ABSTRACT
With continuous discovery of tumor immune targets and continuous changes in antibody research and development technology, antibody drugs are becoming more and more widely used in clinical practice. However, some targets are not only expressed on tumor cells, but also on red blood cells. Therefore, the clinical application of antibodies against the corresponding targets may interfere with the detection of blood transfusion compatibility, resulting in difficulty in blood matching or delay of blood transfusion. This consensus summarizes the current solutions for the interference of CD38 monoclonal antibody (CD38 mAb) in transfusion compatibility testing. After analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of different methods, polybrene and sulfhydryl reducing agents [dithiothreitol (DTT) or 2-mercaptoethanol (2-Me)], as a solution for CD38 mAb interference in blood compatibility testing, are recommended for Chinese patients, so as to eliminate blood transfusion interference produce by CD38 mAb and further provide a pre-transfusion workflow for clinicians and technicians in Department of Blood Transfusion.
ABSTRACT
【Objective】 To evaluate the performance of absorption and elution test and real time PCR in identifying ABO blood group. 【Methods】 The blood samples with weakened antibody expression serologically were screened and analyzed by absorption and elution test, real time PCR and gene sequencing. The gene sequencing results were used as the gold standard to assess the consistency of the other two methods, and the sensitivity and specificity were compared. 【Results】 Compared with the sequencing results (gold standard), absorption and elution test showed moderate consistency, while real time PCR showed good consistency. Both the sensitivity and specificity of absorption and elution test and real time PCR were statistically different. 【Conclusion】 There was a good agreement between real time PCR and gene sequencing in identifying suspicious ABO blood group with weakened antibody expression serologically. Real time PCR, with a low misjudgment rate, has strong ability to detect weak antigen and is more conducive to identify blood type compared with absorption and elution test.