American Hospital Dubai Bone Marrow Transplant Team Performs Life-Saving Rescue Chemotherapy

Under the expert care of Dr Emmanouil Nikolousis, Consultant Hematologist and Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) Expert at American Hospital Dubai, the patient was scheduled for autologous stem cell transplantation following international guidelines. Stem cell transplantation is a highly specialized, life-saving procedure for certain malignant blood conditions, such as myeloma and lymphoma, as well as non-malignant conditions, including those unrelated to blood disorders such as multiple sclerosis. The success of the procedure largely depends on the expertise of a team of trained and experienced bone marrow transplant healthcare professionals currently based at American Hospital Dubai.

On January 16, 2024, the patient underwent intense chemotherapy to prepare his bone marrow to house the stem cells taken before chemotherapy and reinfused into his body. In a typical scenario, stem cell infusion leads to the formation of new blood cells in the bone marrow within 12 to 14 days. Still, in this patient’s case, engraftment or formation of new blood cells occurred within nine days after the stem cell infusion, significantly shortening the patient’s hospital stay.