Pharmacy

Cord Life India, life Asia's largest stemcell bank, saved the life of five-year old Moinam from Siliguri who was suffering from ebeta thalassemia since he was five months old. The bank had preserved the cord blood of Moinam's sister and provided it to Moinam at the time of the transplant therapy. The stemcell transplant from cordblood and bone marrow gave him a new life and the transplant also became India's first successful mixed stemcell transplant. Dr Ashis Mukherjee at the Netaji Subhash Cancer Research Institute carried out the stem cell transplantation and this is the first time that a mixed stem cell transplant has been performed in India.

Dr. Prosanto Chowdhury, Medical Director, CordLife India, said, "When stem cells are needed to treat a life-threatening disease, doctors can effectively predict transplant success by evaluating two factors - HLA compatibility and stem cell count. Transplants like these confirm CordLife's technology and our assurance to parents who bank with us their baby's cord blood."