title: [High-dose therapy of cancer with CD34 positive cells as stem cell support].
abstract: In this article we report our initial clinical experiences in connection with immunomagnetic isolated CD34-positive cells from peripheral blood progenitor cells. Six patients, five with breast cancer and one with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, were mobilized by chemotherapy and G-CSF (5ug/kg). CD34-positive cells were isolated by means of immunomagnetic beads (Dynalbeads) and Isolex 300 Cell Separator (Baxter, USA). Mean purity of isolated CD34-positive cells was 97% (94.7-99.7) and mean yield was 54% (35-68). Three patients were treated with high dose therapy followed by reinfusion of CD34-positive cells as stem cell support. Recovery of neutrophils (> 0.5 x 10(9) leucocytes/liter) occurred at day 8, 11 and 13 and of platelets (> 20 x 10(9) platelets/litre) at day 9,14 and 32. It is concluded that immunomagnetic isolated CD34-positive cells give high purity and yield. Although use of CD34-positive cells reduces the content of contaminating tumour cells in the graft, breast cancer cells were still detectable in two out of five CD34-positive cell products.
authors.affiliation: Onkologisk avdeling, Det Norske Radiumhospital, Oslo.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kvalheim
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pharo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Holte
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jakobsen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erikstein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kvaløy
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beiske
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nesland
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Smeland
mesh_terms: D018952:Antigens, CD34; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D002469:Cell Separation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34