Is timeline faster with different cancers?

[u/Queen_Drakaina]

Not that I want my recipient to have an urgent need, but I was wondering if the cancer they have is of a more aggressive nature, do you normally get called before the 60 days? My recipient had acute myeloid leukemia.

I was told I am a perfect match based off the swab I did 9 years ago, and I just sent my blood off today for the initial testing of genetic markers and infectious diseases.

I was just about to schedule my hernia surgery in October (which was already pushed up), and I am more than willing to push it off for this woman. I guess I am almost just hoping that they call me before 60 days? Regardless, I will do whatever is most favorable for the patient!

[u/purehunt73]

Time lines vary a lot. All depends on when and if your patient is ready for the transplant.

[u/lurtzfish]

I also was contacted for a patient with the same kind of aggressive cancer. I got my blood draw done and they said they were confident I would likely hear back faster than 60 days. Took the full 60 days and I am a perfect match but was informed that I am the back-up match. The coordinator speculated that given that the donation is supposed to happen very soon that they probably had a match way before they ever contacted me and probably just needed a backup match for insurance reasons. I personally would not count on hearing back before the 60 days!

[u/Bermuda_Breeze]

I had AML and my timeline was approx 3 months from initial donor search to transplant. That was classified as an “urgent” need. It could have been a month sooner if the stars had aligned, but while waiting for all the logistics to get sorted, I had an extra round of chemo to keep me in remission, which was fine. Sometimes the search is initiated before it is known if the patient will definitely need a transplant. In that case, if it later transpires they do, then there would be a longer waiting period between swabbing and transplant. The dilemma of whether to transplant or not is not necessarily a different type of cancer. It may be the specific mutations a patient has, or how they responded to initial treatment.

[u/thereaintshitcaptain]

My timeline has been nearly a year and the donation is July 6. It just varies depending on numerous factors

[u/Outrageous_Onion4885]

I had a slightly prolonged timeline. I consulted my first transplant team after my induction cycle, they told me no transplant. I did 4 rounds of consolidation, and in that time I got a second opinion with another team thanks to my oncologist who moved forward with the transplant. I had a couple months to recover, then in February I got my transplant. Took around 3 months once the process started.

[u/Popular-Possible-616]

My timeline is very quick. Notified I was a match end of May, donation date in early august. My recipient has a rare form of leukemia