Peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplantation following myeloablative therapy is a
mainstay of treatment for various types of malignancies. This study aimed to evaluate the …

Three different apheresis systems were used in our center for the collection of peripheral
blood progenitor cells (PBPCs): COM. TEC (Fresenius Healthcare), COBE Spectra, and …

Hematopoietic stem cells, collected by leukapheresis from peripheral blood, can be used as
an alternative to autologous bone marrow transplantation following high‐dose …

Introduction Autologous peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplantation has become a
standard treatment option for many oncology patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate …

Abstract Introduction COBE SPECTRA [COBE](Terumo, BCT Lakewood CO) apheresis
system has been the most used device for hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC) collection …

Until recently, the collection of peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPC) has been semi‐
automated by using the COBE® Spectra™, with the operator manually maintaining the …

Background: A convenient, effective and safe peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) apheresis
procedure is desirable to cope with the increasing requirements for PBSC collections. We …

BACKGROUND Improving apheresis technology may lead to an efficient and safe
peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) collection. Recently, the Spectra Optia (Optia, Terumo …

BACKGROUND Cell separators are routinely used to collect CD34+ blood stem cells in the
context of customized stem cell transplantation procedures. The Spectra Optia (Terumo …

Purpose We evaluated the Optia® continuous mononuclear collection (CMNC) system for
hematopoietic progenitor cell‐apheresis (HPC‐A) collection (Terumo BCT, Lakewood, CO) …