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The Most Successful Transplant Cases in Hong Kong

5 children have successfully restored their healthy life using the cord blood stem cells stored in HealthBaby

Successful Transplant Cases in Hong Kong

5 children have successfully restored their healthy after transplants.

Cord Blood Release Track Record

71 cord blood units released and used in transplants or cellular therapy.

Cord Lining Release Track Record

8 cord lining units released and used in transplants or cellular therapy.

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The Most Successful Transplant Cases in Hong Kong

HealthBaby Hong Kong is the cord blood bank with the most transplant cases in Hong Kong. 2 children suffered from cerebral palsy and 1 child suffered from neuroblastoma were successfully treated by cord blood they saved at HealthBaby upon birth, 1 more child suffered from Fanconi’s Anemia successfully used related allogeneic cord blood for transplantation. In 2022, 1 child suffered from Thalassemia Major successfully used related allogeneic cord blood for transplantation.

Autologous Transplants in Hong Kong

Release No. Year of Therapy Medical Condition Transplant Region Transplant Hospital
1 2010 Cerebral Palsy United States The Duke University Medical Center
2 2011 Cerebral Palsy United States The Duke University Medical Center
3 2013 Neuroblastoma Hong Kong Queen Mary Hospital

Related Allogeneic Transplants in Hong Kong

Release No. Year of Therapy Medical Condition Transplant Region Transplant Hospital
1 2014 Fanconi’s Anemia Hong Kong Queen Mary Hospital
2 2022 Thalassemia Major Hong Kong Hong Kong Children’s Hospital

Cord Blood Release Track Record

Release No. Year of Therapy Medical Condition UNIT USED BY STORAGE TIME (MONTHS) HEALTHCARE INSTITUTION
1 2002 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Sibling 5.5 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
2 2002 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Sibling 1.1 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
3 2006 Thalassaemia Major Sibling N/A University Malaya Medical Centre
4 2006 Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Sibling 32.1 University Malaya Medical Centre
5 2007 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Sibling N/A University Malaya Medical Centre
6 2008 Thalassaemia Major Sibling 19.4 University Malaya Medical Centre
7 2009 Cerebral Palsy Self 28.1 Mount Elizabeth Hospital
8 2009 Cerebral Palsy Sibling 38.8 Vejthani Hospital, Bangkok
9 2009 Cerebral Palsy Self 30.6 Vejthani Hospital, Bangkok
10 2009 Self Self 11.3 Vejthani Hospital, Bangkok
11 2010 Thalassaemia Major Sibling 14.6 Institut Pediatrik, GHKL
12 2010 Neuroblastoma Self 35 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
13 2010 Cerebral Palsy Self 18.7  
14 2010 Cerebral Palsy Self 42 Duke University Hospital
15 2010 Thalassaemia Major Sibling N/A Institut Pediatrik, GHKL
16 2010 Cerebral Palsy Self 14.5 Vejthani Hospital, Bangkok
17 2010 Cerebral Palsy Self 7.4 Vejthani Hospital, Bangkok
18 2011 Neuroblastoma Self 29.3 Queen Mary Hospital
19 2011 Thalassaemia Major (E beta) Sibling 24.4 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Cancer Research Institute
20 2011 Self Self 35.6 Vejthani Hospital, Bangkok
21 2011 Cerebral Palsy Self 12.5 Duke University Hospital
22 2012 Acute Myeloblastic Leukaemia Sibling 13.2 Peking University First Hospital
23 2012 Cerebral Palsy Self 20.6 Duke University Hospital
24 2013 Thalassaemia Major Sibling 37.5 University Malaya Medical Centre
25 2013 Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukaemia Sibling 4.2 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
26 2013 Neuroblastoma Self 70.9 Queen Mary Hospital
27 2014 Cerebral Palsy Self 7 Madonna and Child Hospital
(Cagayan de Oro)
28 2014 Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Self 6 Mount Elizabeth Hospital
29 2014 Cerebral Palsy Self 33.8 CHA Bundang Medical Center
30 2014 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Self 33.8 CHA Bundang Medical Center
31 2014 Fanconi Anaemia and marrow failure Sibling 49.5 Queen Mary Hospital
32 2014 Cerebral Palsy Self 57.3 Mount Elizabeth Hospital
33 2014 Thalassaemia Major Sibling 44.9 Institut Pediatrik, GHKL
34 2015 Cerebral Palsy Self 21.1 Mount Elizabeth Hospital
35 2015 Thalassaemia Major Sibling 15.8 Apollo Speciality Hospital
36 2015 Thalassaemia Major Sibling 25.4 Queen Mary Hospital
37 2015 Thalassaemia Major Sibling 13.8 University Malaya Medical Centre
38 2015 Cerebral Palsy Self 26.0 Mount Elizabeth Hospital
39 2015 Cerebral Palsy Self 19.2 Duke University Hospital
40 2015 Cerebral Palsy Self 67.3 Mount Elizabeth Hospital
41 2017 Thalassaemia Major Sibling 63 Tata Medical Center
42 2017 Cerebral Palsy Self 47.9 Mount Elizabeth Hospital
43 2018 Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Sibling 32.9 University Malaya Medical Centre
44 2018 Cerebral Palsy Self 26.3 Mount Elizabeth Hospital
45 2018 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Sibling 119.3 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
46 2019 Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy and Cystic Encephalomalacia Self 2.5 Duke University Hospital
47 2019 Global Development Delay Self 50.1 Vinmec Research Institute of
Stem Cell and Gene Technology (Hanoi)
48 2019 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 71.5 Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur
49 2019 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 92 Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur
50 2019 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 92.8 Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur
51 2019 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 78.4 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
52 2019 Thalassaemia Major Sibling 22.1 Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital
53 2019 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 67.7 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
54 2019 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 133.3 Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur
55 2019 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 110.1 Duke University Hospital
56 2019 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 47.7 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
57 2019 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 112.5 Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur
58 2019 Developmental Dyspraxia Self 79.6 Duke University Hospital
59 2019 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 54.4 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
60 2019 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 59.8 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
61 2020 Sickle cell Anaemia Sibling 15.2 Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
62 2020 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 59.7 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
63 2020 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 52.3 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
64 2020 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 60 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
65 2021 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 49.4 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
66 2021 Thalassaemia Major Sibling 19.5 Apollo Speciality Hospital
67 2021 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 45.7 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
68 2021 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 65.1 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
69 2021 Autism Spectrum Disorder Self 63.2 KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital
70 2021 Thalassaemia Major Sibling 48.5 Hong Kong Children’s Hospital
71 2022 Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Self 8.4 Hong Kong Children’s Hospital

