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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-16
pubmed:abstractText
Many poor-risk neuroblastomas and tumours of the Ewing's sarcoma family (ET) recur despite autologous transplants. Recurrence may be due to tumor cells contained in the BM harvests or PBSC harvests. The objectives of this prospective study were to: (1) determine the incidence and degree of tumor cell contamination in paired BM and PBSC harvests; and (2) determine the efficacy of tumor cell purging by immunomagnetic CD34+ cell selection. 198 samples from 11 consecutive patients with neuroblastoma or Ewing's sarcoma were analyzed. We assayed tumor contamination by RT-PCR assay for PGP 9.5, plus immunohistochemistry for neuroblastoma-specific antigens (the latter in neuroblastoma only). None of these patients had tumor cells detected in their BM by clinical histology immediately before BM or PBSC harvests. However, 82% of PBSC and 89% of backup BM harvests were contaminated with tumor by RT-PCR and/or immunocytochemistry assays. Unselected PBSC and BM harvests contained similar quantities of tumor cells (median, approximately 200000 cells). Cyclophosphamide plus G-CSF mobilization did not affect the incidence or level of contamination in PBSC harvests, as compared to blood obtained before mobilization. Immunomagnetic CD34+ cell selection depleted tumor cells by a median of 3.0 logs for PBSC, and 2.6 logs for BM harvests.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0268-3369
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
971-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Antigens, CD34, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Child, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Cyclophosphamide, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Disease Progression, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Hematopoietic Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Immunomagnetic Separation, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Neuroblastoma, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Recurrence, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Sarcoma, Ewing, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:9849694-Transplantation, Autologous
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Frequent detection of tumor cells in hematopoietic grafts in neuroblastoma and Ewing's sarcoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore MD, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't