Since the first stem cell transplant (SCT) was successfully performedin 1995 at the Blood Transfusion and Haematology Hospital (BT-H) in HoChi Minh City, Vietnam has performed a total of 387 cases of SCT todate; among them, 218 were autologous SCT while the remaining wereallogeneic SCT.
The figures were revealed atthe 3rd National Scientific Conference on Stem Cells in Da Lat city inthe Central Highlands province of Lam Dong between April 23 and25.
Some 300 researchers from across thecountry represent 54 field studies on stem cell therapy for thetreatment of hematopoietic, epidermal, eye and heart diseases andmalignancies during the 3-day event.
Stem cellsoffer hope for treating severe diseases and improving human health,Director of the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion(NIHBT) Nguyen Anh Tri, who is also President of the Vietnamese Societyof Haematology and Blood Transfusion, remarked.
He said studies in the field have achieved significant progress withencouraging results towards better serving patients.
The use of stem cells as a standard treatment has gained tractionnationwide, coupled with the establishment of new stem cells centres andincreasing medical personnel trainings.
Hospitals using SCT include Hue Central Hospital, National Hospital ofPaediatrics, 108 Military Hospital, BT-H of Ho Chi Minh City and 19/8Hospital.
The NIHBT conducted its first bonemarrow transplant operation (a form of SCT) in 2006. Since then, thehospital has successfully performed 150 cases of both autologous andallogeneic SCT thus far, two of which used umbilical cord blood samplesfrom its community stem cell bank.
The bank, thefirst of its kind in Vietnam, stores stem cells from umbilical cordblood samples donated by pregnant women.
Forher part, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen urged experts tofocus on updating the world’s latest study findings and apply them totreatment methods in Vietnam while increasing adequately trainedmedical staff, experience exchange and technology transfer activities.
At the conference, participants were alsopresented with five reports by foreign experts from Germany, Japanand Belgium, the pioneering nations in stem cell research.-VNA
The figures were revealed atthe 3rd National Scientific Conference on Stem Cells in Da Lat city inthe Central Highlands province of Lam Dong between April 23 and25.
Some 300 researchers from across thecountry represent 54 field studies on stem cell therapy for thetreatment of hematopoietic, epidermal, eye and heart diseases andmalignancies during the 3-day event.
Stem cellsoffer hope for treating severe diseases and improving human health,Director of the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion(NIHBT) Nguyen Anh Tri, who is also President of the Vietnamese Societyof Haematology and Blood Transfusion, remarked.
He said studies in the field have achieved significant progress withencouraging results towards better serving patients.
The use of stem cells as a standard treatment has gained tractionnationwide, coupled with the establishment of new stem cells centres andincreasing medical personnel trainings.
Hospitals using SCT include Hue Central Hospital, National Hospital ofPaediatrics, 108 Military Hospital, BT-H of Ho Chi Minh City and 19/8Hospital.
The NIHBT conducted its first bonemarrow transplant operation (a form of SCT) in 2006. Since then, thehospital has successfully performed 150 cases of both autologous andallogeneic SCT thus far, two of which used umbilical cord blood samplesfrom its community stem cell bank.
The bank, thefirst of its kind in Vietnam, stores stem cells from umbilical cordblood samples donated by pregnant women.
Forher part, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen urged experts tofocus on updating the world’s latest study findings and apply them totreatment methods in Vietnam while increasing adequately trainedmedical staff, experience exchange and technology transfer activities.
At the conference, participants were alsopresented with five reports by foreign experts from Germany, Japanand Belgium, the pioneering nations in stem cell research.-VNA
