An evaluation of predictive factors for CD34+ cell harvest yields from patients mobilized with chemotherapy and growth factors

BACKGROUND : Accurately predicting the outcomes of peripheral blood stem cell harvests is important because unproductive collections are expensive and subject the donor to unnecessary toxicity. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS : Predictive factors for stem cell mobilization and collection by a retrospective review of 104 consecutive donors were evaluated. RESULTS : Of several previously suggested measures, the peripheral CD34+ cell concentration on the...