The basics of Marrow

Things to know . . .

Reasons to hold a marrow drive:

› Patient Focused› Potential for large minority

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What do we need to plan a drive?

› Ideally 4 weeks notice needed

› Projected breakdown of demographics

› Funding. . .› Encourage blood

donation

Recruitment

› Increase minority recruitment› Make sure donors are fully

informed› Try to recruit committed donors

› If you are unsure of information – contact the Marrow Coordinator

How do people join the registry?

› Complete a registration form› Swab mouth with buccal swabs› Strongly encourage applicants to

donate blood if they are eligible

Points to keep in mind

› Donors must be between ages 18 and 60.

› It is $52 per donor to cover cost of HLA typing.

› If eligible donors are not willing to donate blood, chances are – they are not going to be willing to donate marrow.

Our position with the NMDP

› We are one of many Donor Centers

› This is a National registry of unrelated donors

› Donors are known by a number, not their SSN or name

› All donor demographics are kept confidential

Responsibilities of Marrow Coordinator and of branch

holding marrow drive› Branch Contacts1. Communication

with Coordinator2. Inventory of

marrow supplies3. Keeping post-

drive materials in order

4. Send these back to Coordinator in a timely fashion

› Coordinator1. Finalize Drive

File2. Send Supplies3. Review

Consents4. Enter Donors5. Send Welcome

Letters6. Contact Donors

if applicable

What happens when someone become a potential match?

› Search Stages:1. DR2. HR – High

Resolution3. CT –

Confirmatory Testing

› Contact Donor› Assess

continued interest

› Complete HHQ› Notify NMDP

Types of marrow donation

Traditional Marrow Donation VS.

PBSC (Peripheral Blood Stem Cells)

Traditional Marrow Donation

1. Surgical Procedure –performed in a hospital

2. Under Anesthesia3. Surgical needle

through back of pelvic bone

4. Soreness in lower back for a few days or longer.

PBSC Donation

1. Non-surgical out-patient procedure

2. Receives Filgrastim

3. Blood removed through sterile needle in one arm (much like apheresis)

4. May experience bone or muscle aches – symptoms reside after donation.

Additional Comments

› PBSC is requested about 70% of the time by physicians

› We cannot recruit donors by telling them that they may choose their donation process, this is up to the requesting physician

Contact Information

› Rachel BoothCorporate Marrow

Coordinator

(352) 224-1726rnbooth@lifesouth.

org

› Shelly RohdeCord Blood and Marrow

Technical Coordinator

(352) 224-1738mrrohde@lifesouth.

org

Thank you!!!