Standards, regulations and accreditation for registries involved in the worldwide exchange of hematopoietic stem cell donors and products. Bone Marrow Transplant 2010 May;45(5):819-24
Date
02/23/2010Pubmed ID
20173794DOI
10.1038/bmt.2010.8Scopus ID
2-s2.0-77952427875 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 15 CitationsAbstract
The World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA) is working closely with other international organizations working in cellular therapy such as the Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (WBMT) to develop and maintain global recommendations and requirements for a standardized practice. WMDA launched its registry accreditation program in September 2003. Since then, 17 of the 71 hematopoietic stem cell donor registries worldwide have been accredited. These accredited registries list over 80% of the hematopoietic stem cell donors and umbilical cord blood units listed in the database of BM Donors Worldwide. The goal of the WMDA Standards and Accreditation process is to protect donors while serving the needs of patients who are urgently seeking histocompatible donors in worldwide searches. These activities address the increasing governmental regulations regarding the quality and safety of stem cells collected internationally for national patients.
Author List
Hurley CK, Foeken L, Horowitz M, Lindberg B, McGregor M, Sacchi N, WMDA Accreditation and Regulatory CommitteesAuthor
Mary M. Horowitz MD, MS Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AccreditationHematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Humans
Registries
Tissue Donors
Tissue and Organ Procurement
Transplantation, Homologous
