Five-Year-Old’s Triumph Marks New Transplant Program | Texas News

Five-year-old Avry Jo Schapansky, the first child to receive a stem cell transplant at Dell Children’s in Austin, just rang the bell—marking her cancer-free victory after 18 months of battling neuroblastoma. Her incredible resilience, including reinserting her own feeding tube, helped power her recovery. The hospital’s new transplant program, years in the making and now completed on six patients, is expanding with plans for allogeneic transplants and gene therapies by 2028. Avry Jo’s story highlights groundbreaking progress in childhood cancer treatment—and the power of family, care, and courage. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/8f0e9f60ad23489b