancer care network pioneering treatment of highly complicated and
recurrent cases of cancer among patients from across the globe, today announced
the successful performance of first bloodless bone marrow transplant in Asia.
Curtis Carpenter, a 60 year old patient from the US, was diagnosed with Non-Hodg
kins Lymphoma of mantle cell type in the bone marrow. The patient, who initially
underwent chemotherapy in New York, decided to come down to HCG as he could not
find appropriate solution to his problem anywhere else. Also since he is a foll
ower of Jehovah’s Witness, he refused blood transfusion.
Commenting on the Carpenter case, Dr Ajaikumar, Chairman, HCG said, “Autologus Bo
ne Marrow Transplant has been around for long. With reference to Carpenter’s case
of lymphoma, the uniqueness of it is that we managed to do a BMT with out blood
transfusion. Since the patient refused the same, we have provided a highly perso
nalized care and this was possible by a team of experts headed by Dr. Radheshyam
.”
Presenting the case, Dr Radheshyam Nayak, Head – Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, HC
G, said, “BMT is a an intensive medical procedure where the patient is given high
dose chemotherapy and is supported by either his own preserved bone marrow stem
cells or histo-compatible allogenic bone marrow stem cell. We have achieved what
was perceived to be impossible because the patient refused to take any allogeni
c blood or blood product transfusion. The challenge here was to maintain levels
of Hb, WBC count and platelets by using a cocktail of growth factors and also ma
nage bleeding episodes by using recombinant factor VII.”
Dr Radheshyam a pioneer in carrying out BMT, has successfully done more than 25
BMT till today & is credited with carrying out the first BMT in Karnataka.
Thanking HCG’s doctors for providing a revolutionary treatment, Carpenter said the
autologous transplantation without blood transfusion addressed his sentiments.
Impressed with the treatment modalities pursued by HCG and the professional comm
itment exhibited by the doctors here, he said, many patients from West look towa
rds India as a preferred destination for complicated and serious disorders.
The only other centre in the world which does BMT – Bloodless, is the Centre for B
loodless Medicine at Pennsylvani .
About HCG:
HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd. (HCG), a leader in oncology care in India, cu
rrently manages a network of 20 cancer centers across South Asia. HCG focuses on
cancer treatment centres, imaging & laboratory services and clinical trials & r
esearch services. The vision of HCG is to provide high quality, integrated, comp
rehensive cancer treatment to all segments of society. For details log on to www
.hcgoncology.com