Episode 6. Donor Search for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Key papers discussed in the show:
1. Landmark paper on HLA-mismatch and survival: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4568127/

2. HLA-DP and Risk of GVHD: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1500140

3. Outcomes of Allogeneic Transplant with HLA-Mismatched Unrelated Donor: https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.20.03502

4. Review/perspective on fundamentals of unrelated donors and cord blood units: https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/120/2/259/30405/A-perspective-on-the-selection-of-unrelated-donors

5. HLA-DQ heterodimers and HCT: https://ashpublications.org/blood/article-abstract/139/20/3009/484363/HLA-DQ-heterodimers-in-hematopoietic-cell

6. PT-Cy as GVHD prophylaxis after HCT: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20124511/

7. Comparative outcome of MUD vs Haplo-HCT from Registry data: https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/138/3/273/475738/HLA-haploidentical-vs-matched-unrelated-donor