DKMS Operational User Guides

Here you can find our Operational User Guides for download. For all terms regarding DKMS donor-related services, please refer to the “Operational User Guide.” Cooperative clinics interested in the search and request support service should refer to the "TC Operational User Guide". Cooperative collection centers that already perform, or intend to perform, collections for PBSC, BM, and MNC in collaboration with DKMS should refer to the "CC Operational User Guide".

Operational User Guide

The Operational User Guide describes the rules and procedures in place that have to be followed by transplant centers, search units and international registries using services of DKMS.

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Its enforced at DKMS Registry gGmbH and the DKMS donor centers DKMS Donor Center gGmbH in Germany (DKMS DE), Fundacja DKMS in Poland (DKMS PL), DKMS Foundation in the United Kingdom (DKMS UK), Fundación de Beneficencia Pública DKMS in Chile (DKMS CL), DKMS BMST Foundation India (DKMS BMST IN), DKMS Foundation NPC in South Africa (DKMS Africa) and DKMS in the United States of America (DKMS USA) - together referred to as DKMS.

Download the Operational User Guide as PDF

Authors: Carolin Schwarz, Gabi Rall

Operational User Guide V6, current version
(210 KB)

Transplant Center Operational User Guide

The Transplant Center (TC) Operational User Guide is dedicated towards transplant centers receiving or interested in receiving DKMS Registry’s search and request support.

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It describes various processes from initial evaluation, worldwide donor search to patient outcome reporting, underlining the obligations that both cooperative transplant centers and DKMS Registry need to fulfil in order to ensure patient and donor safety.

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Authors: Dr. Nithya Babu Rajendran, Dr. Julia Pingel

DKMS Transplant Center Operational User Guide
(375 kB)

Collection Center Operational User Guide

The Collection Center (CC) Operational User Guide is dedicated towards collection centers that already perform, or intend to perform, collections for peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC), bone marrow (BM), and mononuclear cells (MNC) in collaboration with DKMS.

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It describes the various processes from donor workup and stem cell collection to post-donation activities, outlining the responsibilities that both cooperative collection centers and DKMS need to fulfil to ensure donor safety, regulatory compliance, and high-quality collection outcomes.

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Author: Dr. Lisa Reitsma

DKMS Collection Center Operational User Guide
(1.99 MB)

The Operational User Guides may be amended by DKMS from time to time to take account of changes in medical practice, in operational or administrative procedures, as well as DKMS Group policies or external regulations and guidelines like the WMDA Standards.

DKMS will announce any change to this dokuments on the DKMS Professionals’ Platform 30 days before coming into effect.