title: Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in breast cancer.
abstract: Over the past decade, peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPCs) have replaced bone marrow as the major source of haematopoietic support. This transition from marrow to PBPCs is due to the fact that, for many clinical studies, a significantly faster rate of engraftment, particularly for platelets, has been demonstrated for patients who receive PBPC support when compared to similarly treated patients who are transplanted with bone marrow. The leukapheresis procedure itself, quality of PBPC graft, methods of PBPC mobilization, purging, and ex vivo expansion will be discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Denver 80262, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Shpall
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Bearman
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Cagnoni
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: McNiece
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000276:immunology; D019650:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007937:Leukapheresis / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards