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Yesterday was an important and exciting day at the Children’s Oncology Department of the National Cancer Institute – we discharged an extremely strong patient, little
Vladislav, who has successfully completed a difficult stage of treatment.
The boy is only 2 years old, but not every adult can face the challenges he faced. In September 2024, Vladislav was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of childhood cancer. From that moment on, his fight for life began.
The boy received:
- 8 blocks of chemotherapy, which gradually reduced the tumor process;
- a complex surgical intervention performed by the head of the department, Hryhoriy Klymniuk;
- two high-dose chemotherapies with autologous bone marrow transplantation.
The boy underwent chemotherapy and transplantation procedures by the attending physician Svitlana Boyko.
This long and complex treatment required tremendous effort, attention and coordinated work of a large team of doctors and medical staff, as well as the support and love of his parents.
Vladyslav will undergo the final stage – immunotherapy abroad to consolidate the result and give him a chance for a full recovery and a healthy future.
We are sincerely grateful to Vladyslav’s parents for their trust, to our colleagues for their professionalism, as well as to volunteers, philanthropists and everyone involved who supports and helps us in the fight for the lives and health of our patients.
We sent Vladyslav off with hope in our hearts, faith in his future and pride in another important victory.
Despite the difficult situation in the country, limited resources and challenges of the medical system, the team of the Pediatric Oncology Department of the National Cancer Institute continues to provide highly specialized care to young patients.
Over the past 1.5 years, 17 autologous stem cell transplants have been performed here. This became possible thanks to the daily work of doctors, nurses, paramedics, laboratory technicians, pharmacists and many others who do their best to ensure that Ukrainian children can receive European-level treatment at home, close to their families.
The strength of young patients is inspiring. The faith of their parents sustains them. And the daily work of doctors makes miracles happen.
