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Zomerdijk N, Turner J, Hill GR, Gottlieb D. Experiences and unmet needs of family members requested to donate haematopoietic stem cells to an ill relative: findings from a prospective multi-centre study. Support Care Cancer 2020; 29:635-644. [PMID: 32424644 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05520-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite well-documented physical effects of haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) donation, far less attention has been focused on the psychosocial impact for family donors. This study aimed to better understand the psychosocial aspects of HSC donation by family members, focusing, in particular on their needs for information and supportive care. METHODS Thirty-one adult HSC family donors from two clinical hospitals were interviewed before, during and 1 month after HSC donation. Interviews explored ambivalence, motivation, perceived pressure, preparedness, the donor-recipient relationship, information and support received and suggestions for improvement. RESULTS Three main themes about the donation experience were identified: 'call to arms' (focused on the recipient, stressful urgency, making meaning of being a donor, decisional ambivalence), 'proceeding with donation' (living in limbo, unsettling uncertainty, pervasive pain, feeling supported) and 'after the dust settles' (feeling discarded, downplaying role, residual symptoms, dealing with adverse recipient outcomes). Underlying system and communication issues included time for consideration prior to donor work-up, management of confidentiality, information inadequacy and access to support. Donors wanted information about the emotional challenges specific to being a family donor, such as ways in which previous donors coped with recipient death. For donors whose recipient had died, the priority for improved care was follow-up support. CONCLUSION Our findings emphasise a gap in information and supportive care for family donors and the need for a protocol specifically designed to inform and support family donors before, during and after HSC donation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nienke Zomerdijk
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. .,Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. .,Bone Marrow Transplant Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. .,School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Bone Marrow Transplant Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Riezzo I, Pascale N, La Russa R, Liso A, Salerno M, Turillazzi E. Donor Selection for Allogenic Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Clinical and Ethical Considerations. Stem Cells Int 2017; 2017:5250790. [PMID: 28680446 PMCID: PMC5478865 DOI: 10.1155/2017/5250790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Allogenic hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is an established treatment for many diseases. Stem cells may be obtained from different sources: mobilized peripheral blood stem cells, bone marrow, and umbilical cord blood. The progress in transplantation procedures, the establishment of experienced transplant centres, and the creation of unrelated adult donor registries and cord blood banks gave those without an human leucocyte antigen- (HLA-) identical sibling donor the opportunity to find a donor and cord blood units worldwide. HSCT imposes operative cautions so that the entire donation/transplantation procedure is safe for both donors and recipients; it carries with it significant clinical, moral, and ethical concerns, mostly when donors are minors. The following points have been stressed: the donation should be excluded when excessive risks for the donor are reasonable, donors must receive an accurate information regarding eventual adverse events and health burden for the donors themselves, a valid consent is required, and the recipient's risks must be outweighed by the expected benefits. The issue of conflict of interest, when the same physician has the responsibility for both donor selection and recipient care, is highlighted as well as the need of an adequate insurance protection for all the parties involved.
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- Irene Riezzo
- Institute of Legal Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Ospedale “Colonnello D'Avanzo”, Viale Degli Aviatori, 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Ospedale “Colonnello D'Avanzo”, Viale Degli Aviatori, 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy
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- Istituto Clinico-Scientifico Malzoni, 83100 Avellino, Italy
- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 336, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Ospedale “Colonnello D'Avanzo”, Viale Degli Aviatori, 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Ospedale “Colonnello D'Avanzo”, Viale Degli Aviatori, 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy
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Variations in practice in UK transplant centers: results of a related donor care survey. Bone Marrow Transplant 2016; 51:1612-1614. [PMID: 27595287 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Anthias C, Shaw BE, Kiefer DM, Liesveld JL, Yared J, Kamble RT, D'Souza A, Hematti P, Seftel MD, Norkin M, DeFilipp Z, Kasow KA, Abidi MH, Savani BN, Shah NN, Anderlini P, Diaz MA, Malone AK, Halter JP, Lazarus HM, Logan BR, Switzer GE, Pulsipher MA, Confer DL, O'Donnell PV. Significant Improvements in the Practice Patterns of Adult Related Donor Care in US Transplantation Centers. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 22:520-7. [PMID: 26597080 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Recent investigations have found a higher incidence of adverse events associated with hematopoietic cell donation in related donors (RDs) who have morbidities that if present in an unrelated donor (UD) would preclude donation. In the UD setting, regulatory standards ensure independent assessment of donors, one of several crucial measures to safeguard donor health and safety. A survey conducted by the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) Donor Health and Safety Working Committee in 2007 reported a potential conflict of interest in >70% of US centers, where physicians had simultaneous responsibility for RDs and their recipients. Consequently, several international organizations have endeavored to improve practice through regulations and consensus recommendations. We hypothesized that the changes in the 2012 Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy and the Joint Accreditation Committee-International Society for Cellular Therapy and European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation standards resulting from the CIBMTR study would have significantly impacted practice. Accordingly, we conducted a follow-up survey of US transplantation centers to assess practice changes since 2007, and to investigate additional areas where RD care was predicted to differ from UD care. A total of 73 centers (53%), performing 79% of RD transplantations in the United States, responded. Significant improvements were observed since the earlier survey; 62% centers now ensure separation of RD and recipient care (P < .0001). This study identifies several areas where RD management does not meet international donor care standards, however. Particular concerns include counseling and assessment of donors before HLA typing, with 61% centers first disclosing donor HLA results to an individual other than the donor, the use of unlicensed mobilization agents, and the absence of long-term donor follow-up. Recommendations for improvement are made.
