5-Year-Old Ranchi Boy With Relapsed High-Risk Leukemia Achieves Remission After Navi Mumbai Bone Marrow Transplant
Navi Mumbai: A five-year-old boy from Ranchi, who was placed on palliative care after relapsing from high-risk leukemia, is now in remission following a haploidentical bone marrow transplant at a Navi Mumbai hospital. Child Relapsed Despite Multiple Treatment Attempts The child, diagnosed with Philadelphia chromosome-positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), had undergone multiple…
Ranchi, India: A five-year-old boy, diagnosed with high-risk leukemia following a relapse, is now in remission after receiving a haploidentical bone marrow transplant at a hospital in Navi Mumbai. Despite multiple rounds of chemotherapy, medication, and radiation at other clinics, the Philadelphia chromosome-positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia persisted.
The child's condition was deemed extremely challenging, leading to placement on palliative care. His parents then sought additional treatment options and consulted Dr. Kunal Goyal, a haematologist at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Navi Mumbai. Upon examination, targeted immunotherapy was employed, which significantly reduced the leukemia to near-invisible levels.
This allowed for a haploidentical bone marrow transplant using a donor from the child's half-matched family. The recovery process post-transplant was fraught with complications, including high fever due to a weakened immune system, a severe allergic reaction to a blood transfusion, respiratory distress, and gut infections. However, with the support of the pediatric and haematology transplant teams, the child ultimately overcame these challenges and returned home.
Dr. Goyal highlighted the necessity of a coordinated care approach involving various medical teams, emphasizing the positive outcome of the child's successful recovery.
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