Donor socioeconomic status affects hematopoietic stem cell transplant outcomes

SALT LAKE CITY — Socioeconomic disadvantage among hematopoietic stem cell transplant donors appeared associated with poorer outcomes among transplant recipients, according to study results.

The findings — presented at Tandem Meetings | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR — indicate a biologic impact of socioeconomic status on hematopoietic cells that is transferrable from HSCT donor to recipient, researchers concluded. Read more in Healio.