Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in India: Status, Challenges and the Way Forward : Based on Dr. K. C. Chaudhuri Oration 2016.
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) refers to therapies that aim to eliminate a patient's hematopoietic and immune system and replace it with his own (autologous) or someone else's (allogenic) system. The applications of this therapy are vast and growing, and include several malignant and benign diseases incurable by any other existing modalities. Pediatric patients constitute a minority of HSCT recipients with unique concerns. Despite substantial progress in the last two decades, limitations due to financial, infrastructural, manpower and research constraints act as barriers to fulfilling the large need for pediatric HSCT services in our country. Limited availability of unrelated donors and cord blood units is another constraint. Here in this oration, we discuss the current issues pertaining to pediatric HSCT in India and describe our experience with the same.
Department of Medical Oncology, B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India.
Vineet Govinda
VG
Gupta
Department of Medical Oncology, B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. sambakh@hotmail.com.
Sameer
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Bakhshi
D002648:Child; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007194:India
AIIMS; Bone marrow transplantation; Cord blood transplantation; Stem cell transplantation; Unrelated donors