Thank you for your interest. On this page you will find detailed technical information about us and what we do, as well as guides to various procedures which you may need to perform when sending or requesting stem cells to or from us. Some of our documents are in Adobe PDF file format, which you can view with a free PDF Reader. Others may be in HTML or Word 97 format.

Purging is available via an expanded access protocol

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[ List of Institutions Having Active MOU with CHLA for Purging ]

Guides for Other Institutions

• Guide to Collection of Bone Marrow for Purging

• Guide to Collection of PBSCs for Purging

• Guide to Packing and Shipping of Bone Marrow or PBSCs for Purging

• Required Laboratory Results Prior to Purging (FAHCT mandated Infectious Disease and ABO/Rh testing)

• Checklist for Autologous Stem Cell Purging

• Guide to Labeling - Information about how to label your bags containing samples shipped to us for processing.

• Guide to Express Carriers - Information about Couriers to Use for Shipping

Detailed/Technical Information of Interest to Referring Institutions

• Scheduling of Marrow or PBSC Purging - A description of the scheduling process and relevant information about what needs to be done and who to contact for scheduling. If you require more detailed information, please see the Protocols page and the Forms download page.

• Required Tests for Purging of Marrow or PBSC - A description of the tests that must be made on samples of the product to be processed by our laboratory scheduling process prior to purging.

• Shipping of Marrow or PBSC for Purging - Description of the shipping process. If you require more detailed information, please see the Protocols page and the Forms download page.

• The Purging Process - A detailed description of the process of removal of tumor cells from bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell samples.

• Cryopreservation of Purged Hematopoietic Stem Cells - Short explanation of the cryopreservation processes whereby purged marrow and PBSC samples are frozen for storage and later infusion.

• Analysis of marrow or PBSC for tumor cells - An explanation of the process by which marrow or PBSC samples are analysed for tumor content.

• Analysis of treated and cryopreserved marrow and PBSC for hematopoietic cells - A short description of the process by which marrow or PBSC samples are analysed for the presence of hematopoietic cells.

• CD34 Determination - A short description of the process of CD34 determination.

• Shipping Cryopreserved Stem Cells - This page contains a description about the shipping out process for cryopreserved components. If you require more detailed information, please see the Protocols page and the Forms download page.

• Bibliography - A list of references to published material on the topics covered in this section and information referred to in our webpages.

• Published Papers - References and in some cases downloadable files of publications from this laboratory.