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ArticleBone marrow transplantation2026

The 2024 EBMT activity report: crossing one million HCTs and 20,000 CAR-T. A landmark in cellular therapy.

Raffaella Greco, Isabel Sánchez-Ortega, Antonio M Risitano, Krzysztof Kalwak, Annalisa Ruggeri, Iliana Kleovoulou, Marina Atlija, Tobias Alexander, Emanuele Angelucci, Dina Averbuch and 11 more

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Article in Bone marrow transplantation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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21 authors.

Raffaella Greco *Hematology and BMT Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milano, Italy. greco.raffaella@hsr.it.ORCID 0000-0002-6117-5328
Isabel Sánchez-Ortega *EBMT Chief Medical Officer, Executive Office, Barcelona, Spain. isabel.sanchez-ortega@ebmt.org.ORCID 0009-0005-5519-9154
Antonio M RisitanoHematology and Hematopoietic Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale San Giuseppe Moscati (A.O.R.N. Giuseppe Moscati), Avellino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4744-5109
Krzysztof KalwakChair of the EBMT Paediatric Diseases Working Party, Clinical Department of Pediatric BMT, Hematology and Oncology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1174-5799
Annalisa RuggeriHematology and BMT Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7261-2765
Iliana KleovoulouEBMT Activity Survey, Leiden, Netherlands.
Marina AtlijaEBMT Activity Survey, Leiden, Netherlands.
Tobias AlexanderDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1193-0097
Emanuele AngelucciHematology and Cellular Therapy Unit. IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Metropolitana. Plesso Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6512-6080
Dina AverbuchFaculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-9614-7274
Ali BazarbachiBone Marrow Transplantation Program, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-7171-4997
Maria Ester BernardoPediatric Immunohematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Charles CrawleyAddenbrookes Hospital Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Mette D HazenbergDepartment of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Olaf PenackCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Tumor immunology, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4876-802X
Helen BaldomeroDivision of Hematology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6554-483X
Jakob R PasswegDivision of Hematology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7092-3351
Ibrahim Yakoub-AghaLille University Hospital, Lille University, INSERM U1286, Infinite, Lille, France.
Donal P McLornanDepartment of Haematology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1224-091X
Fabio CiceriHematology and BMT Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0873-0123
Anna SuredaClinical Hematology Department, Institut Català d'Oncologia-Hospitalet, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1238-6970

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2024, the EBMT activity survey surpassed one million HCTs reported since 1990, a major milestone in cellular therapy. That year, 47,204 HCTs (21,023 allogeneic, 26,181 autologous) were reported in 43,791 patients across 688 centres in 53 countries. Compared to 2023, HCT activity decreased (-1.1% overall, -3.9% autologous), while allogeneic increased ( + 2.6%) to the highest annual activity to date. CAR-T therapy reached 6,082 patients ( + 24.5% vs 2023), surpassing 20,000 since 2018. Main indications for allo-HCT were myeloid (62%), lymphoid malignancies (~24%), and non-malignant disorders (~17%). For auto-HCT were plasma cell disorders (59%), lymphomas (22%), and solid tumours (~6%). Unrelated donors (56%) increased ( + 5%), while HLA-identical siblings (25%) and haploidentical (19%) remained stable. Cord blood use continued decreasing (-6.2%). Paediatric HCT activity decreased slightly (-1.7%; -1.9% allogeneic, -1.1% autologous). CAR-T therapy expanded (lymphomas remaining the leading indication (70%), followed by multiple myeloma (18%,) and ALL (8%). Autoimmune diseases indications increased by 67%). Overall, transplant and CAR-T activity steadily increased, with pandemic-related declines mitigated by safety measures, reflecting systems resilience and variable country contributions. From 2025, the EBMT survey will capture adult and paediatric activity separately, establishing a comprehensive database to monitor trends, inform practice, define clinical needs and assess equitable access.

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Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationImmunotherapy, AdoptiveAdultFemaleHumansMale

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PMID42203900
PMCPMC13349854

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