A survey was conducted among bone marrow transplant (BMT) units in Argentin
a to obtain baseline information on the methods of hematopoietic cell harve
sting processing; cryopreservation, and storage. Of 14 centers contacted, 1
3 completed a questionnaire addressing different aspects of cell manipulati
on for transplantation. Although technical variations were noted for almost
all methodological aspects, they represent areas of ongoing revision that
await regulatory standardization as proposed by ISHAGE.