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- Title
Research involving pediatric stem cell donors: A way forward.
- Authors
Wendler, David; Shah, Nirali N.; Pulsipher, Michael A.; Fry, Terry; Grady, Christine
- Abstract
The most suitable donor for younger patients who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the research setting is frequently a minor sibling. These cases raise the question of whether minors who serve as stem cell donors for research subjects should be regarded as research subjects themselves. Regarding pediatric donors as research subjects ensures that an Institutional Review Boards reviews their involvement and determines whether it is appropriate. Yet, Institutional Review Boards must follow the US regulations for pediatric research, which were designed for patients and healthy volunteers, not for healthy donors. As a result, regarding pediatric donors as research subjects also can pose unnecessary obstacles to appropriate and potentially life-saving research. This article considers a new way to address this dilemma. The federal research regulations allow for waiver of some or all of the included requirements when they are unnecessary for a study or a class of studies. We argue that this option offers a way to ensure that the involvement of pediatric donors receives sufficient review and approval without inadvertently undermining valuable and potentially life-saving research.
- Subjects
UNITED States; SIBLINGS; ORGAN donors; RESEARCH ethics; STEM cells; UNITED States. Dept. of Health &; Human Services; UNITED States. Food &; Drug Administration; INSTITUTIONAL review boards; GOVERNMENT regulation; HUMAN research subjects; CHILDREN
- Publication
Clinical Trials, 2016, Vol 13, Issue 3, p304
- ISSN
1740-7745
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1740774515627156