Because tumor contamination of hematopoietic stem cell grafts may influence the outcome in breast carcinoma (BC) patients undergoing high dose chemotherapy (HDC), several ex vivo procedures for the purging of autologous harvests have been investigated. The authors studied the presence of epithelial tumor cells and the growth of hematopoietic progenitors in peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) collections from patients with metastatic breast carcinoma before and after a purging procedure performed by a negative immunomagnetic BC cell separation.
Negative immunomagnetic purging of peripheral blood stem cell harvests from breast carcinoma patients reduces tumor cell contamination while not affecting hematopoietic recovery
Pedrazzoli, P;Zambelli, A;Salvaneschi, L;
2000-01-01
Abstract
Because tumor contamination of hematopoietic stem cell grafts may influence the outcome in breast carcinoma (BC) patients undergoing high dose chemotherapy (HDC), several ex vivo procedures for the purging of autologous harvests have been investigated. The authors studied the presence of epithelial tumor cells and the growth of hematopoietic progenitors in peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) collections from patients with metastatic breast carcinoma before and after a purging procedure performed by a negative immunomagnetic BC cell separation.File in questo prodotto:
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