News Releases

2013

February

• World-Champion Boxer Robert Guerrero Teams Up With Be The Match

January

• 1 millionth blood stem cell transplant marks major medical milestone
• Be The Match Marshals Social Volunteers to Help Save Lives on MLK Day of Service

2012

December

• New Research Shows Significant Improvement in Survival

November

• Eleven awards honor outstanding contributions to Be The Match

October

• Study compares unrelated marrow and PBSC transplant outcomes

September

• ABC’s Robin Roberts Teams up with Be The Match to Help Save Lives

August

• Mother of two will finally meet the young man who saved her life

July

• Marrow Transplant Patients and Advocates Rally Congress to Support Be The Match

June

• Be The Match Kicks off Nationwide Effort to Increase African American Bone Marrow Donors

March

• ASBMT joins the NMDP to support the Amy Strelzer Manasevit Research Program
• Proceeds from the iTunes sales benefit all patients in need of a marrow transplant

February

• Coalition says PBSC donor compensation poses health risks to patients and donors

January

• Run-Walk Fundraising Event Expands
• American Express Is First To Provide Grant to Support Online Registration for Be The Match

2011

December

• Study Shows no Difference in Patient Survival Rates Between the Two Major Sources of Donated Blood Cells
• NMDP Opposes Ninth Circuit Court Ruling on PBSC Donor Compensation

November

• NMDP Reaches Historic Milestone with 50,000th Marrow Transplant
• NMDP and Be The Match honor outstanding support, recruitment efforts
• NMDP Marks 25th Anniversary with Awards to Leading Researchers

October

• Be The Match Give a Spit about Cancer

September

• Be The Match Foundation launches Every Patient Counts!

August

• Randy Brecker and Pioneers For A Cure
• Florida State Coach is OnaKwest for a Cure
• NMDP CIO selected as honoree for Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal CIO of the Year

June

• Tionne T-Boz Watkins calls on African Americans to step up and donate marrow
• National Marrow Donor Program named to Star Tribune's Top Workplaces 2011

May

• Reval CEO Okochi Joins Be The Match Foundation Board of Director
• New Member joins Be The Match Foundation Board

February

• President Obama's Budget Increases Funding for Marrow and Cord Blood Transplantation
• Amy Strelzer Manasevit Research Program Scholar Announced
• Nordstrom Announces 2011 Black History Month Initiative

January

• Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation continues legacy
• Be The One Run

2010

October

• NMDP 2010 Awards Recognize Outstanding Efforts
• Congress Maintains Commitment to Americans in Need of Marrow and Cord Blood Transplants

August

• House, Senate Put Forth Legislation to Renew Funding

July

• African American Marrow Month

May

• Legislative Day

April

• Get in the Game

March

• Shaquille O'Neal challenges the public to step up and save a life
• NMDP wins Award

February

• Patients' stories shed light on need for more African American donors

January

• Be The Match Foundation opens first regional office in Atlanta

2009

November

• Patients, Physicians Encouraged to Support Expanded National Medicare Coverage for Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• New Program Launches to Help Save Lives of African Americans
• Leukemia Survivor to Meet Marrow Donor
• Marrow Transplant Recipient and Her Family Receive a Helping Hand from ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
• NMDP Recognizes Individuals and Organizations for Outstanding Support, Recruitment Efforts

September

• NASCAR community idles cars, launches foot race to benefit the Hendrick Marrow Program
• NMDP CEO Recognized as Health Care Champion
• Be The Match Joins ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
• United States Postal Service Honored at Be The Match Foundation Second Annual Gala Fundraiser

August

• NMDP Statement on Sen. Edward Kennedy's Passing

July

• Team Anh seeks to add more than 15000 Vietnamese to registry

June

• Marrow Donors, Patients Advocate Increased Funding on Capitol Hill
• California lawmaker recognized for advancing public umbilical cord blood collection
• La campana nacional Medulaton (Marrowthon) procura inscribir casi 50,000 personas en el Registro
• National Marrowthon Campaign to Bring Nearly 50,000 to Registry

May

• NMDP marks 3,000th unrelated cord blood transplant
• NMDP Names New Be The Match Foundation President

April

• NMDP Renames Registry Be The Match

March

• Physicians Nationwide Provide Recommendations on Cord Blood Banking
• Iowa Resident Recognized for Life-Saving Work
• NMDP Partners with CaringBridge to Enhance Online Support Tools

January

• NMDP Celebrates 35,000 Transplants

2008

December

• Improved outcomes and growing demand prompt cell therapy organizations to collaborate on recruitment at 50th Annual ASH Meeting
• Marrow.org Web site wins awards for Best Overall Internet Site and Best Site Design

November

• First-ever Stakeholder Forum Draws Local and National Organizations
• African Ancestry, Inc and The National Marrow Donor Program Reveal How Knowing Your Past Can Save a Future
• National Marrow Donor Program Recognizes Individuals, Organizations for Outstanding Support and Recruitment Initiatives.
• 12-Year-Old Girl Meets Donor Who Saved Her Life

October

• NMDP Receives 2008 Tekne Award
• HRSA and NMDP Launch New Related Donor Cord Blood Program

September

• Potential Cure for Children with Sickle Cell Disease
• NASCAR Champion Jeff Gordon Urges Congress to Continue Support of Life-Saving National Marrow Donor Program

May

• National Awareness Campaign Kickoff

March

• National Marrow Donor Program and America's Blood Centers Partner to Expand Access to Marrow and Cord Blood Transplants
• Online Payors Tools
• National Marrow Donor Program Demonstrates Advanced Match-Making Process and Strengthens its Commitment to Life-Saving Treatments

February

• NMDP Commends ACOG Recommendation on Cord Blood Banking Education