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  • 1Cell Therapy and Tissues Unit, CHU Nancy, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France. v.decot@chu-nancy.fr

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Standardizing progenitor assays for peripheral blood stem cell autografts improved reliability. Modifying flow cytometry and CFU-GM assays, specifically by omitting cell washing and plating more CD34 cells, enhanced accuracy for stem cell transplantation.

Area of Science:

  • Hematology
  • Cell Biology
  • Transplantation Science

Background:

  • Peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) autografts are crucial for hematological recovery post-chemotherapy.
  • Accurate assessment of progenitor cell content (CD34+ cells and Colony-Forming Unit-Granulocyte-Macrophage [CFU-GM]) is vital for graft quality.
  • Existing post-thaw assays often lack standardization and exhibit variability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the performance of standard post-thaw progenitor assays for PBSC autografts.
  • To achieve standardization and improve the accuracy of flow cytometric and CFU-GM assays.

Main Methods:

  • Part 1 (n=79): Assessed recovery and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) of total nucleated cells, CD34, and CFU-GM before and after cryopreservation.
  • Part 2 (n=20): Modified evaluation methods by suppressing the washing step in flow cytometry and plating 500 CD34 cells for CFU-GM assay (vs. 4x10^4 total nucleated cells).

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  • CFU-GM results were deemed reliable with 30-100 colonies, per manufacturer guidelines.

    • Main Results:

    • Part 1 showed high ICC for total nucleated cells (0.93), substantial for CD34 (0.67), and fair for CFU-GM (0.25).
    • Median CD34 recovery was 112.6% (Part 1) and 85.75% (Part 2).
    • Part 2 modifications improved CFU-GM assay reliability, yielding 18/20 evaluable autografts compared to 10/20 with the standard method.

    Conclusions:

    • Omitting the washing step in flow cytometry accurately quantified CD34+ cell percentage.
    • Seeding 500 CD34+ cells significantly enhanced the reliability and standardization of the CFU-GM assay.
    • These optimized methods improve the assessment of PBSC autograft quality for clinical application.