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• Outcomes after Transplantation of Cord Blood or Bone Marrow from Unrelated Donors in Adults with Leukemia, by Mary J. Laughlin, et. al, page 2265 and Transplants of Umbilical-Cord Blood or Bone Marrow from Unrelated Donors in Adults with Acute Leukemia by Vanderson Rocha, et. al., page 2276 from the New England Journal of Medicine, November 25, 2004. These two articles compare the use of cord blood to bone marrow from unrelated donors in adults. The conclusion is that cord blood appears to be equivalent to bone marrow from unrelated donors.

• Stem Cell Transplantation (Cord Blood Transplants) by Nelson J. Chao, Stephen G. Emerson and Kenneth I. Weinberg from Hematology , American Society of Hematology Education Program Book , 2004. Many adults in need of a stem cell transplant can not find a donor. Cord blood provides a source of stem cells for many such patients. Cord blood has been widely accepted for use in children, this article describes its use in adults. It discusses new developments in the use of cord blood as well as studies looking at expansion of cord blood cells.

• Cord-Blood Transplants from Unrelated Donors in Patients with Hurler's Syndrome, from the New England Journal of Medicine, May 6, 2004, Vol 350, No. 19, page 1960, by Susan L. Staba, et. al. Cord Blood transplants seem to cure Hurler's disease in 20 children who recieved such transplants.

• Hematopoietic Engraftment and Survival in Adult Recipients of Umbilical-Cord Blood from Unrelated Donors, from the New England Journal of Medicine, June 14, 2001, Vol 344, No. 24, page 1815, by Mary J. Laughlin, et. al. This study looked at cord blood transplants from unrelated mismatched donors in 68 adults. The rates of GVHD (both acute and chronic) were reasonable and neutrophil recovery was better in grafts that had a higher number of nucleated cells before being frozen.

• Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Children Who Have Received a Cord-Blood or Bone Marrow Transplant from an HLA-Identical Sibling, from the New England Journal of Medicine June 22, 1999, Vol 342, No. 25, page 1846, by Vanderson Rocha et al. (registration, which is free is required). This study compared 113 children (under the age of 15) who underwent cord-blood transplants from matched siblings with 2052 children who under went bone marrow transplants from matched siblings donors. Recipients of cord blood were less likely to have GVHD (both acute and chrnoic), but engraftment took longer.

• Outcomes among 562 Recipients of Placental-Blood Transplants from Unrelated Donors, from the New England Journal of Medicine November 26, 1998, Vol 339, No. 22, page 1565, by Pablo Rubinstein et al. (registration, which is free is required). This article describes the experience with cord blood transplants between August 24, 1992, and January 30, 1998, from cord blood stored at the New York Blood Center. Also an encompanying editorial The Future of Placental-Blood Transplantation by Robertson Parkman in the same edition. Followup Correspondence: Cord-Blood Transplants from the April 22, 1999 issue, Vol. 340, No. 16, page 1287.

• Waste and Longing -- The Legal Status of Placental-Blood Banking from the New England Journal of Medicine May 13, 1999, Vol 340, No. 19, page 1521, by George J. Annas discusses the legal and to some extent ethical issues surronding the use of cord blood. This articles looks at privacy concerns and ownership of the blood among other issues.

• Cord Blood Banking and Its Potential Clinical Applications Report by David Harris , Ph.D, Director of the Arizona Health Sciences Center Cord Blood Bank .

• Frequently Asked Questions about Cord Blood Transplants from the Cord Blood Registry (CBR) .

• Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant --University of Minnesota

• The Hope, and Hype, of Cord Blood, By Denise Grady, an article on private cord blood banks from the New York Times (free registration required), December 1, 1998.

