BEIJING: Chinese medical staff working in the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University (XMU) cured a Pakistani, giving him a new life, says a report.
“Chinese doctors are so great. It is your superb medical skill that gave me a new life,” said Mr. Anjum Iqbal, a Pakistani patient to be discharged from the hospital. The 48-year-old Iqbal was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in August 2017. His illness had been under control. However, he was re-attacked by the disease in August 2019.
The report says, in March 2020, Mrs. Iqbal read an article in a top international medical journal, showing the latest clinic achievement of the Chimeric Antigen receptor T-cell immunotherapy (CAR-T) for treating the disease, which was made by the Affiliated Hospital of XMU. “My husband can be saved!” Mrs. Iqbal was so excited about this news. The couple decided to come to this Hospital and receive the treatment of CAR-T.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. and Mrs. Iqbal finally came to China at the beginning of November 2020. After two-week quarantine, Mr. Iqbal was admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of XMU on November 16. Taking Mr. Iqbal’s state of illness and his living habit into account, the hospital specially set up a treatment group.
On December 1, apheresis was done at the outpatient clinic of hematology department at the Affiliated Hospital of XMU. Anti-CD19 and anti-BCMA CAR-T cells were prepared at the tumor biotherapy center and transfused on Dec. 16. However, Hu Tingyu, the nursing supervisor, found Mr. Iqbal’s mood was unstable. – Agencies
