Pakistani patient receives stem cell transplant in Shanghai

[onebyone]

SHANGHAI, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A Shanghai hospital has transplanted umbilical cord blood stem cells into a Pakistani patient Tahseen Dilbar, 30.

"The procedure was a success, and the cure rate will grow by 60 percent compared to traditional therapies," said Wang Chun, doctor in charge of Tahseen's treatment.

Wang said Tahseen's hematopoietic functions would begin again in two weeks after the transplant.

The cells were donated by a woman who gave birth to a boy in Shanghai in 2010.

Tahseen was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndromes(MDS) in 2010 and has been relying on blood transfusions since then. He came to China in March seeking better treatment, .

Patients with MDS have problems making new blood cells and a high risk of developing myeloid leukemia, said Wang.

The patient has also been given peripheral blood stem cells donated by his brother.

According to Wang, cord blood combined with peripheral blood stem cells can reduce the risk of rejection.

China has umbilical cord blood stem cell banks in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangdong and other places.


http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/26/c_137138641.htm

 

[onebyone]

Pakistani patient receives stem cell transplant in Shanghai hospital. The umbilical cord blood stem cells are donated by a Chinese woman

 

[rott]

All Pakistani patients must go to a friendly country like China and not to India for any treatment.

 

[Dalit]

This is most welcome news for Pakistanis.

 

[Hyde]

All Pakistani patients must go to a friendly country like China and not to India for any treatment.

If your father is unwell and can't be treated from Pakistan, I am not sure if you will be thinking like that.

It is cheaper to get treatment from India, much more convenient due to similar language, culture and people. I have had first hand experience after going through such turmoil but didn't go to India as it was too late...

 

[Dalit]

If your father is unwell and can't be treated from Pakistan, I am not sure if you will be thinking like that.

It is cheaper to get treatment from India, much more convenient due to similar language, culture and people. I have had first hand experience after going through such turmoil but didn't go to India as it was too late...

Indians love to exploit such a humanitarian act as a political gimmick. It is good to have alternatives for Pakistanis.

Not everyone will obviously be able to afford a trip to China, but those who can will surely weigh their options.

 

[Cybernetics]

If your father is unwell and can't be treated from Pakistan, I am not sure if you will be thinking like that.

It is cheaper to get treatment from India, much more convenient due to similar language, culture and people. I have had first hand experience after going through such turmoil but didn't go to India as it was too late...

It's relative, some from wealthier nations go to China for surgeries since it is cheaper, usually people that don't have coverage or in need of a special treatment procedure. Surgeons in China generally have much higher numbers of operations under their belts and at higher frequencies compared to the West. For example surgeons who specialise in spinal injuries perform 400 operations a year while those in America perform about 40. This results higher accumulated experience, faster and safer operations. Doctors in China have also developed technologies to recovered a paralysed patient (due to car accident) with the ability to walk after a stem cell injection and collagen insert (to mimic spinal bundle and allow for regrowth structure).

@3:24, this was back in 2008, the situation improved a lot since then.