Bone Marrow Transplant Patient Accepts New Kidney Without Taking Drugs
Posted on: Saturday, 12 November 2005, 09:00 CST
Bone marrow transplant patient accepts new kidney without taking drugs
SINGAPORE, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- A Singaporean, who had a bone marrow transplant in July last year, survived a recent kidney transplant operation without taking drugs to prevent rejection.
According to Channel NewsAsia report on Friday night, Koh Hock Heng, 43, was diagnosed with kidney failure four years ago and was discovered to have a pre-leukemia illness two years later.
Both the transplanted bone marrow and kidney came from his younger brother, which cured his pre-leukemia illness first and then took him back to a normal life.
The two immune systems blended in Koh's body after the bone marrow transplant and now his younger brother's bone marrow cells have completely taken over his own immune system, the report said.
Being the first person in Asia to undergo such medical treatments, Koh does not need to take anti-rejection medicine for the rest of his life.
It is hoped that such treatments may help those kidney patients who need a transplant but do not have leukemia.
Source: Xinhua News Agency - CEIS
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