biostudies-literatureJohnstone BHNIAID NIH HHS95.e1-95.e10https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9918674biostudies-literatureUnknown29(2)Despite the readily available graft sources for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT), a significant unmet need remains in the timely provision of suitable unrelated donor grafts. This shortage is related to the rarity of certain HLA alleles in the donor pool, nonclearance of donors owing to infectious disease or general health status, and prolonged graft procurement and processing times. An alternative hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) graft source obtained from the vertebral bodies (VBs) of deceased organ donors could alleviate many of the obstacles associated with using grafts from healthy living donors or umbilical cord blood (UCB). Deceased organ donor-derived bone marrow (BM) can be preemptively screened, cryogenically banked for on-demand use, and made available Transplantation and cellular therapyCharacterization and Function of Cryopreserved Bone Marrow from Deceased Organ Donors: A Potential Viable Alternative Graft Source.PMC9918674R44 AI129444R43 AI129444Pollok KESherry AMBailey BJWoods EJSinn ALJohnstone BHAuletta JJGu DMusall KGSpellman SWoods JRMiller HMSims EGoebel WSLin CHfalseCharacterization and Function of Cryopreserved Bone Marrow from Deceased Organ Donors: A Potential Viable Alternative Graft Source.Despite the readily available graft sources for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT), a significant unmet need remains in the timely provision of suitable unrelated donor grafts. This shortage is related to the rarity of certain HLA alleles in the donor pool, nonclearance of donors owing to infectious disease or general health status, and prolonged graft procurement and processing times. An alternative hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) graft source obtained from the vertebral bodies (VBs) of deceased organ donors could alleviate many of the obstacles associated with using grafts from healthy living donors or umbilical cord blood (UCB). Deceased organ donor-derived bone marrow (BM) can be preemptively screened, cryogenically banked for on-demand use, and made available 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Feb2026-05-28T13:56:06.428Z2025-02-19T04:20:52.484ZS-EPMC99186743640245610.1016/j.jtct.2022.11.010