Determining the impact of current Canadian stem cell registry policy on donor availability via dynamic registry simulation.
simulation
stem cell recruiting
Journal
Vox sanguinis
ISSN: 1423-0410
Titre abrégé: Vox Sang
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0413606
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
24 Mar 2024
24 Mar 2024
Historique:
revised:
10
01
2024
received:
09
08
2023
accepted:
05
03
2024
medline:
25
3
2024
pubmed:
25
3
2024
entrez:
25
3
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
When a haematopoietic stem cell registry size is constrained by limits on recruiting, as in Canada, identifying the right person to recruit is a critical determinant of effectiveness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of changes to donor recruitment effort, within ethnic groups, on the matching effectiveness of the Canadian registry as it evolves over time. Simulation methods are applied to create a cohort of donor recruits and patients over a 10-year time horizon. New recruits are added to the registry each year, while some existing donors 'age-out' upon reaching their 36th birthday. In a similar fashion, simulated patient lists are created. At the end of each simulated year, simulated patients are matched against the simulated registry. There are increased matches in non-White populations when diverse registrants are preferentially recruited, but there are larger decreases in the number of matches for Caucasian patients. Additionally, ethnic communities that have limited registrants in the Canadian registry in 2021 do not benefit from increased recruiting efforts as much as communities with a larger initial number of registrants. Preferentially recruiting from non-Caucasian populations reduces the number of matches from Canadian sources because increases in non-Caucasian populations will not fully counterbalance decreases to Caucasian patient matches. Nevertheless, more than 80% of all matches are for Caucasian patients, regardless of the donor recruiting effort within ethnic groups.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
When a haematopoietic stem cell registry size is constrained by limits on recruiting, as in Canada, identifying the right person to recruit is a critical determinant of effectiveness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of changes to donor recruitment effort, within ethnic groups, on the matching effectiveness of the Canadian registry as it evolves over time.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
Simulation methods are applied to create a cohort of donor recruits and patients over a 10-year time horizon. New recruits are added to the registry each year, while some existing donors 'age-out' upon reaching their 36th birthday. In a similar fashion, simulated patient lists are created. At the end of each simulated year, simulated patients are matched against the simulated registry.
RESULTS
RESULTS
There are increased matches in non-White populations when diverse registrants are preferentially recruited, but there are larger decreases in the number of matches for Caucasian patients. Additionally, ethnic communities that have limited registrants in the Canadian registry in 2021 do not benefit from increased recruiting efforts as much as communities with a larger initial number of registrants.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Preferentially recruiting from non-Caucasian populations reduces the number of matches from Canadian sources because increases in non-Caucasian populations will not fully counterbalance decreases to Caucasian patient matches. Nevertheless, more than 80% of all matches are for Caucasian patients, regardless of the donor recruiting effort within ethnic groups.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : Canadian Blood Services
Organisme : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Authors. Vox Sanguinis published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Blood Transfusion.
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