Abstract
The purging efficacy of the Miltenyi sorting system was evaluated by qualitative and TaqMan quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in myeloma patients, using immunoglobulin genes. After small-scale selection, qualitative PCR showed that in 6 of 12 leukaphereses myeloma cells were no longer detectable. Envisaging a possible clinical application, the leukaphereses from three patients underwent large-scale selection. Qualitative PCR showed that myeloma cells were still detectable. Quantitative PCR, performed in two patients, showed a tumour depletion of 1 and 2 logs respectively. Although numbers are small, the promising results obtained with small-scale selection were not reproduced in large-scale experiments.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 642-645 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | British Journal of Haematology |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CD34 cell selection
- Immunoglobulin genes
- Multiple myeloma
- Taqman PCR
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