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Cord blood transplant in action

Cord blood transplant in action

Blood is made up of half liquid and half solid components (blood cells), and as it moves around the body, it carries nutrients (protein, glucose, etc.) and oxygen, defends against foreign substances that enter the body, and repairs blood vessels. In an adult male, blood is the heaviest organ in the body, weighing 5,000g, compared to the brain (1,400g) and liver (1,300g).
Blood diseases include blood tumors, numerical abnormalities, functional abnormalities, autoimmune diseases, congenital diseases, and infectious diseases. Among these, we focus most on the treatment of malignant blood tumors. More than half of our hospitalized patients with blood diseases have malignant blood tumors, specifically malignant lymphoma and leukemia, followed by diseases such as multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndrome.
Because blood cells break down and spread throughout the body, it is not possible to remove malignant hematologic tumors by surgery alone. However, anti-cancer drugs and radiation are very effective against these tumors. In recent years, good medicines have been developed one after another, and depending on the disease, more than 80% of patients can be cured completely with anti-cancer drugs. For types of cancer that are difficult to cure completely with anti-cancer drugs and radiation therapy, there is a method called hematopoietic stem cell transplant, which involves a complete blood replacement. However, since the treatment period is longer than surgery, we often ask for the support of the patient and their family. Let's cure the disease together.

Characteristics (main treatments, medical equipment, pioneering initiatives, etc.)

1. The field of blood disorders is characterized by rapid advances in treatment, with new treatments emerging every year.
   We actively incorporate all the latest treatments to achieve the best possible results.
2. We also perform numerous bone marrow transplants, peripheral blood stem cell transplants, and umbilical cord blood transplants.
   We are a certified hospital for collection and transplantation by the Japan Bone Marrow Bank and a registered transplant hospital for the Japan Umbilical Cord Blood Bank Network.
3. Blood diseases can be difficult to prevent or detect early, which is why it is so important to provide appropriate treatment.
   Our motto is "to provide effective treatments based on evidence (scientific evidence) after providing detailed explanations."
4. Kitano Hospital is unique in that it has a medical research institute attached to it. Dr. Kiyoshi Takatsuki (former director of Kitano Hospital), who first described adult T-cell leukemia, has always advocated medical clinical research as "finding problems for patients and working with a research-minded spirit to solve them," and clinical research is still carried out in this style today.
5. Main target diseases
   - Hematologic malignancies (acute leukemia, chronic leukemia, malignant lymphoma, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome, etc.)
   - Diseases that cause abnormal blood cell counts (various types of anemia, polycythemia, essential thrombocytosis, etc.)
   -Diseases that cause bleeding tendency (thrombocytopenic purpura, hemophilia, etc.)
   - Non-infectious diseases that cause lymph node enlargement (Castleman's disease, Kikuchi's disease, etc.)