Unrelated hematopoietic stem cell donors as research subjects

R J King; D L Confer; H T Greinix; J Halter; M Horowitz; A H Schmidt; P Costeas; B Shaw; T Egeland; Ethics and Clinical Working Groups of World Marrow Donor Association

doi:10.1038/bmt.2010.37

Unrelated hematopoietic stem cell donors as research subjects

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2011 Jan;46(1):10-3. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2010.37. Epub 2010 Mar 1.

Authors

R J King¹, D L Confer, H T Greinix, J Halter, M Horowitz, A H Schmidt, P Costeas, B Shaw, T Egeland; Ethics and Clinical Working Groups of World Marrow Donor Association

Affiliation

¹ National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

PMID: 20190845
DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2010.37

Abstract

Requests for participation of unrelated stem cell donors in research transplant protocols are becoming more frequent. World Marrow Donor Association calls on donor registries to participate in research activities. Here, we discuss various implications of research participation and make some recommendations as how to make this possible.

MeSH terms

Decision Trees
Helsinki Declaration
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
Human Experimentation / ethics*
Human Experimentation / legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Informed Consent
International Agencies
Internationality
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Registries / standards
Research Subjects* / legislation & jurisprudence
Tissue Donors*
Tissue and Organ Procurement / ethics