Searching for the perfect match
As the world’s leading blood stem cell donor centre, we are constantly improving our quality standards.
For many blood cancer patients, their only chance of survival is to find a matching blood stem cell donor, as fast as possible.
We are constantly developing innovative ideas to make the search for a donor, and all the other processes around a blood stem cell donation, even faster and more effective.
Our donors support us in a range of initiatives, such as:
Updating donor profiles
Selected donor groups are asked to provide a new sample for typing and to fill in a health questionnaire.
Detailed typing for a patient request
Gives us an even more detailed comparison between a donor’s typing profile and that of a specific patient.
Donors with common HLA markers
To ensure we can organise their donation even faster, we ask potential donors with more common markers to:
- fill out a health questionnaire every two years
- reconfirm their willingness to donate if they come up as a match.
