Athletes might soon be asked to produce “hematologic passports” before they compete to ensure they have not been using drugs, such as EPO, according to a proposal made at the 7th Congress of the European Haematology Association here on Saturday.
The suggestion is part of a project initiated by Science and Industry Against Blood Doping (SIAB) and funded by the World Antidoping Agency.
The project aims to define a common strategy to detect blood doping and includes researchers from Australia, China, France, Italy, Norway and the US. Doping with drugs such as erythropoietin (EPO), which stimulate the production of red blood cells, or drugs that enhance oxygen uptake in the blood, is the most difficult form of doping to detect.
“The key is to create a hematologic profile for each athlete at the very beginning of the individual’s sporting career.
Regular hematologic investigations and random controls would then verify the values,” Dr. Mario Cazzola, of IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo in Pavia, and coordinator of the project, told Reuters Health.
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