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Originally Posted by GoodDay5150
I would guess that it is more cost effective to maintain a virtual database of potential donors rather than an actual database of potential donors. Most ppl on this site have a pretty good idea of how much medical care for our types of diseases costs, and the related costs of gathering, storing and maintaining the actual product would be very expensive.
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We would be harvesting Bone Marrow from deceased organ donors -- so, someone who checked the "organ donation box". They would already be giving other organs, so it would be a trivial cost for us to additionally harvest bone marrow.
Also, something like 60% of the people who need bone marrow transplants currently *don't get them* and this would provide an additional source of marrow.
Not to mention the average wait time for those who DO get a transplant is 60 days, this method would be as short as 3.
With a small lab of ~150 samples, we could serve 20% of the population in need of a marrow transplant with a 7-8/8 quality sample and ~ 50% with a 6/8 quality sample.
Also, by using actual marrow vs. peripheral blood (the current norm), it appears we should be able to reduce graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) by 23% (53% with peripheral blood vs. 41% with marrow).