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Written question asked by Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour) on Monday, 15 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 June 2026. It was answered by Preet Kaur Gill (Labour) on Thursday, 25 June 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Stem Cells: Transplant Surgery

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure consistent national adoption of post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) for patients receiving mismatched unrelated donor haematopoietic stem cell transplants.

Answer

Clinical decisions regarding graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis, including the use of post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy), are made by specialist transplant clinicians in accordance with the latest clinical evidence and professional guidance. The Department supports the adoption of evidence-based practice across National Health Service transplant services but does not mandate the use of specific clinical protocols. Recent guidance on the use of PTCy has been published by the British Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (BSBMTCT), and is available at the following link:

https://bsbmtct.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/UK-Clinical-Community-Consensus-on-the-Emerging-use-of-PTCy-Final-version-November-2025.pdf

There are current United Kingdom trials and rapidly developing BSBMTCT supported algorithms that will support the use of PTCy.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9690
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Transplant surgery Stem cells
Link
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