Bone Marrow Transplantation Center

ADULT BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION UNIT OPENED AT SANKO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

SANKO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE INTERNAL DISEASES DEPARTMENT HEAD PROF. DR. YILMAZ:

“BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION IS A METHOD APPLIED FOR THE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF MANY BLOOD DISEASES AND WHICH IS A LIGHT OF HOPE FOR PATIENTS”

At SANKO University Hospital, Head of Department of Internal Medicine / Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Yilmaz and Dr. Instructor Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit was put into service under the leadership of its member Salih Sertaç Durusoy.

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Yılmaz, stating that bone marrow transplantation is an effective method used for the treatment of many blood diseases and a beacon of hope for patients, said, “By bone marrow transplantation, unhealthy blood cells are replaced by healthy blood cells and healthy erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets can be reproduced.”

Noting that the bone marrow, which is the spongy tissue hidden in the bones, is an important source because it is rich in stem cells, Prof. Dr. Yılmaz said, “Stem cells in the bone marrow grow and divide into white blood cells (white blood cells), red blood cells (red blood cells) and platelets in order to form a large number of blood-forming stem cells, and each of these has a feature that plays an important role in the human body.

Prof. Dr. Noting that the presence of healthy bone marrow and blood cells is important for life, Yılmaz said, “Some diseases can affect the bone marrow and cause it to not function adequately. In these cases, bone marrow transplantation may be a treatment option.

WHAT IS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT?

Explaining that bone marrow transplantation is the process of taking blood-forming stem cells from a healthy donor and giving them to the patient through the vein, Prof. Dr. Yilmaz continued:

“Today, bone marrow transplantation is used especially for the treatment of acute leukemia, lymphoma, aplastic anemia, multiple myeloma, thalassemia, sickle cell anemia and some hereditary blood diseases. Treatment responses are received at different rates from bone marrow transplant diseases.

Determining whether a donor is suitable for a patient is by matching HLA tissue types. The high matching of donor and patient HLA results also ensures the best transplant outcome.”

Underlining that there has been a significant increase in the number of bone marrow transplants performed all over the world in recent years, Prof. Dr. Yılmaz concluded his words as follows:

“Consistent with the general trend, there has been a significant increase in bone marrow transplants in Turkey, especially in the last 15 years. As SANKO University Hospital Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, our goal is to become a transplant center in the region. We aim to provide services to our region and countries close to our region. We have sufficient infrastructure, personnel, technical and administrative support for this.”

:2023-03-30 14:28:21