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The baby Alex will leave the hospital Bambino Gesù after a successful bone marrow transplant.
Baby Alex, a 20-month-old boy with a rare genetic condition, must return home to London after a successful bone marrow transplant at Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome.
The doctors at the Vatican-run pediatric hospital said the child was "in good shape" – according to the Italian ANSA – and that the graft treatment had been concluded " in a positive way. "
The innovative transplant, which began on December 20, involved the manipulation and infusion of cells taken from Baby Alex's father. The hospital stated that the cells had "taken root perfectly, adequately repopulating the hematopoietic and immune system of the patient".
The baby Alex, who suffers from hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis – a rare disease affecting only 0.002% of children – was transferred to Rome from Great Ormond Street Hospital in London at the end of last year.
The boy, whose full name is Alessandro Maria Montresor, was born in London where he lives with his Italian parents.
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