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Article: National Marrow Donor Program Celebrates 35,000 Transplants.
- Article from:
- Blood Weekly
- Article date:
- February 12, 2009
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Early this week, the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) celebrated its 35,000th transplant, marking an impressive milestone in the nonprofit organizationEs 21-year history. In just 13 months, the NMDP facilitated more than 5,000 unrelated bone marrow and cord blood transplants, representing a nearly 18 percent increase over 2007 (see also National Marrow Donor Program).
oWe could not have reached this important achievement without the dedication and commitment of our partners, from donor centers and transplant facilities to U.S. federal agencies and international registries. Their support has clearly helped us serve more patients,o said Dr. Jeffrey W. Chell, ...