Retrospective comparison between COBE SPECTRA and SPECTRA OPTIA apheresis systems for hematopoietic progenitor cells collection for autologous and allogeneic transplantation in a single center.
Patricia López-PereiraElena Sola AparicioIsabel Vicuña AndrésCarmen Cámara MontejanoCecilia Muñoz CallejaAdrián Alegre AmorBeatriz Aguado BuenoPublished in: Journal of clinical apheresis (2020)
Both apheresis systems are comparable in collection of hematopoietic progenitor cells, with significantly higher collection efficiency with the OPTIA system. Collection products obtained with OPTIA contain significantly lower hematocrit and leukocytes.