Safety Study of ECO Conversion System For Red Blood Cells.

Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that small amounts of a person's own red cells, when treated with an enzyme to make A-ECO Red Blood Cells, can be safely re-infused, repeatedly. Each participant will have some blood drawn, treated with an enzyme, washed and re-infused five times. Additional samples of blood will be drawn for testing and evaluation.

Timeline

Start

2005-11

Primary completion

2009-01

Completion

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Publications

• Background Goldstein J. Conversion of ABO blood groups. Transfus Med Rev. 1989 Jul;3(3):206-12. doi: 10.1016/s0887-7963(89)70080-8.
• Background Goldstein J, Siviglia G, Hurst R, Lenny L, Reich L. Group B erythrocytes enzymatically converted to group O survive normally in A, B, and O individuals. Science. 1982 Jan 8;215(4529):168-70. doi: 10.1126/science.6274021.
• Background Goldstein J. Preparation of transfusable red cells by enzymatic conversion. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1984;165:139-57. No abstract available.
• Background Lenny LL, Hurst R, Zhu A, Goldstein J, Galbraith RA. Multiple-unit and second transfusions of red cells enzymatically converted from group B to group O: report on the end of phase 1 trials. Transfusion. 1995 Nov-Dec;35(11):899-902. doi: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1995.351196110892.x.
• Background Lenny LL, Hurst R, Goldstein J, Benjamin LJ, Jones RL. Single-unit transfusions of RBC enzymatically converted from group B to group O to A and O normal volunteers. Blood. 1991 Mar 15;77(6):1383-8.
• Background Lenny LL, Goldstein J. The production of group O cells. Biotechnology. 1991;19:75-100. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-7506-9120-8.50009-3. No abstract available.
• Background Lenny LL, Hurst R, Goldstein J, Galbraith RA. Transfusions to group O subjects of 2 units of red cells enzymatically converted from group B to group O. Transfusion. 1994 Mar;34(3):209-14. doi: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1994.34394196617.x.
• Background Kruskall MS, AuBuchon JP, Anthony KY, Herschel L, Pickard C, Biehl R, Horowitz M, Brambilla DJ, Popovsky MA. Transfusion to blood group A and O patients of group B RBCs that have been enzymatically converted to group O. Transfusion. 2000 Nov;40(11):1290-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2000.40111290.x.

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