Unrelated Donor Search & Transplant

Improvements in unrelated donor transplantation

In recent years, the number of hematopoietic cell transplants using an unrelated donor or cord blood unit (blood or marrow transplants — BMT) has increased as outcomes have improved. Outcomes support consideration of an unrelated donor or cord blood unit whenever transplant is indicated and no matching sibling is available.

• Trends in Allogeneic Transplants  
• Improvements in Unrelated Donor Transplantation  
• Comparing Unrelated Donor to Sibling Donor Transplant  
• NMDP Transplant Outcomes  

Searching for an unrelated donor

Incorporating the potential for an unrelated donor or cord blood transplant into a comprehensive treatment plan and initiating the search for a donor or cord blood unit early improve the likelihood of a successful outcome.

• Effective Planning for Unrelated Donor Transplant  
• Searching for an Unrelated Donor or Cord Blood Unit  
• Unrelated Donor Search Process Algorithm (Flash)  
• Likelihood of Finding an Unrelated Donor or Cord Blood Unit  
• HLA Matching for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation  

20 Years of Innovation

The National Marrow Donor Program^® (NMDP), which operates Be The Match^®, is celebrating 20 years of extraordinary accomplishments in helping patients who need an unrelated blood, marrow, or cord blood transplant. The NMDP worked with leaders in the field of blood and marrow transplantation to publish a supplement to the medical journal Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BBMT). 

• Read the BBMT NMDP Supplement