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Expenses as an Issue Inhibiting the Use of Cord Blood Transplantation
- 1. Expenses as anIssue Inhibiting the Use of Cord Blood Transplantation Michael Boo, Chief Strategy Officer National Marrow Donor Program June 8, 2013
- 2. Overview • The costof cord transplantation impacts the use of cord blood units – Insurance coverage – Time commitment • Elements of Cost – The product – The procedure • What’s next 2
- 3. 5573 Transplants in2011 3
- 4. 4 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 PediatricRecipients(Age Youngerthan18 Years) BoneMarrow Peripheral Blood Stem Cells Cord Blood NMDP Transplants by Cell Source
- 5. 5 - 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Bone Marrow PeripheralBlood Stem Cells Cord Blood *Minority includes those patients with race of CAU, DEC, OTH, UNK and Hispanic ethnicity. NMDP Transplants for Minority Patients by Cell Source
- 6. Historical Cord Transplants 6 2012was the first year that we saw a drop in cord transplants for adult patients (58% of total). In 2011, 60% of all cord transplants were for adult patients, compared to only 46% in 2007.
- 7. Historical Cord Transplants 37%of all cord transplants in 2012 were multi-cord compared to 41% in 2011 7
- 8. Product Related Costs •Cost of Collection – Staff vs. OB model – The goal of diversity • Cost of Banking – TNC cut off decision – Testing services – The costs of process 8
- 9. Median TNC ofCord Shipments 9
- 10. Cord Shipments byTNC Group 10
- 11. Caucasian vs. Minority– 2012 Inventory 36% of Caucasian inventory has TNC higher than 124 compared to 32% of Minority inventory 11
- 12. Caucasian vs. Minority– 2012 Recruitment 12 62% of Caucasian recruitment has TNC higher than 124 compared to 37% of Minority recruitment
- 13. Caucasian vs. Minority– 2012 Shipments 13 90% of Caucasian shipments have TNC higher than 124 compared to 83% of Minority shipments
- 14. Caucasian vs. Minority– 2012 Shipments, cont. – Patient Age 0-17 14 30% of shipments to minority pediatrics had a TNC less than 125
- 15. Caucasian vs. Minority– 2012 Shipments, cont. – Patient Age 18+ 15 Less than 5% of shipments to adult recipients had a TNC less than 125
- 16. Product Related Costs •Cost of Regulation – Capital costs – Higher staffing costs • Other Factors – Research interest of the institution – Overhead associated with the sponsoring institution – Lack of scale 16
- 17. Procedure Related Costs •Patient Management Challenges – Slower engraftment – Higher incidence of relapse – Greater incidence of infectious diseases and other pre-engraftment complications – Management of the product requires specialized knowledge 17
- 18. Procedure Related Costs •Cost challenges – Slower engraftment requires longer inpatient stay – Greater incidence of complications requires more blood products, drugs and other medical services – Need for second unit for adults doubles cost of the graft source 18
- 19. What Needs tobe Done? • Education and Awareness – Promote cord blood studies as they get published – Provide clinical sample protocols and SOPs to centers considering cord blood transplant – Develop best practice guidelines for clinical management 19
- 20. What Needs tobe Done? • Address the issue of slow engraftment • Better inventory selection • Identification of other selection criteria • Pursue expansion or other technologies • Continue to investigate use of cord blood in other diseases 20
- 21. What Needs tobe Done - Banking • Assist Cord Blood Banks to become more efficient and effective – Provide guidance on economics of banking • Update NMDP 2010 market analysis • Study impact of FDA compliance – Identify and promote best practices in banking operations • Ongoing effort through Cord Blood Advisory Group 21