JIPMER successfully treats 6 month AP girl infant with brain tumour through Stem Cell transplant

Chennai, Nov 4 (UNI) The Centrally-administered JIPMER in Puducherry has successully treated a six-month-old girl infant from Andhra Pradesh with brain tumour through stem cell transplant. A girl child from East Godavari district in AP was referred to the JIPMER in early 2025 for specialised treatment of medulloblastoma, a malignant brain tumour. The child underwent successful surgery, with the neurosurgeons achieving complete removal of the tumour, supported by the Neuro-anaesthesia team. Her subsequent treatment involved coordinated multidisciplinary care from specialists in Paediatric and Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Paediatrics, Neuroradiologist, Neuropathologist, Pediatric Surgeon and Transfusion Medicine. Radiation therapy…