ISCT/AABB Joint Program: The Effect of Mobilization and Collection Technique on HPC-A Product Composition
Program Code: 9426-TC-CT
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM (ET)

MODERATOR
Lizette Caballero, MLS (ASCP)CM, UCSF BMT Laboratory

SPEAKERS
Zbigniew Szczepiorkowski, MD, PhD, FCAP, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lynn O'Donnell, PhD, The Ohio State University, James Cancer Hospital
Lizette Caballero, MLS (ASCP)CM, UCSF BMT Laboratory

DESCRIPTION
This session will describe induction, consolidation and maintenance chemotherapy and how theses phases of the treatment will affect the collection of stem cells. Speakers will discuss in detail the different regimens in preparation for collection, type of mobilization, available growth factors, timing for collection and the collection process. They will also talk about the final product composition depending on mobilization regimen.