The hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Indonesia: an unsolved dilemma

Hematopoietic SCT activity in Asia: a report from the Asia-Pacific Blood and Marrow Transplantation Group

“…It is also important to be aware that there are some countries where very few HSCTs are currently performed because of several factors, such as financial restrictions, lack of a national health insurance system and governmental support and an inability to develop local transplant centers. 7,11 A similar survey has been annually reported by the EBMT since 1990 to illustrate the trends of HSCT in European countries in an elegant way. 4,[25][26][27]29,[35][36][37] Although this study elucidated several differences, such as the proportion of allogeneic and autologous HSCTs between Europe and Asia, there were many similarities in the trends of HSCTs in both regions.…”

“…Recent reports on HSCT from Asian countries suggest the progress of HSCT in this region. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] However, no comprehensive picture of the current state of HSCT in Asia has been obtained. The Asia-Pacific region consists of countries with various ethnic, economical and social backgrounds.…”

Establishing the hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) in a developing country; the journey of HSCT in Semarang, Indonesia

“…In 2012, Dr. Kariadi Hospital committed to establishing a modern BMT. Steps taken towards achieving this goal comprised of: [1] developing a Road Map for BMT services [2]; formalizing collaborative international partnerships; [3] developing appropriate clinical and laboratory infrastructure [4]; increasing human resources capacity [5]; developing clinical teamwork; and [6] fostering pharmacy services.…”

“…In 1987, the first allogeneic and autologous BMTs in Indonesia were performed in Semarang, Central Java by Telogorejo Hospital and Dr. Kariadi General Hospital. These transplants were performed for several cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), and thalassemia [ 6 ]; two of the cases of AML treated in Semarang in 1987 are still in remission. Two year later in 1989, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Jakarta performed several BMTs for CML, AML, ALL cases [ 7 ].…”

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Vietnam: Current Status and Future Directions

“…Bacterial and fungal infection are the major post-transplant complication that we always encounter. It has become a cumbersome issue in the transplant units of developing countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, India… [4,5]. Most of the infections occurred before the time of engraftment.…”