Newer apheresis system appears superior to standard

Dr Cancelas said the frequency of treatment-emergent adverse events did not differ according to the system used. And there were no unanticipated or serious adverse events.

The most frequently reported pre-collection treatment-emergent adverse events were back pain (n=10, 44%), bone pain (n=9, 39%), and fatigue (n=5, 22%).

“These results demonstrate that the Optia CMNC procedure is a safe and efficient means of collecting CD34+ cells in G-CSF mobilized donors,” Dr Cancelas said.

“The Optia collection efficiencies for CD34+ cells were significantly superior to the COBE . . . . And the Optia with automatic interface management system represents a technological advance in our ability to collect CD34+ cells.”