Peripheral blood stem cells collection by apheresis in very low-weight children with malignant diseases-A single center experience

15 Dec 2022

Aim of the Live Journal Club

To present the 15-year experience of a Portuguese Cellular Therapy Department in the collection of peripheral blood stem cells, by apheresis, in very low-weight children with malignant diseases. The institutional collection protocol will be detailed, in an approach focused on the challenges and strategies that have been applied to manage leukapheresis in this population.

This Live Journal Club aimed to discuss the recently published publication Peripheral blood stem cells collection by apheresis in very low-weight children with malignant diseases-A single center experience by Lúcia Vieira, Sofia Teixeira, Conceição Reis, Ana Salselas, Filipa Bordalo, Sérgio Lopes, Catarina Pinho, Fátima Amado and Susana Roncon. The paper was published in the Journal of Clinical Apheresis in October 2022, doi: 10.1002/jca.22021

Level of education required:

Intermediate (practical application)

What prior knowledge is required?

No prior specific reading is recommended. General knowledge about apheresis, including practical application, is nevertheless required.

Target audience

Physicians, nurses and technicians working in the field of Cellular Therapy.

The Speaker:

Lúcia Vieira

Hospital Center of Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

The Moderator:

Nour Almozain

YPC Eastern Mediterranean representative, Haematopatgology and Transfusion Medicine Physician, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Nour is Haematopatgology and Transfusion Medicine Physician at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center. Her passion for transfusion medicine started by realizing the profound interaction between basic science, laboratory medicine, and clinical practice.

It is an opportunity to learn a new thing every day. You are not only required to identify what went right and what went wrong. However, you will constantly be stimulated to determine further what could be done better and forecast a better practice for the future. Adding to all of that, the are not many doctors around the world who are encouraged to have this as a specialty, so she decided to have it as her career to provide patient care uniquely and differently. Besides, she is a big advocate for this specialty among the younger generation.