• Surviving Leukemia...One Man's Cord Blood Miracle . Steve Sprague was diagnosed with CML in 1995 when he was 47 years old. In those pre-Gleevec days, the standard chemo for leukemia failed after only 17 months when Steve went into blast crisis. An only child and unable to find a matched unrelated donor for transplant, he became one of the first to participate in a clinical trial for end-stage adult CMLers using matching stem cells obtained from umbilical cord blood (UCB) and expanded ex vivo (in the lab). Now a 4+ year survivor, Steve volunteers his time as a cord blood advocate and has published a short story about his unique transplant experience. His tale may be helpful to patients, care-givers and even prospective parents interested in donating their infant's umbilical cord blood. To obtain a complimentary copy or for more information about UCB, email your request to spraguecml@AOL.COM. Please include your postal mailing address.

• cordbloodforum.org is a non-commercial, non-political source of information and an opportunity for communication among transplant physicians, transplant coordinators, cord blood bankers, and patients. The goal and primary mission is to serve patients in need of a hematopoietic cell transplant, by disseminating information about the availability and effectiveness of cord blood transplants for children and adults

• National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) Cord Blood Program is part of the NMDP network and provides a central registry that can be searched for cord blood units. There are also listings of NMDP affiliated cord blood banks as well as other cord blood banks in the U.S. and Canada.

• The Sibling Donor Cord Blood Program of the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute is a national program designed to provide cord blood processing and storage for families with a child who might benefit from a cord blood transplant and who are expecting another child. Currently (as of January, 2005) there is be no charge for the initial processing, collection, and storage of cord blood units.

• Carolinas Cord Blood Bank at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.

• The Cord Blood Donor Foundation San Bruno, California, exists to increase the public supply of cord blood by building an ethnically balanced stem cell bank, to provide educational awareness and to conduct further research in the use of cord blood stem cells.

• The Elie Katz Umbilical Cord Blood Program was established in 1996 and is part of the Community Blood Services, Paramus, New Jersey. Cord blood is collected both for private use (for a fee) and for public use from Hospitals in parts of New Jersey and part of the New York City Metropolitan area.

• New York Cord Blood Center. This is the largest cord blood center in the USA. It is run by Dr. Pablo Rubinstein and does storage and apharesis of stem cells as well. NY blood Center: 1 (800) 933-BLOOD (2566) or 212-570-3210.

• Cord Blood Laboratory of the Puget Sound Blood Center collects, stores and distributes cord blood collected from from donor mothers who deliver at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, and from Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu, Hawaii.

• The St. Louis Cord Blood Bank located at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital/ Saint Louis University collects and stores cord blood from hospitals in a 150 mile radius around St. Louis. Includes answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) on cord blood donation.

• UCLA Umbilical Cord Blood Bank, is one of three sites selected by the National Institutes of Health to build a national cord blood bank system.

A Parent's Guide To Cord Blood Banks created and maintained by Fran Verter, the mother of a child who underwent a stem cell transplant. This site is highly recommended , it provides information on various techniques for processing and storing cord blood, questions to ask cord blood banks before using them, links to journal articles, cord blood banks and more. This site is a must read for anyone who is considering privately banking cord blood. Families that already have a child who has a transplantable disease can bank the cord blood from other children with no charge at The Sibling Donor Cord Blood Program of the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute.

• Alpha Cord is a network of cord blood banks in several states.

• California Cryobank, Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Services, Santa Monica, California.

• Corcell Company

• The Cord Blood Registry (CBR) headquartered in San Bruno, California, with storage and lab facilities located in, Tucson, Arizona.

• Cord Partners is a cord blood bank located in Los Angeles, California.

• Cryobank for Oncologic and Reproductive Donors, Inc (CORD), Middletown, New York.

• Cryobanks International, Inc.

• Cryo-Cell, Clearwater, Florida.

• CureSource, Charleston, South Carolina.

• Lifebank Cryogenics Corp., Vancouver, Canada.

• Lifebank, Florham Park, New Jersey.

  

• Neocells Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Preservation.

• New England Cord Blood Bank, Boston, Massachusetts.

• United States Cryobanks of Florida and United States Center for Cord Blood, Altamonte Springs, Florida.

• Viacord, Inc. Boston, Massachusetts.

• Umbilical Cord Blood Storage links from Yahoo!.

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