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Preservation and Storage of Cells for Therapy: Current Applications and Protocols

Cell Engineering and Regeneration

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In this chapter we consider the particular preservation storage procedures applied to a range of cell types used to produce cell-based medicines. Specifically, it deals with the scientific considerations for preserving each cell type and the kinds of cryopreservation protocols used to successfully preserve these different cell types. The cell types addressed include both those commonly in current use for patient treatment, such as whole blood and hematopoietic stem cells and also examples of new cell-based medicines including tissue progenitor cells (MSCs), (The use of the term Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) has been hotly debated in the literature as it actually applies to several different cell types. The term “tissue specific progenitor cells” has been proposed as a more accurate term (Robey 2017) and where the abbreviation “MSC” appears elsewhere in this chapter it can be assumed this is a reference to Mesenchymal Stromal cells or the more generic term for this group of cell types Tissue-Specific Progenitor Cells (TSPCs).) tissue engineered constructs, CAR-T cells and pluripotent stem cells. However, the chapter does not consider the preservation and storage of organs or cells and tissues used in reproductive medicine. A second part of the chapter addresses best practice in meeting regulatory requirements for preservation and storage of both unfrozen and cryopreserved materials, including core requirements for the design of storage facilities. Also considered is best practice for packaging and shipment of cell-based medicines and their reception at the clinic and control within the hospital environment under pharmacy rules. The authors have used examples of regulatory documents primarily from the European Union and the USA, but also include reference to key international standards and WHO guidance.

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Abbreviations

ACT:

Adoptive cell therapy

ATMPs:

Advance therapy medicinal products

B-ALL:

B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

BC:

Blood component

BM:

Bone marrow

CAR-T cell:

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell

CB:

Cord blood

CFU-GM:

Colony forming unit-granulocyte/macrophage

cGMP:

Current good manufacturing practice

CIDOCD:

Cryopreservation-induced delayed-onset cell death

CPA:

Cryoprotective agent

DCs:

Dendritic cells

DMSO:

Dimethyl sulfoxide

DOCD:

Delayed-onset cell death

EBMT:

European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

ECM:

Extracellular matrix

EG:

Ethylene glycol

EMA:

European Medicines Agency

ESCs:

Embryonic stem cells

FBS:

Fetal bovine serum

FFP:

Fresh frozen plasma

GCS-F:

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

GDP:

Good distribution practice

GF:

Growth factors

GMP:

Good manufacturing practice

GS:

Granulocytes

GVHD:

Graft-versus-host-disease

HCBCL:

Human cord blood cell leucoconcentrate

HES:

Hydroxyethyl starch

hESCs:

Human embryonic stem cells

hiPSCs:

Human induced pluripotent stem cells

hPSCs:

Human pluripotent stem cells

HSA:

Human serum albumin

HSC:

Hematopoietic stem cells

LN2:

Liquid nitrogen

LS-HP:

Liquid state hypothermic preservation

MCR:

Mean cooling rates

MMP:

Metalloproteinase

MPCs:

Multipotent progenitor cells

MSCs:

Mesenchymal stromal cells

NC:

Nucleated cell

OBC:

On board courier

PBMC:

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells

PBPCs:

Peripheral blood progenitor cells

PBSC:

Peripheral blood stem cells

PC:

Platelet concentrate

PCTS:

Precision-cut tissue slices

PSCs:

Pluripotent stem cells

PVP:

Polyvinylpyrrolidone

RBC:

Red blood cell

RCC:

Red cell concentrate

ROCKi:

Rho-associated kinase inhibitor Y-27632

RT:

Room temperature

SOPs:

Standard operating procedures

SUC:

Sucrose

TE:

Tissue establishment

TECs:

Tissue-engineered constructs

TSPCs:

Tissue specific progenitor cells

TWEs:

Transient warming events

U.S. FDA:

United States Food and Drug Administration

UW:

University of Wisconsin

WB:

Whole blood

WHO:

World Health Organization

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Development of this chapter is facilitated by the UNESCO Chair in Cryobiology hosted by the Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (http://www.cryo.org.ua) and supported by the Society for Low Temperature Biology Committee (https://www.sltb.info).

The authors thank the University Hospital Hradec Králové and the Charles University for financial support – supported by MH CZ–DRO (UHHK, 00179906) and Charles University grant projects SVV 260543/2020 and PROGRES Q40/06.

Dr. Olga Mykhailova is supported by a Post-doctoral Fellowship from the Canadian Blood Services.

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Acker, J.P. et al. (2022). Preservation and Storage of Cells for Therapy: Current Applications and Protocols. In: Gimble, J.M., Marolt Presen, D., Oreffo, R.O.C., Wolbank, S., Redl, H. (eds) Cell Engineering and Regeneration. Reference Series in Biomedical Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-37076-7_68-1

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