Access to hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation in India

[10] Although the reasons for this association are unclear, it was possibly linked to factors like variations in supportive care, level of training of the staff and intensive care facilities. [...]developing countries like India have challenges beyond just improving access to HSCT. Groups like the I...

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Published in:Journal of postgraduate medicine (Bombay) 2019-01, Vol.65 (1), p.1-4
Main Authors: Kulkarni, U, George, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia
Cardiovascular diseases
Charitable trusts
Coal industry
Developing countries
Disease
Generic drugs
Hematology
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Hospitals
Households
India
Laboratories
LDCs
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Medical economics
Multiple myeloma
Nurses
Patients
Physicians
Poverty
Stem cell transplantation
Stem cells
Surgery
Surveys
Transplants & implants
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Summary:[10] Although the reasons for this association are unclear, it was possibly linked to factors like variations in supportive care, level of training of the staff and intensive care facilities. [...]developing countries like India have challenges beyond just improving access to HSCT. Groups like the ISCTR can give a platform to organize such training opportunities via interactions between various HSCT centers. Besides the availability of HSCT centers with expertise and the costs, the other challenge toward making HSCT more accessible is the availability of donors for HSCT. Since only 30% of patients will have a HLA-matched sibling or family donor, it is important that large donor registries are available in India, which will give patients access to a large number of voluntary donors. [...]between 2012 and 2016, data submitted to the ISCTR suggest that for patients above 18 years, the donor source was matched unrelated in 7% and haploidentical in 15% (personal communication with ISCTR).
ISSN:0022-3859
0972-2823
DOI:10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_391_18