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How many times can the cord blood be used?

April 26, 2017blood Cord times Used

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How many times can the cord blood be used?

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Within the 70 diseases, there is a one time use per cord blood unit. There are also patient size/weight limitations that limit the use of a single cord blood unit. Scientists are developing technologies to multiply (expand) the stem cells in a single cord blood unit so that a particular unit could potentially be used to treat several family members or adult family members. After being processed, ViaCord’s cord blood units are cryopreserved in a multiple compartment fused cryogenic blood bag, a 80/20 bag, along with several small samples for later testing of the cord blood before transplant. A compartmentalized blood bag allows for flexibility to meet current clinical trial need as well as allow for potential future cell expansion.