Bone Marrow Transplant Outcomes & Results

Several factors are involved in any successful transplant, but none more important than having a donor, having that donor be an excellent match, and remaining infection free.

Bone Marrow Donors
The ideal donor is an identical male twin, and then an identical female twin. Next, a male sibling, then a female sibling. Next, a non-related male donor, then a non-related female donor. Next, a non-related male donor, then a non-related female donor. If no match is found within those groups, then testing is conducted on related donors, and if all attempts to find a donor fail, the transplant team will resort to blood stems from donor cords and parents.

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When siblings do not match, private potential donors will be considered. If you would like to donate to a particular person, the following website offers kits to begin the screening process: https://www.bonemarrowtest.com/pricingandkitordering.htm.

If you wish to register with the national registry to donate to anyone with whom your marrow is matched, please visit http://www.marrow.org/.

Transplant Outcomes
The outcome of a transplant depends greatly on the level of matching between the donor and the patient, and then upon the age of the patient at the time of the transplant.