• J Clin Apher · Aug 2019

    Comparative Study Clinical Trial

    Mononuclear cell collection for extracorporeal photopheresis by using the "off-line" system: A comparative study between COBE Spectra and Spectra Optia devices.

    • Cristina Pascual, Elena González-Arias, Ana María Pérez-Corral, Rebeca Bailén, Jorge Gayoso, Nelly Besson, David Serrano, Mi Kwon, Javier Anguita, and José Luis Díez-Martín.
    • Hemathology and Hemotherapy Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
    • J Clin Apher. 2019 Aug 1; 34 (4): 359-366.

    BackgroundExtracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is an efficient and established therapy to treat acute and chronic graft vs host disease (GVHD). Using an "off-line" method, the first step (mononuclear cell [MNC] collection) is decisive, as long as a high MNC yield and purity in the collected product is desirable. Two "off-line" devices were compared: the COBE Spectra and the Spectra Optia (Terumo BCT), using both continuous and intermittent protocols.Patients And MethodsTwelve patients with GvHD (7 acute/5 chronic) were enrolled between June 2014 and May 2015 and were alternatively assigned for each procedure to either the COBE Spectra or the Spectra Optia cell separator. Patients characteristics and procedure/product parameters were analyzed.ResultsTwo hundred procedures (100 per device) were included. The Spectra Optia system showed higher total nucleated cells and MNC collection efficiencies (18.6(10.2-29.7) vs 7.9(4.1-14.8)% and 43.6(20.3-59.5) vs 23.3(11.4-37.1)%, P < .001) and monocyte and lymphocyte collection efficiencies (55.2(17.7-83.2) vs 22.8(9-38.9)% and 38.3(26.7-53.4) vs 22.2(9-38.9)%, respectively, P < .001). Absolute platelet loss (PL) and PL per liter of blood processed were significantly lower in the Spectra Optia group (22.9(18.3-28.1) vs 33.6(26.5-41.1)%, P < .001 and 3.7(3.1-4.5) vs 4.3(3.5-4.2)%, P = .01, respectively). However, granulocyte contamination was higher (4.5(1.3-36) vs 1.2(0.4-5.7)%, P < .001) and a higher product haematocrit was obtained with the Spectra Optia (1(0.5-1.6) vs 0.3(0.2-0.5)%, P < .001), without an impact on irradiation time.ConclusionsIn our study, Spectra Optia proved to be safe and effective in collecting MNC with high yield and purity for ECP in GvHD.© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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