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ArticleVox sanguinis2022

Demand and usage of unrelated donor products for allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Canadian Blood Services Stem Cell Registry analysis.

David S Allan, Meagan Green, Gail Morris, Jason Weiss, Nicholas Dibdin, Dena Mercer, Matthew Seftel

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Article in Vox sanguinis, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

David S AllanStem Cells, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3261-8289
Meagan GreenStem Cells, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Gail MorrisStem Cells, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Jason WeissStem Cells, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Nicholas DibdinStem Cells, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Dena MercerStem Cells, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Matthew SeftelStem Cells, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Canadian Blood Services · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CA

Funding

None declared.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesUnderstanding changes in the demand and usage of unrelated allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) donors during the COVID-19 pandemic is needed to optimize pandemic preparedness of registry and donor collection services. The aim of this study was to understand the extent to which the pandemic has impacted the demand and usage of unrelated donors and cord blood units (CBUs) at Canadian Blood Services (CBS). MATERIALS AND

methodsData regarding stem cell donor interest and product usage for unrelated allogeneic HCT were retrieved from the database at CBS using de-identified anonymous information.

resultsUnrelated donor searches for Canadian patients remained unchanged by the pandemic, reflecting stable demand. The number of unrelated allogeneic transplants performed within Canada also remained stable, while the number of cord blood transplants increased, chiefly for paediatric patients. Requests for donor verification typing, a first signal of potential interest, increased from domestic centres during the first 6 months of the pandemic and decreased from international centres, before returning to baseline levels. The proportion of transplants for Canadian patients who used stem cell products procured from Canadian donors increased between 3 and 6 months after the start of the pandemic before returning to baseline and appears to be increasing again more than 1 year after the start of the pandemic. Use of CBUs for Canadian paediatric patients increased and remains elevated.

conclusionDemand for unrelated adult HCT donors has remained stable despite the evolving pandemic with a transient and recurring increased interest and usage of domestic adult donors. Use of CBUs for paediatric patients has increased and remains elevated. Registries and donor collection centres should maintain the capacity to expand services for domestic donor collection during pandemics to offset threats to international donor usage.

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COVID-19Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationPeripheral Blood Stem CellsAdultCanadaChildHumansPandemicsRegistriesUnrelated Donorscord bloodCOVID-19donor usagehaematopoietic cell transplantationpandemicunrelated donor

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PMID35583125
PMCPMC9347538
OpenAlexW4280617828

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