Meeting: Decision to Proceed with Stem Cell Transplantation in 5 Primary Immunodeficiency Patients
The 91st Stem Cell Transplantation Meeting was held at Dr. Farhoudi Hall, IAARI on February 28th, 2022.
Members in attendance: Dr. Zahra Pourpak (Head of IAARI), Dr. Mohammadreza Fazlollahi (Deputy Head and the Secretary of the Board of Transplantation), Dr. Mohammad Nabavi, Dr. Maryam Mahlouji-Rad, Dr. Leila Moradi, Dr. Maryam Behfar, Dr. Masoud Houshmand (faculty members of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Hematology and Oncology, and Genetics), and Ms. Zahra Areej (Meeting Facilitator).
Five primary immunodeficiency patient files were presented and discussed at the meeting, among which two cases (one case of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) and one case of combined immunodeficiency disease (CID)) were approved to proceed with stem cell transplantation. The case for the remaining 3 patients will be discussed at a follow-up meeting after further laboratory test results are available.
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