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ArticleBiology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation2015

Recommendations for donor human leukocyte antigen assessment and matching for allogeneic stem cell transplantation: consensus opinion of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN).

C Alan Howard, Marcelo A Fernandez-Vina, Frederick R Appelbaum, Dennis L Confer, Steven M Devine, Mary M Horowitz, Adam Mendizabal, Ginna G Laport, Marcelo C Pasquini, Stephen R Spellman

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Article in Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
46citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 112 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. ABO mismatch is associated with increased nonrelapse mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation · 2015
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  5. HLA Alleles and Haplotype Distribution Across Russian Population Groups.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. Anti-HLA antibodies in lung transplantation: diagnostic pitfalls and future directions.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  15. Advancements in HLA Typing Techniques and Their Impact on Transplantation Medicine.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

C Alan HowardImmunobiology Research, Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Marcelo A Fernandez-VinaDepartment of Pathology, Stanford Medical School Blood Center, Stanford, California.
Frederick R AppelbaumClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington.
Dennis L ConferImmunobiology Research, Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota; National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Steven M DevineBlood and Marrow Transplant Program, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Mary M HorowitzCenter for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Adam MendizabalThe EMMES Corporation, Rockville, Maryland.
Ginna G LaportDivision of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California.
Marcelo C PasquiniCenter for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Stephen R SpellmanImmunobiology Research, Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Electronic address: sspellma@nmdp.org.
Medical College of Wisconsin · USEmmes (United States) · USFred Hutch Cancer Center · USNational Marrow Donor Program · USStanford Blood Center · USStanford Medicine · USThe Ohio State University · US

Funding

Data Resource for Analyzing Blood &Marrow TransplantsU24CA076518 · NCI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI Amy M Moskop, Bronwen Shaw · 1998 to 2026
$105.2M
TUMOR SPECIFIC CYTOTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTES IN BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATIONP01CA049605 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI David B. Miklos · 1989 to 2026
$73.3M
PB vs. BMU01HL069294 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI HOROWITZ, MARY MARESCA · 2001 to 2010
$63.3M
Easy-to-read Informed Consent for HCT Clinical TrialsU10HL069294 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI HOROWITZ, MARY MARESCA · 2011 to 2016
$43.8M
BMT Clinical Trial Network at StanfordU10HL069291 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI LOWSKY, ROBERT · 2011 to 2016
$801k
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA049605NCI NIH HHS U24 CA076518NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL069294NHLBI NIH HHS U10 HL069291NHLBI NIH HHS U10 HL069294PHS HHS U1 OHL069294
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN) conducts large, multi-institutional clinical trials with the goal of improving the outcomes of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for patients with life-threatening disorders. Well-designed HCT trials benefit from standardized criteria for defining diagnoses, treatment plans, and graft source selection. In this perspective, we summarize evidence supporting criteria for the selection of related and unrelated adult volunteer progenitor cell donors or umbilical cord blood units. These standardized criteria for graft source selection have been adopted by the BMT CTN to enhance the interpretation of clinical findings within and among future clinical protocols.

Indexed as

Bone Marrow TransplantationCord Blood Stem Cell TransplantationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationTissue DonorsClinical Trials as TopicHistocompatibility TestingHLA AntigensHumansTransplantation, HomologousHLA AntigensAllogeneic transplantationsCord blood donorRecipientRelated donorUnrelated donor

Identifiers

PMID25278457
PMCPMC4272893
OpenAlexW2054822629

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