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National Marrow Donor Program

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• Donor registration process

• Who is Be The Match®?• Need for marrow donors

Learning Objectives

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

• Donation process• How can I help?• How we help patients

Who Is Be The Match®?

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

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The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

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Who Is Be The Match?

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

Be The Match® manages the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world, saving lives through transplant every day.

The National Registry

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

Robert Graves, DVM, was inspired by his daughter’s leukemia to

create a national registry of voluntary marrow donors.

Our Story

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

To facilitate marrow transplants from volunteer donors as life-saving therapy for patients of all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Our Mission

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

Every 4 minutes, one person is diagnosed with a blood cancer.

Every 10 minutes, someone dies from a blood cancer. That’s more than six people each hour, or

148 people each day. Patients are searching for a cure. It could be YOU.

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

Transplant Centers Donor

Centers

Apheresis Centers

Recruitment Centers

Cooperative Registries

Collection Centers

Testing Labs

Cord Blood Banks

Our Global Network Of Care

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How We Help Patients

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The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

70% of patients have no match in their family

One Patient At A Time

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

• Grow the registry • Connect patients to

donors • Patients, caregivers,

families • Clinical education • Research • Fundraising

The Need For Marrow Donors

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

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How rare is my match?

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

African American

Hispanic & Latino

Asian & Pacific Islander

Native American

Caucasian & European

25% 50% 75% 100%

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72%

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93%

Diversity is Crucial!

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

• Minority donors currently represent only 28% of the Be The Match Registry.

• Because tissue types are inherited, patients are more likely to match someone who shares their racial or ethnic heritage.

The Donor Registration Process

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

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The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

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Step 1: Registry Guidelines

•Are you between 18-44 years of age?

•Do you meet the health guidelines?

•Are you committed to donating to any patient in need?

Step 2: Consent Form

Step 3: Buccal Swab

Steps To Donate

• Answer the call as a possible match • Give another swab or blood sample • Attend an info session • Donate cells or marrow • Receive follow-up

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The Donation Process

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

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The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

• Outpatient procedure with anesthesia

• Marrow collected using needles, syringes

• Collected from back of the pelvic bone

• Donor receives Filgrastim injections for 5 days

• Stem cells collected through 2-arm apheresis

Two Ways To Donate

PBSCMarrow

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

Two Ways To Donate

PBSCMarrow

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20%

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

PBSCMarrow

Marrow or PBSC?

Donors give the source best for the patient.

Marrow tends to be best for child

patients

PBSC is preferred for patients over

50 years

Do I Get To Meet My Recipient?

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

• Donors & patients may correspond anonymously for the first year

• After first year, both may consent to meet

• International patients may regulate contact differently

What Do I Do Next?

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Call to Action

• Join Be The Match today • Become an advocate • Keep your contact info current

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

Join • Give • Volunteer

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Us!

The NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM® operates the Be The Match Registry®.

www.BeTheMatch.comWEBSITE

EMAILmarrowdonor@sw.org

PHONE(979) 691-3261