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9-Year-Old Beats Rare Kidney Cancer After Transplant
6 Dec
Summary
- Child with relapsed Wilms tumour underwent successful stem cell transplant.
- Kidwai's BMT unit completed 130 procedures, including 43 paediatric.
- State BMT programme offers affordable, specialized care to needy families.
A nine-year-old boy battling a rare relapsed kidney cancer, Wilms tumour, has received a new lease on life thanks to a successful stem cell transplantation at the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO). The child, who only has one functioning kidney, had his cancer return after initial chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation, with his family facing insurmountable costs for advanced treatment.
Doctors at KMIO performed the complex bone marrow transplant, a procedure that carried significant risks due to the child's delicate condition and prior treatments. The team's success in managing the procedure, while protecting the boy's remaining kidney, marks a significant medical achievement. This procedure is the 130th conducted by the hospital's BMT unit since its establishment in April 2022, including 43 paediatric cases.
This successful transplant underscores the vital role of the state-run BMT program in providing access to specialized, life-saving treatments for children from low-income families. The initiative ensures that critical care, often unaffordable in private facilities, is available to those most in need. The hospital also recently received its HOTA licence, further enabling BPL patient access to BMT services.
