The ASBMT is an organization for physicians and investigators in the use of hematopoietic stem cells in the treatment of cancer and hematological diseases. The Society has been in the forefront of the development of national policy on issues related to setting national standards for laboratory and clinical handling of stem cells.

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
www.hrsa.gov

The HRSA manages contracts for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients and the National Marrow Donor Program and provides public education and technical assistance to increase donations. The HRSA also monitors the performance of the nation's transplant centers and provides potential transplant recipients with survival rates and other vital information.

International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry (IBMTR) and Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplant Registry (ABMTR)
www.ibmtr.org

The International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry (IBMTR) and the Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplant Registry of North America (ABMTR) are voluntary organizations. More than 400 institutions in 47 countries submit data on their allogeneic and autologous blood and marrow transplant recipients to the IBMTR/ABMTR Statistical Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. The data gathered by the IBMTR and ABMTR are used to identify transplant trends and outcome rates to guide physicians and patients making treatment choices and for formal scientific studies of issues pertinent to improving transplant outcomes.

National Marrow Donor Program ®
www.marrow.org

The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) is the international leader in facilitating unrelated stem cell transplantations. The NMDP facilitates more than 130 transplants monthly through an extensive network of national and international transplant centers. The NMDP is the only organization offering a single point of access for all stem cell sources used in transplantation: marrow, peripheral blood and umbilical cord blood. Since 1987, the NMDP has facilitated approximately 12,000 transplants worldwide.