Intraoperative cell salvage reduces the need for allogeneic blood transfusion in complex cancer surgery, but concerns about the possibility of it re-infusing cancer cells have hindered its application in oncology. We monitored the presence of cancer cells on patient-salvaged blood by means of flow cytometry; next, we simulated cell salvage, followed by leucodepletion and irradiation on blood contaminated with a known amount of EpCAM-expressing cancer cells, assessing also residual cancer cell proliferation as well as the quality of salvaged red blood cell concentrates (RBCs). We observed a significant reduction of EpCAM-positive cells in both cancer patients and contaminated blood, which was comparable to the negative control after leucodepletion. The washing, leucodepletion and leucodepletion plus irradiation steps of cell salvage were shown to preserve the quality of RBCs in terms of haemolysis, membrane integrity and osmotic resistance. Finally, cancer cells isolated from salvaged blood lose their ability to proliferate. Our results confirm that cell salvage does not concentrate proliferating cancer cells, and that leucodepletion allows for the reduction of residual nucleated cells, making irradiation unnecessary. Our study gathers pieces of evidence on the feasibility of this procedure in complex cancer surgery. Nevertheless, it highlights the necessity of finding a definitive consensus through prospective trials.

Reduction of EpCAM-Positive Cells from a Cell Salvage Product Is Achieved by Leucocyte Depletion Filters Alone / Merolle, Lucia; Schiroli, Davide; Farioli, Daniela; Razzoli, Agnese; Gavioli, Gaia; Iori, Mauro; Piccagli, Vando; Lambertini, Daniele; Bassi, Maria Chiara; Baricchi, Roberto; Marraccini, Chiara. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 12:12(2023), pp. 3-9. [10.3390/jcm12124088]

Reduction of EpCAM-Positive Cells from a Cell Salvage Product Is Achieved by Leucocyte Depletion Filters Alone

Merolle, Lucia;Schiroli, Davide;Farioli, Daniela;Razzoli, Agnese;Gavioli, Gaia;Bassi, Maria Chiara;Marraccini, Chiara
2023

Abstract

Intraoperative cell salvage reduces the need for allogeneic blood transfusion in complex cancer surgery, but concerns about the possibility of it re-infusing cancer cells have hindered its application in oncology. We monitored the presence of cancer cells on patient-salvaged blood by means of flow cytometry; next, we simulated cell salvage, followed by leucodepletion and irradiation on blood contaminated with a known amount of EpCAM-expressing cancer cells, assessing also residual cancer cell proliferation as well as the quality of salvaged red blood cell concentrates (RBCs). We observed a significant reduction of EpCAM-positive cells in both cancer patients and contaminated blood, which was comparable to the negative control after leucodepletion. The washing, leucodepletion and leucodepletion plus irradiation steps of cell salvage were shown to preserve the quality of RBCs in terms of haemolysis, membrane integrity and osmotic resistance. Finally, cancer cells isolated from salvaged blood lose their ability to proliferate. Our results confirm that cell salvage does not concentrate proliferating cancer cells, and that leucodepletion allows for the reduction of residual nucleated cells, making irradiation unnecessary. Our study gathers pieces of evidence on the feasibility of this procedure in complex cancer surgery. Nevertheless, it highlights the necessity of finding a definitive consensus through prospective trials.
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Reduction of EpCAM-Positive Cells from a Cell Salvage Product Is Achieved by Leucocyte Depletion Filters Alone / Merolle, Lucia; Schiroli, Davide; Farioli, Daniela; Razzoli, Agnese; Gavioli, Gaia; Iori, Mauro; Piccagli, Vando; Lambertini, Daniele; Bassi, Maria Chiara; Baricchi, Roberto; Marraccini, Chiara. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 12:12(2023), pp. 3-9. [10.3390/jcm12124088]
Merolle, Lucia; Schiroli, Davide; Farioli, Daniela; Razzoli, Agnese; Gavioli, Gaia; Iori, Mauro; Piccagli, Vando; Lambertini, Daniele; Bassi, Maria Ch...espandi
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