Belarus has achieved high results in pediatric oncohematology and is ready to share experience

Belarus has achieved high results in pediatric oncohematology and is ready to share experience with other countries. This was stated by the Director of the RSPC of pediatric oncology, hematology and immunology, doctor of medical sciences, Professor Angelika Solntseva on the sidelines of the world summit on the welfare of children in Samarkand (Uzbekistan), the correspondent of the agency “Minsk-Novosti”.

Belarus has achieved high results in pediatric oncohematology and is ready to share experience

A. Solntseva noted that the domestic service of pediatric oncohematology has something to tell and share with foreign colleagues.

- Our center ranks seventh in the world ranking on the survival index for the most common childhood cancer - acute lymphoblastic leukemia, said the director of the RSPC of pediatric oncology, hematology and immunology.

She also drew attention to the overall five-year child survival rate.

- It is more than 85%, and in some nosologies, for example, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, exceeds 90%, said Solntseva.

According to her, new directions and innovative technologies are being mastered in the center.

- We are actively implementing and developing the method of CAR-T therapy, DNA vaccination. We are working on the creation of various cell models for new types of CAR-T-therapy receptors. Moreover, these products can be used not only in the field of pediatric oncohematology, but also in other diseases, for example, systemic lupus erythematosus, Solntseva said.

Director of the RSPC of pediatric oncology, hematology and immunology added that she wants to get acquainted with how the process of training doctors in Uzbekistan is established, how hospital schools work.

- We're not just talking about treatment, we're talking about treating patients. We're talking about quality of life. It involves any environment, including social. I would like to see how it is organized in Uzbekistan, said Solntseva.