Dr Ziauddin Hospital on Wednesday initiated a new state of the art radionuclide treatment with Meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) which gives it the honour of being the only such facility in Sindh and the only private institution in the country to sport this spectacular treatment method.
Neuroendocine tumor (NET) are types of tumors which affect multiple age groups and reportedly 50 percent of the patients have an advanced form of the disease.
For infants Neuroblastoma is a specially lethal disease with this form of cancer having limited therapeutic options. Here is where the MIBG treatment comes in and according to studies is one of the most effective treatment against the above-mentioned type of cancer.
The hospital procured the system after completing the necessary requirements put forth by the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) which being the presence of a nuclear physician round the clock and a dedicated radiation protection team which must cater to any and all eventualities which use of this system might lead to.
