YEREVAN, APRIL 10, ARMENPRESS. The first two stem cell transplantations of bone marrow in Armenia were performed in the Yolyan Hematology Center by Professor Dr. Nicolaus Kröger, head of the transplantation department of Hamburg’s Eppendorf Clinic and the Yolyan Hematology Clinic’s team.

Professor Smbat Daghbashyan, head of the Armenian transplantation doctors’ team, told reporters the transplantation passed successfully.

“The patients, who trusted her health to the doctors, is a woman from Artsakh, who had to travel abroad for undergoing the same surgery. The second patient is a man, who had a repetition of the disease after chemotherapy”, he said, adding that 60 patients annually need stem cell transplantation in Armenia.

“We will continue cooperation with our colleagues from Hamburg. The patient who had to receive the transplantation in Hamburg, can get it here the same way. We will perform transplantations in 7-10 patients during this year, since this a gradual process”, he said.

Dr. Nicolaus Kröger congratulated the Armenian doctors in introducing the new treatment method in Armenia.

“This method is considered to be innovative in the world and is used for treating cancerous diseases”, he said.