Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation at Tzu Chi Hospital offers new hope for overcoming blood disorders and hematologic malignancies in children, such as blood cancer, immunodeficiency, and genetic disorders that have been hard to treat.

 

The transplant procedure is carried out by a team of pediatric specialists, hematology oncology consultants, nurses, and other trained medical professionals. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center at Tzu Chi Hospital is equipped with apheresis technology and entirely sterile rooms where patient is placed to monitor the recovery after transplantation. There also are modern medical equipment for medical examination.

 

Establishing the first Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Installation for children in Indonesia is part of Tzu Chi Hospital's commitments to providing international standards for healthcare services.

 

Conditions treated

• Childhood cancer, such as leukemia, lymphoma, neuroblastoma
• Blood disorders in children, such as thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, aplastic anemia, fanconi anemia, CDA (Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia).
• Immunodeficiency diseases in children, such as Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
• Genetic disorders in children, such as metachromatic leukodystrophy, Hurler Syndrome

 

Services and treatments

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a procedure to insert healthy stem cells from a qualified donor into the recipient's body to replace damaged body cells. To be a donor, you need to have stem cells that match the person you are donating to, which can be identified through a Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) testing.

 

The stem cells can come from peripheral blood, except for patients with genetic disorders and immunodeficiencies come from the bone marrow. Then, stem cells are filtered using an apheresis machine. The patient will be injected with healthy stem cells into the bloodstream through intravenous infusion; therefore, so it does not require invasive surgery.

 

Prior to the transplant, the patient will receive conditioning chemotherapy to wipe out abnormal cells in the bone marrow. After the transplant, the patient will be placed in a sterile room that is closely monitored during the process of engraftment.

 

Medical technology

• Apheresis machine

A machine for filtering and collecting blood components more precisely and effectively than conventional methods. With an apheresis machine, the rest of the blood is then returned to the body.

• Sterile room

High-quality sterile rooms are used to prevent the transmission of germs or bacteria when the patient’s immune system is weakened after transplantation. These sterile rooms are strictly maintained for air circulation, air pressure, temperature and humidity.

 

Our doctors

• Dr. Anky Tri Rini Kusumaning Edhy, Sp.A Subsp. HO

Consultant Pediatric Hematology Oncology

• Dr. Edi Setiawan Tehuteru, Sp.A Subsp. HO, MHA

Consultant Pediatric Hematology Oncology

• Dr. Ludi Dhyani Rahmartani, Sp.A Subsp. HO

Consultant Pediatric Hematology Oncology