2007 press release archive
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Gene therapy for X-SCID; additional briefingX-SCID is fatal unless treated. The conventional treatment is bone marrow transplantation, which has excellent results with a full matched donor, but less satisfactory results with a poorer match. Only one third of X-SCID patients will have a fully matched donor. Bone marrow transplantation involves powerful chemotherapy and regrettably, up to 20 per cent of children transplanted with a less than full match die. Gene therapy has therefore been a highly valuable treatment option for this group of children.
18 December 2007
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GOSH announces leukaemia case following gene therapy for X-SCIDWe are sorry to announce that a child on the gene therapy programme at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust has developed leukaemia, two years after treatment. This is an acknowledged risk of the treatment. The child had been successfully treated for X-SCID, x-linked severe combined immunodeficiency, often known as 'baby in the bubble syndrome', where boys are born with no immune system.
18 December 2007
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Efforts On Child-Appropriate Medicines IntensifyEfforts to ensure children have better access to medicines appropriate for them intensified today with the unveiling of a new research and development agenda by the World Health Organization (WHO).
06 December 2007
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Royal concern over anaesthesia for allHRH the Duke of York has joined with Dr Iain Wilson (Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust) and Dr Isabeau Walker (Great Ormond Street Hospital, London) to highlight the lack of anaesthesia in the developing world.
30 November 2007
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Great Ormond Street Hospital's history captured in new bookGreat Ormond Street Hospital's long and remarkable history has been recorded for the first time in its 155 years and is available nationwide on 7 Janurary 2008 in Kevin Telfer's new book The Remarkable Story of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
26 November 2007
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Mother-to-child HIV transmission report published todayIn the UK HIV testing has been recommended to all women attending for antenatal care since 2000, and high test uptake and appropriate management for diagnosed women has reduced the mother-to-child transmission rate from 25 per cent or higher to about one per cent. However, there is still room for improvement, according to a joint report published today by the Audit, Information and Analysis Unit, the National Study of HIV in Pregnancy and Childhood, the Children's HIV Association and the London HIV Consorti
23 November 2007
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UK data backs lung transplant for cystic fibrosisGreat Ormond Street Hospital research shows conclusively that lung transplant for children with cystic fibrosis is beneficial. A US paper published today refers to American practice which differs from ours.
22 November 2007
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ICH study uncovers common gene variant that protects against cancerA common variation in a gene might have a significant protective effect against a wide range of cancers, researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health have found.
21 November 2007
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Barclay Foundation pledge £11m to Great Ormond Street HospitalThe Barclay Foundation, the charitable organisation for Sir Frederick and Sir David Barclay and their families, today announced a gift of £11 million towards Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, to meet the vital need to rebuild and refurbish the hospital, and to fund pioneering research.
20 November 2007
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Response to reports of near fatal measles casesGreat Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust today confirmed that one of its former patients, a baby of eight months, nearly died from measles. Fortunately Lydia is now doing well and has been home for some time.
Dr David Elliman, a consultant in paediatric community health at GOSH said:
Lydia was too young to have the MMR vaccine. If everyone around her had been immunised, she would not have caught the disease. This is the classic reason why we need 'herd immunity' - having your child immunised protect
19 November 2007
