Stem cell donor found for one of three patients from Niš

A matching stem cell donor has been found for one of three citizens of Niš who need such a transplant due to oncological diseases, Bojana Ljuboja from the Registry of Stem Cell Donors at the Serbian Blood Transfusion Institute told Beta today.

Stem cell donor found for one of three patients from Niš

TL;DR

  • A matching stem cell donor was found for one of three Niš citizens needing a transplant for oncological diseases.
  • The Serbian Registry of Stem Cell Donors, with 29,000 donors, and the global registry with 43 million people, had not previously found compatible donors for the three patients.
  • A new campaign was organized in Niš to find stem cell donors for all three patients.
  • In early December, 1,200 citizens registered in Niš, while only about thirty participated in the latest campaign.