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- Department of Medicine, Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Haematology, CancerCare Manitoba, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Spectrum Health, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Pediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Hospital Infantil Universitario Nino Jesus, Madrid, Spain
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- Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Society, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh, VA Medical Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Anthias C, O'Donnell PV, Kiefer DM, Yared J, Norkin M, Anderlini P, Savani BN, Diaz MA, Bitan M, Halter JP, Logan BR, Switzer GE, Pulsipher MA, Confer DL, Shaw BE. European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Centers with FACT-JACIE Accreditation Have Significantly Better Compliance with Related Donor Care Standards. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2015; 22:514-9. [PMID: 26597079 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2015.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Previous studies have identified healthcare practices that may place undue pressure on related donors (RDs) of hematopoietic cell products and an increase in serious adverse events associated with morbidities in this population. As a result, specific requirements to safeguard RD health have been introduced to Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy/The Joint Accreditation Committee ISCT and EBMT (FACT-JACIE) Standards, but the impact of accreditation on RD care has not previously been evaluated. A survey of transplant program directors of European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation member centers was conducted by the Donor Health and Safety Working Committee of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research to test the hypothesis that RD care in FACT-JACIE accredited centers is more closely aligned with international consensus donor care recommendations than RD care delivered in centers without accreditation. Responses were received from 39% of 304 centers. Our results show that practice in accredited centers was much closer to recommended standards as compared with nonaccredited centers. Specifically, a higher percentage of accredited centers use eligibility criteria to assess RDs (93% versus 78%; P = .02), and a lower percentage have a single physician simultaneously responsible for an RD and their recipient (14% versus 35%; P = .008). In contrast, where regulatory standards do not exist, both accredited and nonaccredited centers fell short of accepted best practice. These results raise concerns that despite improvements in care, current practice can place undue pressure on donors and may increase the risk of donation-associated adverse events. We recommend measures to address these issues through enhancement of regulatory standards as well as national initiatives to standardize RD care.
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- Chloe Anthias
- Anthony Nolan Research Institute, London, United Kingdom.
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Florida, Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Hospital Infantil Universitario Nino Jesus, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Haematology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Society, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh, VA Medical Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Related hematopoietic cell donor care: is there a role for unrelated donor registries? Bone Marrow Transplant 2015; 50:637-41. [PMID: 25730182 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2015.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2014] [Revised: 12/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In almost half of allogeneic hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) transplants, a related donor (RD) is used, yet a lack of standardized guidelines means that their care is heterogeneous. Changes to regulatory standards aim to improve uniformity, but adherence to these regulations can prove logistically difficult for the transplant centers (TCs) managing RDs. Discussion has ensued around possible alternative models of related donor care and a session at the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) annual meeting in 2013 debated the question of whether a role exists for unrelated donor registries in the management of 'related' donors. In this overview, we discuss the issues raised at this debate and the pros and cons of donor registry involvement in various aspects of RD management. By examining existing models of related donor care that have been adopted by members of the World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA), we look for ways to enhance and homogenize RD care, while also enabling transplant centers to meet standards required for mandatory accreditation.
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We have a specific duty to maximise the safety of related donors. BLOOD TRANSFUSION = TRASFUSIONE DEL SANGUE 2012; 10:407-10. [PMID: 22871822 DOI: 10.2450/2012.0042-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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