Cord Lining Release Track Record

Release No. Year of Therapy Medical Condition UNIT USED BY STORAGE TIME (MONTHS) HEALTHCARE INSTITUTION
1 2015 Cerebral Palsy Self 7.1 RS Harapan Kita
2 2016 Cerebral Palsy Sibling 12.3 RS PON/RS Cipto Mangunkusumo
3 2017 Dementia Grandfather 3.6 RS Medistra
4 2017 Spina Bifida Sibling 10.8 RS PON
5 2018 Cerebral Palsy Sibling 7.7 RS Cipto Mangunkusumo
6 2018 Diabetes Grandfather 16.7 RS Medistra
7 2019 Kidney Disease Grandfather 26.8 Vinski Regenerative Centre
8 2021 Stroke Grandfather 5.5 Vinski Regenerative Centre
9* 2022 Fatty Liver Disease Father 17.3 Private hospital, Philippines
10* 2022 Chronic Kidney Disease Grandfather 17.3 Private hospital, Philippines
11 2022 Cerebral Palsy Sibling 10.5 Private hospital, Indonesia
12* 2022 Diabetes Mellitus Grandmother 20 Private hospital, Philippines
13* 2022 Diabetes Mellitus Uncle 20 Private hospital, Philippines
14* 2022 Chronic Kidney Disease Father 2.6 Private hospital, Philippines

*Ready-to-use mesenchymal stem cells stored with the group.

Most Asked Questions by Parents Related to Cord Blood Banking

Shall we keep child's cord blood in the same container under the circumstance of twins?

Under the circumstance of twins, it needs to bank the cord blood (or umbilical cord) varied. Twins can be categorized into two main types: Identical twins (monozygotic) when a single fertilized egg splits into two genetically identical havles and non-identical twins (dizygotic) where two eggs are fertilized at the same time. For identical twins, their cord blood can be combined for storage as the twins are genetically idential. But for non-identical twins, as their genes are different, it is suggested to store their cord blood separately.

What disease can cord blood heal?

Until June 2016, up to 113 diseases had been treated with cord blood transplants5,6. They could be divided into 7 categories, namely: Leukemia, Lymphomas, other Disorders of Blood Cell Proliferation, Inherited Disorders of Immune System, Inherited Metabolic Disorders, other Cancers and others.

Detail about 113 treatable disease please refer to Diseases Treated by Cord Blood Transplantation.

What is the difference between cord blood and umbilical cord?

Cord blood and umbilical blood contain two different stem cells which are widely adopted in different medical aspects. Cord blood is a rich source of HSCs which can create the blood and immune cells. Cancers, blood-related, immunity and metabolic diseases can be treated by cord blood. Umbilical cord is a rich source of MSCs which can create structural and connective tissues. Apart from minimizing GvHD in directed and unrelated allogeneic cord blood transplants, MSCs can apply to chronic illnesses treatment, regenerative medicines as well as organ and tissue engineering. Since cord blood and umbilical cord are rich sources of different types of stem cells, they may help to repair the body in different ways.

Can the cord blood and umbilical cord be stored permanently?

Stem cells will stop all physiological activities and remain dormant in -196℃ liquid nitrogen. Therefore, the stem cells can be permanently stored theoretically19. Professor Hal E. Broxmeyer (microbiology and immunology) is a pioneer who advocates of cord blood stem cells cryogenic storage. He proved that stem cells stored for years were still very regenerative, indicating that the stem cells stored in 1985 and 1986 could still be applied to patients for transplant33.

On the contrary, there is no factual basis for the claim of stem cells being able to store permanently under -135℃. Noted that using the vapor nitrogen storage system would cause temperature fluctuation upon stem cells storage and thawing and seriously affect the viability of all samples' stem cells.

Almost all public cord blood banks, including worldwide large blood banks, use liquid nitrogen for stem cells storage.

How much does the cord blood storage service charge?

Entrusted by most parents in Hong Kong1, Healthbaby has a very comprehensive service coverage. Apart from the traditional liquid nitrogen storage plan, HealthBaby also pioneered to provide the advanced BioArchive® System. All storage plan of HealthBaby adopts the expensive liquid nitrogen as storage medium to provide the most stable tempertature for stem cell viability, providing the most quality umbilical cord and cord blood storage service.

To cater for different needs of clients, HealthBaby's cord blood and umbilical cord storage plan have very flexible and comprehensive service plan. Regarding cord blood plan, clients could select the storage plan base on the storage and processing system needs.

The umbilical cord and cord blood service fee already includes registration fee, processing fee and 18 years storage fee, no any additional charge during the contracted year. Extra discounted would be provided for registering both umbilical cord and cord blood storage plan. HealthBaby existing customers and other cord blood bank customers could also enjoy special offers. Please contact us for deatils and any enquiries.

For more details of cord blood service plan please refer to Service Plan.

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