The National Marrow Donor Program 20 years of unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation Journal Article
| Authors: | Ballen, K. K.; King, R. J.; Chitphakdithai, P.; Bolan, C. D. Jr; Agura, E.; Hartzman, R. J.; Kernan, N. A. |
| Article Title: | The National Marrow Donor Program 20 years of unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation |
| Abstract: | In the 20 years since the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) facilitated the first unrelated donor transplant, the organization has grown to include almost 7 million donors, and has facilitated over 30,000 transplants on 6 continents. This remarkable accomplishment has been facilitated by the efforts of over 600 employees, and an extensive international network including 171 transplant centers, 73 donor centers, 24 cord blood banks, 97 bone marrow collection centers, 91 apheresis centers, 26 HLA typing laboratories, and 26 Cooperative Registries. In this article, we review the history of the NMDP, and cite the major trends in patient demographics, graft sources, and conditioning regimens over the last 20 years. © 2008 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. |
| Keywords: | acute granulocytic leukemia; united states; treatment indication; imatinib; demography; internet; editorial; history, 21st century; stem cell transplant; melphalan; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; chronic myeloid leukemia; transplantation; acute lymphoblastic leukemia; protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor; health program; history, 20th century; cord blood stem cell transplantation; myelodysplastic syndrome; whole body radiation; registries; tissue donors; access to information; lymphoma; graft versus host reaction; reduced intensity conditioning; transplantation conditioning; health care personnel; umbilical cord blood; continuing education; graft survival; immune deficiency; immunosuppressive treatment; bone marrow transplantation; donor selection; hla typing; peripheral blood stem cell transplantation; computer program; health care organization; race difference; metabolic disorder; health care delivery; hla antigen; african american; health care access; caucasian; aplastic anemia; international cooperation; hispanic; american indian; pacific islander; health care facility; asian; unrelated donor; apheresis; computer system; national marrow donor program; nmdp; national health programs |
| Journal Title: | Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation |
| Volume: | 14 |
| Issue: | 9 Suppl. |
| ISSN: | 1083-8791 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2008-09-01 |
| Start Page: | 2 |
| End Page: | 7 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.bbmt.2008.05.017 |
| PUBMED: | 18721774 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 14" - "Export Date: 17 November 2011" - "CODEN: BBMTF" - "Source: Scopus" |
