Table 2.

Peripheral Stem Cell Processing and Product Comparison

ParameterPBSCPBSC/SplitGroup A v Group BCD34+CD34+/SplitGroup C v Group D P Value
Group AGroup BP ValueGroup CGroup D
(n = 22)(n = 26)(n = 29)(n = 11)
Nucleated cells 
Total no. (×108/kg) 9.75 (6.20-15.40)* 9.04 (6.80-16.50) .04 9.45 (7.60-14.73) 11.26 (8.20-14.44) .07 
Buffy coat (×106/kg) NA NA  7.89 (6.10-13.77) 9.15 (5.87-11.05) .39 
Absorbed (×106/kg) NA NA  4.33 (2.18-12.15) 8.26 (4.80-14.94) .0001 
CD34+ cells 
Total no. (×106/kg) 1.81 (0.33-13.01) 3.66 (0.36-16.61) .05 3.09 (0.83-15.67) 8.55 (1.61-23.15) .02 
Buffy coat (×106/kg) NA NA  3.26 (0.60-13.45) 7.68 (2.39-22.84) .0007 
Absorbed (×106/kg) NA NA  1.45 (0.45-8.30) 2.92 (0.83-6.15) .01 
BFU-e 
Buffy coat (×105/kg) NA NA  3.25 (0.37-15.21) 4.77 (1.70-25.00) .18 
Absorbed (×105/kg) NA NA  1.19 (0.15-5.38) 2.11 (0.54-5.09) .27 
CFU-GM 
Buffy coat (×105/kg) NA NA  2.27 (0.17-11.97) 4.02 (1.28-18.74) .06 
Absorbed (×105/kg) NA NA  0.84 (0.05-4.76) 1.64 (0.42-9.61) .26 
ParameterPBSCPBSC/SplitGroup A v Group BCD34+CD34+/SplitGroup C v Group D P Value
Group AGroup BP ValueGroup CGroup D
(n = 22)(n = 26)(n = 29)(n = 11)
Nucleated cells 
Total no. (×108/kg) 9.75 (6.20-15.40)* 9.04 (6.80-16.50) .04 9.45 (7.60-14.73) 11.26 (8.20-14.44) .07 
Buffy coat (×106/kg) NA NA  7.89 (6.10-13.77) 9.15 (5.87-11.05) .39 
Absorbed (×106/kg) NA NA  4.33 (2.18-12.15) 8.26 (4.80-14.94) .0001 
CD34+ cells 
Total no. (×106/kg) 1.81 (0.33-13.01) 3.66 (0.36-16.61) .05 3.09 (0.83-15.67) 8.55 (1.61-23.15) .02 
Buffy coat (×106/kg) NA NA  3.26 (0.60-13.45) 7.68 (2.39-22.84) .0007 
Absorbed (×106/kg) NA NA  1.45 (0.45-8.30) 2.92 (0.83-6.15) .01 
BFU-e 
Buffy coat (×105/kg) NA NA  3.25 (0.37-15.21) 4.77 (1.70-25.00) .18 
Absorbed (×105/kg) NA NA  1.19 (0.15-5.38) 2.11 (0.54-5.09) .27 
CFU-GM 
Buffy coat (×105/kg) NA NA  2.27 (0.17-11.97) 4.02 (1.28-18.74) .06 
Absorbed (×105/kg) NA NA  0.84 (0.05-4.76) 1.64 (0.42-9.61) .26 

Abbreviation: NA, not available.

*

Median (range).

P value from independent t-test applied to the ranks of data.

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