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Since 1968, when Leiden undertook the first successful European pediatric BM transplantation with a 7-year-old sibling donor, more than 300 young children have donated BM in our unit. We first retrospectively studied a cohort of 210 donors, younger than 13 years at donation, to survey procedures of donor eligibility and study immediate effects of BM donation. We then performed a long-term follow-up (FU) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) study. Despite documentation of previous medical conditions, no child was declared unfit to donate. We found that iron deficiency anemia or low-iron stores in BM did not result in treatment or extended FU. Harvest volumes exceeded 15 mL/kg in 65% of donors, with more than half requiring allogeneic blood transfusions. Donors had no structured FU after their first post-donation control. In this study, 25% of donors reported at least one somatic complaint at long-term FU. Finally long-term HRQoL revealed high scores in most subdomains (representing a higher QoL), compared to norm groups. These results indicate the need for development of (inter)national guidelines for pediatric stem cell donor care management.
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van Walraven, S., Straathof, L., Switzer, G. et al. Immediate and long-term somatic effects, and health-related quality of life of BM donation during early childhood. A single-center report in 210 pediatric donors. Bone Marrow Transplant 48, 40–45 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2012.102
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