HLA and Search Strategy Resources

A successful transplant requires consideration of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) match between the patient and donor or cord blood unit (CBU). Learn about the role of HLA in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), the latest selection guidelines, and donor and cord blood search strategies.

Self-Paced HLA Courses

HLA & Search Strategy Interactive Learning Series
This series offers basic to advanced training to help you understand HLA and how it applies to HCT. Courses in this series include:

  • 101: Biology of HLA
  • 102: HLA Naming & Typing
  • 103: HLA Search Results
  • 201: Donor Selection - this content is based only on calcineurin-inhibitor (CNI)-based GVHD prophylaxis strategies

HLA for the Rest of Us
If you have little to no knowledge of HLA and biology, this course is for you. Simple terms are used to describe what HLA is, why it matters, and how to communicate HLA to donors, patients, and the general public.

HCT Graft Source Selection Guidelines Webinar Series

Navigating Donor Search and Selection: Updated Guidelines and Real-World Applications
Strengthen your understanding and confidence in alternative donor transplantation and donor selection in this one-hour webinar. Explore the latest evidence and practical tools to help move beyond rigid hierarchies and evaluate mismatched unrelated donor, haploidentical, and cord blood options with clarity.

Optimizing Cord Blood Search and Selection Webinar
In this webinar, expert search coordinators from two transplant centers share their NMDP MatchSource search processes for cord blood units for hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT). 

Selection Guidelines

Donor and Cord Blood Unit Selection Guidelines
Access NMDP and CIBMTR evidence-based guidelines for selection of unrelated adult donors and umbilical cord blood units for transplantation. 

Search Strategy in MatchSource®

MatchSource Training and Resource
Access the MatchSource Interactive Training Guide and other resources to help you use MatchSource to search for and select unrelated adult donors and umbilical cord blood units (CBU). Additional resources can be found in MatchSource by clicking the NMDP logo in the bottom right of your screen.

HapLogic Matching Algorithm

HapLogic
Learn about the HapLogic matching algorithm, which identifies donors and cord blood units with the highest potential to match each patient.