Alex arrived at the Child Jesus of Rome: the last hope to save him

The little Alessandro Maria Montresor arrived at the Bambino Ges pediatric hospital in Rome after the start of a trip to London. Alex, 18 months old and suffering from a serious genetic disease from birth (primitive lymphohistiocytosis), a defect of immune system cells unable to manage and repel infections, was admitted to the Great Ormond Street Hospital of London. Where for him nothing could be done.

The race of donors and the choice of Bambino Ges

In Italy, from Milan to Rome via Naples, many volunteers and donors went to the kiosk to check the compatibility of a possible bone marrow transplant, but up to now, these searches have not been made. have not succeeded. At Bambino Ges will undergo an innovative transplantation technique: a parent's bone marrow transplant with a method of stem cell manipulation. An innovative technique of Professor Franco Locatelli, Director of the Department of Oncohematology, one of the world's leading specialists.

For the bisogner transplant, wait for weeks

Medical tests have already begun in the parents of little Alex. The different tests needed to reach the bone marrow transplant phase also aim to identify which of the two parents is best suited for stem cell donation. For the bone marrow transplant to Alex bisogner, wait a few weeks or the time needed to perform various preliminary tests and stem cell treatment.