Haemopoietic Stem Cell Processing and Storage

Once exclusively obtained from the posterior pelvis of a suitable donor under general anaesthesia, haemopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) are routinely collected from peripheral blood as well as from the umbilical cord and placenta post delivery. Recognition that haemopoietic growth factors, administered alone or following chemotherapy, result in mobilisation of HPCs into peripheral blood has had a profound impact on stem cell collection, both …